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African History

Guy Scott, Zambia's Former Vice President, Dies at 82

Congolese 'Living Statue' Fan Arrives in Mexico and Performs Tribute at World Cup

Africa Day 2026: Calls for Economic, Digital and Institutional Sovereignty

UN General Assembly Declares Transatlantic Slave Trade the Most Severe Crime Against Humanity

UN General Assembly Backs Reparations Call Over Transatlantic Slave Trade

Belgium Orders Trial of Ex–EU Official Étienne Davignon in Patrice Lumumba Case

Globo’s ‘A Nobreza do Amor’ Premieres Monday After Cost-Driven Shift to Brazilian Locations

Lumumba-Homage Fan Defines DR Congo’s Exit to Algeria as Amoura Apologizes

New Files Show UK Considered, Then Rejected Forcing Mugabe From Power in 2004

U.K. Oscar Entry ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Trailer Debuts as MUBI Sets Feb. 6 Theatrical Release

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Johan Grimonprez’s ‘Soundtrack to a Coup d’État’ Opens in France, Recasting Congo’s 1960 Upheaval

TIFF Debut of ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ Triggers Push to Rescue Independence‑Era Film Archives

Berlin Officially Renames Mohrenstraße to Anton‑Wilhelm‑Amo‑Straße After Court Rejects Last Injunctions

Trump’s White House Mini-Summit Seals Resource Deals with Five African Leaders

Berlin’s Mohrenstraße Renaming Is Finalized After Appeals Court Ruling

Court Delays Eviction of Equatorial Guinean Writer Donato Ndongo-Bidyogo Until July 23

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