Can we have a non/pol/ thread about African wars and dictators

>>1648617
WE

>>1648625
Fuck you

>>1648629
African history

>slavery
>tribal warfare

After colonialism
>slavery
>tribal warfare
>with guns

Not fuck off

I have a bunch of books about pre-colonial African history and pre-colonial economics if any of that would interest you

>>1648675

Even though I'm mainly interested in 20th century, that would be very nice. Bring them on.

>>1648685
>disrupts conversations with pointless meme spewing
>calls other people reddit

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>>1648683
"Great Benin: Its Customs, Art and Horrors" by Roth is a fantastic look at one of Africa's most remarkable and most developed pre-colonial political entities.

>>1648683
Everything John K Thornton wrote is breddy gud. I find his book on Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800 to be the most interesting but he also has some books and articles on the development of Catholicism in the Kongo which ventures more into modern day politics

Also good:
Layers of Time: A History of Ethiopia by Paul B. Henze

A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855–1991 by Bahru Zewde

The Kingdom of Kongo by Ann Hilton

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Collapsed States: The Disintegration and Restoration of Legitimate Authority by I. William Zartman

You should probably look for a Rwandan genocide bibliography.

Pic related is from a /k/ thread, I'd go look for people informed on the neverending shitstorms down there on /k/ if I were you.

>>1648786
That's not a /k/ thread, that's a /his/ thread.

If you want to read more about that stuff, Africa's World War, and Dancing in the Glory of Monsters.

Also, reading Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya. Pretty great if you want to just get so freaking mad for 300 pages.

Also, not a book, but you should check out Idi Amin: A Self-Portrait. Great movie.