Post tagged: Southern Africa

by Heike Becker
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tagged Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, National liberation movements, Toivo Ya Toivo

A man called Hope: the legacy of Namibia's Andimba Toivo ya Toivo

Namibia has seen an unprecedented outpouring of grief following the death of liberation struggle hero Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo on 9 June 2017. Toivo was part of a generation that bore Southern Africa’s long struggles against apartheid and colonialism. The article gives a brief biography of this inspiring man …

by Heike Becker
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tagged Namibia, Germany, Southern Africa, National liberation movements, Activism, Reinhard Koessler

Namibia, Solidarity and Germany

In the first installment of the interview Reinhart Kößler speaks about the history of solidarity activism with the liberation struggles of Southern Africa in the former West Germany. He draws partly on his personal experience as an activist. In the second installment, Heike Becker and Reinhart Kößler discuss issues of …