DW Podcasts | Why African nations still fight over colonial era borders - Shadows of German Colonialism @dw_podcasts | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
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Why does Namibia have a bizarre panhandle? Why do some Ghanaians talk of being from "Western Togoland"? Much of this has to do with African borders drawn up in Europe during late 19th century. Borders that to this day are still very much contested, and have had deadly consequences. We explore how treaties designed to prevent war in Europe have caused conflict in Africa.
Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
pod.link/1632036015
Chapters:
00:45 - The bizarre origins of the ‘Caprivi Strip’
05:15 - Why the Caprivi Strip became contested
07:03 - The case of the Bakassi conflict
07:24 - Western Togoland
09:05 - The fight over Lake Malawi
#ShadowsOfGermanColonialism #1884BerlinConference #ColonialBorders
Why does Namibia have a bizarre panhandle? Why do some Ghanaians talk of being from "Western Togoland"? Much of this has to do with African borders drawn up in Europe during late 19th century. Borders that to this day are still very much contested, and have had deadly consequences. We explore how treaties designed to prevent war in Europe have caused conflict in Africa.
Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
pod.link/1632036015
Chapters:
00:45 - The bizarre origins of the ‘Caprivi Strip’
05:15 - Why the Caprivi Strip became contested
07:03 - The case of the Bakassi conflict
07:24 - Western Togoland
09:05 - The fight over Lake Malawi
