Seminars
23 September 2026 – Archives – general discussion on strange places to find WW1 Africa material and accessing archives
14 October 2026 – Anne Samson: South Africans in the German Schutztruppe
The cost per seminar is £2.00 otherwise attend 5 for an upfront payment of £7.00. You can register here.
Past Seminars and events:
15 April 2026 – Trevor Brock: A history of GEA at war illustrated through its postal system
13 May 2026 – Dominic Etzold – L59 and other research challenges
Discussion
1 July – Zambian memorials (email Anne if you would like to participate or attend)
Conference
Date: Sunday 19 July 2026
Venue: The Africa Centre, London, 66 Great Suffolk Street, London, GB SE1 0BL
Time: 10.30am – 3.30pm
Cost: £35.00 including light lunch and refreshments
To book: Purchase a ticket, make your payment to Paypal or email Anne for alternative ways to pay.
Programme:
10.00 – Doors open & set up
10.30 – Welcome & networking
11.00 – Robert Coyle – Honouring non-white Africans who served
11.45 – Sérgio Neto – An analysis of three 21th century novels on the First World War in Mozambique
12.15 – Lunch and networking
1.15 – Martin Plaut – Ethiopia and WW1: Caught between Germany and Britain
1.45 – Anne Samson – Africa, August-December 1914
2.15 – Eric Martinez – British & South African Perceptions of African Participation in the African military Campaigns of World War One
3.00 – End of day & pack up