More than 60 years after most African states gained independence, the legal infrastructure imposed by former colonial powers continues to exert outsized influence. Across the continent, outdated ...

Gregory Luebbert Book Award, American Political Science Association, 1995. "In this comprehensive and original study, a distinguished scholar of African affairs argues that the crisis in African ...

Archaeologists have discovered the homestead of Pompey, a formerly enslaved man from West Africa who was elected "king" by his community in the 1700s. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

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