Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Map of Africa (1722). Original from The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel Wikipedia Commons, ...

African leaders used a gathering in Algiers on Sunday to revive a long-standing demand for the world to formally acknowledge colonial-era abuses, treat them as crimes under international law 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 ...

A new collection of essays, including a short one by Mamdani himself, seeks to address the wide-ranging issues which his work raised but did exhaust. On the Subject of Citizenship: Late Colonialism in ...

Leaders at this year’s African Union summit have condemned Israel’s assault on Gaza and called for its immediate end. Kenyan writer and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola explains the long history of ...

Fiducia Supplicans, the declaration by the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of Faith (DDF) permitting the blessing of same-sex couples and couples in other “irregular situations,” was perceived as ...

Do you know what African countries were called post-independence and colonialism? Names hold great significance, often speaking to a country’s past and cultural identity. While many African countries ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted an outpouring of reflection and reaction online. But not all was grief – some young Africans instead are sharing images and stories of their own elders, ...

For those who believe Africa was decolonized decades ago, it’s time to wake up from dream-world. True, colonial European powers no longer impose direct rule on African nations, which are nominally ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. As people around the world mourn the loss of Queen Elizabeth II, her ...

Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, whenever people have moved from one place to another, they have colonised spaces ...