Information has emerged about plans by some African leaders to seek compensation from the United Kingdom for crimes committed during the colonial era. The move gathered momentum at a recent high-level ...

Yet despite its apparent absurdity, its journey is a reminder of how few modern boats ply African waterways, and how much ...

Legal scholars such as Iqbal Jhazbhay and Michael Walls have argued that Somaliland’s case is unique: it is not a ...

Drawing a balance sheet of post-colonial rule is indispensable. Clarifying which leaderships and programmes failed, why they ...

The contemporary political landscape has witnessed the emergence of Somaliland as a robust de facto state a "ghost in the ...

In the years ahead, the most terrifying domino could be Nigeria, the “Giant of Africa.” Nigeria is held together by oil and a ...

On the surface, it’s just an old map—but every border tells a deeper story. This 1935 view of Africa offers a striking look into colonial power and how it shaped the continent ...

Namibia’s narrow northeastern corridor, known as the Caprivi Strip, is one of the most unusual borders on the continent. This ...

Pangolins, the jungle’s elusive specialists, survive almost entirely on ants and termites. Their unique diet, armour and ...

Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer ...

When a Moroccan today refers to Agadir as being in “south Morocco,” a colonial ghost haunts the language. Unbeknownst to many, this casual phrase unintentionally excludes Western Sahara from Morocco’s ...

When discussing China’s global rise, attention usually shifts to the United States, Europe, Asia, or the South China Sea. Yet ...