Askari Monument, Bronze military memorial at Samora Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The Askari Monument is a bronze military memorial on Samora Avenue in Dar es Salaam. An African soldier holding a rifle with bayonet stands at the center of a roundabout in the downtown business district.

British sculptor James Alexander Stevenson created this monument in 1927 to honor African soldiers who fought German forces during World War I. It replaced a German colonial statue that British forces removed after seizing the city in 1916.

The Swahili dedication is carved twice, in Arabic script and in Latin letters, making the monument one of the few public places in Dar es Salaam where Swahili in Arabic script can still be read. The text names the askari and the carriers, called the feet and hands of the armies, and closes with the line that if you fight for your country, your children will remember your name.

The monument sits at the intersection of Samora Avenue with Maktaba Street and Azikiwe Street in the heart of the business district. The location is easy to reach on foot and lies along the main streets of downtown.

The soldier's rifle and bayonet point toward Dar es Salaam harbour, not outward at the traffic. The sculptor, James Alexander Stevenson, signed the bronze with his pseudonym "Myrander", and the piece was shown at the Royal Academy in London before shipment. The pedestal's narrow sides carry the dedication in Swahili in both Arabic and Latin script, a rare public use of the Arabic alphabet for Swahili.