Saturday 14 March 2026
Alex White is an Editorial Fellow at History Workshop and an Honorary Fellow at Birkbeck University. His research focuses on histories of decolonisation and the global media, and he can be reached on X and Bluesky.
Articles by the Author
Thoughts
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In January 1964, a manual labourer from Uganda seized power in Zanzibar. The revolution, and the violence that followed in its wake, would reshape the region forever.…
In January 1964, a manual labourer from Uganda seized power in Zanzibar. The revolution, and the violence that followed in its wake, would reshape the region forever.…
Interviews
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Derek Peterson, the author of a new history of Idi Amin’s Uganda, reflects on how ordinary people lived and worked under a violent dictatorship.…
Derek Peterson, the author of a new history of Idi Amin’s Uganda, reflects on how ordinary people lived and worked under a violent dictatorship.…
Thoughts
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In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
On April 16 1957, at around 12:45pm, Kamal Al Din Salah…
In 1957, a controversial Egyptian diplomat was murdered in Mogadishu. The police investigation that followed stoked dangerous tensions within the Somali nationalist movement, but it also exposed the weakness of the colonial state.
On April 16 1957, at around 12:45pm, Kamal Al Din Salah…
Opinion
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In the 1950s, Egyptian broadcasts encouraged Somalis to unite against imperialism – but their rhetoric also deepened political divides.
In the Somali territories, the struggle against imperialism was also a competition for influence. As parties like the Somali Youth League and…
In the 1950s, Egyptian broadcasts encouraged Somalis to unite against imperialism – but their rhetoric also deepened political divides.
In the Somali territories, the struggle against imperialism was also a competition for influence. As parties like the Somali Youth League and…