A newly surfaced historical image from Belgium’s highly protected archives has reignited debate over the country’s dark colonial legacy in Central Africa. The image, depicting Belgian royalty during ...

The Netherlands has agreed to return a collection of 119 artifacts to Nigeria, the latest objects to be sent back to their homelands as museums grapple with their colonial-era holdings.

An in-depth analysis of the future of Europe in Africa. Merja Kyllönen - is a Finnish politician and Member of the European ...

Andrée Blouin (1921–1986) was a central figure in the struggles for decolonization that swept Africa in the 1950s and ’60s, ...

Gnarled trunks and spindly offshoots both layer atop and are masked by Gaines' sequences, all viewed through sheets of ...

Geographical name changes can be a result of a shift in regimes, indigenous movements, decolonisation, or political factors.

Frank Chikane, a veteran of the African National Congress (ANC), argues that the arbitrary actions of United States President ...

The following is an excerpt from a report entitled Minerals and Africa's Development, released by the United Nations' Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union. For the full report visit ...

Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new edition of her mother’s autobiography recounting her fight for African ...

It is also a worrying sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing so, risk another catastrophic African war. The origins of ...

“Most of North Africa was under colonial rule during World War II, with some countries even experiencing direct control at some point,” Saadoun began, referring to France’s control over ...

French President Emmanuel Macron's efforts to "reset" France's relationship with its former African colonies appear to be faltering. Seven years after coming to power with promises of reform, a ...