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African history

Science began in Africa – extractivism, not science, is to blame for colonialism and ecocide

Africa

Science began in Africa – extractivism, not science, is to blame for colonialism and ecocide

By Mamphela Ramphele

Book review: How Africa was central to the making of the modern world

Magazine

Book review: How Africa was central to the making of the modern world

By Lauren van der Rede