the, the white is something that happened a 140 years ago still matter to you today on the 77 percent. we explore how and event that divided up africa and took started. colonialism remains relevant today. welcome to the show. i am your host. ok to english novel coming up on the show intends on here. we need students to feel what they learn about colonial history at school. and can yeah, the community a still waiting for the return of a sick with drums but was stolen by the bridget and the mayor of free telling me seized his german as the comprise for commitment to the people. i'll

have you ever looked at a map of africa and noticed how straight the borders of some countries, all the might be a for example, where i'm from. looks like it was drawn up with a ruler. that's because over a century ago, powerful walk lead us met up in germany to shape the future of africa by selecting territories to establish the colonial borders that we know today. for a quick refresher, my colleague victor pen, well, it takes us through the berlin conference. did you it timeframes. got to please almost $140.00 is a good change defeats if you actually done confidence in november of 18 each for a few of the was most possibly does. guys are going to jump on still for you to bring in timeframe. so let's take a look. that's what really happened and why that happened during the age and seventy's an urgent need some eighty's conditions, such as greek between frank,

a gentleman, he'd begun to get to ask the guy so naturally, associates to green de industrial sectors as well as a professional. my kids for the goods these factories produce the political experience of markets because i marks for you counseling, position for taylor in africa. the outcome of the meeting has impacted you in more weeks time. kind of imagine here, a hype key to curious that you need to know the burden conference of 18 minutes fault. it's huge. 5 was initially set by jump on johnson low, low to form these mark. the idea was to, to dispute in between the video. so you can tell us, we're fine for interest in africa, and those avoid the walk. it was attended by 15, you can countries, the us and the ottoman empire at that time. this is very conference that gave the democratic republic of claims as a private key to the bill, john cheese. the you can tell us identified zones amongst themselves based on your individual interest and proceeds on these eventually led to the division of the

african continent, variable desk that exists 2 dates. the conference did have one plus speed, outgoing it. finally, 4 beat slipped feet in africa. that'd be gone. indicate senshi. now a big point from what we just heard is that the berlin conference was a scramble for africa and its resources. but imagine coming into an area where people have already settled and wanting to land or forcing them into hard labor. colonial forces face mess of resistance. you may have heard of the hetero number genocide in the media or the my g, margie rebellion intends on. yeah. but how much of this history is taught in schools for this week, special debate and money henrich is in doris. allow me to explore this very question. let's take a look. hello

everyone, and welcome to 77 percent special debate. and today we're here in terms of the a direct dilemma, this group comp us together with student and historical ed spots. we want to explore how much the history, particularly colonial history, see as much as to date, to kick off this discussion. i'm posing this question to the students when to do 1st time, then about that island, the history of calling the reason for my grandparents my grandfather, my grandmother. i was excited to learn more about how to move one further up to the active being achieved in my hand guy the and 2 together region in june be so i was actually more interested in learning more of the tactics and leadership skills are used in class we so we touched on it, but it's very basic knowledge that we learn about it when we do learn it, it's not very representative of the whole globe and it doesn't really talk about how other countries, especially countries in africa have undergone or how the experiences were altered for everyone who actually discussed the same topic with the students in the school

in don't mind and they recorded some questions for all a few guys. so come closer to me so that you can see the question my question for you guys is whether you guys learned about client isn't in class or how much more you're informed then or, or maybe even just my class. yes. so my question to you guys would be, how you feel about germany? since i know germany did not do nice things in the corner this so the 1st question was, how much do you learn about history in your classes? are previous history. teacher went out of his way to actually teach us about colonialism about the german colonialism and those that actually actually the only way that i learned about it. and the 2 most significant things that we learned to was in your 6 when we went to the bottom royal slave trade place and out and in your a to in the, went to kill a k, c one e, where it was mostly the arabic slave trading what was to

a feeling of the hearing that i was actually quite shocked because i didn't i had no clue about that before. as i thought terms in the i was just like, completely independent or so it was just before that it was just like a whole african tribes united. we went on the textbook like was this literacy is talking about colonialism. but we also went out of the textbook like, what are the students opinion, how do you see the amount of colonial these and how do you take it as personal? like, do you see there is any current relationship between the, those years of colonialism and this is our current life. we thought colonial is so the 2nd question was about, how do you guys feel about deadline? is because the student feel like a gentleman didn't do anything good. um they were harsh, so they killed a lot of people and like they, they fought like rebellions like monday, monday rebellion like a machinery. so like people should like. so it was very hush hush

