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1. LS (lain@lain.com)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 01:06:01 JST LS
   maybe this is the month where i'll read a second African novel
   • thegreatape (thegreatape@thechimp.zone)'s status on Sunday, 04-Feb-2024 01:17:23 JST thegreatape

     in reply to
     @lain I read "King Leopolds Ghost" recently which is pretty informative but possibly overestimates a lot of the more grim numbers. It's specifically about the "Free State of the Congo" and how that developed under Belgium rule.
     
     Next on my list is "Dead Aid" which is about how giving financial aid to Africa is not helping & the reasons behind that. Then the rest on my african history list is just random shit I found on zlib.
     
     If anyone is reading this and wondering "wtf, you read about this stuff?": one of the most important ecological problems we face today is conflict and poverty in africa :sadcat: they gotta get their shit together so everyone can save the animals and the rainforests.
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