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  • 29 Mar 2016
    Iris Berger

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Paved the Way for Hillary Clinton and Others

    As the United States faces the possibility of having its first woman President, Iris Berger discusses the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

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  • 25 Aug 2015
    Timothy Parsons

    Africa’s Role in WWII Remembered

    Timothy Parsons, an editor of Africa and World War II, discusses the legacy of the sub-Saharan Africans whose role in the Second World War is rarely acknowledged. View a clip from a forthcoming documentary about Kenyan veterans of World War II and download an excerpt from Judith Byfield's preface at the end of the post.

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  • 24 Aug 2015

    Free French Africa in World War II

    In this excerpt from Eric T. Jennings' Free French Africa in World War II, rediscover the story of French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon's roles in the Second World War.

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  • 26 Mar 2015
    Ciraj Rassool

    The Skeletons of Physical Anthropology

    In this adaptation of Ciraj Rassool's chapter "Human Remains, the Disciplines of the Dead, and the South African Memorial Complex" from The Politics of Heritage in Africa, go behind the scenes of anthropological work in Southern Africa.

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  • 16 Mar 2015
    Sarah Bush

    Promoting Democracy in Tunisia

    Sarah Bush, the author of The Taming of Democracy Assistance, discusses the complexities of Tunisia's transition to democracy and what role democracy assistance can play.

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  • 9 Mar 2015
    Stephen Offutt

    The Competing Narratives of Global Christianity

    Stephen Offutt, the author of New Centers of Global Evangelicalism in Latin America and Africa, explores how the Christian evangelical movement has influenced communities from Beijing to Cape Town to Mexico City.

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  • 13 Mar 2014
    Charles Chernor Jalloh

    The Sierra Leone Special Court and Its Legacy

    Charles Chernor Jalloh, the editor of The Sierra Leone Special Court and Its Legacy explains the unique features and successes of Sierra Leone's special court.

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  • 21 Feb 2014

    Studying a New Muslim Identity in Africa

    Marloes Janson, the author of Islam, Youth, and Modernity in the Gambia, answers our questions about her unique study of the Islamic missionary movement Tablighi Jamaʻat in western Africa.

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