Picture this. It’s August 1905, and you’re standing near Mahenge in what was then German East Africa.

There’s fighting breaking out. Dust in the air. Gunfire in the distance. And then, out of the bush, you see something striking.

Large groups of African fighters moving toward a German position. Not scattered. Not hiding. Moving forward, directly into it.

Now here is the thing. This is a very uneven fight.

On the German side, you have colonial troops led by officers like Theodor von Hassel.

They’re dug in. They’re organised. And they have machine guns.

They’re also supported by askari, African soldiers trained under German command.

On the other side, most of the fighters are carrying spears and bows.
Some have firearms, but nothing close to what they’re up against.

And yet, they keep advancing.

Not because they don’t understand the danger. But because many of them believe they are protected.

Before the fighting, they had taken part in a ritual.

They were given what was known as maji, a kind of sacred water.
The belief was that this would protect them. That bullets would not harm them.

Now, from a distance, that might sound irrational.

But when you place it in context, it starts to make more sense.

Because this wasn’t just about belief. It was about pressure.

By 1905, German rule in the region had become extremely harsh.
Forced labour. Heavy taxation. And in particular, forced cotton farming.

Entire communities were being pushed to the limit. So what you’re seeing here is not just a battlefield moment.

It’s the point where that pressure finally breaks.

This is the Maji Maji Rebellion. One of the largest uprisings against colonial rule in African history……..


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Sources:

https://blackpast.org/global-a....frican-history/maji-

https://www.encyclopedia.com/h....istory/encyclopedias

https://afrolegends.com/2023/1....1/27/maji-maji-upris

https://unitedrepublicoftanzan....ia.com/history-of-ta

https://www.globalsecurity.org..../military/world/war/

https://iloveafrica.com/the-ma....ji-maji-rebellion-in

https://www.dw.com/en/kinjeket....ile-and-the-maji-maj

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67285182

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⁣Iyanu S02E05 The Deep

Burkina faso minuster Bassolma Bazié speech is going viral!


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Iyanu faces off against Adura, Queen of the Deep, in a fierce battle. What starts as a seesaw struggle becomes a desperate fight for Iyanu. Meanwhile, in Elu, Kanfo sends Teju and Siju on a mission to confirm if the People of the Deep are invading.

⁣Uwa returns to Elu to warn Kanfo of a potential invasion by the People of the Deep. Meanwhile, Team Chosen journeys to the source of the energy wave, but Biyi grows frustrated over his lack of mastery over the Beads of Elements.

Gen jou ki pa mande bri,
Men ki mande repons.
1 Janvye
Jou memwa
Jou rasin
Jou kote tout vwa dwe sonnen ansanm.

Kèlkeswa sa ou kwè,
Kèlkeswa kote ou kanpe,
Depi AYITI viv nan kè ou
Apèl la konsène ou.

KONVOKASYON - NANM VODOU A
222 LANE LENDEPANDANS

GADE. KOUTE. REPONN.
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@thereal_mickeyy explains why and how she learned Lang Ayisyen (e.k.a Haitian creole).

⁣Welcome back to another episode of I’m Jamaican 🇯🇲and I speak Haitian Creole 🇭🇹🥰 And in today’s episode, I’m basically gonna tell y’all some phrases that both Jamaican and Haitian say. So if I say it in patois, that’s how you say it in Creole.
Let’s get started @thereal_mickeyy