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Read more about Malcolm X Expanded - Exploring His Legacy at the Intersections of Black Art and the Built Environment event starting on Friday, February, 28th, 2025

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Read more about Film at The Africa Center - All the Colours of the World are Between Black and White event starting on Thursday, February, 20th, 2025

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Perspectives on Africa

Read more about The State of Democracy in SADC published on December 17, 2024

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By Lonwabo Patrick Kulati In the early to mid-2000s there was a strong sense of optimism about the deepening of democrat…

Read more about The State of Democracy in North Africa published on December 17, 2024

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By Mireille Rebeiz, PhD. Beginning 2010 and 2011, pro-democracy protests engulfed North Africa, starting in Tunisia and…

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See more news about Announcing the Global Africa Gateway Summer Internships published on February 11, 2025

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See more news about Ambassador Martin Kimani Appointed CEO of The Africa Center, New York published on January 27, 2025

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See more news about Reflecting on 2024: Transformation and Gratitude at The Africa Center published on December 19, 2024

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