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- Culture, Arts & Identity
Jacob Dlamini: Reshaping South African History
In the heart of South Africa, a powerful movement is taking shape. This movement is dedicated to unearthing the forgotten…
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6 Women of Color Who Changed the Literary Landscape
At Book Riot, we celebrate the women who are changing and influencing the literary world every day of the year.…
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Paulo Coelho wants to give free books to schools and libraries in Africa
“I’m going to buy the titles from my publishers [and] give them for free to schools & libraries,” he said.
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The devastating effects of Aids in Botswana
The media wrote about the disease Aids in 1985, for the first time in Botswana. One man was tested HIV…
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Africa’s forgotten empires
Africa’s relationship with the wider world continues to be understood largely through colonialism. But before this came centuries of contact…
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Christianity Originated From Ancient Egyptian Mystic Sect
Professor Godini G. Darah of Department of English and Literary Studies, Delta State University, Abraka, has argued that Egyptian Mystery…
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Bessie Head: A Life of Letters
In a letter to her agent, Bessie Head acknowledged that her 1974 novel, A Question of Power, had been based on…
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RAW Book Review: China’s disruptors
The Real African|| By Dumani Mandela The book China’s Disruptors is a groundbreaking book on new insights on the entrepreneurial…
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The unfinished business between Cameroon and France
In January this year, Cameroonian President Paul Biya (in office since 1982), cut off the southwest and northwest regions of…
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Has the pan-African hour come? A review of The Making of the Africa-Nation
Book review of The Making of the Africa-Nation: Pan-Africanism and the African Renaissance. Edited by Prof Mammo Muchie. Published by…
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