Tag Archives: History of Africa

Five things you didn’t know about women’s status in ‘traditional’ Africa

November 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A tribeswoman wears traditional clothes during preparations for the independence day ceremony, scheduled for July 9, in Juba July 1, 2011. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic By Alex Whiting LONDON (TrustLaw) – From elderly ladies terrifying enemy fighters to Igbo women “sitting on” … read more »

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Effects of colonialism on Africa’s past and present

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Address at AZAPO commemoration of Africa Liberation Day, Pimville Community Hall Soweto, 26 May 2012 Motsoko Pheko Programme Director, Comrades, Brothers and Sisters, The effects of colonialism past and present are visible all over Africa. It is not an overstatement … read more »

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Rather than tell me of African Independence, Tell me of her De-Colonisation – Part 2

May 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rather than tell me of African independence, Tell me of her DECOLONIZATION! rather than tell me to celebrate some independence, Rather tell me when we would celebrate her DECOLONIZATION! We were colonised, right? Yes! That is a fact!And have we … read more »

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