Surprisingly, the Anglo-Zanzibar War holds the title of being the shortest war in history, lasting only 38 minutes. In the late 19th century, tensions between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar ...

[PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD] Thousands of tenants in Mombasa are in a panic after descendants of the Sultan of Zanzibar returned from Oman and threatened to evict them from land on which they ...