Jacobo García and Sani Ladan in conversation with Erna von der Walde

Africa roars, dances, rebels, breathes life; within it beat all the Africas that make up the continent. The same is true of Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, Colombia, and Haiti. These are places rich in stories, yet too often their histories have been told through outside voices that reduce them to stereotypes and relegate them to the margins. International relations expert Sani Ladan and journalist Jacobo García challenge that narrow perspective through their latest books. El latir de un continente explores ancient civilizations, anti-colonial resistance movements, and ancestral knowledge, placing Africa at the center of its own story. Años luz, winner of the Anagrama Chronicle Prize/Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, revisits some of the defining episodes of recent Latin American history through more than two decades of reporting across the region.