African governance
- History, Knowledge & Memory
How Colonial Rule Created the Myth of Tribalism
Few words are invoked as casually in discussions about Africa as “tribalism.” It appears in headlines, policy briefings, and foreign…
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Africa Had Complex Borders Before Colonialism — We Just Didn’t Draw Them on European Maps
One of the most enduring ideas about Africa’s past is that before colonialism, the continent was largely borderless — a…
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