Mwalimu Nyerere and the challenge of human rights Article from Pambuzuka which examines Nyerere's record on human rights. While the article is generally pro-Nyerere it details some of the…
The Rise and Fall and Insurrection of Trade Unionism in Tanzania An overview of the development of trade unions in Tanzania between the 1920s and 1990s by Tanzanian…
The Nairobi General Strike, 1950: From Protest to Insurgency The Nairobi General Strike [1950] was the culmination of Kenya’s post war strike wave and urban…
The East African Railway Strike, 1959-60: labour’s challenge of inter-territorialism David Hyde examines a pivotal working-class struggle which erupted within East Africa’s transport…
The Development of Trade Unions in Uganda Roger Scotts history of the development of Trade Unions in Uganda, published 1966.
The Malayan emergency in retrospect: organisation of a successful counterinsurgency effort A report produced by R. W. Komer for the RAND corporation, detailing the measures…
The Mau Mau uprising, 1952-1956 A short overview of the Mau Mau rebellion against the British Empire in Kenya, which was brutally suppressed by the colonial administration.
The colonial question: an initial balance‑sheet 1957 article by the International Communist Party, published in 'Il Programma Comunista', author anonymous.
The Dragon and the Hydra: A Historical Study of Organizational Methods Investigation by Russell Maroon Shoatz into the methods of organisation used by maroons in Suriname…
A short history of colonialism in Congo, 1885-1997 A very short overview of Belgian, and latterly US, imperialism in Congo, written by Marty Jezer in 2001.
The Gold Coast Revolution George Padmore's analysis of the independence movement on the Gold Coast against British rule, leading to the founding of Ghana under the…