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17/04/2023

Meet King Ahebi Ugbabe. She was the only female king that existed during the colonial era in Africa. Until her death in 1948, she was the paramount ruler of Enugu Ezike in Igbo land, Nigeria🇳🇬

According Nwando Achebe's account, she was a 'slave' married to a deity, a runaway, a s*x worker, a headman, a warrant chief, and ultimately a female king. She was a strong leader of her people, yet also a collaborator empowered by and serving the British colonial regime in Nigeria.

After all the failed attempts by the British soldiers to conquer Enugu Ezike, Ahebi Ugbabe the daughter of Ugbabi Ayibi was said to be the person that led the British forces into her the heart of her hometown Enugu Ezike. As a reward, the British invader installed her as the warrant chief cm king of Enugu Ezike people.

However, having made the history as the only female king that existed in colonial Africa, do you think King Ahebi is a hero? Do you think she deserves to be celebrated?

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16/03/2023

*THE FULANI(FULA PEOPLE)*

*The Fulani (Fula people) are believed to be the largest ethnic group in the western Africa, they are found in more than 10 west African countries including, Sudan, South Sudan, DrCongo, Centra African republic, Benin, Ghana, Mali, Geinea, Senegal, Gambia,Cong Brazzaville etc*
*The Fulani are believed to have originated in the middle east however history does not show their original origin, some claims say they are originated from the north Africa present day Arab Africa.*
*In the 11th century the Fulani adopted Islam and they expanded their trade with the Arabs whose theories and Ideas had become a part of them,*

*The Fulani are pastoralists, and their ethnic group has the largest nomadic pastoral community in the world.The majority of the Fula ethnic group consisted of semi-sedentary people as well as sedentary settled farmers, scholars, artisans, merchants, and nobility.As an ethnic group, they are bound together by the Fula language, their history and their culture. More than 99% of the Fula are Muslims.*

*Many West African leaders are of Fulani descent including the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari; the President of Senegal, Macky Sall; the President of Gambia, Adama Barrow; the President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló; the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh; and the Prime Minister of Mali, Boubou Cisse. They also occupy positions in major international institutions, such as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina J. Mohammed; the 74th President of the United Nations General Assembly, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande; and the Secretary-General of OPEC, Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo.*

*By Matale Andrew Benon*
*Ugandan Pan African and a writer*

11/04/2022

How Idi Amin Renamed Colonial Roads, Lakes & Mountains So As To Decolonise Uganda

Article by Faustin Mugabe, Daily Monitor Researcher/Historian.

On December 17, 1972, former president Idi Amin made a proclamation that led to the renaming of some of Uganda’s physical features such as national parks, lakes and roads.

The promulgation was made on national radio and television following a campaign he had started codenamed “Uganda’s economic war” in which he expelled Indians, Israelis and the British. Amin told the nation that he had decided to rename those physical features because their colonial names were insignificant to independent Ugandan.

“I have decided that Queen Elizabeth National Park shall henceforth be known as Rwenzori National Park and the Murchison Falls as well as the Murchison Falls National Park shall henceforth be known as Kabalega Falls and Kabalega National Park,” he announced.

“Kabalega is a name that is very important. The king of Bunyoro determinedly fought the British who were advancing into Uganda from Sudan and several battles routed them. It was only after the British had been on alliance with a neighbouring local king that Kabalega was finally subdued. Names like Kabalega have much more meaning for the people of Uganda than names like Murchison which are foreign and of whose origin and significance not many people in Uganda are aware of.”

Lake Albert was renamed Lake Idi Amin Dada while Lake Edward was renamed after his friend the president of Zaire, Mubutu Sese Seko. Lake Victoria was given back its Kiganda name, Nalubaale.

“In addition, we have decided to change the names of a number of roads in Kampala as follows,” Amin said.

“1. Prince Charles Drive becomes 25 January Avenue to signify the date of the birth of the second Republic of Uganda. You are aware that the battle for our nation was commanded from the command post which lies on the new 25 January Avenue and it is only fitting that a place that important in our country should be served by a road whose name has a real meaning in our national history.

