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ISSUE 14, 2026

Africa – Asia – Latin America: Historical links, Present-Day Agency, Imagined Futures

Afrique — Asie — Amérique latine : liens historiques, agentivité contemporaine, futurs imaginés

Afrika — Asia — Amerika Kusini: viungo vya kihistoria, wakala wa kisasa, mustakabali wa kufikirika

أفريقيا — آسيا — أمريكا اللاتينية: الروابط التاريخية، الفاعلية المعاصرة، والآفاق المستقبلية المتخيَّلة

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