Imprisonment had shaped the journeys of leaders worldwide, as many rose from prison cells to presidencies, turning sacrifice ...

How ancient African terracing systems, validated by the Green Belt Movement, prefigure the 'innovative' principles of space ...

Ibrahim Mahama, the first African artist to be named the art world’s most influential figure in ArtReview magazine’s annual ...

When some of us write about decoloniality and post-coloniality, there are those that are quick to point out that it makes ...

Africa under colonial domination, 1880-1935” which was edited by Albert Adu Bohen, the International Scientific Committee for ...

For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five ...

Nigeria has not consciously addressed the question of designing the country's political philosophy based on the knowledge of its history - precolonial and colonial, the failures of the present, and ...

Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism ...

The new film Magellan chronicles the life of Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Known for his voyage crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing on the ...

I grew up in Malawi with Sunday school teachers who treated anything linked to “voodoo” as danger in capital letters.

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final – a game to decide the best soccer team on the continent – ended in utter chaos on Sunday as fans caused a huge commotion and players walked off the pitch in ...