The Conquest of Azenga
Lord Gilbert Payne, a British
imperialist, the High Commissioner of Northern Sofalia, and later
Governor-General of Sofalia, has earned his ruthless reputation; exterminating
and conquering the tribes of British Sofalia. By combining forces with the local
imperial power, the Caliph of Sobikhotanu, the rest of the country is
forcefully amalgamated and occupied. Using his weapons; the Maxim gun and the
Bible, Lord Payne, is determined to convert and conquer these “savages,” secure
in his approval from the British, whom they consider pitifully ignorant. The
combined Caliphate Bristish Army is routed by Azenga warriors’ poisoned arrows.
Payne resorts to more invidious and reprehensible mathods. He institutes a
witch-hunt in Azenga land. Unsuccessful, the Azenga contest Payne’s witch-hunt,
choosing death over humiliation, leading to the deaths of many Azenga elders.
When Payne’s wife Lady Liliana Payne throws away everything decent to support
positive imperialism, British imperial rule is severely rattled and brought to
an end in British Sofalia.
“At last, a compelling narrative exposing the seamy and horrid lies behind the pomp of British Imperialism in Africa.” – Professor David Ker, The Ker Review