Saturday 7 March 2026
African History
Culture
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The Amazigh New Year unfolds as a language spoken by land, labor, and memory rather than by numbers. Across North Africa, Iyennayer renews an ancient contract between people, soil, and time.…
The Amazigh New Year unfolds as a language spoken by land, labor, and memory rather than by numbers. Across North Africa, Iyennayer renews an ancient contract between people, soil, and time.…
Culture
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From the hill of Ayteyef, the memory of a vision lingers - an Ethiopia that could have embraced all its peoples but instead, holding the silenced story of Ras Mikael and Lij Iyasu, chose to lock its gates. …
From the hill of Ayteyef, the memory of a vision lingers - an Ethiopia that could have embraced all its peoples but instead, holding the silenced story of Ras Mikael and Lij Iyasu, chose to lock its gates. …
Opinion
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In the absence of national archives and state funding, Somali archivists online are racing to preserve stories, documents and histories before they vanish for good. …
In the absence of national archives and state funding, Somali archivists online are racing to preserve stories, documents and histories before they vanish for good. …
Thoughts
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Samir Amin's life resembled that of Karl Marx: a man without a homeland, but one whose home was a chosen commitment to a historical project. …
Samir Amin's life resembled that of Karl Marx: a man without a homeland, but one whose home was a chosen commitment to a historical project. …
Thoughts
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Yusra Abdullahi, a historian of African activism at the UN, explores how the SYL leveraged the organisation to challenge colonial domination and advocate for Somali self-determination.…
Yusra Abdullahi, a historian of African activism at the UN, explores how the SYL leveraged the organisation to challenge colonial domination and advocate for Somali self-determination.…
Interviews
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In 1973, Josie Fanon interviewed then-ANC president Oliver Tambo about Israel and apartheid South Africa. Originally printed in French, it is now available in English for the first time.
In July 2021, the chair of the African Union Commission granted observer status to Israel.…
In 1973, Josie Fanon interviewed then-ANC president Oliver Tambo about Israel and apartheid South Africa. Originally printed in French, it is now available in English for the first time.
In July 2021, the chair of the African Union Commission granted observer status to Israel.…
Interviews
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Professor Hakim Adi, the first professor of the history of African heritage in the UK, speaks to Geeska about Pan-Africanism, Africa’s relationship with China, and his belief in history as a tool for change.
Professor Hakim Adi is a prominent British-Nigerian pan-African intellectual and historian.…
Professor Hakim Adi, the first professor of the history of African heritage in the UK, speaks to Geeska about Pan-Africanism, Africa’s relationship with China, and his belief in history as a tool for change.
Professor Hakim Adi is a prominent British-Nigerian pan-African intellectual and historian.…
