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We’re here to challenge the common misconception that Africa is a country, whilst appreciating the identity of each nation. Through each episode we’ll explore key historical moments which have shaped the continent, in an easily digestible, satirical (and shady) format with your hosts Chinny and Astrid. We're on Instagram: @itsacontinentpod, Twitter @itsacontinent and our website is itsacontinent.com. Like what you hear? You can support here: www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent
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Liberia's American Shadow (rerun)

Liberia's American Shadow (rerun)

Quite often – and misleadingly, Liberia is referred to as one of the only two African countries that were not colonised. Whilst Liberia was not carved up by Europeans in the Scramble for Africa, the country was actually founded by the American colonisation society, and many freed black Americans were sent to live in Liberia, despite living in America for generations. These black Americans and their descendants ended up controlling and colonising indigenous Liberians for over 100 years.

This episode originally aired in May 2020.



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A Brief History of the African Country of Liberia

The Library of Congress - African American Mosaic Exhibition

"And so Liberia was Born"

How a Movement to Send Freed Slaves to Africa Created Liberia

Settlement of Liberia and Mexico-Liberian Rule

Photos of Cabinet Ministers lined up for Execution after a Coup debate in Liberia

Murder and mayhem in Liberia: What America wrought in the country America created



Jun 06, 202332:20
Thiaroye Massacre
May 23, 202321:44
The Scramble for Cobalt
May 09, 202324:38
West African cinema: a Francophone perspective
Apr 25, 202332:50
Albert Luthuli: Champion of Freedom
Mar 21, 202329:02
Cocoa: a Bitter Reality

Cocoa: a Bitter Reality

Chocolate is something we all know and love to consume. However, it’s no secret that cocoa as a commodity has its roots in something a lot more sinister. Human rights campaigners continue calling on global chocolate companies to recognise the role the cocoa trade has played in enabling poverty and child labour, particularly in countries such as Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana - West Africa's top cocoa producers. Does the continent remain, in the words of Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo, locked in a colonial-style relationship with the world’s chocolate manufacturers?

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White Man's ““Burden”” and the New Colonialism in West African Cocoa Production - Bama Athreya

World Cocoa Foundation

The sweet spot: is ethical and affordable chocolate possible?

The Cocoa Industry and Child Labour - Elliot J. Schrage and Anthony P. Ewing

Child Labour and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry

Dispatches: Cadbury Exposed

List of Ethical Chocolate Companies

Mar 07, 202331:22
The CFA Franc: Neo-colonial currency?
Feb 21, 202333:55
Andrée Blouin: Central Africa's unsung heroine
Feb 07, 202326:39
Reparations to Africa: Action not Words
Dec 13, 202239:53
 Amílcar Cabral: Liberating Lusophone Africa
Nov 29, 202224:39
Uganda's Environmental Challenge with Heizal Nagginda (rerun)

Uganda's Environmental Challenge with Heizal Nagginda (rerun)

We're joined by Heizal Nagginda, a climate and environmental activist from Uganda, and founder of Climate Operation (@climateoperation). The organisiation's mission is to educate Ugandan children and communities about climate change and its intersection with other social issues. We discuss the effects of climate change in Uganda and the wider continent, the world's response to climate change, and why we see Africans suffer disproportionately compared to those living in wealthier continents.

Heizal is on IG as @heizalpatricia

This episode originally aired in April 2022.

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Nov 15, 202250:16
The Agojie: Dahomey’s Warrior Women

The Agojie: Dahomey’s Warrior Women

*This episode may contain The Woman King spoilers*

The Agojie were fearless and skilled warrior women in the Dahomey Kingdom. By the mid 1800s, the all-female regiment was in its thousands, outmuscling rival kingdoms and participating in annual warfare. They lived in the royal palace and were taught how to fight and survive from an early age. However, the Agojie's existence is thought to have upset the invading French's understanding of gender roles, and their invasion led to the disbanding of the Agojie. Why has their history been neglected until recently? Let's dig in.

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They were the world’s only all-female army. Their descendants are fighting to recapture their humanity.

Law, Robin. “The ‘Amazons’ of Dahomey.” Paideuma, vol. 39, 1993, pp. 245–60. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40341664. Accessed 30 Oct. 2022.

Amazons of black Sparta : the women warriors of Dahomey, Stanley B Alpern

The Dahomey Amazon Women, a story

The legend of Benin’s fearless female warriors

The Real Warriors Behind ‘The Woman King’

Nov 01, 202224:21
Cabinda: a Complex Story
Oct 18, 202222:52
China X Africa: mutual gain or neo-colonisers?

China X Africa: mutual gain or neo-colonisers?

