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TopicBLENDED VOICES: A traumatized AfricaDescriptionA history of torture and trauma in our continentAfrica’s relationship to torture, war trauma and violence spans across time, reflectedin the continent’s history of precolonial conflict,…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) and the Library at the University of Johannesburg invite you to join…