The evolution of criminal networks across Africa is a complex tale crossing centuries – but the continent's integration into the global economy, especially after the advent of democracy in the wake of the Cold War, has...
slave trade
COVID-19: skewed outcomes for African-Americans
Social distancing and mass quarantine have added to racial stereotyping and stigmatisation Those who contend that a pandemic is a great equaliser, affecting both rich and poor of every race, would do well to delve...
The ‘door of the return’ to a new humanism
Gorée Island: memorial to slavery Visitors to Senegal’s notorious Gorée island learn about a 400-year old Slavery in Africa was one of the worst violations of human rights in history, extending over an entire continent...
A painful history
Africa: the transatlantic slave trade Slavery was virtually a universal institution in countries around the world for thousands of years It is safe to say that in the popular imagination slavery is seen as an evil,...
