The Gambia is often portrayed as little more than a geographical oddity, a strip of land engulfed by its much larger neighbour Senegal. It was once the centre of Senegambia, administered by Britain ...

He argues that British and Portuguese sources point to the existence of “Sierragambia” – a dynamic Mande-Atlantic connection ...

From ancient trade routes to modern energy security, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait remains a critical gateway connecting Asia, Europe and global markets.

Nearly 1,700 years ago, a Roman naval commander escaped execution, declared himself emperor and carved out a rival Roman ...

Imperial Brands offers a compelling value at 8.6x forward P/E with a 5.6% yield, trading below historical norms. Learn more ...

While the history of the South Asian diaspora readily maps on to the contours of the British empire, this is not the full story and especially not so in the case of displaced Goans. Of course, having ...

On Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy’s birth anniversary, discover the remarkable story of the orphan who became India’s first self-made ...

History often remembers a single day that changes the course of generations. For Jammu and Kashmir, 13 July 1931 was one such day. The firing outside the Central Jail in Srinagar was not merely an ...

How Kashmir's Internal Fracture Reshaped South Asian Geopolitics. New Delhi: History often remembers a single day that ...

Ostrich feathers were a major fashion trend in the 1910s but Britain's plans to capitalise on this in Nigeria were doomed ...

Descendants of enslaved Africans say symbolic apologies cannot repair generations of loss and injustice.