2. Queen’s Road becomes Lumumba Avenue. As the people of Uganda and Africa know, Patrice Lumumba is one of the greatest Africans that have ever lived. He strongly fought against the imperialists and Zionists for the freedom of Africa. It was due to his courageous and uncompromising stand against these evils that he was assassinated. He was a strong national and international leader. It would be a good thing for all Africans to follow the teachings, practices and principles of Patrice Lumumba.

3. Salisbury Road becomes Nkrumah Road. Kwame Nkrumah as again you will be aware was another great African who tirelessly struggled against imperialism for the liberation of the whole of Africa. He was a firm advocate of African Unity and a great pan-Africanist. He greatly contributed to the founding of the Organisation of African Unity. We must honour his memory.

4. Rosebury Road becomes Nasser Road. Gamel Abdul Nasser fought the imperialists and Zionists until his death and that is why they always hated and feared him. We know that the fire of his teachings and beliefs still blaze strong in the whole of Africa, the Arab world, Asia and Latin America. We must remember his courageous stand for the freedom of Africa and the Arab world.

5. Hunter Road in Bugolobi becomes Luthuli Avenue. The late chief Albert Luthuli also courageously fought against the racists of South Africa and they kept him in jail for many years. He died an unnatural death and the circumstances of his death are still a mystery. He was awarded the Noble Prize in 1961.

6. Borup Avenue becomes Malcolm X Avenue. Malcolm X was a strong Afro-American political leader who bravely exposed and resisted the activities of the imperialists. He was assassinated because of his beliefs.

7. Kings Road in Nakasero will be Sukano Road. Dr Sukano was for many years president of Indonesia having guided that nation to independence. He was a strong anti-imperialist leader and he convened the first non-aligned conference which was held at Bandung.

8. Kings Avenue becomes Nehru Avenue. Pandit Nehru was the first prime minister of India which he led to independence in 1947.

He was imprisoned by the British rulers of Indian.

9. Harcourt Avenue becomes Kimathi Avenue. Dedan Kimathi was a very courageous nationalist and freedom fighter who as a Mau-Mau leader physically and for many years fought imperialism in Kenya until he was slain in battle.

10. Stanley Road becomes Akii-Bua Road: John Akii-Bua as you know was the first Ugandan to get a gold medal at the Olympic Games when he completed first in Munich in august this year. His performance was a world record. Which I know will stand for a long time.”

At the official renaming of Queen’s Road to Lumumba Avenue on January 18, 1973, Amin said: “It is time we took stock of ourselves with a view to restoring our cultural heritage, human dignity and respect which has hitherto been denied to us by forces of imperialism and their agents.”

“To fight against the forces of imperialism and Zionism; and to succeed in this fight, we must believe and practice true nationalism as our guiding principle.”

He also warned Africans never to forget that imperialists were in Africa for their own selfish interests and not for African interests.

“In addition, we have decided that subject to consultations with Kenya, Mt Elgon will be known as Mt Masaba. Although most of Lake Victoria is in Uganda, we shall make immediate consultations with our neighbours Kenya and Tanzania with a view to agreeing on a new name for Lake Victoria,” he said.

Because of that technicality, the name Lake Victoria remained unchanged. But later when the Kenyan government accepted Amin’s proposal, Mt Elgon was changed to Masaba Mountain.

“The changes in the names of roads, national parks and mountain I have announced tonight are only the beginning of what must be a concerted campaign to make similar changes in respect of all roads, institutions, etc. bearing colonial and imperial names in Uganda,” he said.

“I want to ask all urban and local authorities and institutions to make immediate arrangements to change meaningless foreign names of roads, streets etc. in their areas and to replace them with meaningful African or other names as indicated above. The proposal should be submitted to the Cabinet for approval before any road or institution is renamed.”

As a result of this decree, districts such as Rukungiri, Mbale and Arua have a road named Republic road or street after the Second Republic of Uganda.

It was also after this decree that roads in Uganda were named after Ugandans. In Rukungiri District, for instance, a road was named after Karegyesa, a former minister and Member of Parliament.

In Jinja District, many roads such as Nadiope, Luba (Lubas) and Gabula were named after local leaders and politicians.

Unfortunately, when Amin fell in 1979, most of the colonial names were reinstated.

