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Humanism in Africa

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Science EncyclopediaScience & Philosophy: Heterodyne to Hydrazoic acidHumanism in Africa - Indigenous Foundations, Muslim Humanism In North Africa, "modern" African Humanism, Secular Humanism In Africa