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African history for the diaspora

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Explore 54 African nations — their leaders, their resources, their real stories. Since independence, until today.

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Mar 2025
Bokassa: The Man Who Crowned Himself Emperor
How a French-trained officer turned himself into Africa's most theatrical dictator — with Paris's blessing.
Feb 2025
Nkrumah's Dream: What Pan-Africanism Really Meant
The vision behind Ghana's independence — and why it was crushed.
Jan 2025
Coltan: Why Your Phone Battery Has a Dark History
The mineral powering the digital economy — and the war it's funding in eastern Congo.
Dec 2024
The Year of Africa: 1960 and the 17 Nations That Got Free
In one single year, seventeen African countries gained independence. Here's why it all happened at once.

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