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  2. Books for Africa - Wikipedia

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    Books For Africa is the largest shipper of donated text and library books to the region, shipping over 50 million books and serving all countries in Africa since 1988. In the fiscal year of 2020, BFA shipped 3.7 million books valued at over $38 million, 167 computers and e-readers containing nearly 300,000 digital books, and six law and human ...

  3. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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    The First Book of Africa: Langston Hughes: 1964 Non-fiction; Children's book Banned in South Africa for its celebration of Black African culture. [211] The Autobiography of Malcolm X: Malcolm X with Alex Haley: 1965 Non-fiction Banned in South Africa because of its criticism of white supremacy. [211] Black Power: The Politics of Liberation

  4. The Scramble for Africa (book) - Wikipedia

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    ISBN. 0-349-10449-2. The Scramble for Africa, 1876–1912 or The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912, is a comprehensive history of the colonisation of African territory by European powers between 1876 and 1912 known as the Scramble for Africa. The book was written by historian and arborist ...

  5. Out of Africa - Wikipedia

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    DT433.54 .D56 1992. Out of Africa is a memoir by the Danish author Karen Blixen. The book, first published in 1937, recounts events of the seventeen years when Blixen made her home in Kenya, then called British East Africa. The book is a lyrical meditation on Blixen's life on her coffee plantation, as well as a tribute to some of the people who ...

  6. Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart - Wikipedia

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    Blood River was written after Butcher was posted as an Africa foreign correspondent for British newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The book follows Butcher's mission to recreate the expedition of explorer H. M. Stanley – travelling alone through the Congo. The book not only tells the story of Butcher's journey but the remarkable story of the Congo.

  7. Scramble for Africa - Wikipedia

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    The Scramble for Africa[ a] was the conquest and colonisation of most of Africa by seven Western European powers driven by the Second Industrial Revolution during the era of "New Imperialism" (1833–1914): Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal and Spain . In 1870, 10% of the continent was formally under European control.

  8. ASA Best Book Prize - Wikipedia

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    ASA Best Book Prize. The ASA Best Book Prize, formerly known as the Herskovits Prize (Melville J. Herskovits Prize), is an annual prize given by the African Studies Association to the best scholarly work (including translations) on Africa published in English in the previous year and distributed in the United States.

  9. Book Aid International - Wikipedia

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    Book Aid International is a UK registered charity which provides books and supports libraries in Africa and around the world. Every year the charity sends books to public and community libraries as well as libraries in prisons, refugee camps, hospitals, schools and universities. The charity works in close partnership with libraries and also ...

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