Colonialisation


Obama to Africa: stop blaming colonialism

Ahead of his Ghana visit, Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan, has said he’s “probably as knowledgeable about African history as anybody who’s occupied my office,” and believes “Africans are responsible for Africa.”

The last dictator of France

The death of Gabonese President Omar Bongo — France’s last old-style dictator-patriarch in Africa — has sparked renewed debate in France’s role over its former colonies.