Most of what you think you know is wrong. What was the relationship between Christian missions and European colonialism in West Africa? For decades Western and African historians have agreed on an ...

Africa’s crises are routinely framed as internal and self-generated. Conflict is presented as dysfunction. Poverty as ...

The lack of willingness of countries to recognize Somaliland is solely due to the legacy of colonialism and how colonial decisions transformed into international law.

In a historic move, African leaders are advancing plans to file a joint reparation claim against the United Kingdom for crimes ...

Many today believe the era of colonialism in Africa is over. They’re wrong. The era of colonialism in Africa has merely entered a new and insidious phase. Some call it “neo-colonialism.” I call it ...

Algerian legislators have declared France's colonization a crime, demanding restitution for property taken during its 130-year rule ...

Gregory Luebbert Book Award, American Political Science Association, 1995. "In this comprehensive and original study, a distinguished scholar of African affairs argues that the crisis in African ...

Tinashe Mushakavanhu does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

A man wearing a face mask walks through Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. (Donwilson Odhiambo / SOPA Images via AP Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: The Nation believes that helping readers stay ...

African nations are uniting to demand colonial reparations from the UK for historical crimes, mapping out a legal and ...

African nations were intensifying efforts to file a joint reparation claim against the United Kingdom, France, Belgium and other former colonial powers for alleged atrocities committed during the ...