It is not far-fetched to suggest that a significant part of Obama’s special assignment in Africa in 2013 was to clear the way for American bio-tech companies to move along the path of least resistance. Tanzania under Kikwete is an important foot soldier in that broad strategy

December will mark Makhan Singh's 100th birthday. To celebrate the anniversary of the legendary Kenyan trade unionist and freedom fighter and to reflect on his life and contribution to Kenya’s liberation, Mau Mau Research Centre organized a public lecture on Singh on 3rd August 2013. Here’s the .

Nigeria has been elected to a key international committee for prohibiting the illicit transfer cultural property. But going by past experience, it remains to be seen whether the nation will use the opportunity to demand the return of looted priceless Benin artworks to their rightful owners

There is persistent misrepresentation of the South African Left, that it did little while the Congress Movement engaged in the struggle against the apartheid regime. The historical record needs to be set straight

Twenty years after the end of formal apartheid, most South Africans are yet to reap the fruits of the struggle for freedom. The nation’s wealth is in the hands of the white minority, while the black youth have no jobs. The ANC pursues a capitalist model of development, which the youth now want changed