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A History of BORNO: Trans-Saharan African Empire to Failing Nigerian State
By Vincent Hiribarren
Date of Publication 2017
Number of pages 310
Publisher Hurst & Company, London

If you knew very little about the territorial framework of Borno empire before now, then reading this book might likely shatter some previously held notions about the region. Borno has in recent years, notoriously gained a renewed academic attention as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. Spoiler alert: this book isn't about the origin of Kanuri or other inhabitants.

Although Borno empire finds its roots in 8th century, this book covered only the past 200 years of the kingdom's existence. Therefore, the 8 chapters of the book started at the beginning of the 19th century down to around 2014 when the research for its publication was concluded. The author seemed very mindful of the political significance of Borno empire following the Fulani jihad even if the invasion had a different outcome but that’s another topic entirely.

Earlier section of the book highlighted the spatial continuity of the territorial framework of Borno which argued that fairly stable structural borders existed well before the colonial times. This was a pivotal juncture, as discussed later in the book, for the 'scramble for Borno' where the 19th century spatial frameworks were used to legitimise conquest by foreign invaders. It proved important even in the European colonial competition against each other.

Later on, the book explored how essentially, the British and the Germans recycled the Borno region within their colonial spatial framework with additional detailed perspective of the Indirect rule. It didn't stop there, it goes on to analyse how, in reality, the colonial administration of Borno during the early colonial period played a decisive role in the preservation of its territorial continuity.

Navigating this book, you need to have an incredible tolerance for some nitty gritty details. Shamsudden sani

KAWALAI SUN TSARGU

Daya daga cikin Daraktocin shirya fina-finai a masana'antar Hausa film ya tsargu da maganar da Abdallah Amdaz yayi a kansu, ya dauki Lauyoyi uku, biyu daga cikin Lauyoyin arnà ne ya maka Amdaz a Kotu

A cikin maganganun da Amdaz yayi bai k**a sunan kowa ba, amma sai gashi wannan Darakta har da samun kwarin gwiwar tafiya Kotu domin ya wulakanta wannan bawan Allah

To tunda ya tsargu zai gane shi karamin dan iska ne kuma karamin kawali, ya bayyana kansa, kowa zai iya bada gudunmawa wajen yakarsa ta hanyar yanke alaka dashi da dena kallon shirin fina-finansa

Muna tare da Amdaz ba gudu ba ja da baya, kuma munyi alkawari bada gudunmawa a sirrance da kuma a bayyane

Allah Ka bamu nasara akan Kawalai
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