Would you believe me if I told you that the First World War ended in Southern Africa and not Europe?

The narrative of WWI often neglects the contribution of formerly colonized bodies to the war effort. This project aims to rectify the erasure that continues to happen where the historic narrative of WWI is concerned by focusing on the African carriers called Tenga Tenga, from East and Southern Africa (present day Zambia), who were used to carry the equipment of British soldiers in that region. Like many soldiers and generals, they gave their lives to ensure the success of the Allied forces. It took roughly six Tenga Tenga to carry the equipment of one British soldier, showing the immense amount of human labour needed to stage the war in East Africa. Over 80, 000 Africans were known to have participated as carriers but unfortunately not many of their names were recorded, thus neglecting to afford them the honor their work deserves. This project aims to participate in a form of restorative justice by calling the memory of the Tenga Tenga into the present through performance, photography and film while using WWI monuments as landmarks through which to intervene on this history. This ongoing project of remembrance comes to life purely by the collaborative efforts of many individuals such as photographers, actors, researchers and the different public's where these monuments reside.