In 1974, the Congo’s grand dictator completed his “Africanisation” of the Congo by renaming it Zaire. He discarded his birth name and crowned himself Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga — “the ...

Supporters laud his three-decade rule for drastically cutting poverty, saving Indonesia’s economy and delivering national ...

Op-ed: The minerals of Lubumbashi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo's second-largest city, electrified the world, created ...

WHEN I entered the University of Guyana as a freshman in the history programme, one of the books sweeping the world and the UG campus was E. F. Schumacher’s ...

Fifty years ago today, Angola gained its independence after centuries of Portuguese domination. But US officials like Henry ...

Westport Civic Trust will host a talk by Conall O’Cuinn on Tuesday, November 11th, at 8pm in the Plaza Hotel in Westport.

The United States military has reportedly developed a range of contingency plans for potential military action in Nigeria, following a directive from U.S. Presi ...

Despite a government shutdown on its way to becoming the longest-ever, President Donald Trump headed to Asia on Oct. 24 to meet with world leaders and attempt to resolve a trade war he started with ...

Biya’s eighth term, secured after 43 years in power, and Alassane Ouattara’s fourth term, won with 89.8% of the vote amid opposition boycotts and disqualifications, are not triumphs of democracy; they ...