Articles related to "Colonial Africa"

By the 19th Century, the nations of Europe had divided up Africa among their colonial empires. They took it upon themselves to write its histories.

Hunger in modern Africa is a direct result of Africa's contact with Europe since the 15th century. This disrupted African agriculture in favor of capitalist monoculture.

The colonial period marked a dramatic turn in the use of land in Africa. This revolution is responsible for the recurrence of land crises throughout post-colonial Africa.

The dubious military connection between France and her former colonies in Africa is not only a colonial legacy but a continuation of Direct Rule or neocolonialism.

South Africa remains Africa's last hope of justifying independence over colonial rule. Across Africa, millions of citizens live without hope for a better future.

Doris Lessing's prolific and sometimes difficult work offers a unique window into the ways in which fiction may interact with and express the complexities of politics.

European powers did not deem it necessary to divide Africa amongst themselves during the Colonial Era. This gave rise to the creation of indigenous political entities.

Despite progress and global technological advances, twentieth century genocides highlight the need to vigorously study this phenomenon with the goal of ending atrocities.

The plantation economy of German Kamerun brought about wage slavery, a precedence which was followed even after the Germans were driven from the territory after 1916.

A trip to South Africa is never complete without a visit to the Kruger National Park, one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in the world.

After independence many African leaders embraced socialism as a political ideology and identity. What has become of this concept in the 21st century?

The definition of ethnicity has been the centre of conflict between "Euro-centric" and "Afro-centric" scholars. J.H Greenberg provides an alternative view to this debate.

For centuries the West has portrayed Africa as a dark and forbidding continent. This article presents a few suggested readings to dispel this myth.

As stated by historian John Middleton, "it was during colonialism that the ethnic categories which designate different human groups gained quasi definitive rigidity".

The period of European colonialism in Africa was marked by ruthless exploitation. It also marked a turning point in African development and civilization.

Between 884 and 1916, Germany exercised brutal control over its African colonies. This was inspired by the Herensvolk or the "master race theory."

Robert Mugabe's survival is thanks to his ability to base his anti-western rhetoric on the evil of colonialism. He thus champions Africa's new a "look east" policy .