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Intelligence Squared · 2025-08-03 · 32 min · 5,234 words

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

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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm producer Mia Sarenti. Today's episode is part two of our recent live event with broadcaster Zaina Badawi. On the African history of Africa. Fodawi was joined by broadcaster and host of Africa Here and Now, Martin Dennis. If you missed part one, we recommend jumping back an episode to get up to speed. Let's rejoin the conversation now, live at the Kiln Theatre. We're going to open up the floor now to questions. I can see someone there with uh one, two, three, four, five rows back.

Hand up blue T shirt or top. Sorry, I got confused, I've got a drink green dress. Oh sorry, green. Okay, fine. Um yeah, I just thought to um Lena, did you go to Hornsey School for girls or is it an urban myth? Okay, I went there as well. So um So um I'm I was born in Addis.

I was born at the Baba. Bob from Eritrea. And I was just wondering like what Should you learn. about Eritrea in terms in terms of the people's and how they got to Eritrea.

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