The series explores the legacy of German colonialism in Africa. Looking at it from an African perspective, it describes how Germany joined the scramble late, met resistance, and descended into exploitation and violence.
history series
"Shadows of German Colonialism" builds on the experience DW gained in previous year by producing the popular multimedia series"". The new series will be distributed in six languages on DW programs and social media platforms and through some 300 media partners in Africa. The scripts produced by DW were screened by an advisory board of renowned historians: Prof. Lily Marfela , Dr. Kwame Osei Kwarteng and Reginald E. Kirey . Kirey lauds:"DW is doing a great effort to educate Tanzania and German communities on various aspects of German colonial history in Tanzania mainland. This is a commendable project which will go a long way in raising the public awareness of German colonial history in Germany and Tanzania.