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Africa: We Must Not Forget Africa's Role in the First World War
African Arguments, 6 August 2014
One hundred years ago this week, self regarding, ignorant and weak leaders, the primitive belief that God was on their side, ancient tribal hatreds and total disregard for human… Read more »
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South Africa: Black WWI Soldier Reburied Alongside White Comrades
SA Info, 7 July 2014
Private Myengwa Beleza, a South African who died on the battlefields of France almost a century ago, has become the first black soldier to be buried alongside 600 of his white… Read more »
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South Africa: Mendi a Story of "Bravery And Tragedy"
BuaNews, 12 November 2007
The story of the sunken SS Mendi is one of immense human courage, bravery and human tragedy, says Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordan. Read more »
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Morocco: British Ambassador Attends First World War Centenary Service in Morocco
PR Newswire, 5 August 2014
The British Ambassador and his family laid wreaths on the graves of British and other Commonwealth soldiers who gave their lives for international freedom and are buried in Rabat. Read more »
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Africa: The World War 1 in Africa Project - A Visual Exploration of a Much-Erased History
World War 1 in Africa Project, 8 August 2014
New York City, USA / London, UK. 4 August 2014. As the world prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War, The World War I in Africa Project shines a bright light… Read more »
Africans Also Fought World War I
On the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, few remember that Africa became a battleground for the Germans, British and French, drawing in 95,000 Africans, writes Richard Dowden of African Arguments.
