EPISODE · Nov 26, 2025 · 4 MIN
The City They Said Africans Couldn’t Have Built
from The State of Africa · host Bolu Mayode
Great Zimbabwe was a city of global trade, mathematics, architecture, and power that was built by Africans. But the world denied it because the truth was too powerful.We are not rediscovering greatness. We are remembering it.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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Great Zimbabwe was a city of global trade, mathematics, architecture, and power that was built by Africans. But the world denied it because the truth was too powerful.We are not rediscovering greatness. We are remembering it.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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