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France politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoIt's going to give us closure': could there finally be justice for the murder of Patrice Lumumba?
Patrice Lumumba's assassination symbolizes the suppression of pan-African liberation by colonial forces, with a Belgian diplomat now facing trial decades later.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks agoSouth Africa was on the cutting edge of LGBTQ+ equality. Why hasn't it banned conversion therapy? - LGBTQ Nation
Conversion therapy has damaging effects on transgender individuals, and Africa's historical acceptance of queer identities contrasts sharply with current intolerance.
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
2 weeks agoWhat made Zulu regiments so feared across Africa?
The Zulu Kingdom became a dominant Southern African power under King Shaka's leadership through military innovation, but was conquered by the British in 1879 and eventually incorporated into South Africa.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoHistory longs to heal': how Africa hopes to advance campaign for reparative justice
The African Union declared 2025 the year of reparations and extended it through 2036, advancing a continental push for justice and redress for colonialism, slavery, and their lasting impacts.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month agoTrump appoints Leo Brent Bozell III, a defender of apartheid in the 1980s, as ambassador to South Africa
In the 1980s he was known for his defense of apartheid and his criticism of the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling party in Pretoria, which he accused of terrorism. In 2013, five days after the death of Nelson Mandela, the great South African anti-apartheid leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, he said that the media idealized his figure.
US politics
Mental health
fromSilicon Canals
1 month agoQuote of the day by Nelson Mandela: "It always seems impossible until it is done" - Silicon Canals
Perceived impossibility often reflects mental magnification and fear; reframing challenges as uncomfortable permits small initial steps that enable major life change.
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