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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026

Episode 15 (English & Kiswahili) with Sirili & Tony Molelia

from Decolonial Memories · host Thomas Fues

Sirili Molelia and his son Tony talk about their efforts to bring their ancestors back to their home in Kibosho/Tanzania. Mangi Molelia and other Chagga leaders were murdered by German colonial troops on 2 March 1900, their remains transferred to Germany. On 17 February 2026, the Molelia family received custodianship of their ancestors from President Marion Ackermann, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation. In this episdoe, the Molelias also address the search for their looted cultural belongings held by Ethnological Museum Berlin, Linden Museum Stuttgart and other German museums.

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