Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold ...

South Africa's Expropriation Act has provoked debate within the country over the enduring racist land tenure model in the country, and has also sparked a diplomatic row with the United States.On ...

The legacy of colonialism is a deeply complex and often painful subject, evoking different emotions and memories ...

In 1924 an Australian anthropologist and anatomist, Raymond Dart, acquired a block of calcified sediment from a limestone ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between ...

African leaders will gather in Ethiopia’s capital for the annual African Union (AU) summit, with the election of the AU Commission's ...

several hotels across Africa stand as physical records of important parts of their respective country's history. Dakar is a city of constant development. From colonial times, and on, the capital ...

“Longstanding resentment towards former colonial powers in francophone African countries has been shaped by a history of oppressive rule and disregard for local populations,” he wrot ...

Many New Yorkers can cite chapter and verse about the African Burial Ground National Monument in downtown Manhattan near City Hall, but only a few know about the burial grounds and segregated ...

The artist’s exhibition challenges colonial looting and the fight to reclaim Africa’s stolen cultural heritage ...