. okay. i see the hand here, although jeremy do a lot of bad stuff. i quite enjoy the country. i think they are very, very interesting country. and i think they still have a big impact in terms of near right now. for me, it was a bit challenging, learning about cooling isn't because i'm from both background german, an african and it's hard to believe that your own people could do that to your other culture in a way. and so it was kind of difficult, grew up. thank you. so much remy. you are the cultural curator. yeah. and you walk around the block in a week on history. and you was born in pennsylvania buckley to on, grew up in germany. how do you feel like to have like the rich northridge around these? he story of 2 countries. i'm a bid with ears with the confused, but you're working on healing and growing. and just educating more people about colonialism. a lot of our history was res. so a lot of us is, feels very difficult to step into. i want to say the proud africans here and step

into the story and like the resistance and at the same time with an extreme gap of knowledge. read. this was knowledge kept things, we just don't know because they were in griffin or they were taken to germany like skulls and all the information's diaries. we don't have so much of that intense and am i think there's still a discrepancy and the gap of like, who benefits from different things which we called post colonial effects. like after colonialism, what happens, but then there's also the emotional effect of like, what happened to her ancestry, where as the remains of our grandparents and how can i step into myself. we know there was in qual, uh he did a b, c, d, but do we know um his emotions he sees day to day activities. um what he felt, what he went through, maybe personal relationship with his wife with these kids. we don't know that because we loved them like fictional characters. so i was, i was, it was the to,

i wanted to bring forth stories of women which are very much on told basically. but i also wanted to bring out the stories that people can relates. they can, they can see the mentor processing of these people and how, what's broach then what's the filaments brought them to become, who they? well, because most of that has men. we see men of saves most of the time. and there is none, especially get into that. we have none of that. thank you so much here in terms when the we have lead to dunk a, who was to at least how history has been hit and told to different generation. and we have the we do a boat. so let's what you've done, go with a spiritual leader from the near total people and thinking that north central attends on you. she was born in the 1816 to a family of traditional. she lives in a state that she could predict the future. german forces came into her region in 191 as a tried to expand a 13 over there,

colonial kings. to take hold on her people to resist german colonial rule. when the germans got wind up the resistance, we had to put down the ticket done. got you set to have use base to protect our people and come to the germans, advanced weapons, pensa, named queen of the beach. according to oral tradition, lead take, you've done some reviews to district german forces after which local fighters would attempt in local folk, lo and songs, and the ticket. duncan's power over the beast was ruined by an informant. her best friend in an act of betrayal. luc ticket down go was captured by german authorities with help from rival collaborate. she was beheaded in his call and magically taken to germany. today she still remembered intends on being fulfilled as a career just by to and the fee and this woman. how do you guys feel about the video after watching the video is always super excited cuz of this thing. first, it was a woman close. we don't actually hear more about women. but in that video,

it gave me a sense. they also women were involved in fighting for independence during the time of colonialism. i feel like it's a repeated history because a lot of chips also happened to have the same kind of past that they were resisting or so. and i got into a hiding. and the funds would betray them because of bribery and stuff like that. and i just feel like at some point, it's a reason as to why independence was a bit late, most of history's mass. right? so like it's tried to shape like a different side of the store, which is sometimes hidden in many parts of like africa and, and also world history live in den, just affect men affected women and several children as well. and these tories are not being shared out. no one is taking into consideration the vulnerability and impressions they have faced in their life. and i think a lot more like needs to be signed onto that. what do you think should be done to make sure that the young generation equipped to with much knowledge currently not

