Axum flourished through the sixth century, when Emperor Caleb conquered much of the Arabian peninsula. However, the Axumite Empire eventually declined as a result of the spread of Islam, resulting in a loss of control over the Red Sea as well as a depletion of natural resources in the region that left the environment unable to support the population. The political center shifted southward to the mountains of Lasta (now Lalibela).
Kwame Tapiwa Muzawazi, the editor-in-chief of the BAR. She is listed as the first woman to lead the continental organization since its founding in 1963 as the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which is now the AU. The book was handed out during an audience the AUC Chairperson granted to the Editor-in-Chief, Amb. Kwame, who was born in Zimbabwe, at the AU headquarters in Addis Abe, Ethiopia. Attendees included representatives from the Zimbabwean Embassy in Addis Abe, the AUC Deputy Chief of Staff, Amb. Febe Potgieter-Gqubule, and other AU Commission officials. Dr. Dlamini Zuma applauded the publication, which highlights and documents the heroic achievements of the African people throughout history. She praised the program and pointed out that it is consistent with one of Agenda 2063’s flagship initiatives, which aims to inform Africans about the enormous assets contained in the continent’s cultural variety. The AUC Chairperson expressed gratitude for the release of such a work, which she claimed would spur rivalry among nations in an effort to advance the socioeconomic progress of the continent.
