After 45 years of independence, issues such as the disintegration of the country’s monetary system are illustrative of the crisis.
Well before Zimbabwe’s economy took a hit in the late 1990s, spurring world-record inflation, usury was a part of the daily lives of working-class households in South Africa’s northern neighbour
Both France and Algeria have pushed narratives about the Harkis that are incorrect, the first being that these men joined the French army for ideological reasons
Unless meaningful change occurs soon, more blood will be spilt on Swazi streets
The Kabaka of Buganda’s fleet of Rolls-Royces was seized in a coup nearly 60 years ago. Now his successor has brought the only known ‘survivor’ home
July 9 marks nine years since South Sudan became independent. But the promise of that independence has yet to be realised
The iconic concert to celebrate independence in Zimbabwe would prove to contain a warning
This almost forgotten song, written at a time when many African countries had gained their independence, can provide hope during our era of persistent xenophobia