‘How to Build a Library’ Review: Two Nairobi Women Confront Colonialism’s Lasting Impact
Two Nairobi women face colonial past in 'How to Build a Library,' working to revive three Kenyan libraries in disrepair. Read ...
Public Radio International18h
The story of one woman’s fight to gain African independence from colonial rule
Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new ...
independent.co.ug12d
COLONIAL AFRICA: The disruption of traditional structures
The arrival of European powers in Africa under mercantilism and capitalism marked not only an economic shift but also a ...
In an Aging World, a Youthful Africa Steps Up
Forecasts suggest that by 2100 a majority of the world’s babies will be African, leading to predictions of an “African ...
CounterPunch2d
A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
In his New Year’s address, Alassane Ouattara, president of Ivory Coast since 2010—when he took power with the aid of French ...
allAfrica.com on MSN3d
Macron’s Africa 'reset' stumbles as leaders call out colonial overtones
French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...
Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire
Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online claiming Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traore has officially banned ...
Face2FaceAfrica on MSN12d
Burkina Faso bans use of colonial wigs in courts
Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.
China Digital Times4d
With Chinese Training Programs, African Journalists Engage in a Struggle Over Narratives
To what extent do Chinese training programs for African journalists provide alternatives to overcome (historically Western) colonial practices of knowledge production, or instead perpetuate those same ...
Global Voices Online3d
Reclaiming narratives: African storytelling as a path to justice and reparations
Centuries of being overshadowed and misrepresented by colonial and other external perspectives have portrayed the continent ...
Battle of Isandlwana: Honouring the Zulu Triumph over colonial forces
The historic Battle of Isandlwana's 146th anniversary came alive as history enthusiasts, including British soldiers and local ...
Richest 10 per cent in UK pocketed over half of wealth extracted from India during colonialism: Oxfam report
The UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of ...