The arrival of European powers in Africa under mercantilism and capitalism marked not only an economic shift but also a ...

In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...

How can one tackle the effects of colonialism on indigenous African people more than half a century after most nations on the ...

South Africa has a new law to govern the expropriation (or compulsory acquisition) of private property by government for ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...

“Longstanding resentment towards former colonial powers in francophone African countries has been shaped by a history of oppressive rule and disregard for local populations,” he wrot ...

Recent coups in Africa highlight the continent’s democratic fragility. In countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, military leaders have taken power, justifying their actions by pointing to ...

The UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of ...

Centuries of being overshadowed and misrepresented by colonial and other external perspectives have portrayed the continent ...

The Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice collaborated with the Smithsonian Institution to create a new ...

Originally known as the 43rd Infantry Regiment, and established in 1914 as a detachment of the French colonial army in Ivory ... former colonies in the West African region. France Reorganizing ...