Britain’s Colonial Office Stories

Kenya’s 1950 Kolloa massacre: Britain won’t own up to its colonial violence but communities need closure
The Conversation  |  Aug 15, 2025

Armed soldiers killed at least 29 civilian members of Dini ya Msambwa, a spiritual and anti-colonial movement in Kenya active around what is now West...

Britain’s High Commissioner Neil Wigan to leave Kenya amid ongoing diplomatic challenges
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 11, 2025

On Monday, London announced that Wigan will return home to serve as Director-General for Strategy and Delivery at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Develo...

UK and EU pledge over $700 million in aid as Sudan marks two years of civil war
DW News  |  Apr 16, 2025

Senior diplomats and aid officials from the UK, Germany, France, the European Union and the African Union gathered at the one-day conference hosted in...

Britain boosts aid for victims of Sudan conflict at conference
Reuters  |  Apr 15, 2025

Sudan's foreign minister has written to Lammy to complain, saying Sudan should have been invited, while criticising the presence of the UAE and Kenya.

South Sudan slams travel advisories from US, Britain
XINHUA  |  Mar 13, 2025

Mayen told reporters that the government has taken all necessary steps to restore order following last week's arrests of several opposition and milita...

What keeps African nations in the Commonwealth?
DW News  |  Nov 10, 2024

Commonwealth member countries are calling for restitution over the transatlantic slave trade. Are calls for reparations a sign of the Commonwealth's i...

Kenya’s female freedom fighters: The silent heroes of anti-colonial movement
The Conversation  |  Oct 19, 2024

Women and children in the villages knew they were under constant watch from the colonial state and its guards.

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