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EPISODE · Nov 25, 2025 · 4 MIN

The City of Books in the Desert

from The State of Africa · host Bolu Mayode

Africa was not only wealthy, Africa was scholarly. Timbuktu was a city of scholars. A global center of learning long before Oxford or Cambridge were world-renowned. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boluban_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boluban_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bolubanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestateofafrica_

Africa was not only wealthy, Africa was scholarly. Timbuktu was a city of scholars. A global center of learning long before Oxford or Cambridge were world-renowned. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@boluban_Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boluban_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bolubanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestateofafrica_

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