"And it took a coup d'etat in Portugal before it granted independence to its colonies in Africa," Owusu added, highlighting how the journey to sovereignty for different African states depended ...

Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the ...

The path to independence in the Southern African states proved more problematic. The black majority was up against a white settler population who wanted independence. This minority was ...

For the first time Africans from Africa, Africans from the Caribbean and Africans from the United States had come together and designed a program for the future independence of Africa. Those who ...

a West African country which was also governed by the French. At the time, Guinea was in the midst of a "political tempest", she wrote. France had promised the country independence, but also ...

Carter’s legacy on African politics and policies – though he was a one-term president – left a huge mark on the continent.

Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to make a state visit to sub-Saharan Africa. The African continent, a booming ...