Public Radio International3 天
The story of one woman’s fight to gain African independence from colonial rule
Eve Blouin, daughter of African independence activist Andrée Blouin, speaks to The World’s Host Marco Werman about a new ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN3 天
Dr Muhammad Dan Suleiman: France still (Con)descends on Africa
French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...
Macron’s Africa 'reset' stumbles as leaders call out colonial overtones
French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...
Global Voices Online6 天
Reclaiming narratives: African storytelling as a path to justice and reparations
Centuries of being overshadowed and misrepresented by colonial and other external perspectives have portrayed the continent ...
Colonial-era wigs were never part of Burkina Faso’s courtroom attire
Amid a decade-long push by African countries to abolish colonial-era wigs in judicial systems, posts have surfaced online ...
Graphic2 天
Ghana's democratic future: Lessons from Africa's coup-prone countries
Recent coups in Africa highlight the continent’s democratic fragility. In countries such as Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea, military leaders have taken power, justifying their actions by pointing to ...
Amsterdam Rising
Amsterdam celebrates its 750th anniversary. For nearly that long, Netherlands’ capital and most populous city has avoided ...
The Irish Times7 天
My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria by Andrée Blouin – An intense ...
Under colonial rule, “disturb[ing] the life of a European” was outlawed; the Frenchman had the final say. My Country, Africa is Blouin’s autobiography, tracking her “own maligned fate ...