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Africa in the Age of Modern Life and Conflict
The piece surveys Africa south of the Sahara, tracing how modern life arrived late yet abruptly. It contrasts North Africa’s long links with Europe with sub-Saharan Africa’s harsher opening, examines slavery, colonialism, and decolonization, and weighs prospects for West Africa, Uganda, Tanganyika, and the Congo under Belgian rule.
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Arnold Toynbee
Associated Press
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