An African History of Africa: In Conversation with Zeinab Badawi

The Wheeler Institute welcomed Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster, journalist, and President of SOAS University of London, to London Business School, supported by the Sui Foundation.

The event celebrates the release of Badawi’s new book, “An African History of Africa: From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence”, a revolutionary text that promises to reshape our understanding of the world’s oldest inhabited continent.

An "African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi" can be purchased here: https://dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/books/a...

00:00 Introduction by Tiago
04:50 The Genesis of the Book
15:20 A Quick Summary of "An African History of Africa"
19:30 Humans Originating from Africa
21:35 Chronology of Book
23:00 Ancient Egyptian civilisation
24:15 Africa’s Historical Migration patterns
26:38 Brief description of ancient Sudan
29:20 A Different Perspective of Cleopatra from Egyptian Historians
31:20 - Influence on Eastern African Kingdoms and Slavery
36:55 - Imprints of Colonisation on Africa Today
42:10 - Africa and its Role in Today’s Geopolitics
48:00 - Q&A Session

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