01/29/2025 January 29, 2025 German merchants were key players in Africa's colonization, with Hamburg businessman Adolph Woermann at the forefront. His vast shipping empire dominated West African ...

A British liner carrying 30,000 chests of tea was captured by a German cruiser off the east coast of Africa, just two days in to the war. So it was imperative to Britain that Germany’s long ...

When the Allies declared war on Germany, both sides’ colonies had been automatically included: South Africa was part of the British Commonwealth and Germany had colonies in GSWA and German East ...

Germany's involvement in Africa began with Carl Peters commissioning the establishment of the German East African Society, followed by the forceful confiscation of Zanzibar Sultan's Land on Otto ...