Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
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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.
Many of the artefacts Ethiopia is famous for are found in Tigray. Their continued destruction could lead to irreversible culture shock and social collapse.
Over two millennia, Swahili has built bridges among people across Africa and into the diaspora.
Born in Blackness by Howard W. French is a towering work. It argues that, because of gold and slavery, Africa is central to creating the modern world.
Africa was divided by European imperialists depending on what each desired in natural resources
Kaunda will be remembered as a giant of 20th century African nationalism – a leader who gave refuge to revolutionary movements, a relatively benign autocrat and an international diplomat.
Kenya’s constitution-making process has exhibited a gyration pattern that often starts with a belief that governance reforms can rectify the country’s problems, but ends up as a power struggle.
The fundamental structure of the current constitution, which is cast in classical Westminster conceptions, is unsuited for modern-day constitutionalism.
Nigeria’s pre-eminent position in Africa, lost to corruption and political patronage over the years, can be regained by putting its house in order.
Studies of Kwame Nkrumah have been influenced by the political climate both within and outside Ghana.
How African knowledge systems can be incorporated into higher education.
An oral history based biography of a survivor of colonial genocide in Namibia indicates instances of humanity during an entirely inhumane era.
Black consciousness in South Africa changed blacks and whites.
Only psychologists could discern how Dumiso Dabengwa maintained his legendary composure, a necessary trait for an intelligence supremo.
Book adds a great deal to our understanding of how children were ensnared into the Indian Ocean slave trade.
Both South Africa’s courts and its legislature have failed to do their bit in creating a culturally diverse society.
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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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Lecturer, CSIRO joint appointment, The University of Western Australia
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