“In Africa, the history of why cotton is grown in which locales, by whom, in what quantity, and with which techniques involves international politics, colonial power, environmental factors, and, in many instances, coercion.”.. Read more.....

The country is enforcing the ban to put a stop to loss of billions of dollars from raw lithium exports, enough to repay its debts. Zimbabwe has prohibited the export of raw lithium from its mines so it can cash in on value addition and stop losing billions of dollars in mineral proceeds to foreign companies....

Artefacts looted in 19th century by UK soldiers and sold on, with many more still held by the British Museum. Twenty-one precious artefacts that were looted by British soldiers from the former west African kingdom of Benin 125 years ago have been handed over by Germany to Nigeria amid laughter, tears, and some audible frustration with the ongoing silence of the country that first stole them.......