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Untold story of African ‘Tenga Tenga’ in WWI

http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/untold-story-of-african-tenga-tenga-in-wwi/
M. R. Moyd, Violent intermediaries. African soldiers, conquest, and everyday colonialism in German East Africa (Athens, Ohio 2014) Chapter 2: Making Askari ways of war. Military training and socialisation.

In this Chapter Moyd writes about the socialization process that Askari soldiers went through while serving in the military called "Schutztruppe" wich was established by the german colonialists. The text issues day to day activities that were suposed to prepare the soldiers for armed conflicts....Read more

The First World War in Northern Rhodesia: Experiences of “Askari” Foot Soldiers “Tenga–Tenga” and the War Carriers, catalogue of the exhibition at the Moto Moto museum

This is the catalogue of an exhibition about Askari soldiers at the Moto Moto Museum that Mary Mbewe kindly sent to us.Read more

RECOUNTING WW1 IN ZAMBIA, ARTICLE FROM THE TIMES OF ZAMBIA

https://www.times.co.zm/?p=105253
C. Mellor-Hill, Report on the Official Celebrations during November 2018 to Mark the Centenary of the 1918 Armistice Signifying the End of the First World War in Africa

The year 2018 marked the centenray of the armistice and End of World War one. During this time (20. 11.2018) the Askari eshibition at the Moto Moto museum launched as well. This article is a report of the official celebrations from 2018 in Africa.Read more

BACKGROUND TO THE CENTENARY COMMEMORATION

https://www.nor.gov.zm/expo/?page_id=26

GAG138: Askari und die Kolonialgeschichte des Deutschen Reichs

https://www.geschichte.fm/podcast/zs138/
THE FIRST WORLD WAR FORTIFICATIONS IN MBALA

this is an artical that was written by Mary Mbewe concerning the first world war fortifications in Mbala.Read more

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