It's a Continent

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August 10, 2021 Freetown's British Origins
Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone, a country in Western Africa. The name of the city has links to its origin as a British colony used to repatriate freed black people from across the British Empire (Jamaica and Canada) as well as other places as far and wide as The Congo and Lake Malawi. Britain insisted Freetown represented humanity, justice, and freedom but it didn’t represent any of those things. It stole land, got local chiefs to sign dodgy contracts, and highlighted the false ideology of European superiority. In this episode, we look at how Britain annexed land in Freetown, and later on, Sierra Leone.
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Sources for further reading:
The Cambridge history of Africa – Fage, J.D; Oliver, Roland Anthony. Pub. 1975
New York Times - BLACKS SEARCH FOR A HISTORY IN NOVA SCOTIA, Douglas Martin, 1984.
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23 min
July 06, 2021 Tackling Inequality with William Adoasi
In celebration of Black Pound Day, we talk to William Adoasi, entrepreneur and founder of Vitae London. Vitae London is a London-based, Black-owned watch and accessories brand, selling high-quality watches at an accessible price. A portion of each sale revenue goes to support children’s education in Sub-Saharan Africa. We discuss how the idea for the business came about, shooting your shot with Richard Branson and how social enterprises can provide solutions for the continent.
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24 min
June 22, 2021 Togo: Resisting Authoritarian Rule
We're joined by Farida Nabourema, a Togolese human rights activist, writer and Pan-Africanist who has fought for democracy in her country since her teenage years. Farida founded the "Faure Must Go" movement in 2011, where she organised Togolese youths to stand against the dictatorial regime of the Gnassingbés. The movement captures the civil resistance movement in Togo, of which Nabourema is one of the most well-known leaders. In 2014 she published her book La Pression de l'Oppression, encouraging resistance from those who are oppressed. In 2018, Time Magazine listed Farida as one of the Four Crusaders Keeping the Dream of Democracy Alive and in 2021, Apolitical named her among the 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy.
In this episode we discuss Farida's lived experience under the Gnassingbé regime, the changing face of social media as a tool for activism and the West's oppressive policies within the African continent.
You can view Farida's TED talk here. You can follow her on Twitter: @Farida_N and purchase her book here
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53 min
May 25, 2021 Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire
In our final episode of season 3, we're exploring West Africa during the 13th century and the founder of the Mali Empire, Sundiata Keita. The Mali Empire was one of the continent's wealthiest and most prominent empires spanning across modern-day Mali, Senegal, Guinea, Mauritania, Gambia and Burkina Faso. Sundiata's life story is one of overcoming adversity, surviving jealous family members, and conquering the enemy. His story gives a fascinating insight into how oral traditions were kept alive and passed on from one generation to the next.
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Sources for further reading:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Mali-historical-empire-Africa
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sundiata-Keita
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhay: life in medieval Africa
Leadership in Pre-Colonial Africa: A Case Study of Sundiata Keita (Mari Jata) C. 1217-1255 and Mansa Musa Keita (Kankan) C. 1312-1337 of Mali
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21 min
May 11, 2021 Ceuta & Melilla: Europe’s African frontiers
Ceuta and Melilla are enclaved cities where the European Union has land borders with the African continent, as Spain continues to lay claims within Morocco. What is Spain doing in Morocco in the first place, and what are the wider implications? In this episode, we discuss why the two cities have been described as Europe’s “dirty secret" - the over-surveillance of the walls separating Africa from Europe, and the mistreatment and brutality towards those seeking a better life in Europe.
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Sources for further reading:
Ceuta and Melilla: why does Spain own two cities in Africa?
Melilla: Europe's dirty secret
World of Walls: The Structure, Roles and Effectiveness of Separation Barriers - ebook
French Morocco (1912-1956)
Alleged migrant smugglers arrested in Spain
Ceuta, Melilla profile
@ProdeinOrg
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25 min
April 30, 2021 A Special Announcement!
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1 min
April 27, 2021Togo's Gnassingbé Dynasty
In this episode, we learn about Africa’s longest-serving dynasties, the Gnassingbé dynasty. They have ruled Togo since the late 1960s. The rise of the dynasty began with Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who forged a successful military career and became the country’s President. Following Gnassingbé’s death in 2005, his son Faure Gnassingbé became President following a questionable set of parliamentary changes, and like father, like son, his rulership has failed the Togolese people.
