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Events that Changed the World: The Scramble for Africa

Author
Dan Poulton
Date
5 February 2013
Type
Opinion
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Dan Poulton’s new video series on key events in history starts with the imperial rivalry over the continent of Africa at the end of the nineteenth century

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Dan Poulton

Dan is a writer, broadcaster and campaigner.  His most recent documentary was The New Scramble For Africa and his documentaries have appeared regularly on the Islam Channel. He is an organiser for Counterfire and a regular contributor to Counterfire site.

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