African History

An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world...

After decades of civil war, the people of southern Sudan voted to secede from the north in an attempt to escape the seemingly endless violence. On ...

For troops in the desert, Cairo meant fleshpots or brass hats. For well-connected officers, it meant polo at the Gezira Club and drinks at Shephear...

Africanizing Democracies examines the ways in which Africans have constructed and reshaped democracy in order to fit their own political ideals and...

Many observers of Kenya's complicated history raise cause for concern, offering critiques of practices such as the use of public office for private...

A fascinating travelogue and political expose of the scarred country of Zimbabwe This beautifully written history meticulously exposes, and in goo...

A brutally honest exposé, After Mandela provides a sobering portrait of a country caught between a democratic future and a political meltdown. Rece...

A thought-provoking reappraisal of the first European encounters with Africa As early as 1441, and well before other European countries encountered...

Winner of the James Harvey Robinson Prize from the American Historical Association, and widely acclaimed by educators and students, Abina and the I...

The African Renaissance and the Afro-Arab Spring addresses the often unspoken connection between the powerful call for a political-cultural renaiss...