Most colonial economies in Africa were extractive in a straightforward sense. Raw materials like copper, gold, rubber and timber were extracted and shipped to Europe to support the economies of ...

People in Africa were burdened by colonial perceptions of who they were. The British believed Africans were essentially different from Europeans and would stay that way. This point of view invited ...

Only then can Africa move beyond its colonial legacy and become a competitive ... Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about about our products and services. By signing up for ...

which was associated with progress and a break from the colonial past. Across Africa, some national assemblies were constructed early and were part of the nationalization process that preceded ...

The Scramble for Africa, formalised at the Berlin ... borders that define African nations today are not products of self-determination but of colonial expediency. The pre-colonial African ...

but it was a widespread colonial perspective. The White Fathers, a Catholic missionary group, reinforced the idea that the Batutsi/Hamitic peoples across Africa had to be eliminated or weakened by ...