This guide shows you how to find records held at The National Archives relating to the British Empire and colonies from 1782: Colonies and dependencies from 1782 - The National Archives

These are records relating to ‘liberated Africans’ and ex-slaves who were found onboard illegal slavers and freed by vice-Admiralty and Mixed Commission Courts: Slavery and the British transatlantic slave trade - The National Archives

Documents about enslaved people and slave owners before 1812: Enslaved people and slave owners - The National Archives

This is a brief guide to help you research personnel in African armed forces under British control: Soldiers in African forces under British control - The National Archives

A brief history of the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002): www.sahistory.org.za/article/angolan-civil-war-1975-2002-brief-history

A Guardian article showing the Angolan civil in 2001, as the war neared its end: Kissinger at 100: The ‘bloody, dreadful, filthy’ Angolan civil war – in pictures | Global development | The Guardian

An article entitled ‘Conflict diamonds and the Angolan Civil War (1992–2002)’ by Quint Hoekstra, published in Third World Quarterly: Conflict diamonds and the Angolan Civil War (1992–2002): Third World Quarterly: Vol 40, No 7 (tandfonline.com)

A paper entitled ‘Is Decolonisation Always a Violent Phenomenon?’ by Sehar Shaheryar, published in E-International Relations: Is Decolonisation Always a Violent Phenomenon? (e-ir.info)

An article entitled ‘How the U.S. Dollar Became the World's Reserve Currency’ By Richard Best, published by Investopedia: www.investopedia.com/articles/forex-currencies/092316/how-us-dollar-became-worlds-reserve-currency.asp

This site provides details on the extensive network of US military bases around the world: https://militarybases.com