HISTORY / Africa / East

Current paper · Semantic Scholar

Infanticide, the intentional killing of newborn infants, has been documented across every continent and throughout recorded history. This article examines the global history of infanticide before narrowing to a detailed case study of the Gweno and Pare peoples of northern Tanzania, where the practice persisted into the early colonial period. Drawing on recent scholarship, oral traditions, missionary records, and new…

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Book · DOAB

Recounting the life stories of Malawian and South African freedom fighters living in exile in East Germany during the Cold War, this study unfolds multiple entanglements between the “Second” and “Third” worlds from the vantage point of the politically displaced within the historical contexts of African decolonization, the struggles against the Malawian Banda dictatorship and South African apartheid, and upheavals du…

Full text · Open Library

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East Africa.; East Africa: Northern Front- The Italian strategy was disclosed yesterday as a slow, crushing advance into the interior of Ethiopia, with positions fortified as the army proceeds. "I intend to carry out my task methodically and resolutely," proclaimed General de Bono. It is expected that roads will be built up to each new point of advance, before proceeding. Southern Front- Delayed reports confirm the …