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I was thrilled to see our very own Museum – Benin City Museum MOWAA starts its first exhibition in November- Restitution Part1-engl_deutsch
The Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) continues building its physical campus. Soon, its mission of preserving, highlighting, and fostering art on the continent will be grounded in Benin City, Nigeria. Once finished, the 15-acre campus will house a “rainforest gallery,” a guesthouse for short-term residencies, green spaces, and more. The main building, The Institute, will be a hub of displayed artwork, research, public programming, and thought-provoking conversations. The museum’s website also promises a 180-seat auditorium, conference rooms, a library, and an archaeological science lab. The digital lab, also inside The Institute, will be dedicated to making African cultural content more accessible via digital catalogs. The whole campus is expected to cost around $100m, including construction and an endowment…
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An Uncomfortable Truth: Howard W. French: Born in Blackness – Afrika und die Entstehung der modernen Welt_deutsch_englisch
Africa and the Making of the Modern World, now published in German by Klett-Cotta, is to be seen as an important contribution in the reinterpretation of historical facts and contexts. The striking thing is not only the many facts that French presents. It becomes clear relatively early in the reading that it is above all the concealment or negation of facts and contexts that have made possible a revelation of one of the darkest chapters of Western history. A central thesis of the book is that Africa with its resources of gold and forced laborers, over twelve million slaves and the market for textiles, made an unheard-of rise of the European seafaring nations such as Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands,…
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Pwani Tribune – Passion for Coastal Culture and History Interview with/mit Albert Mwamburi engl/ger
I recognize the need of bringing these other Coastal cultures to prominence. The kind of prominence that Swahili culture enjoys. And there’s actually so much to write about them. When you mention that the Swahili historical evidence is readily available, I would like to bring to your attention that there are also some caves in Taita Taveta County that very few Kenyans know about. These are the kinds of things I strive to highlight.
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Invisible Inventories – Nairobi – Cologne – now Frankfurt – Interview mit/with Leonie Neumann ger/engl
We do not avoid conflicts, but certainly this project has become very big and has connected many houses. It is also an opportunity for our house to learn from it for future projects, to grow from it and also to learn through dialogue and discussion with those affected, the representatives of the communities.
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Shona_ Book Review – Rhodesia und Who killed Hammarskjöld?
Two exciting political books on African contemporary history are the focus of shonas book review. One book deals with the history of Rhodesia, today's Zimbabwe, the second shows the international machinations in connection with the death of UN Secretary-General Hammarskjöld in the 1960s.
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SiHene: Preserving Ghana’s Cultural Heritage – Interview with Founder Rita Mawuena Benissan engl/ger
Si Hene, in her own words "serves to preserve the archives of the Chieftaincy and traditional culture of Ghana, bringing accessibility and awareness of our culture. We provide a deeper perspective and preserves the legacy of the individuals that once ruled from the 1800s to the modern day. We hope through this foundation to reclaim the power as Ghanaians and bring more accessibility to learn about our royal history!" Si.Hene is very sucessful on social media, shares many unseen photos and film clips and comments.
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shonareads book review: Njinga of Angola and Bulawayo Burning – engl/ger
Our new contributor shonareads from Harare/Zimbabwe will review books from african writers as well as african topic, science fiction and many more of interest. We start today with two reviews: one about the Angolan "Warrior" Queen Njinga and the social history book "Bulawayo Burning".
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Gede Ruins: Digging through History Part 2 – Historische Grabungen in Gede/Kenia teil 2
We will go as deep as possible until we cannot recover any artefact. Prof. Kusimba informs. And even as they dig, there is still no evidence of any Arab presence in Gede, contrary to popular and persistent belief.
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Gede Ruins – Digging through History – Ausgrabungen in Gede/Kenia
In two parts, Lorna Likiza explores the remains of an ancient Swahili City at the Kenyan Coast, with a focus on the ongoing archaeological project at the historical site, being carried out by Prof. Chapurukha Kusimba.
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Avec Cameroun und mit Power aus Berlin: Initiative Perspektivwechsel – ger/french
Sie lassen Comics für die Bildungsarbeit produzieren, konzipieren Ausstellungen für Schulen, entwickeln Projekte für Deutschland und Kamerun. Die Initiative Perspektivwechsel e.V. aus Berlin ist getragen von Menschen aus Kamerun und Deutschland. Was beide Kulturen auch verbindet, ist eine gemeinsame Vergangenheit. ===Faites défiler vers le bas pour la version française. Eine Vergangenheit, die vielen Menschen in Deutschland, gerade auch jungen Menschen nicht klar ist. Denn die koloniale Vergangenheit Deutschlands liegt schon über hundert Jahre zurück. Und doch liegen gerade in dieser Kolonialgeschichte viele Ursachen für Ungerechtigkeiten bis heute begründet. Aber auch dem Vorurteil entgegenwirken, die Menschen in Kamerun wären immer nur Opfer, ist Teil der Arbeit. Aufklärung und Interesse wecken: Junge Menschen für Themen begeistern, zu “empowern”, komplexe Zusammenhänge sichtbar…
