The elephant in the room is the existing legal framework, forged in period of decolonisation and diminishing western influence, that forbids the repatriation of antiquities.
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Coca-Cola has often been entangled with key political moments in Africa since its arrival in the early 1900s.
The plant’s African past provides insight into emerging issues in humanity’s interactions with cannabis.
INTERwoven TEXTures is a breakthrough exhibition. Here’s a review of it.
Morocco, Spain and Portugal will co-host in a symbol of unity, but history reveals sharp new tensions.
Women who shaped modern Ghana have been erased from history. A children’s book aims to restore them to their rightful place.
DNA analysis sheds light on important societies within Africa that existed before colonialism.
Hunter-gatherers were an important part of the development of the Mapungubwe Kingdom in southern Africa – a fact that history has tended to neglect.
With over 200 publications to his name, his three most recent books give a sense of why he is so famous as a historian.
Changes in southern African rock art reflect the mixing of groups of people after they came into contact with each other.
A powerful new book restores the writer and feminist politician to her rightful place in history.
Hollywood undermines Africa’s struggles, creating a false impression of the continent to please western viewers.
People across much of North Africa were subject to racist laws and suffering at the hands of European powers during the Second World War.
Art stolen from African kingdoms is a knowledge system plundered by colonialists, who must take historical responsibility.
The ritual site becomes a communal classroom where songs and dances teach history, impart values and preserve cultural identity.
Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
This movie is absolutely worth seeing. But it’s best viewed with the awareness of its significant alterations of history.
From Lovecraft Country to Black Panther to a statue in Benin, the “amazons” of Dahomey continue to trend in global popular culture.
The Mapungubwe site offers evidence of precolonial innovation and technology.
Indigenous knowledge, African languages, queer rights and Afrofuturism are some of the issues discussed in the new book.
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