Ghana has long attracted African Americans who have suffered racial injustices in the US.
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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.
The fate of several colonial statues in Africa continues to be a subject of controversy.
New research on Ilorin in Nigeria provides insights into regional socio-political developments prior to the 19th century.
Studies reveal a chequered history when it comes to the benefits of hosting the event.
The nationalist art of Mobutu Sese Seko and the art nouveau style of King Leopold II both live on in Kinshasa in fascinating ways.
The interviews in this book offer firsthand insights into women’s participation in the armed struggle against apartheid.
The history of the coastal communities of east Africa shows how ethnic groups and their languages were shaped.
There are several reasons why ethical conduct in scientific research is so important.
With a dramatic political history, radio is today the number one source of news in Africa.
Christopher Mlalazi, award-winning novelist, was inspired by the stories he was told by his grandparents as a child.
African artists with major US industry support have the advantage - now more than ever.
A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
The book tells the inside story of how they changed the sound of urban pop.
Magubane’s photographs testify to the hope that is at the heart of the struggle for a just world.
Coca-Cola has often been entangled with key political moments in Africa since its arrival in the early 1900s.
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Associate Professor and Director of Christiansborg Archaeological Heritage Project, Associate Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University
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Senior Lecturer in Critical Writing, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Music, Wesleyan University
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Assistant Professor of History, Brigham Young University
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Professor, African American and African Studies, University of Virginia
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, University of Mauritius
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Lecturer in Journalism, University of Namibia
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Associate Professor Sport History, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in Sociology, Rhodes University
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Senior lecturer in Philosophy and Media Studies, University of Nairobi
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Heritage, University of Kent
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Associate professor, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
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Associate Professor in Language and Communication Studies, University of Media, Arts and Communication, Ghana Institute of Journalism