Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, ...

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 ...

A new phase in the global debate over colonial responsibility may soon unfold at the United Nations. Ghana has announced that it plans to submit a ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said young Nigerians were free from the effects of colonialism In our series of letters from Africa, Nigerian writer and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at the ...

More than 60 years after most African states gained independence, the legal infrastructure imposed by former colonial powers continues to exert outsized influence. Across the continent, outdated ...

Following the Second World War, colonial empires across the world began to face growing pressure from independence movements. France was no exception, as political activism and social change spread ...

Part One: Colonial Africa -- 1. Introduction / Martin S. Shanguhyia and Toyin Falola -- 2. Colonialism and the African Environment / Martin S. Shanguhyia -- 3. Colonial Administrations and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Young Muslims gather around the green and white FLN rebel flags in Diar el Mahcoul, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria, ignoring ...

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 ...