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A.-J. (Alphonse-Jules) Wauters
1845-1916
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Books by A.-J. (Alphonse-Jules) Wauters
Stanley's Emin Pasha expedition
"Stanley's Emin Pasha expedition" by A.-J. Wauters is a historical account written in the late 19th century. It narrates Henry M. Stanley’s mission to relieve Emin Pasha in Equatorial Africa, framing it within the Mahdist revolt and the collapse of Egyptian power in the Sudan. The work combines political and military history with geography and ethnography, following routes via the Congo and Nile and profiling key actors such as Gordon, Lupton, Emin, and Junker. The opening of the volume surveys the Mahdist uprising’s disruption of the Sudan and explains how isolated garrisons and explorers—especially Junker, Emin, and Casati—became cut off in the interior. It recounts Khartoum’s growth and misrule, the early Nile explorations by Speke, Grant, and Baker, and the rise of the ivory–slave “zeribas” exposed by Schweinfurth. The narrative then traces Gordon’s reforming tenure, Gessi’s campaigns against slave raiders, and the vast scope of the Egyptian Sudan before turning to the Mahdi’s victories, Hicks’s defeat, Osman Digna’s ascendancy, Gordon’s return to Khartoum, the siege, Wolseley’s delayed relief, and Gordon’s death. Next, it sketches the Bahr-el-Ghazal and Equatorial Provinces—their rivers, stations, and peoples (Bongo, Denka, Bari, Lattuka, Makraka, Madi)—and profiles Lupton Bey and Emin Bey’s administrations. It closes this opening section by introducing Junker and Casati’s work on the Welle system and their encounters among the Niam-Niam (Azande), setting the geographical stage for Stanley’s later advance.
Van Brussel naar Karema: Geschiedenis eener Belgische Kolonie in Midden-Afrika
"Van Brussel naar Karema: Geschiedenis eener Belgische Kolonie in Midden-Afrika" by A.-J. Wauters is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work illuminates Belgium's contributions to the exploration and colonization of Central Africa, focusing on the International African Association, founded under King Leopold II. The narrative details the journeys of Belgian explorers and their encounters, highlighting their attempts to stake a claim in a region remarkable for its unfamiliar terrain and cultures. The opening of the book introduces the establishment of the International African Association in September 1876, which aimed to promote exploration and civilization efforts in Central Africa. It describes the notable figures involved in the conference held in Brussels, discussing the logistics and goals of the ventures into Africa. As it progresses, we follow the preparations for the first expedition and the challenges the explorers face, such as the recruitment of porters and the financial considerations of their undertaking, setting a vivid scene for the adventures and struggles to come.