The widespread anti-France sentiment among the populations of Francophone Africa is the result of nearly 200 years of French meddling in the political and economic affairs...
India's initiative for African Union was the most daring diplomatic act.
The African elites castigating the youth for celebrating military take-overs need to climb down from their ivory tower and understand that African youths want an end...
It is more helpful, more liberating, for Africans to see themselves from the vantage point of the pugilist on the other side—as a country.
After World War II, the Soviet Union and the United States were not only locked in an ideological struggle with each other, but also competed with...
In this conversation with Professor Funmi Olonisakin we explore how the global security interests perpetuate colonial approaches in Africa, and Funmi also up about her experiences...
Tom Gillespie and Seth Schindler argue that infrastructure megaprojects in Kenya and Ghana have driven rapid urbanisation processes in historically rural areas. Drawing on the concept...
The growth of basketball in Africa is good news for the game. It is also good news for Africa. Basketball is a unifying force, and it...
The ultra-conservative American televangelist Pat Robertson has died. As poisonous as his influence on American politics was, Robertson’s legacy in Africa is even more cynical.
The middle classes of Africa are often idealized as spearheads of democratization and opponents of corrupt regimes. But what does the research actually say?
This is the second of a two-part series that assesses the historical progress of the Pan-African movement and considers the global political economy, the relevance of...
Under Fidel Castro’s leadership, Cuba found its mission and played its part in the African continent’s struggle for freedom and independence.