This article deals with a late 19th Century debate in London about whether Christianity had failed in Africa, whether Islam was more appropriate for Africa than Christianity, and how racism within Great Britain caused Christian missions to fail in converting and civilizing Africa in the 19th Century.

Brief overviews from the Baobab Project.

Conference on 'Islam and Africa', April 2001. This interdisciplinary dialogue will emphasize the cultural, intellectual, aesthetic, social, political, and historical aspects of these interrelated topics.

Historical overview by Prof. A. Rahman I. Doi.