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Zeinab Badawi examines the history of Africa from the perspective of its own diverse inhabitants and cultures <\/p>

By Danny Bird\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 19 April 2024 at 06:00 AM<\/p>

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Africa\u2019s story has long been presented in western narratives as one that only \u2018began\u2019 with the arrival of non-Africans \u2013 yet modern science has revealed that the African continent was, in fact, the cradle of humanity itself. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Danny Bird about her new book that puts Africans firmly in charge of the telling of their continent\u2019s rich history \u2013 one that spans millennia of great civilisations, long-overlooked deeds of great men and women, and the African instinct to thrive in adversity.<\/p>\n\n

Zeinab Badawi is the author of An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence<\/em> (WH Allen, 2024).<\/strong><\/p>\n

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