Table of Contents:
- Contents : v.1 Methodology and African prehistory / editor J. ki-Zerbo
- v.2 Ancient civilization of Africa / editor G.Mokhtar
- v. 3 Africa from the Seventh to eleventh century / editor M. El Fasi
- v. 4 Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century / editor D. T. Niare
- Africa from the sixteenth to eighteenth century / editor B.A.Ogot
- v.6 The nineteenth century until 1880 / editor J.F.A. Ajayi
- v.7 Africa under foreign domination, 1880-1935/Editor A. A. Boahen
- v.8 Africa since 1935/ editor A. A. Mazrui