only in pens in in but also in germany. we don't colonialism is not a main factor. so in terms of media is as it's private schools or government schools, we often learn from the british era. and then even our curriculum after independence is mostly british focused. so there's a lot of need to involve historians and other pedagogical forms to coal, right. and pedagogy, cup looks really do you think this history shapes the 2 days while adult? all future in any way? yes, of course it shapes and we were talking about races and the fact how we think about ourselves and about how to think of us. so, which also means is a big chance to teach shape the right to empower young humans to learn more. i believe that having different stories, they're not just focus from the west and also are told from an african viewpoint is

very important, which we can see throughout quantization is lacking. whereby most of the evidence is recorded by the western world, and it isn't very accurate for a lot of us. they generally like young people, i don't of myself all my cultural was and they explain to me all told me because i needed to learn like language just like english. so i can be able to survive in society today. but generally, so he, these are important like language for us is what's build since preserves our culture and all of its being taken away on work, keep forgetting about it. so let's go back to ones where you are, but to keep changing. thank you so much for watching and am we mind here, rick, from the side of the. c very good point to raise in that the bait history should be taught in the language you understand. and also from an african perspective, we have

a lot more debates or not 77 percent in youtube channel. so be sure to check it out . now i have a question for you. how does colonialism affect you would love to hear your thoughts on social media platforms. but for a start we us young people in that maybe a, a nature. yeah, that's very question. it's a junk button. we have to somehow 10 percent of pick the site to put it inside line is between data. i see those dates between why in the black simply means that the moving around again 20 minutes later, maybe they should just blow away the call on the board as a demand. different as i do not think, let's say it's the same is it was making the days, but we suffer from some excellent things that i'm not his connection to my look at it show it was brought to be shown as one of

decided, bunting degree shown we well know, united put on the n as in vehicles that translate to start from what high density of these uh we should that's already been done. well, the 2nd 3 basically if i just looked at me for see what do you mean fluid in education? if we went school in ice from then we would still be living and we, we used to be, we get a community like the other they both now everybody's car shows up. get back. yeah. unable every you got is that you through that to get an is big like what these? no, i'm not going to blame the couldn't now, must cause any more because we all put on insurance and countries. levels have been pretty nice and they've actually done reporting sales. i think be responsible for what we do right now. i mean to this quantity one does not responsible for gravy. all right, no, not the committee. now, most of that is definitely food plus spot. can we blame colonialism for the current state of countries, or should that responsibility lie with our leaders as well?

in our next report, we explore how kenya's, vocational community is still waiting for the return of a secret drum taken by british colonial officers over a 100 years ago. while it's stored in the archives of the british museum, the drums to hold significant power for this community. monrovia, zimbabwe, tens, every so often to these groups, into level on the banks of kansas, tennessee river. he belongs to the become a community, the grooves once. how's the performance the equipment guide you drum, which was stolen by british colonial offices over 100 years ago? in the past, the eldest would had been kaji in a place like vc. it was a secret place in the forest in height, but not the events. mulch and trent could find their way here. the drum or gag was once we via does it become with central silver and power? it determined that we of life

the without it, the groove is no longer a secret and to become a governing council to reach manuel he belongs, has lost most of its authority. l does like one where we have vivid memories of the colonial period. but they were too young to have set eyes on the drum themselves. after taking ven, guide you from the pl como it was shipped abroad and kept in storage in london's british museum. the book home was king michael rodney, i'm gonna go so the 7th and the elders and his kingdom, i will read the drum will never return. then guide is like a list. i mean, imagine if i had the midst of westminster, there probably meant in england if i had the mis lang somewhere and they musing it does that would store what was it to me

