Across Africa : Flexing continent's specific perspective for 'The General History of Africa'
Africa • Nov 20, 2025, 10:19 PM
1 min de lecture
A weekly round-up of stories from across the continent with Georja Calvin-Smith. African scholars update a monumental book that sets out the continent's global contribution across thousands of years. Also, South Africa's household help sector is in a mess. About 400,000 jobs have disappeared in the sector over the last 5 years. And reports mount of the brutal treatment of civilians caught in the middle of the RSF's battle to seize the Darfuri city of El Fasher from the army.
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Zuma's daughter quits South African parliament amid war recruitment claims
Africa • 9:33 PM
1 min
A daughter of South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma has resigned from parliament after claims she was involved in recruiting men to join Russian mercenaries in the Ukraine war, her party said Friday. Police last week said they were investigating allegat
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Guinea-Bissau junta names ally of ousted president as prime minister
Africa • 4:11 PM
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Guinea-Bissau’s new military ruler deepened concerns over this week’s coup by appointing an ally of the ousted president as prime minister on Friday, even as international condemnation continues to mount. The motives behind the putsch — the country’s fif
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Tunisian court sentences nearly 40 opposition figures to up to 45 years
Africa • 9:10 AM
1 min
A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced nearly 40 people, including prominent opposition figures, to up to 45 years in prison for plotting against the state, according to local media.
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