Analysis - Were you told that gold mining in southern Africa started after 1852? Or that the export of iron, steel, copper and gold began in the late 19th century? Or that South Africa became ...

During the pre- and colonial era, the Sea People were not passive victims but active naval forces – strengthening and defending local monarchies (sultanates and kingdoms) in the Sulu Archipelago, ...

Imagine that you are a merchant in 17th-century Mexico. With bated breath, you stand at the harbor of Acapulco, eagerly ...

From bush foods to pies in a pub.

Analysis - Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the ...

From the voice of nationalism during the freedom struggle, to standing strong during the Emergency, here’s why regional ...

Eminent Distorians’ by Utpal Kumar is not a filtered history; it is neither economical nor political with truth, scooping out ...

As Bangladesh reaches the six-month mark under its interim government, I write from Washington, D.C., as a Bangladeshi deeply ...

If you asked Ugandans, “What is Suriname?” most would likely give incorrect answers. Suriname is a country. Located 9,804 km ...

The European response to Trump is no less reactionary than the fascist president’s own policy. It is to rearm, rearm and ...

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...