As China looks for resources to benefit its growing consumption, African countries are looking for funds for development. We're now seeing Chinese state-owned firms building large scale infrastructure within the continent in exchange for access to minerals and oil. In 2000 Sino-African trade was 10 billion dollars. Just fourteen years later, this grew to 220 billion dollars.

How did this happen? Is China looking to be in their words “friends of Africa” or are they a new set of colonisers?

Ahmed Salami: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-africa-62975584 

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Angola/China 2004 R4I contract

China's Power in Africa: A New Global Order

China Africa Trade: Chinese have Replaced Britishers as our Masters!

China, the Neo-colonial power in Africa

The worst thing about Kenya's new power plant isn't that Chinese workers are being brought in to build it

The racist face of the Chinese presence in Africa

China in Africa: Implications of a Deepening Relationship

Oct 04, 202226:48
The voices behind the mics
Jul 06, 202249:18
Kingdom of Aksum
Jun 21, 202220:00
Burundi's Unifying Prince

Burundi's Unifying Prince

Prince Louis Rwagasore was a key political figure in Burundi's history. He was known as the unifying prince as he worked to unite the country's ethnic groups, which Belgium had divided. In 1958 he established the Party for National Unity and Progress (UPRONA), and in September 1961, they successfully won the elections to lead an independent Burundi. But on Friday 13th October 1961, Prince Louis Rwagasore was assassinated, only 16 days after being sworn in as prime minister. 

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Jun 07, 202225:39
Oil: Africa's neocolonial crisis

Oil: Africa's neocolonial crisis

Africa contains five of the top thirty oil-producing nations, accounting for 85% of the continent’s oil reserves. However, unethical practices by some oil multinational corporations have seen social movements by host communities and human rights groups. Oil exploration has led to underdevelopment, pollution, and the eroding of traditional practices within host regions. In this episode we'll look at the relationship between oil companies and local governments, and how this has furthered corruption within Nigeria and Angola.

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Crude oil exploration in Africa: socio-economic implications, environmental impacts, and mitigation strategies

Oil exploitation and its socioeconomic effects on the Niger Delta region of Nigeria

Angolan fishermen accuse Chevron of oil spill, demand compensation

Oil: a dirty business in West Africa

OIL, POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENT IN ANGOLA

May 24, 202226:31
Uganda's Environmental Challenge with Heizal Nagginda

Uganda's Environmental Challenge with Heizal Nagginda

We're joined by Heizal Nagginda, a climate and environmental activist from Uganda, and founder of Climate Operation (@climateoperation). The organisiation's mission is to educate Ugandan children and communities about climate change and its intersection with other social issues. We discuss the effects of climate change in Uganda and the wider continent, the world's response to climate change, and why we see Africans suffer disproportionately compared to those living in wealthier continents.

Heizal is on IG as @heizalpatricia 

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Apr 19, 202249:42
Kony 2012: Activism or Slacktivism?

Kony 2012: Activism or Slacktivism?

Mar 29, 202223:44
Chagos Islands: Britain’s last African colony (rerun)

Chagos Islands: Britain’s last African colony (rerun)

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.

This episode originally aired in April 2021.

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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

Mar 15, 202226:21
Nasser's Path to Presidency

Nasser's Path to Presidency

Gamal Abdel Nasser was an Egyptian political leader and second post-independence President. Nasser joined Egypt's Royal Military Academy in 1937, and whilst in the military, he helped form the Free Officers Movement. In July 1952, the movement overthrew the monarchy in a coup and led Egypt into complete independence. Two years later, Nasser emerged from behind-the-scenes and positioned himself as Prime Minister, and then in 1956, he became President.  Follow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. Pre-order It's a Continent (2022) on itsacontinent.com/book   We're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent Visit our website: itsacontinent.com Hosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee Astrid: IG: astrid_mbx Artwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: ·  John, R. St. (2022, January 11). Gamal Abdel Nasser. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gamal-Abdel-Nasser ·  Global Middle East into Twenty-First Century edited by Asef Bayat & Linda Herrera (201) – Book ·  Gamal Abdel Nasser by Sam Witte (2004) – Book ·  McNamara, Robert. (2021, February 17). Six-Day War in 1967 Reshaped the Middle East. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/1967-six-day-war-4783414
Mar 01, 202221:16
Guinean Market Women’s Revolt

Guinean Market Women’s Revolt

This week we're in Guinea, looking at how the actions of market women went on to shape the policy of their nation through standing up against corruption. The cohesive nature of these demonstrations goes to show how market women became the most powerful collective group within their society. The revolt inspired other Guineans to speak up against Toure's oppressive regime, seeing him release political prisoners, culminating in an end to his ambition. The Guinean Market Women's revolt is remembered on August 27th, with Guinean young women and girls reminded of the power and influence they possess.
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International Women's Rights Action Watch
The gallant market women of Guinea who shocked and changed autocratic leader Sekou Toure in 1977
Guinea - eDiplomat
Guinea: Masks, Music and Minerals - by Bram Posthumus
Feb 15, 202221:38
Forming the African Union
Feb 01, 202231:46
Season 5 Trailer
Jan 25, 202200:44
Ceuta & Melilla: Europe's African Frontiers (rerun)

