Divisive and unifying: English or French as an official language

In some rural regions of Zimbabwe, makeshift schools are the norm, not the exception

Imperialist powers laid the foundations for current misrule in many former colonies

How Jamaican Creole became the main language for artistic expression

Creole languages of the Caribbean reflect and express peoples’ identities

Unconvincing election rerun

German concentration camps in what is Namibia today were predecessors of the Nazis extermination camps

Representatives of the Herero people demand reparations from Germany for a genocide committed in colonial times

Some Ugandan officials excuse men who practice domestic violence

Most Mexicans are keenly aware of racism and class divides