Browsing: World Bank

In 1983, in what was then known as Upper Volta—now Burkina Faso—a revolutionary 33-year-old military captain known as Thomas Sankara (1949-87) rose to power through a…

Africa got flag independence, while the colonisers retained the tools of power – such as control of Africa’s economies via chokehold institutions like the World Bank…

According to the UK’s newly-elected opposition leader, we should be grateful that Britain ended slavery – and should stop moaning about the past. Remarkably, Kemi Badenoch…

Since the end of World War II, Bretton Woods institutions have occupied an influential position in global affairs. This has, however, given a lot of power…

It seems African people’s problems are similar the world over. In this clip from a recent ‘Drink Champs’ episode, legendary reggae artist Buju Banton proposed government…

The 25th of March is International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. During four centuries, between 10-12 million Africans…