Andreé Blouin was erased from history despite her pivotal role in African independence. Today she has a book prize named after her.
Articles on Patrice Lumumba
Displaying all articles
A Cold War coup, an Indigenous residential school, #MeToo trials and war in Ukraine and Palestine: a guide to the Oscars 2025 documentary nominees.
Lubumbashi is little known, but its minerals electrified the world, created atom bombs and are key to greener energy, the defining geopolitical issue of our time.
Poet, soldier and critic of postcolonial elites, Hadraawi was the greatest poet of his generation.
Belgium wants to frame its relationship with Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as one looking into the future – but the past weighs heavily.
All that remains of the political icon is a tooth, but it represents much more than just a human trophy.
Lumumba Hall residents are more generous and trust each other more than Livingstone Hall residents do.
Detailed accounts from original documents offer insights into the secret operations of the CIA in Africa.
Where should we place Mugabe among the pantheon of African nationalists who led their countries to independence?
Songstress Dorothy Masuku once told South Africa’s public broadcaster that music was like breathing for her.
African universities were key actors in developing post-colonial and decolonised societies.
The intertwining of the market, state and society has continued to see itself expressed through music in the DRC.
The recent poll in the DRC was messy. Nevertheless, it showed that significant change is underway in the country.
For William Kentridge, searching and erasure serves as a model for understanding our place in the world.
For many of contemporary Congolese musicians the idea of authenticité was seen as a positive one at a certain level, even though Mobutu abused Congo culture to build his own personality cult.
Congolese President Joseph Kabila was due to step down last year after serving two terms. But he failed to organise elections leading to deadly protests. Is Congo’s future now in grave danger?
Patrice Lumumba had a vision for the DRC. He believed that a lasting peace could be achieved through good will, not rifles and bayonets. The great man’s vision now lies in tatters.
The Soviet Union tested its own atomic bomb in 1949, to the profound shock of the US. This heated up the Cold War dramatically and thrust the Congo to the centre of American geopolitical strategy
Top contributors
-
Musician, Academic, Consultant, University of Edinburgh
-
Professor of Francophone Studies (Africa, Caribbean), Faculty Affiliate with Africana Studies, World Literature Program and Human Rights Pracice, University of Arizona
-
Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
-
Lecturer in African History, Queen Mary University of London
-
Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
-
Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
-
Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
-
Fellow, King's College London
-
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
-
Professor, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
-
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland; London School of Economics and Political Science
-
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Marist College
-
Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
-
Departmental Lecturer in African History and Politics, University of Oxford
-
Research Scientist at the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan