Join us on the Relearn Our History podcast as we dive into the complex world of African country unification. From historic federations like the Ghana–Guinea–Mali Pact to modern day examples like Tanzania’s union, our discussion explores what has worked, what hasn’t, and why. We also examine global perspectives, economic considerations, and the political dynamics that shape Africa’s pursuit—or avoidance—of unification.

Listen to the lively debate with my my guest, Dr. Wale Aboyade, on what is practical and what would be optimal.

In our second episode we dive into the history of slavery and the slave trade in Eastern Africa. The when, the who and the why. And also the impact of the slave trade in the region. Journey with us as we go from Zanzibar, to Ethiopia, to Madagascar, to Mozambique and several other places.

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Music in Episode:

1. Bi. Kidude: kijiti - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JSehvMPytw&ab_channel=KUWAITICLASSIC
2. Ghorwane: Kudumba Salabude - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5hQyLGD-c&ab_channel=AugustoDeAlmeida
3. Sylvestre Randafison: Resting Place Of The Mists: New Valiha And Marovan Music from Madagascar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A20HtiLBBs&ab_channel=cre8ivmind
4. Arif Ethiopia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHyKO1ytr3A&ab_channel=ARIFETHIOPIA

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How did King Leopold end up with over 2 million square kilometres of African land? Who did he use to acquire these lands? Listen and find out!

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Audio recording and sound design: Simon Mathinji.

Welcome to Relearn Our History podcast. A podcast that will endeavour to help you relearn the history of Central & Eastern Africa. We hope this will help you deconstruct and build on the sometimes inaccurate, mostly light-touch history you have learnt over the years .Our goal as we embark on this journey is that we learn as we go along and hopefully help you gain a fresh and objective perspective of our past. 

We will cover the periods before we were colonized, colonization, the building of the modern nation-states, and anything in-between. As Eastern Africans, this is journey for us too and we look forward to taking it with you!