Africa: The Untold Story of the Battle of Adowa – How Anti-Imperialism Can Be Rebuilt From the Ground Up

Africa: The Untold Story of the Battle of Adowa – How Anti-Imperialism Can Be Rebuilt From the Ground Up

I. Magdala The mountainside fortress is called Magdala. It is perched above the Ethiopian highlands, a stone fist raised against the sky. In its austere regality an eleven-year-old boy named Sahle Maryam witnessed the brutal birth of modern statecraft in 1855. His captor, Emperor Tewodros II, was a brilliant but volatile unifier who dreamed of…

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Africa: The Untold Story of the Battle of Adowa – How Anti-Imperialism Can Be Rebuilt From the Ground Up

Africa: How Untold Stories in African Languages Could Turn the Page On Publishing

African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent’s publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa’s book market, now worth $7 billion, could reach $18bn with more homegrown books in local languages. The African book industry, from authors to distributors and publishers, represents 5.4 percent of the global…

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