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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The White Savior Complex – Der Weisse Retter Komplex // Essay by Lorna Likiza – engl/ger
The White Savior Complex – Is Self-Hate to Blame? by Lorna Likiza For German Version please scroll down I am currently reading Out Of Darkness, Shining Light by Zimbabwean Writer, Petina Gappah. The…
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Raubkunst aus Afrika/Looted Art – Give them Back! ger/engl.
Wer weiß noch von den Forderungen aus den 60er Jahren, oder zur großen Kulturschau FESTAC 1977, als Nigeria die berühmte Ida Maske ausstellen wollte, die Ende 19. Jhd geraubt wurde? Savoy, die auch…
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Weltgeschichte aus Mali – Restaging Global history – „Sun of the Soil“ Mansa Musa
Von Sara HanaburghDer performative Dokumentarfilm „Sun of the Soil“ stellt die historischen Aufzeichnungen über den „großen König“ von Mali, Mansa Musa, wieder her.+++ For English Version, please scroll down+++Die Leere der schriftlichen Aufzeichnungen…
