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“Where can I start with African history and lives?”

Africa, in its own words

History, memoir and argument by African writers — told from the inside.

5 books · The Learningaid desk · Updated October 2026

  1. 01

    Long Walk to Freedom

    Nelson Mandela · 1994

    “Nelson Mandela's own account of his life.”

    Paperback

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  2. 02

    Born a Crime

    Trevor Noah · 2016

    “Apartheid South Africa, told with wit by Trevor Noah.”

    Hardcover

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  3. 03

    There Was a Country

    Chinua Achebe · 2012

    “Achebe on the Nigerian Civil War.”

    Paperback

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  4. 04

    Decolonising the Mind

    Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o · 1986

    “Ngũgĩ on language, literature and power.”

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  5. 05

    An African History of Africa

    Zeinab Badawi · 2024

    “The continent's history, largely through the voices of Africans.”

    Ask about it: An African History of Africa (opens WhatsApp in a new tab)