Sierra Leone: The West African nation welcoming the world
A new generation of Sierra Leoneans is eager to show visitors that the nation's civil war is long gone and reintroduce one of ...
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Macron’s Africa 'reset' stumbles as leaders call out colonial overtones
French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to “reset” France’s relationship with its former African colonies appear to be ...
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History's richest man is worth at least $87BN more than Elon Musk - and Jeff Bezos
Rudolph Butch Ware, a professor at the University of California and an expert in West African history, told the BBC: "Contemporary accounts of Musa's wealth are so breathless that it's almost ...
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI honored with memorial
More than 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no ...
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In Search of the 800-Year-Old Instrument That Keeps West African Tradition Alive
In this adapted excerpt, we meet Balla Kouyaté, one in a long line of West African "djelis," men who function as living history books to preserve stories, culture, and traditions. Some ...
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Never underestimate the complexities of African history
What does it take to bury an outdated argument? The thought occurred while reading Motherland, one of a series of recent ...
Long forgotten, Black South African servicemen who died in WWI are finally honored with a memorial
More than 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combat roles on the Allied side during World War I and have no ...