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Uganda<\/a>\n                              <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19285\/an-conversation-with-scholar-mahmood-mamdani-about-the-making-and-breaking-of-uganda\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> January 15, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_box format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"box_wrap\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                            \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/11184\/senegal-president-macky-sall-rejects-blame-for-election-chaos\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Senegal President Macky Sall rejects blame for election chaos\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" 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data-src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/antaifasy-Madagascar-350x250.gif\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/antaifasy-Madagascar-350x250.gif 350w, https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/antaifasy-Madagascar-120x86.gif 120w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_category\">\n                                <span>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/category\/culture\/\">Culture &amp; Literature<\/a>\n                                <\/span>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19897\/the-antaifasy-people-of-madagascar\/\">The Antaifasy people of Madagascar<\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19897\/the-antaifasy-people-of-madagascar\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> January 23, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div class='module-overlay'>\n\t\t\t\t    <div class='preloader_type preloader_dot'>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"module-preloader jeg_preloader dot\">\n\t\t\t\t            <span><\/span><span><\/span><span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"module-preloader jeg_preloader circle\">\n\t\t\t\t            <div class=\"jnews_preloader_circle_outer\">\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"jnews_preloader_circle_inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"module-preloader jeg_preloader 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class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_9 format-standard\">\n                    <header class=\"jeg_postblock_heading\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_category\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/category\/region\/east-africa\/\">East Africa<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n                        <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20312\/the-land-of-punt-modern-somalia-eritrea-ethiopia-or-eastern-sudan\/\">The Land of Punt (modern Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or eastern Sudan)<\/a><\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n                                \n                                <div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> March 31, 2026<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                    <\/header>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\"> \n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20312\/the-land-of-punt-modern-somalia-eritrea-ethiopia-or-eastern-sudan\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Land of Punt (modern Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or eastern Sudan)\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-500 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-1140x570 size-jnews-1140x570 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Land of Punt (modern Somalia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, or eastern Sudan)\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Land-of-Punt-drawing-1140x570.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Land-of-Punt-drawing-1140x570.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Land-of-Punt-drawing-360x180.jpg 360w, 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Known in ancient Egyptian texts as Ta Netjer (or Ta-Ntr), meaning \"Land of the God\", it was a strategic trading partner for the ancient Egyptians for over two thousand years. Despite the wealth of Egyptian archaeological records detailing expeditions to Punt, its precise geographical location remains a subject of extensive academic debate based on the analysis of texts,...<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_readmore_wrap\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20312\/the-land-of-punt-modern-somalia-eritrea-ethiopia-or-eastern-sudan\/\" class=\"jeg_readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Details<\/span><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_meta_footer clearfix\">\n                        <div class=\"jeg_meta_author\"><span class=\"label\">by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/author\/en_editorqiraat\/\">Qiraat Africa<\/a><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_share\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jeg_post_share_wrapper\">\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fqiraatafrican.com%2Fen%2F20312%2Fthe-land-of-punt-modern-somalia-eritrea-ethiopia-or-eastern-sudan%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\"><i class=\"fa fa fa-facebook-official\"><\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20Land%20of%20Punt%20%28modern%20Somalia%2C%20Eritrea%2C%20Ethiopia%2C%20or%20eastern%20Sudan%29%20via%20%40africanqiraat&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fqiraatafrican.com%2Fen%2F20312%2Fthe-land-of-punt-modern-somalia-eritrea-ethiopia-or-eastern-sudan%2F\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"jeg-icon\"> <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--! 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Researchers collect baobab wood samples (using non-destructive techniques) for stable isotope analysis, helping to understand the climatic changes Madagascar...<\/p>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/20314\/avenue-of-the-baobabs-madagascar\/\" class=\"jeg_readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Details<\/span><\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_lg_2 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19907\/lope-okanda-gabon\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Lop\u00e9-Okanda (Gabon)\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-715 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-350x250 size-jnews-350x250 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lop\u00e9-Okanda (Gabon)\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lope-Okanda-Gabon-350x250.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lope-Okanda-Gabon-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lope-Okanda-Gabon-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Lope-Okanda-Gabon-750x536.jpg 750w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_category\">\n                            <span><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/category\/region\/central-africa\/\" class=\"category-central-africa\">Central Africa<\/a><\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n                        <h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19907\/lope-okanda-gabon\/\">Lop\u00e9-Okanda (Gabon)<\/a>\n                        <\/h3>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_meta\"><div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19907\/lope-okanda-gabon\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> February 22, 2026<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"jeg_post_excerpt\">\n                            <p>Lop\u00e9-Okanda in Gabon is one of the world's most exceptional sites due to its vast nature reserve and uniquely integrating environmental value with ancient cultural heritage. 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<p>A Senegalese public prosecutor claimed on Tuesday that a student, who protesters have said was killed by the police, in...<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/article><article class=\"jeg_post jeg_pl_md_1 format-standard\">\n                    <div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                        \n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/19795\/students-turn-on-senegalese-government-over-dakar-university-violence\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Students turn on Senegalese government over Dakar university violence\"><div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-500 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-360x180 size-jnews-360x180 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students turn on Senegalese government over Dakar university violence\" sizes=\"auto, 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