Showing posts with label Africa and global powers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa and global powers. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2026

Africa has changed: Why today’s Africa rejects old colonial assumptions

 

An image of modern African youth protesting for sovereignty and economic protection in a rapidly changing continent.
An image of modern African youth protesting for sovereignty and economic protection in a rapidly changing continent.

 

Africa is not the same continent colonial powers once manipulated with ease. The Africa of today is more informed, more connected, and more politically conscious than at any point in its history. For centuries, the continent endured brutal colonial exploitation, Apartheid, and even medical crimes whose truths were buried under diplomatic silence.

 

Monday, August 17, 2020

The untold history that shaped Africa: Power, resistance, and survival

 

“Bushmen of Mozambique and Botswana demonstrating traditional survival skills in a hot, arid landscape.”

Bushmen of Mozambique and Botswana demonstrating traditional survival skills in a hot, arid landscape.


It is passed but remains an era that can’t be forgotten, as well as wounds that can't heal. In different historical periods, under different regimes, Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Algeria, Congo, Mozambique, and Angola are some of the African countries that flowed with a long trail of blood.