When able, ambitious Iain Macleod asked Harold Macmillan for a crack at running the Colonial Office after the 1959 elections, he knew he was taking on a post that could break or make a politician.

For weeks, murder and arson have terrorized the African settlements in the countryside around modern Lusaka (pop. 70,000). One native woman died in agony after thugs sprinkled her with gasoline and ...

Do you know what African countries were called post-independence and colonialism? Names hold great significance, often speaking to a country’s past and cultural identity. While many African countries ...

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