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In January 1879, three columns of British colonial forces invaded the Zulu kingdom. This followed King Cetshwayo KaMpande’s refusal to adhere to a ridiculous order by…

Nizam Mamode, a retired British National Health Service transplant surgeon who worked in Gaza with the British charity, Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), shocked UK MPs…

The UK military’s 2022 ‘zero tolerance’ policy on s*xual exploitation abroad has failed at preventing soldiers from paying for s*x and abusing local women, especially in…

Europe has no moral right to lecture Africa on human rights, given European colonialists’ crimes, which include slavery, g*nocide and theft of treasures. That’s the view…

After years of effort, Britain is finally ceding sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, but with one big catch: the joint UK-US military base on…

Like many colonised and enslaved territories, Jamaica fronted strong resistance against imperialism. Listen to legendary Jamaican singer Buju Banton explain the role the Maroons played. The…

On this day, 18th August 1823, an uprising that would become the largest the British empire had seen – involving over 10,000 enslaved Africans – took…