Western politicians and journalists often claim that China is doing “colonialism” in Africa. This narrative has roots in US ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A display of Benin Bronzes at the British Museum in London, Dec. 10, 2019. (Lauren Fleishman/The New York Times) Grace Ndiritu has ...

Colonialism is closely related to imperialism. Imperialism is the policy or ethos of using power and influence to control ...

Colonialism did not merely exploit African women; it transformed them into permanent infrastructure for empire. African women ...

Africa’s modern map tells a story centuries in the making, yet much of it was drawn by foreign powers with little regard for local realities. Straight lines carved across rivers, mountains, and ...

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — African leaders pushed Sunday to have colonial-era crimes recognized, criminalized and addressed through reparations. At a conference in Algiers, diplomats and leaders convened ...

Many today believe the era of colonialism in Africa is over. They’re wrong. The era of colonialism in Africa has merely entered a new and insidious phase. Some call it “neo-colonialism.” I call it ...

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 ...

Part One: Colonial Africa -- 1. Introduction / Martin S. Shanguhyia and Toyin Falola -- 2. Colonialism and the African Environment / Martin S. Shanguhyia -- 3. Colonial Administrations and the ...

There’s a story to be told in colonoware, a colonial-era pottery style that fused African, Native American and European cultures in simple pots and bowls. Colonial Williamsburg archeologists hope to ...

The moment one enters Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg they have entered 18th century America. Historic characters reenactors, or interpreters, engage visitors in provocative conversations about ...

In 1825, a tax collector compiling a census in South Africa’s Cape Colony paused to write a poem in the margin of his work.