Contrary to many historical narratives, pre-colonial African countries did have sophisticated diplomatic traditions. The Igbo ...

In 1957 when the leaders of the former British colony of the Gold Coast ... the first black African nation to gain its independence from colonial rule they named their new country after ancient ...

Unlike Portugal which was determined to hang on to its colonies ... African Nationalists were increasingly vociferous in their demands for self rule. But it was not clear how to dismantle the ...

It seeks to provide an explanation of the conflicts which erupted in Africa after 1989 by developing a historical perspective from the pre-colonial period onward . It is essentially a political ...