In 1918, Britain published "The Blue Book," exposing a genocide against the Herero and Nama people of Namibia. 8 years later, they ordered the book's total destruction. What was so shocking about the revelations that they need to be destroyed? We got our hands on a copy of the book to find out.

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You may know the story of the Belgian-led assassination of Independence leader Patrice Lumumba. What you probably don’t know, is that America tried to do it first. We explore the C.I.A’s bizarre mission to poison Patrice Lumumba.

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In 1947, the people of Madagascar launched surprise attacks on military bases and French-owned plantations. Without missing a beat, France began a violent counterattack. This is the story of the Malagasy Uprising.

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A peaceful protest turns deadly when a British officer fires into a crowd of Ghanaians. Days of chaos, damage and death have one surprising consequence: the rise of Independence legend, Kwame Nkrumah.

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Togo's Sylvanus Olympio holds two very unfortunate records: first post-independence leader felled in a coup, and first to be killed while in office. Yikes.

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Comoros said bon voyage to their French colonisers in 1975. But did they really? This is the tale of Bob Denard, the French mercenary who stepped into the power vacuum on Comoros in the decades after the country's independence.

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Everyone has secrets, but none are as messy as the OG colonial daddy, Great Britain. But to truly understand GB's colonial sins, you need to understand Kenya's Mau Mau Uprising, and how far GB went to cover it's bloody tracks.

What happens when your best friend is actually your biggest hater? Thomas Sankara learnt the hard way: his BFF, Blaise Compaoré, was complicit in his murder. Yikes!

In 1973, revolutionary leader Amilcar Cabral was gunned down in the streets of Guinea-Conakry on his way home from a gathering. We untangle who is responsible, and why.

You've heard of Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator who's rumoured to have eaten the flesh of his enemies. This is not the story ofIdi Amin. This is the story of his chef.