Marie Curie historian at the University of Freiburg's Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS). He is also a Senior Fellow at Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and an Associate at Harvard University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES).
Comment: The European construct of 'African tribes' is one that served the colonial administration. Today, Europe must accept the profound effect of its past on its present, writes Lorenzo Kamel.