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Sources for further reading:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/feb/07/guardianobituaries
Banjo, A. (2008). THE POLITICS OF SUCCESSION CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA: THE CASE OF TOGO. International Journal on World Peace,25(2), 33-55. Retrieved April 18, 2021, from http://www.jstor.org/stable/20752832
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-42009211
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/21/togo-has-long-been-mired-in-political-crisis-and-elections-wont-change-that
https://www.ted.com/talks/farida_nabourema_is_your_country_at_risk_of_becoming_a_dictatorship_here_s_how_to_know/transcript?language=en#t-665418
https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/06/21/togolese-activists-try-to-topple-africas-longest-ruling-family
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gnassingbe-Eyadema
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvanus-Olympio
Ellis, S. (1993). Rumour and Power in Togo. Africa: Journal of the International African Institute, 63(4), 462-476. doi:10.2307/1161002
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/21/togo-has-long-been-mired-in-political-crisis-and-elections-wont-change-that
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-gnassingbe-eyadema-1529600.html
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28 min
April 13, 2021 Chagos Islands: Britain’s last African colony
The Chagos Islands are located in the Indian Ocean, home to Chagossians. However, the islands' sovereignty remains disputed to this day. The UK continues laying claims to the islands, despite being urged to end its unlawful occupation. In this episode we’ll focus on the expulsion of Chagossians from their home country, and the steps the British government have taken to make it more difficult for Chagos islanders to return home.
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Sources for further reading:
Books:
Island of Shame - David Lutz
Audio:
Expulsion of the Chagos Islanders - BBC Sounds
Documentary:
Stealing a Nation - The Plight of the Chagos Islands VS the United States (2004)
Papers:
What If You Can’t Protest the Base? The Chagossian Exile, the Struggle for Democracy, and the Military Base on Diego Garcia - David Vine
Articles:
How Britain forcefully depopulated a whole archipelago
The plight of the Chagos Islanders shows the dark side of the US-UK special relationship
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30 min
March 23, 2021 Slavery’s Impact on Africa with Karis
We're back with a bonus episode before we return to season 3! We discuss the consequences of the trans-atlantic slave trade on the continent with our special guest, Karis. We talk about the notion of Africans selling other Africans into slavery by applying the correct lens to examine a pre-colonial continent, how the slave trade gave way to European colonisation and the importance of education and cultural exchange as a solution to diaspora wars.
You can follow Karis on Twitter: @friedricejim. Check out his blog on black history The Black Republic, as well as his Clubhouse discussion club the Black Republic.
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45 min
February 23, 2021Nyerere's Tanzanian Vision
In this episode, we're in Tanzania discussing its stint in socialism. The country's first post-independence President, Julius Nyerere, introduced the Arusha Declaration. A vital element of the declaration was the introduction of Ujamaa which means family-hood in Swahili. Ujamaa focused on freedom, equality and unity. He believed that colonialism had brought capitalism and individualistic thinking into Tanzania and across the African continent, and capitalism went against pre-colonial traditional African culture, which was more community-oriented. Nyerere was an iconic figure and was often considered to be Africa's conscience.
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Nyerere
https://www.britannica.com/place/Tanganyika
https://www.juliusnyerere.org/about/category/biography
https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/oct/15/guardianobituaries
https://oxfordre.com/africanhistory/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190277734.001.0001/acrefore-9780190277734-e-473
http://www.africanfeministforum.com/bibi-titi-mohamed-tanzania/
https://newafricanmagazine.com/3234/
Political Thought and the public sphere in Tanzania: freedom, democracy and citizenship in the era of decolonisation by Emma Hunter
Julius Nyerere’s influence and legacy: From a proponent of familyhood to a candidate for sainthood by Simeon Mesaki and Mrisho Malipula
Deconstructing Ujamaa: The Legacy of Julius Nyerere in the Quest for Social and Economic Development in Africa by Bonny Ibhawoh and J . I. Dibua
Africa has forgotten the women leaders of its independence struggle
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Africa is a continent, and we’re here to prove it. Join hosts Chinny and Astrid as we uncover key moments in African history that have shaped the continent, one nation at a time. Our episodes are…