11/04/2022

Samora Machel, an incisive military man and political figure, fought against the Portuguese FASCIST N**I colonizer invaders for the independence of Mozambique and became the country’s first president.

Machel was born in the village of Chilembene, Mozambique on September 29, 1933.

His parents were poor farmers from the Shangana ethnic group.

When the Portuguese invaded Mozambique; they enacted policies that caused great suffering for the black Africans in the country.

For instance, in the 1950s, the Portuguese colonial rulers forcibly seized lands belonging to black Africans include that of Machel’s parents.

The lands were used to cultivate cotton and other large scale agriculture schemes that only benefited the Portuguese.

Machel completed elementary school and attended Catholic mission school.

He sought training to become a nurse, one of the few professions permitted for black Africans to work in.

While working as a nurse, Machel saw the discrimination and racism black nurses faced.

Black nurses were coerced to hold subordinate positions to white nurses and were paid less money for the same work.

With an increase interest in Marxist ideology, Machel became drawn to politics and activist which led him to protest against the hardships faced by black nurses.

The plight of black nurses also raised awareness of the inadequate healthcare services poor Mozambique’s received to which Machel stated, "The rich man's dog gets more in the way of vaccination, medicine and medical care than do the workers upon whom the rich man's wealth is built."

Due to the discrimination and racism black African were facing in Mozambique; in the 1950s, many Mozambique’s were leaving the country to form guerilla groups to fights against the Portuguese government.

In 1962, President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania invited leaders of the different Mozambique groups to Dar es Salaam where the groups agreed to form the revolutionary movement known as the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo).

Frelimo established a political and military wing which was placed under the leadership of Eduardo Mondlane.

In August 1963, Machel traveled to Tanzania where he joined Frelimo.

He was then sent to Algeria with other Frelimo soldiers where they received military training. When the training had concluded, Machel returned to Tanzania where he became the military instructor at the Frelimo’s Kongwa military training camp.

In 1964, Frelimo began its extensive military operation against the Portuguese government in Mozambique.

When Frelimo’s Secretary of Defense, Filipe Magaia died; Machel rose in rank to become the Secretary of Defense and later Commander-In-Chief of Frelimo’s army.

Machel believed in guerilla warfare and spent his time fighting alongside his men in the battle field and experienced combat difficulties alongside his soldiers.

Frelimo’s army soon established themselves as the people’s revolutionary movement among the poor in Mozambique.

Machel’s popularity began to rise as he called for the overthrow of the Portuguese from Mozambique and improving the lives of the poor.

According to Machel,

“of all the things we have done, the most important - the one that history will record as the principal contribution of our generation - is that we understand how to turn the armed struggle into a Revolution; that we realized that it was essential to create a new mentality to build a new society."

When Frelimo’s leader Eduardo Mondale was assassinated in 1969, Machel rose in rank to become Frelimo’s leader.

Machel and his soldiers continued to wage intense guerilla warfare against the Portuguese government.

In 1974, the Portuguese government was forced out of Mozambique following a successful coup.

On June 25, 1975, Frelimo and its leader, Machel formed the new revolutionary government in the country.

Machel became Mozambique’s first president and was popularly referred to as “President Samora.”

As a Marxist, Machel implemented policies that nationalized lands and properties previously operated by the Portuguese government.

He ensured the Frelimo government established health facilities and public schools to serve the poor.

As president of Mozambique, Machel supported and permitted African revolutionary movements fighting white regime in Rhodesia and South Africa to function within Mozambique.

This led the minority white governments in Rhodesia and South Africa to attack Mozambique by destroying health facilities, schools, railway lines and hydroelectric facilities constructed by the Frelimo.

The attacks had a dramatic affect on the economy of Mozambique.

However, Machel did not waver in his support of the African revolutionary movements.

For his efforts, Machel was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize.

On October 19, 1986, when Machel was returning to Mozambique from Zambia where he had attended a meeting, his plane crashed in the Lebombo Mountains in South Africa.

Machel died instantly alongside other government officials and ministers.

Upon hearing of his death WE KNEW WHITE NEO COLONIAL INSTITUTIONS WERE BEHIND HIS DEATH .

NEVER FORGET . NEVER FORGIVE .

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