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I will begin this post with a famous quote from the late Professor Chinua Achebe of Nigeria. According to the late professor, "Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter ”.
History has not been...
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Was Africa one nation? Were Africans one people? Were the Europeans in Africa just to trade? If Africans willingly participated in the "trade" then why would the Europeans bring battle troops and weapons of war all the way from Europe to Africa?...
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I received an email yesterday concerning an article I wrote some time ago. The person asked me so many interesting questions and I will try my best to answer some of those questions in this follow-up post.
What role did the Church play in the...
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This is also a follow-up to an article I wrote some time ago about the transatlantic slave trade that took place in Africa some centuries ago. I have received several emails and questions concerning the mode of trade and the taxation system that was...
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Anytime I remember what happened in Rwanda somewhere in 1994 (not long ago), tears flow down my cheek. I cry not just because of the untold number of innocent people who lost their lives but also because of the way the world reacted. Over 800,000...
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"People who don't love me do not deserve to live." These are the words of Libyan dictator and President Muammar Al Gaddafi. The tyrant is also willing to kill those who do not love or agree with him.He calls himself the "King of Kings of Africa"...
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