Quite the interpretation of the concept of 'exchange programs' in the Essential Guide to the Customs and Culture of Malawi!

My review of “Pan-Africanism Versus Partnership
African Decolonisation in Southern Rhodesian Politics, 1950-1963,” (Springer, 2023) by Brooks Marmon was published by the Zimbabwe Independent this morning (CAT). Enjoy the read (newsday.co.zw/theindependent…)

In eclipse.

Had not previously tracked that Zimbabwe's First Lady has received at least 5 honorary doctorates from 4 countries.

Beyond her notorious UZ sociology doctorate, did Grace Mugabe receive any honorary degrees?

herald.co.zw/uz-confers-doc…

Kaunda's facial expression here is very much how I'd imagine him reacting when listening to Banda speak.

Interesting to see Joice Mujuru included here as someone whose name 'should be spoken with reverence.'

Enjoyed my first trip to Indiana for the 10th annual IU Conference on Africa and research in the HK Banda Archive

The sinking ship that is the United States of America. Distinctly unimpressed by Cincinnati's long distance bus terminal.

A new to me picture of a young Kamuzu Banda, circa 1920s. His fashion choices seem to have gone unchanged for the next six plus decades.

I am intrigued by this overhead view of a supermarket in Malawi (Blantyre) circa 1964 and the dedication of entire sections to both pickles and flasks.

Sinews of empire: A schoolteacher in Rhodesia in the 1930s was simultaneously a captain of the West Indies cricket team.

After about seven years of research and writing, it is finally here. If you have some time, please read my latest article on the Mozambique Revolutionary Committee (Coremo). Thank you, Justin Pearce and Brooks Marmon, for your input.
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

My review of Ismay Milford's carefully crafted 'African Activists in a Decolonising World' is now out Commonwealth and Comparative Politics.

50 free downloads are available at: tandfonline.com/eprint/GFKZ3UW…

For those in central Ohio, I'm marking the centennial of Robert Mugabe's birth w a presentation on one of his Zvimba contemporaries. Nelson Samkange's political career spanned from ZNP publicity secretary in 1961 to ZANU-PF MP in 2013. #Feb21 OSU Global

cas.osu.edu/events/politic…

'His clever politically strategic mind paved the way to be elected as president of the party and state.'

Nestled amidst the vibrant cityscape of Harare, a testament to the continent’s rich history and unwavering spirit, the Museum of African Liberation on is rising from the ground at the Liberation City site. Structure and Design Magazine profiled the initial phase of the project in

#OTD in 1980, Robert Mugabe returned to Zimbabwe after nearly 5 years in exile.

Journalists speculated that a welcome rally 'may well have been the biggest ever held in the country' with about 250,000 in attendance.

I find it hard to believe that Zimbabwe's first pizzeria only opened in December 1976.