Street Debate: What do Tanzanian students know about German colonial history in the country?

[@wagimoneys1528]

Please do similar documentary in Namibia

[@makonnenwallen3408]

Please, please, my people. There were no pros to colonialism. All African children should learn about all Africa and its history(pre and post colonialism). Note well, europeans are not better than us. LEARN THAT!!!

[@wagimoneys1528]

Unfortunately, our educational systems in Africa teaches us to thank the Europeans for "discovering Africa" . And our pupet leaders are coons who sees nothing wrong in worshipping Europeans so long as these leader's family and friends are rich and clung on to power

[@wagimoneys1528]

Unfortunately, our educational systems in Africa teaches us to thank the Europeans for "discovering Africa"

[@wagimoneys1528]

And this educational system is maintained by our leaders because they see nothing wrong in worshipping Europeans so long as these leader's family and friends are rich and can cling on to power

[@RonnieBertin]

True I like that

[@lenniefei6710]

@@wagimoneys1528 Mostly bcoz they don't want to loose funding for their education sectors in their respective countries....I dont think they have real choice in that

[@wd8261]

Brutality and only brutality ,there's no advantage with colonization none

[@elijahsokoni7997]

Tanzania has much more of a History with the Arabs than the Germans, I would love to see how the people there think of that.

[@CelinTonny]

That’s may be next time,and remember that time Zanzibar and Tanganyika were different places so tell me about Arab history in Tanganyika I will tell you about waji maji rebellion in Tanganyika

[@sonofsoweto]

African countries have complex history. In the same country sometimes, you will find various invaders from different part of the world

[@paulines581]

It's case by case, reflecting on personal credibility and accountability

[@lenniefei6710]

Its apparent the Arab history in Tanzania(Read Zanzibar) is not tainted in any way as they were there for centuries and natives had no problem with them at all, The history being published in the curriculum is from the colonialists which is biased and unverifiable

[@irenewile]

You are not normal,,Arabs were mainly in Zanzibar,,Germans were all over

[@RememberThePallaWallas]

Those who don't know their history are condemned to repeat it- the philosopher George Santayana.

[@sohrabtajadin3402]

SADLY, NO MENTION OF ALBUSHIRI WHO FOUGHT GERMANS IN TANGA REGION, LATER HANGED BY GERMANS.

[@lenniefei6710]

Sadly Abushiri was associated with Slavery which is a wanton lie and mischievous by the colonialists !

[@RememberThePallaWallas]

These teachers here are grooming students for more colonialism.

[@kambamazig02024]

How is that they are grooming students for more colonialism? Could you be specific and elaborate on that? i think you just missed the whole point, which is that there is not much of history and colonialism in Tanzanian education system nowadays, let alone the African history! Some of our kids in Tanzania do not even know who Nyerere was!

[@gamalnassertv]

My ancestors are from Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and Taita-Taveta in Kenya. Many related tribes were divided because of colonial borders, these nation states are artificial constructs. Glad to see a lot of nuance when it comes to this issue, pros and cons as with many things.

[@LucroNova]

Those guys don’t even know what they are really talking about or what it really happened back in the days.

[@kiddyadams]

Why are u interviewing these kids that they have no clue at all about colonization and what real happened in Tanzania? Do they know about Bibi Titi Mohammed, Khadija Mzee, Janet ? Kibasila, Abushir who was hanged in public in Dar then Mzizima?? And many more. Since Tz after independence changes the history books to normalize tribalism religion and zones and colonial scars to unite as one people one nation. So they don’t that much since we don’t talk neither taught that deep in school systems.But ask the elders will tell u the facts about what real Germans did. Same to Namibia and Cameroon u see the German legacy

[@deohaule98]

Tanzania 🇹🇿 map looks like Germany 🇩🇪 map, that shows extensive involvement of Germany in Tanzania and scramble of Africa. There are no doubt Tanzanian government should file a motion of compensation against Germany for the genocide and atrocities committed during colonial rule, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[@ngwzi5229]

Beautiful young ladies 😊

[@mickaelherman7451]

Please come to Namibia. We need You.

[@wd8261]

😂 yeah

[@honorablebossman6]

Why is this a topic to ask 🤔

[@greedyreader15]

Because it happened and no matter how much people want to deny how you respond and react to the past can definitely affect how you act in the future, and overall promoting people to use their critical thinking skills is never a bad thing

[@SA-xj8hc]

In Tanzania they only teach Arab slave trade not colonialism , because the colonizers came with Christianity .

