Author: Dennis Kahohi

Neo-colonialism, as defined by Kwame Nkrumah, is the practice of using economic, political and cultural tools to control a country without direct military occupation. The effective…

The traditional, bright and colourful Rwandan art form of Imigongo is being revived after almost disappearing during the country’s genocide in 1994. Looking at these beautiful…

Belgium is being forced to cough up compensation for stealing mixed-race children from African mothers in their colony in Congo. Here’s another thing it should make…

Here’s one African treasure the British could never get their thieving hands on. The Golden Stool is a sacred bit of furniture that’s been revered by…

In a striking critique, Shaeed Bolsen (@shahidkbolsen on X), founder of @MiddleNation_, challenged the Western narrative of superiority based on material wealth. He noted that the…

In August 2024, British seven-time Formula-1 champion Lewis Hamilton, speaking at the Dutch Grand Prix, said it was high time that African locations were added to the…

Morocco is seeking World Heritage status for its ancient Amazigh granaries – found mainly in and around Agadir. Back in the day, these storehouses functioned as…

The typical Western movie or novel portrays Indigenous peoples as violent, bloodthirsty savages who posed an ever-present threat to the European colonialists who invaded their land.…

2024 marked three decades since the fall of the apartheid system in South Africa. You might think whites-only settlements are a thing of the past in…

Jack Daniel’s whiskey might sound as American as it gets, but it owes much to Africans from the Congo-Angola region – as does Brazil’s most popular…