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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.
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.
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.
Top contributors
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Junior research fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town
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Professor of World Politics, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor & Principal Fellow, School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
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Charles Warren Professor of History, Harvard University
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Professor of Heritage, University of Kent
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Emeritus Professor of Private Law, University of Cape Town
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Professor; Head of the School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
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Emeritus Professor, University of Basel
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Senior Lecturer, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Education and Ombudsman, University of South Africa
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Professor in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Durban University of Technology
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Textile and Fashion Theory Lecturer LISOF, Tshwane University of Technology
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Lecturer, CSIRO joint appointment, The University of Western Australia
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Assistant Professor in International Social and Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science
