A new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa ... soldiers. The memorial marks a significant step in remembering their memory. The memorial is located in the heart of the city’s Company Gardens, which ...
A new war memorial in Cape Town, South Africa, remembers the close to 2,000 casualties who served in Africa during World War 1, between 1914-1918 and who have no known graves and because they were ...
In 2019 Middle East Eye reported the testimony of a former British soldier who said he had witnessed ... and analysis of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. To learn more about republishing ...
While South Africa has several memorials dedicated to white soldiers who died in the world wars, Black servicemen’s ...
The ghosts of thousands of Palestinian children crushed by Israeli bombs loomed over this year's Auschwitz commemorations ...
In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI.
Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the worsening security situation – which Tshisekedi skipped. In his absence, ...
Since the 17th century, the British-owned East India Company had ... troops in several conflicts. Indian soldiers fought in the Second Boer War in South Africa from 1899 - 1902, and in both ...
The war in Europe spread to Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, as British ... Both were killed. British soldiers using a Vickers machine gun in the trenches during WW1. Following the assassination ...