Star Wars 1313 – Death of a Franchise
Seems those boys at Disney are determined to bury what might have been a promising franchise. In an era of gaming that focused on rehashing well-worn stories and gaming mechanics Star Wars 1313 looked to be a potential gem that may just have revived sci-fi shooters. But alas any dreams of having a post Mass […]
Story of African Independence – Ghana
GHANAGhana was the golden boy and pride of British African colonial rule. Called the Gold Coast at the time it had a wealth of resources the most prominent of which was cocoa. One of the leading exporters of the product, many farmers became wealthy from trade and became part of an elite in Ghanaian society. […]
The Story of African Independence – Tunisia and Morocco
We dealt with Algeria in our last look at the Maghreb. Now we’ll look at Tunisia and Morocco – the 2 other countries in the region – before rejoining Algeria’s tumultuous independence story in our conclusion. Both Tunisia and Morocco were run as protectorates and were not as important to the French government who would […]
The Story of African Independence – French Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia
Our story on African independence continues with a look at the French colonies that make up the Maghreb: Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco. You can see previous articles on Ghana and Egypt. The Maghreb France ruled Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia as part of their Maghreb, the Arabic name for North-West Africa and which means Land of […]