Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, whenever people have moved from one place to another, they have colonised spaces ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Beneath the dust of colonial archives lies another Africa—one painted in ochre and song, where healers crossed gender and love itself remade the world. Long before Victorian law or missionary decree, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yesterday during a three-nation tour of Africa, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had these words of caution for her hosts:Clinton on Saturday warned of a creeping “new colonialism” in Africa ...

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 ...

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 ...