What was the Berlin Conference about? In November 1884, German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck took up the task of calling for and hosting the conference in Berlin at the Reich Chancellery, his official ...

has produced the first annual estimates of GDP per capita for eight African countries from 1885 to 2008. These data challenge several prominent narratives about Africa’s economic performance: Africa ...

HAMBURG, Feb. 23.--Advices received here from West Africa report the occurrence of serious riots at Quitta. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde, Bd. 33, European Sources for Sub-Saharan Africa Before 1900: Use and Abuse (1987), pp. 95-106 (12 pages) ...