african colonialism
Rwanda scraps over 1,000 colonial-era laws passed by Germany and Belgium
Rwanda has passed a law repealing over 1,000 colonial-era laws from its statutes. This comes after Rwanda’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs State Minister, Evode Uwizeyimana advocated for the scrapping of the colonial laws. Germany ruled Rwanda from 1900 to 1916. It was later occupied by Belgian forces until gaining independence in July 1962. After three months of…
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Chaos Is Order: The Importance of Informal Politics
As Africans the world over, we need to understand our present situation and what we need to...