2nd, you need yes to them. it's, this isn't a drum on savages, but wait. it is a beautiful place, which is not always beautiful, but the task means it has some functions. why should do denied an object? it's functions like the many communities across the applicant, continental demanding for the return of the salon, the cultural feeling, kenya's, national museum and exhibition is taking place in visible inventories is questioning the results of the objects at the like, visual for these ex prisoners like div empty boxes, because like, when you go to a museum, you don't expect to see empty cases. the missing objects include items such as mass

shields, smoking, pine cones, great mach of the drums construct lines on, you know, the invisible inventories program, recorded like 52000 missing objects. plan was to create a database of canyon objects that are spread out across these cultural institutions across the world. because because can yet, as in no way to object sign what they are, we decided to visualize every object as a shipping label. because for us, every object that left was shipped out, right? and honestly, we've covered on the walls, but this is only like 2000 the british museum has one of the largest collections in the world of cultural artifacts, given the breast of its colonial empire. while other former colonial powers have already begun the process of retaining looted as effects britain is still dragging . these all these beautiful se, laws against mental objects,

which is really strange that you know, you take objects from people and then you create laws to prevent them going back. so now it's, it's, it's really going to be tunneled 6, which was to mostly legal. take them right michael, run homeless king. we simply got communication from the british museum that they would like to talk a huge step forward from when he 1st lots to the initial request. his community, which numbers are roughly 200000 live in one of the porous regions of kenya. many no longer adhere to the old traditions in question, the renaissance of the drum to date, yet macaroni remained adamant about its importance. it is really a very important sent a photo of people. but in the museum, let's just say on a moment of subtraction. here it is bound to the life of all these. who did you prepared? this is our property. if you basically,

i can and then it can be tons to a single note bank for somebody heidi's low food that didn't really tons of it or not the king michael rodney in manuel e, as in bob, a post a with a return to the old days will not be obvious, but sitting here under the lush mangle trees by the tennessee river, the hopeful that the society, distinct identity will one day be resurrected an era to become a little ones proud on now and that's dwelling on the past. oh and makes report takes us to the present and one woman's vision for the future. i'm talking about a born kasanya, the may or feet out in syria, neil, she has just been awarded this years. i think a price for our efforts to improve passivity. take a look. this is free town, the capital a c early on. since 2018. the city is run by may

a yvonne kingsley. yeah. i grew up in a city that was green. i grew up in this city where like i said, i left, i'm trees. i mean, i was doing that since i was this high. and i love nature. and seeing that being destroyed and seeing the challenges with segmentation that were around a you know, in 20172018. those are factors that push me that on. yeah, that made me do to make the decision to, to run for office after meeting with some of presidents, if the recovery team actually so get into politics and one of the mayoral election in 2018 advocating for transform free time agenda. and business plans address waste management and aimed to restore 3 towns green hills through tree planting. obviously it is committed to protecting the environment once future generations to experience the green,

sweet town of her childhood, the way $29.00 whatever she does, yvonne. okay. so yeah. what is the bolts of citizens of que town and had decision making? this type of government has until a claim, but locally and nationally solidifying legacy and impact. the rates of growth of the population diversity. the lack of timing um you know, challenges around the way the building permit thing is done at a centralized level. has meant that in spite of 5 years of hardware, we still see that there's more that we can do there. 2 things that i would definitely say will always stick out for me as like as these of being the mayor.

free town one. not surprising, free town to, to town. you know, our decision and commitment target to plan to 1000000000 cheese. the 2nd would be interesting, lee, because lots management to may, a has prioritized clean, such as the economy initiatives to address local challenges. then you plot the process is ways to bring it into kaufman. this cooking briquettes offers an alternative to the widely used chocolate brackets and the city the tree. see plants help with use the temperature and make the city more resilient to flooding. i'm drugs and it's not just about the fact that these environmental issues out there, you've made a huge progress. it's also about the fact that the people of the cities lines are negatively impacted by the fact the time of change is competing. temperatures are rising, sea levels are rising extra weather patterns are becoming more common. if you don't

care who gets the credits, you're more likely to get things done. we want the work to be done for the people of free town. it doesn't need to have our name on it. it just needs to be done. at least this wish won't come true despite it's not wanting any credit for where you've gone. i. q. so you one, the german africa prize. 2024 for commitment and dedication to the people of his city. the is a big congratulations to evo, and i can show you as a wrap up the show. it's clear that the past due impacts both me and you, but it's great to see how learning our history can help us shape the future. let's continue the discussion on our social media pages. we always want to hear from you . i'll leave you with this inspirational song. i'm the one and only rocky, the only calls i've never bowed down until next 5 chairs

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