Browsing: Africa

On 10 March, Commonwealth Day celebrations in the UK were led by King Charles. But with the British monarchy’s influence dwindling, how long can this club…

Many people outside of Africa would be surprised to hear that some Africans were glad about the recent US foreign aid cuts. To understand why, here’s…

This week, world leaders gathered to celebrate the Commonwealth – a club of 56 nations supposedly united by shared values and mutual prosperity. But behind the…

It’s only taken them over three weeks, but the African Union’s finally broken its silence and come out against plans to essentially dismember war-torn Sudan. The…

The ending of slavery or colonial rule is often presented in history books as some kind of act of kindness by enlightened, morally upright imperialists. But…

African leaders who sell out their neighbours for temporary Western alliances should keep in mind that once their new ‘friends’ turn against them, there is no…

Racism isn’t just offensive – its a weapon that has been used to colonize, exploit and suppress Black people for centuries. @BlackFactsMatter, a TikTok creator, highlighted…

In the 1940s, psychologists Kenneth Bancroft Clark (1914-2005) and his wife, Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-83), designed the ‘Doll Study’ to measure the psychological effects of US…

The significant contributions and pivotal roles of women in Africa’s liberation struggle are often under-emphasised. Today, on International Women’s Day, we reflect on the rich history…

Decades of indoctrination by school history books spinning a narrative that has the West as the origin of all things good and civilised means many Westerners…