John Iliffe was interested in evidence and interpretation, not theoretical abstraction.
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A new book explores the country’s history, from world famous rock art to colonial genocide and the struggle for freedom.
A beautifully written book that shows why nostalgia is not to be trusted.
Former residents recall a community nurtured by a spirit of extended family and solidarity.
Germany’s genocide of the Ovaherero and Nama has been well documented, but the massacre of the Bushmen from 1912 to 1915 is seldom discussed.
Campaigners in Namibia are demanding that the government and industry halt the expansion plans on Shark Island, and meaningfully engage with reconciliation.
The Long Shadow of German Colonialism tells of a brutal history, and how this past lives on today.
The evidence suggests that atrocities committed against civilians and communities were indeed intended to destroy an identifiable group.
King Charles III’s recent statements are a reflection of the progress Kenya has made in seeking redress for colonial-era legacies.
The genocide of the Herero people lives on in today’s Namibia and Perivi Katjavivi’s film illustrates this.
The erasure of indigenous people living in Windhoek before the German colonisers arrived has angered activists.
Gurnah’s novels delve deeply into family separation, endless betrayals of core familial relations, and the inexorable pull of the lost past.
German’s commitment of €1.1bn for development projects in Namibia over 30 years is too cheap a price to pay for remorse.
For black South Africans, the hard lesson was the same as it had been during the Boer war: support for Britain would bring few rewards.
Cameroon is facing daunting challenges and the president and his team must mobilise the country to find solutions.
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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