Repatriation of looted African art is no longer a marginalised topic, but reaps few rewards.
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The name Africa was given to the continent by European explorers, exploiters, slavers and colonists. It ignores the indigenous people and their accomplishments.
Kenya has been the leading African country at the games for almost a decade, but medals are harder and harder to secure, so the country must be innovative.
83.6% of the 367 residents in the survey said that they did not want the historic town’s name to be changed.
Echoes of Southern African Independence is an audio archive project that brings history alive in a fresh and unique way.
Toumani Diabaté left a legacy as enormous as the west African Mande music tradition he was born into.
One of the first queer art exhibitions in Mozambique’s history, Manas has been restaged in Maputo, revealing a little-told history of transgender life.
The Long Shadow of German Colonialism tells of a brutal history, and how this past lives on today.
For Olympic sports to thrive, the government must commit and find additional financing, notably through the private sector and sponsorship.
Women were banned from playing football in many countries, but that’s just one of many barriers they have overcome.
Ordinary Whites in Apartheid South Africa is a new book that explores how apartheid monitored and shaped white life, and how all classes of white people were complicit.
Ravan Press published many black authors who wrote against apartheid, leading to Peter Randall being banned by the state.
Eugen Sandow’s visit to South Africa in 1904 was a triumph of colonial display and racism. Despite its prejudices it influenced the development of bodybuilding in South Africa.
LGBTIQ+ life in Angola can be traced to before colonialism, though it has not been well documented. A recent project brings these stories to life.
Would South Africa have been torn apart by civil war without the myth of Nelson Mandela?
The fate of several colonial statues in Africa continues to be a subject of controversy.
Studies reveal a chequered history when it comes to the benefits of hosting the event.
Ali Hassan Mwinyi successfully drove economic and political reforms in Tanzania, all in the shadow of his predecessor, Julius Nyerere.
The history of the coastal communities of east Africa shows how ethnic groups and their languages were shaped.
Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
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