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At the end of the thirty-month war Biafra was a vast smoldering rubble. The head count at the end of the war was perhaps three million dead, which was approximately 20 percent of the entire population.

Chinua Achebe, There Was A Country

#memoir #Nigeria #war #history

I've wanted to read There Was A Country for the longest of times but I'm really glad to be reading it now. From what I've read so far it looks like not much has changed since the last 60 years particularly with respect to our politics. 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

A disturbing but honest book

#readaroundtheworld #democraticrepublicofthecongo After reading my last Congo book I really wanted to learn more of the history of that region. This non-fiction well researched book provides great information about the atrocities the Belgian king and his henchmen visited upon the people of the Congo River watershed and the brave journalists and advocates who fought to make it known to the world. To paraphrase Kurtz: “the horror, the horror”

“In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?”

A fascinating look at the history of Britain and their taking of the Benin Bronzes. The audiobook and narration were excellent while the content was easy to understand by those with little knowledge of the subject. I thought this might be a bit dry but it was really interesting from start to finish

Excellent history. Presents the new and the known in an exciting and illuminating way. French brings together various economic and historical strands to tell a far more comprehensive story of Africa and Africans in the creation of the modern world. A must read!

#2023Book33
Of all the books I‘ve read about the Rwandan genocide, this one was the most informative. The only thing that kept it from getting 5 stars, though, is that it occasionally slipped into a “both sides” type of argument.

My final book for #ReadingAfrica22 #Zanzibar #Hoopla #NF

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
❄️Good enough weather to walk around my area, go for open air concerts!
☃️All I want for christmas is coming to the same person 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️. Though all I want for Christmas is spending time with my husband,so maybe it's appropriate!
❄️The tagged book!I listened to a podcast about it and it sounds incredibly interesting

In conclusion, everyone should be reading more about #africa because wow, I feel like the anti-africa/black agenda has been very well done. I learned so much about #humanhistory here and the more I learn (via multiple resources), the more I realize that we have been robbed of an important part of our #history by colonizer countries. Engaging and eye opening, esp since idk much #africanhistory