African Wars Of Independence Codexery — Data & Quality

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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-29 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 6 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 3 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

First Chimurenga — The entry states the telegraph line connecting Bulawayo to Mafeking remained operational for part of the conflict, but it was cut by rebels early in the uprising (around 23–24 March 1896) and isolated Bulawayo for several weeks until repaired.

Franco-Hova Wars — The claim that the first war (1883–1885) involved shelling the capital Antananarivo is a factual error; the French bombarded coastal towns like Tamatave and Majunga, not the capital.

Franco-Hova Wars — The term 'Hova army' is inaccurate; the Hova were a social class, and the correct term is the Merina army.

Guinea-Bissau War of Independence — The claim that Kenya's Mau Mau uprising was a direct precedent for a sub-Saharan armed struggle achieving independence is misleading because Kenya's independence was negotiated, not won solely by armed force, and the Mau Mau uprising was primarily a Kikuyu rev

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