My latest book is an analysis of Africa, from the perspective of 30 years of study, which offers an overview of the decades since the fall of apartheid in 1994
Africans need to return to communalism and share knowledge to thrive together in the 21st century
Bass culture is as old as Zimbabwe itself
History, politics, drugs, terrorists, cartoons, sport celebrities and memoirs … expand your knowledge over the Christmas period
A Senegalese researcher wants to find missing clues of slavery to piece together the history and future of his country
The continent was a place where people could always move freely, and this is what we must strive for, writes Achille Mbembe.
Cricket’s African history is painstakingly researched, but the prose could use more power and vivacity.
The truth of our past is being airbrushed out of our minds for the sake of nation-building.
African history must be taught with pride and passion.