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Intelligence Squared · 2025-08-02 · 36 min · 6,108 words

An African History of Africa, with Zeinab Badawi (Part One)

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Unser ganzes Geschäft läuft über Shopify. Starte jetzt deinen kostenlosen Test auf Shofy.com. Welcome to Intelligence Squared. Where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sorrenti. Too often, historians have told the history of Africa through the prism of colonialism.

But what picture of the continent emerges when we do away with this perspective? In July, award winning broadcaster Zaina Badawi returned to the Intelligence Squad stage to tell a new history of Africa. and all its shades and complexities without the stifling gaze of Europe. In conversation with broadcaster Martine Dennis, Badawi drew on her latest book, An African History of Africa. to explore a gripping new history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet, told through the voices of Africans themselves. If you'd like to listen to this episode in full and ad free, why not consider becoming an Intelligence Squad member at intelligence squad.com forward slash membership, or you can tap the IQ2 Extra button on Apple.

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