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… The 2024 elections in  South Africa marked a significant shift in the country’s political landscape, as the dominant African National Congress (ANC) … Africa … South Africa … A Lesson for South Africa? Zimbabwe’s Path to Multi-Party Rule …

… political transformations—away from systems of oppression and towards something more democratic—a narrative of rupture … separates before/wrong from after/right. In the case of South Africa before and after 1994 , this binary is all the more … Review of Apartheid Guns and Money: A Tale of Profit , by Hennie van Vuuren (Oxford: …

… that being robbed of cultural objects, human remains, and art equaled the removal of collective memory and a sense … in place for the temporary or definitive restitution” of African cultural heritage. He subsequently commissioned … in the Global North, not the audiences in the Global South. A second category of arguments revolved around the …

… China has expanded its global presence over the last decade much to the concern of U.S. officials. Africa is a major recipient of this new influence, building … competition. Yet looking at Chinese engagement in Africa over the last 50 years reveals that increased power …

… African history before the colonial era has been relegated … to the periphery of most studies of this period. In African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and Medieval West Africa , however, Michael A. Gomez places … Review of African Dominion: A New History of Empire in Early and …

… Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the world's fastest-growing and most diverse regions—and also one of the most … ethnicity, nationality, and religion in contemporary African societies. Putting the emergence of religious … we have the West Africa, we have the East Africa, we have Southern Africa, and so on and so forth, and now Northern …

… In her book, Health, Healing and Illness in African History, Rebekah Lee explores the … demographic impact on African countries, especially South Africa , Botswana, Zimbabwe and Lesotho. These places … Review of Health, Healing and Illness in African History , by Rebekah Lee (London: Bloomsbury …

… of the impeachment of former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea (Republic of Korea, ROK), a historic first for … Roh’s actions sparked an internal struggle among liberals and his impeachment was orchestrated as much by his fellow … in Korea believe in a big central government. The South Korean executive wields significant authority over the …

… On March 12, 2004, South Korea’s then President Roh Moo-hyun was impeached, a historic first for the Republic. Written by David Fields and Jinwan Park. Narration by Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle. … production by Katherine Weiss, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger.  …

… percent in 1950 to 25 percent in 1970 to 15 percent in 2000 and 9 percent in 2020. Remarkably, during this same 70 … those challenges more pressing than in large parts of the African continent. Food, Population, Politics The connection … the Central African Republic, Somalia , Ethiopia , and South Sudan —have entered a polycrisis that will be …

… Yeongju, a city in South Korea, is famous as the historic home of the Seonbi, Confucian scholars who lived and studied during Korea’s Joseon period (1392-1897). At … a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 and contains many of South Korea’s national treasures such as Muryangsujeon hall, …

… Congo  basin, where it passed like many others. Yet thousands of miles away in Berlin, the  General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa was signed.  The conference has become known for “carving up  the African continent ” for the benefit of European colonial …

… tickets to its opening weekend than any movie in history, and the New York Times has called it “a defining moment for … himself is T’challa, the king of Wakanda, a mythical African nation that also happens to be the world’s most … to Lesotho. The small kingdom, surrounded on all sides by South Africa, avoided the worst of colonialism. The location …

… In the Year of Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo negotiated … greatest export: Congolese rumba. The wildly popular and meaningful genre became a soundtrack to global change. … (Kazadi wa Mukuna). “The Genesis of Urban Music in Zaïre.” African Music 7, no. 2 (1992): 72–84. Nzongola-Ntalaja, …

… Gwangju, a major city in southwestern South Korea, has been widely recognized as a center of civil … production by Hannah Keller, Dr. Nicholas B. Breyfogle, and Laura Seeger.  … Gwangju, a major city in southwestern South Korea, has been widely recognized as a center of civil …