Ghana's slaving past, long regarded as too sensitive to even discuss, is now becoming a lively issue. A group of Ghanaians, led by lawyers and tribal chiefs, have convened an Africa-wide meeting to seek 'retribution and compensation for the crime of slavery’.
In 1898 a French expedition struggled from the mouth of the Congo to southern Sudan, only to have their plans thwarted by the British. Sarah Searight revisits the Fashoda incident.
David Garner looks at 19th century Africa through the diaries of James Butler
The contribution of the witnesses from the Battle of Algiers to the debate on contemporary history.
A reflection on the life of Dr Livingstone in an attempt to revel the true story behind the legend
Graham Norton looks at dilapidated forts and castles in West Africa
Peter Higgs looks at how a monumental Hellenistic statue sheds light on culture, religion and identity in Roman North Africa.
Martin Evans looks at the aftermath of the struggle for Algerian independence from France.
Anthony Kirk-Greene looks at the remarkably rapid 'end of empire' of Britain in Africa, and argues that perspective and objectivity can now yield a useful stocktaking.
Rosemary Laurent discovers a British outpost in the south Atlantic.
