DW’s Shadows of German Colonialism podcast explores how Germany’s imperial ambitions in Africa met fierce resistance, and descended into exploitation and violence.... more
Nduna Mkomanile tried to unite East African communities against German colonialism during the Maji Maji war in the early 20th... more
One of the world's oldest humanoid fossils, colloquially known as Dinknesh, or "Lucy," has intrigued paleontologists for decades. But her... more
Tropical medicine boomed as European powers claimed territories in Africa. Germany sent the famed Robert Koch and many others to... more
Respected German anthropologists made a career from dividing people by race, a new branch of science that conveniently put Europeans... more
Why does Namibia have a bizarre panhandle? Why do some Ghanaians talk of being from "Western Togoland"? Much of this... more
After the decisive Battle of Waterberg between German and Herero fighters, colonial officers in the colony of South West Africa,... more
Germany's control over Togoland drastically altered traditional power structures, favoring compliant chiefs and running roughshod over cultural norms. We explore... more
In East Africa and the Great Lakes region, German colonial conquest spurred courageous resistance from many local East African groups... more
In the context of colonial-era injustice, the renaming of landmarks almost seems like a footnote. But in this podcast we... more
Summer 1896: A Cameroonian man appeared in Treptower Park, Berlin as part of a human exhibition to increase enthusiasm for... more
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