Oppression and resistance in Africa and its diaspora - 11 (1st)

Africa's modern history is replete with different forms of encounters and conflicts.

From the 15th century when millions of Africans were forcefully taken away as slaves during the infamous Atlantic slave trade; to the colonial conquests of the 19th century where European countries conquered and subsequently balkanised Africa and shared the continent to European powers; and to the postcolonial era where many African leaders have maintained several instruments of exploitation, the continent has seen different forms of encounters, exploitations and oppressions.

The mode of Africa's encounters with the rest of the world have in several ways, shaped and continue to shape the continent's social, political and economic development trajectories.

Essays in this volume have addressed different aspects of these phases of encounters and resistance by Africa and the African Diaspora.