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… In 1990, the landmark release of Nelson Mandela from prison began the dismantling of South Africa's infamous apartheid regime, with its white minority … Africa … South Africa … The Soccer World Goes to South Africa: Sport and the Making of Modern Africa …

… In 1991, the future of South Africa held tremendous promise. After decades of the brutal, … legalized racial segregation called apartheid, Nelson Mandela had been freed from prison, the ban on the African … Africa … South Africa … South Africa: Twenty-Five Years Since Apartheid …

… 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 …

… observed China’s emergence with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. On one hand, huge new markets have opened to … Nowhere has China’s emergence been more dramatic than in Africa. Since 2000, China’s economic ties with Africa have … appetite for land, markets, and natural resources. As the South African Pambazuka News reminded readers in a 2006 …

… Reframing the Year of Africa: Independence as a Process By Katherine Everett The … across the continent celebrated the joy, excitement, and possibilities of independence. But liberation in Africa … skin at his installation as Honourary Paramount Chief in South Africa. The phrase “Year of Africa” was used first by …

… Why can’t Seoul and Tokyo get Along? “We will never again lose to Japan,” tweeted South Korean President Moon Jae-in on August 2, 2019. “We … at the same time (especially European colonial control in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia). The scope and intensity …

… 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 …

… contested histories, highlighting little-known regions in South Asia and Southern Africa, marginalized individuals, and their hidden (or lost) … contested histories, highlighting little known regions in South Asia and Southern Africa, marginalized individuals and …

… 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 …

… 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, …

… launched an attack on Tskhinvali, the provincial capital of South Ossetia, or what Georgians call Samachablo. Georgia … a Russian invasion. Russia, whose troops surged immediately and rapidly into Georgia, claimed the Georgians attacked first. A small mountainous territory on the southern side of the Caucasus range (population around …

… 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 …

… On June 15, 1950,  North Korean armed forces invaded  South Korea and launched a brutal war on the Korean peninsula. The North … other countries, including Colombians, Australians, South Africans, and Luxembourgers. The role of the UN in the … South Korea … East Asia & Southeast Asia …

… 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 …