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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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Travelling While Black – Nanjala Nyabola’s Book as an Insta Live Discussion engl/ger
To add salt to injury, the discussion of the termini for African travelers being on the furthest end in airports and the stark difference in business classes in airplanes flying to Africa when…
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Kenya – Die Musik der Nyayo Ära – The music of the Nyayo Era
Nyayo? Many readers from Germany will ask themselves that. Why Nyayo? Because it was a symbol of African progress in the 1980s - a car industry of its own. Initiated and led by…
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How Indian cinema shaped East Africa’s urban culture -Indien und Ostafrika – eine Filmbeziehung
Die 60er, 70er und 80er Jahre werden oft als das Goldene Zeitalter des indischen Kinos bezeichnet und in Nairobi, Mombasa und Kisumu gab es eine große Anzahl von Kinos, die sich der Vorführung…
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When Hakuna Matata becomes a phrase in English – Und Disney afrikanische Traditionen kauft
Essay by Lorna Likiza I visited Tanzania and Zanzibar in my last year of primary school on an organized school trip. It was in Zanzibar, touring the baths of the Sultan, his…
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A Question of Tribe – Kenya und seine Ethnien/ and its tribes
It starts with us encouraging our children to genuinely embrace each other regardless of tribe. It starts with that Kenyan in a voting booth ticking besides a candidate’s name and political party not…
