British Empire Article


The Copperbelt


The Copperbelt in Northern Rhodesia saw large scale investment in mines and the extraction of tin and copper on an industrial scale. This industrial landscape was very different from the rural idyll many people associated with Central Africa at the time. Image courtesy of BoneyTongue.


Fireworks at Midnight Article



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