African slavery was more akin to European serfdom ... In Spanish Caribbean islands and Portuguese Brazil by the mid 1500s, colonists had turned to the quick and highly profitable cultivation ...

Despite two decades of relative peace, the country has the smallest Army of anywhere in Africa, with just 1,500 soldiers ...

This course examines the economic history of Africa from the medieval period to the present. Its overall aim is to situate Africa within global economic history, illustrating how Africa and Africans ...