Explore how Africa’s colonial borders still shape politics, conflicts, and identities across the continent today.

For generations, schools, media outlets and decision-makers have relied on a familiar world map. It has become a global standard, seen everywhere from classroom posters to government buildings. But ...

One of the most important problems in modern African history is also among the most widely misunderstood. For decades, both journalists and scholars have lamented that Africa’s borders were drawn up ...

The General History of Africa (GHA) is a flagship initiative of the UNESCO Operational Strategy for Priority Africa (2022–2029). It seeks to fundamentally reshape how African history is taught and ...

Abebe, Alpha. 2015. “Afropolitanism: Global Citizenship with African Routes.” Available at http://blog.qeh.ox.ac.uk/?p=910. Allman, Jean. 1996. “Rounding up ...

Few countries rival South Africa’s diversity. From vast deserts and rugged mountain ranges to fertile coasts and tropical ...

Urbani Izziv, Vol. 30, SPECIAL ISSUE: URBAN AND SPATIAL CHALLENGES IN SOUTH AFRICA: CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION (February 2019), pp. 82-95 (14 pages) Conference tourism as part of MICE tourism has ...