Barely a year goes by in the UK without a public figure igniting a furore by arguing that colonialism somehow benefitted the people it oppressed. But our new book, “Authoritarian Africa: Repression, ...

A 17th-century cemetery from Colonial Maryland held the remains of an 8-year-old boy with majority African ancestry, as well as two indentured servants.

Speaking at the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, aimed at renewing France’s engagement with the African continent, French ...

Most of what you think you know is wrong. What was the relationship between Christian missions and European colonialism in West Africa? For decades Western and African historians have agreed on an ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has dismissed the argument that colonialism is responsible for Africa’s poverty, backing a social media post that challenged the long-standing narrative.Musk made ...

As African leaders are demanding that former colonisers compensate for the wealth and power built through slavery, the French ...

South Africa grapples with a troubling hierarchy of foreignness, where African migrants are scapegoated for societal issues ...

The Swiss festival's co-production and talent development program gears up for its second edition with an Africa focus, ...

A man wearing a face mask walks through Kibera, an informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya. (Donwilson Odhiambo / SOPA Images via AP Images) EDITOR’S NOTE: The Nation believes that helping readers stay ...

For decades, Africa has been teeming with foreign military personnel, with more than a dozen countries known to have deployments and bases on the continent. A key area of interest for foreign powers, ...

Mailyn Fidler is an affiliate with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and is currently writing a book on African cyber politics. You can follow her @mailynfidler. Russia’s recent ...