In this final episode, Jean-Pierre Chrétien discusses how colonisation had a lasting and negative impact on social relationships in Rwanda and Burundi, which continued until independence and the emergence of a local far-right movement.
Month: November 2025
Where does the “Hamitic” ideology originate from? Interview with Jean-Pierre Chrétien.
The belief in the false hypothesis of the existence of a "Hamitic" people lies at the heart of the reactionary and racist ideologies that have caused so much bloodshed in East Africa. In this exclusive interview, French historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien explains the...
“The old Burundi and Rwanda were no paradise”. Interview with Jean-Pierre Chrétien
In this second exclusive interview with African Facts, historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien discusses the political and social organisation of the Great Lakes region’s kingdoms prior to colonisation.
The initial spark for Jean-Pierre Chrétien, pioneer of oral history research in the Great Lakes region
First episode in a series of exclusive interviews between African Facts and the French historian Jean-Pierre Chrétien. He recounts his early days in the region and the beginnings of his research.
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