A most interesting figure of PanAfricanism is Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. He seized power in Libya from King Idris, who was the first head of state for Libya, in a bloodless coup in 1969. King Idris had been installed by the British and was a favored leader. He had supported the British in the 2nd World War ...
“If you the chiefs of Ashanti are going to behave like cowards and not fight, you should exchange your loin cloths for my undergarments.” – Nana Yaa Asantewaa In 1900, Nana Yaa Asantewaa, a woman, led the fight against the British in present day Ghana leading up to the War for the Golden Stool which ...
“Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa.” – Dr Kwame Nkrumah 6th March 1957 [youtube=http://youtu.be/AUVLbMwQZYM] “We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world! That new African is ready to ...
“It is fundamental to remember. It does not mean that we are a resentful people, but we must remember” – Aime Cesaire (1985). It is not only today that one comes across the argument made by fellow Africans, that colonialism did good to the continent of Africa. Some consider that went on for over 200years ...
http://youtu.be/CcrZgAdkUMI Nairobi is love.
Zikism was Nigeria’s equivalent of Kusema na Kutenda, or amongst the KLFA (Mau Mau) Kuuga na gwika. Zikism was a philosophy created by Nnamdi “Zik” Azikiwe. His policy appealed to all including farmers – often the base of any peasant uprising that has seen revolutionary change, globally. Zikists, ...
The process by which Kenyans were killed and intimidated in order to give up land and to stop further uprisings against the British colonialists. They were punitive murder campaigns that also saw livestock stolen from the Africans. In 1894, Fort Hall (Murang’a) was captured under Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen. A ...
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By 1963, 36 African countries had gained independence from one or more colonialist countries, namely Britain, France, Italy and Belgium. Kenya was the only African country to be declared independent in 1963, following a 10 year war period that we know as the State of Emergency. Kenya was the 36th country to gain ...
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