Charles Ambler

Charles Ambler is a professor of history, focusing on 19th- and 20th-century Africa, at The University of Texas at El Paso. He has the author of Kenyan Communities in the Age of Imperialism.

Drugs in Africa: A History of Pharmaceuticals in Senegal

Drugs in Africa: A History of Pharmaceuticals in Senegal

The professionalization of pharmacy in Senegal dates to the 1920s and, until independence, it was almost entirely dominated by whites. More »

Herding Khat: Should Chewing the Leaf-Based Stimulant Be Banned?

Herding Khat: Should Chewing the Leaf-Based Stimulant Be Banned?

Is the Netherlands government, which supports cannabis, stopping sale of the drug because of increasing anti-immigrant sentiment at home? More »

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