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27. Ugandan-Irish. Trans-Masculine. Post in: English, French, Luganda.
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This article does not discuss one major reason why chocolate in the West got worse - Ghana and Ivory Coast, the two African countries that are the biggest suppliers of cacao globally, got organised and started demanding fair prices for it. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted
We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.
Digging through countless texts (including linked book), some of which mention this as Jain canon but never send me straight to the source, has been fun to look through but incredibly frustrating at the same time. Whatever, moan complete. bsky.app/profile/luga...
Now Reading: A history of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century by Upinder Singh Chapter 6: Cities, Kings, and Renunciants: North India, c. 600-300 BCE & Chapter 7: Power and Piety: The Maurya Empire, c. 324-187 BCE #BookSky
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Did Wage Labour Exist in Pre-Colonial Africa? A New History of African Workers. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/did-wage-l...
C'est certainement un honneur d'être condamné par un antisémite
Mobilisation du 17 octobre : le président du Rassemblement national, Jordan Bardella, a estimé que "seuls les professionnels du chaos" étaient dans les rues samedi et pas "la France du travail", alors que de vives tensions ont éclaté en marge de plusieurs cortèges.
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Man do us East Africans love Kompa youtu.be/dj_zUJNv_zc?...
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Gold from West Africa to Europe, transported first by camel and later by ship, allowed European economies to recover from recession caused by a lack of silver currency. www.thecollector.com/west-african...