The ancestors of modern-day Somalis started living in present day Somalia around 750 A.D. During the scramble for Africa, the area around Djibouti was occupied by the French, the northern region long the Gulf of Aden all the way down south to…
The Bahamas is a case study in the myth that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will bring prosperity to local economies. Instead the myth of foreign direct investment is an unsubstantiated theory that is peddled in predominantly African societies. You have been heard…
By February 1961, many African countries had gained or were on the road to gaining their independence when the armed members of the Movimento Popular de Libertacao de Angola (MPLA) stormed the city prison in a quest to free political prisoners. This…
The name Nigeria is the colonial name given to the country and was coined by the wife of Frederick Lugard, the architect of colonial Nigeria.
Nigeria is the most populous nation in Africa with more than 190 million people made up…
As the United Kingdom deals with the life out of the European Union (EU) known as Brexit they need new markets and the plan is to go back to old faithful Africans. The British Commonwealth was started as an extension of the…
Present day Ivory Coast is inhabited by the Mande, Kru, Akan, Malinke and Voltaic. France’s claim to present day Ivory Coast was recognized by other European powers in the 1880s and eventually declared it a colony in 1893. In the 1940s, many…
Zimbabwe’s Defense Forces led by General Constantine Chiwenga made history in Zimbabwe when they announced their taking control of government through correctional exercises. The military leaders who have traditionally sided with Robert Mugabe are now saving the country from establishment of a…
Mariam Sankara
President Thomas Sankara is one of Africa’s favorite sons, he had the reputation of having results and getting things done and so it is not uncommon that everyone wants to attach their causes to his name and feminists are no different.…
“Let’s produce in Africa, manufacture in Africa and consume in Africa”
The modern day nation of Chad was colonized by France during the early part of the twentieth century. Prior to French colonization, the northerners, mostly Muslims dominated Chad. However, after colonization the French encouraged the cultivation of cotton in the southern part…