President Joe Biden (R) hosts his Angolan counterpart, President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, at the White House in 2023. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty...
Steve Biko left an indelible mark on South African politics and history. Sowetan/AFF via Getty Images
by Jacob Dlamini, Princeton University
What happens when death becomes the...
South Africa has clearly defined mandates for the police, military and intelligence services. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images
by Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria
One of...
Cecilia Atim Ogwal (1946-2024). Anam Hilda/Wikimedia Commons
by Aili Mari Tripp, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, one of Uganda’s longest-serving female legislators, passed away on...
The late Namibian president Hage Geingob. GCIS
by Henning Melber, University of Pretoria
Hage Gottfried Geingob served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his...
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa, center, and his deputy, Paul Mashatile, right, help cut the cake at the party’s 112th anniversary celebration at Mbombela Stadium,...
People lie dead in the aftermath of the unprovoked shooting of peaceful protesters. Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images
by Nancy L Clark, Louisiana State University...
President Cyril Ramaphosa explained South Africa’s foreign policy ahead of hosting the 15th Brics summit. GCIS
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by Christopher Isike, University of Pretoria
South...
by Nancy Mitchell, North Carolina State University
When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years,...
At the 2022 US/Africa summit US President Joe Biden will be building on the 2014 gathering convened by Barack Obama.
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Christopher Isike, University...