[@lenniefei6710]

Sadly no one from govt, social society and even the church has ever challenged that fearing the cessation of funding from the powers that be

[@Jack-bx6go]

They teach both, it seems sadly your history teacher wasn't well versed or you didn't pay attention

[@NadaKostelanska-cq3ow]

Honestly, my country has been colonised, by Mongols, Ottomans, Hungarians,Russians and we are not talking about it so much. We just get over it and stopped complaining constantly. I just don't see the reason why to talk about it over and over again. And we built up and pursue our way and we are fine. Whole world was colonised trough out the history and exploitation has hapoend across the world. Just stop it!!

[@RAFIKIEI]

Shut up. Focus on your own country. We are different.

[@zat0076]

The Germans left decades ago. We shd be debating the latest technology, AI and how to industrialize d continent.

[@greedyreader15]

One the two things are not mutually exclusive, both are needed, two ex colonial, imperialistic past won't go away just because we let people forget. New forms are going to rise and try to destroy anything similar to a sense of economic independence, in order to fight and come out winner forgetting is not key

[@Am77-007]

Wake up! smh

[@emekamichael-co9ub]

God bless you. We need to look forward

[@greedyreader15]

@@emekamichael-co9ub looking forward forgetting what happened in the past is wishful thinking and overall a waste of effort, while you're here trying to forget Chinese people are setting up Chinese only shops in African soil, opening up shops and businesses where African nationals are exploited and underpaid, taking advantage of no law enforcement to supervise labour. Everything with the same tactics of Europeans 🤦🏾‍♀️ not a single new thing. Propaganda, tolerance and loans but yes let's take part in erasing the very history that could teach us

[@bazilmateru915]

Why not ask Germans about their colonization of tanzania and majimaji massacre. We still need the remains of my tribe chagga remains.

[@Jesus4Africa]

Miss Mfinanga points out that the situation prior to German colonization was characterized by Arab slave trade. This slave trade had been ongoing for thousands of years and caused a high number of victims. With their protection treaty and protection forces, Germans aimed at ending slavery and the famous Arab/Swahili cruelty. Even aside of Arab slave trade, Africa saw continuous tribal wars that wiped out entire tribes. Unfortunately, it seems that in this context, also some Germans exhibited wrong behaviors. However, Germany established security, infrastructure, education, lots of benefits to mention. I do not know the details about industry and the health sector. Everything in this world has pros and cons.

[@dalyz2024]

True with Arab slave trade. They pack it outside often. However, I disagree with your sweet reference to Germans in that time. Good work was hypocrisy to sustain their agenda and plan for colonisation. If resistance wasn't met , you wouldn't be called Tanzania today atleast. Tell if you as a tz native can travel to Germany to solve e.g immigration problem. It was disguise. No praise at all.

[@Am77-007]

What was the Berlin conference aim? The Germans did not come to that land to end slavery and perform missionary work.,they were only there for both its natural resources and international prestige of being a colonizer. The things they did to establish that were despicable and should not be swept under the rag.

[@lenniefei6710]

Absolute trashy history....There's zero evidence of slavery before Germans came in all this is a made up story to divert attention and confuse the masses of people like u !

[@dalyz2024]

@@Am77-007 exactly Thanks

[@altentic8616]

​@@Am77-007....I don't agree with the brutality of the Germans in Tanzania, but if Africa wasn't divided as it was through the Berlin conference, today there would no longer be any black people in all of Africa, as the Arabs would have completely exterminated them through slavery and transatlantic and trans-Saharan trade.

[@benjaminm.3172]

Hesta who

[@emekamichael-co9ub]

Those periods were brutal. So many despicable we even did to each other before the Europeans. Instead of still focusing on colonialism and clamouring for reparations (which may add little or nothing) we should focus on the present and see how we can collaborate with brilliant minds across the world to better our future. AFRICANS leave the past and please LOOK FORWARD. There are so many other pending innovative issues we should discuss on instead of this.

[@RAFIKIEI]

Shush

[@emekamichael-co9ub]

Germans should pay reparations? really? What about the arabs and other African indigenous tribes that oppressed others during that period before the Europeans. Give me a break please?

[@Msambweni]

You should just stop talking. Congratulations for the most stupid comment on this thread

[@irenewile]

Arabs were mainly in Zanzibar’s before it was tanganyika and Zanzibar so shut up

[@innocentrichard2945]

These are international school Student am sorry to say this but you have fail to meet your objective