Africa and World War I – History of Africa Part 17
When most of us think of World War I, we rarely consider the continent of Africa. But Africa and World War I are important...
French Colonial Empire in Africa – History of Africa Part 16
This episode on the French Colonial Empire in Africa is part of our ongoing series in the History of Africa podcast series. This is...
German Southwest Africa – History of Africa Part 15
Compared to other European powers like the French, the Belgians, and the British, the Germans were late to the great scramble game on the...
The Making of Nigeria– History of Africa Part 14
The modern history of Nigeria happened relatively fast! At the beginning of the 19th century an Islamic cleric Usman Dan Fodio worked to bring...
Sudan and the Mahdi – History of Africa Part 13
The story of Sudan and the Mahdi during the scramble for Africa is one of the epic stories in the history of Africa. It...
The Boer Wars – History of Africa Part 12
This podcast episode continues the story of the Scramble for Africa and European imperialism, specifically in South Africa. In the last episode, we looked...
The Boers and the Beginnings of South Africa – History of...
For many western audiences, when we think of the history of South Africa we think of Mandela, apartheid, and...then our knowledge kind of fades...
The Congo Free State – History of Africa Part 10
The story of King Leopold's II's rule in the Congo Free State is among the darkest episodes of European imperialism on the African continent...
The Scramble for Africa – History of Africa Part 9
In 1884 fourteen European nations along with a representative from the United States gathered at a conference in Berlin to divide up the continent...
David Livingstone and Henry M Stanley – History of Africa Part...
This podcast episode continues our look at the European explorers in Africa. We look at two of the most significant of those explorers, David...