Ceuta & Melilla: Europe's African Frontiers (rerun)

Jan 11, 202219:50
Algeria’s Search for Reparations
Nov 16, 202127:04
Lesotho: Africa's Enclave
Nov 02, 202126:22
Vera Chirwa: Malawi's Fearless Fighter

Vera Chirwa: Malawi's Fearless Fighter

Vera Chirwa was Malawi’s first female lawyer and became a founding member of the Malawi Congress Party and the Nyasaland African Women’s league. Chirwa’s belief in multiparty democratic rule came at a time when a dangerous despot, Hastings Banda ruled a newly independent Malawi. In 1982, Banda ended up charging Vera and her husband Orton with treason, and the following year the court sentenced the couple to death. In this episode we look at Vera Chirwa's life and her drive to keep going despite being held as a prisoner of conscience in horrendous conditions.

Trigger Warning: this episode contains descriptions of police brutality and solitary confinement which some listeners may find upsetting.

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Fearless Fighter: An Autobiography – by Vera Chirwa 

Meet Malawi’s first female lawyer who fought for a multi-party system and spent 12 years on death row

CELEBRATING VERA MLANGAZUWA CHIRWA – BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Malawi campaigner still fighting

Oct 19, 202128:04
Benevolent Imperialism with Kehinde Andrews

Benevolent Imperialism with Kehinde Andrews

To recognise Black History month in the UK, we're joined by the academic, activist and author Professor Kehinde Andrews. Kehinde is a professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University and has written several books, his latest being ‘The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World.’ In this episode we discuss black British identity, immigration, and how colonisation has shifted into its current form: benevolent imperialism.

Kehinde's projects include the Harambee Organisation of Black Unity, and Make It Plain, the home of black radical thought. In 2017 Birmingham City University became the first university in Europe to launch an undergraduate Black Studies degree course. Current offerings are undergraduate and MA courses.

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Oct 05, 202152:58
Museveni's Hold on Power (Part 2)
Sep 21, 202126:57
Museveni's Rise to Power (Part 1)

Museveni's Rise to Power (Part 1)

Sep 07, 202124:01
Menelik II: Ethiopia's Emperor
Aug 24, 202124:59
Freetown's British Origins
Aug 10, 202122:20
Tackling Inequality with William Adoasi
Jul 06, 202123:23
Togo: Resisting Authoritarian Rule

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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Jun 22, 202152:29
Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire

Sundiata Keita: Founder of the Mali Empire

May 25, 202120:12
Ceuta & Melilla: Europe’s African frontiers
May 11, 202124:26
A Special Announcement!

A Special Announcement!

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Apr 30, 202100:31
Togo's Gnassingbé Dynasty

Togo'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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Apr 27, 202127:37
Chagos Islands: Britain’s last African colony
Apr 13, 202129:28
Slavery’s Impact on Africa with Karis
Mar 23, 202144:51
Nyerere's Tanzanian Vision

Nyerere'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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Feb 23, 202132:58
Somalia's Scientific Socialism
Feb 09, 202129:07
Chad: Legacies of France's African Empire

Chad: Legacies of France's African Empire

In this episode, we discuss France's relationship with its African colonies, specifically Chad. Chad became part of the French empire during the Scramble for Africa and successfully gained its independence in 1960 following the empire's disbandment. France's response to this change was to form alliances with its former colonies in order to maintain some of the political and economic benefits they had garnered during their colonisation. These alliances still stand today, with the French government providing military support, overlooking human rights violations, and influencing Chad's currency. Franco-African relations poses an interesting question, whether France can ever leave Africa?

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Jan 26, 202135:14
Namibia's 'Forgotten' Genocide

Namibia's 'Forgotten' Genocide

The Herero and Namaqua genocide is still not widely discussed or taught. Between 1904-1907, hundreds of thousands of Herero and Namaqua people were starved and tortured to death in response to a rebellion against German occupation and theft of land in Namibia. In this episode we discuss racist and fascist ideologies which led to this event (and later on, the holocaust), medical racism, and reparations that Namibians continue to demand from Germany to this day. Trigger warning: torture. We describe graphic details around concentration camps, which some may find upsetting. Sources are below.

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Herero and Nama Genocide

German-Herero conflict of 1904–07

Namibia's reparations and Germany's first genocide

The 20th Century’s First Genocide: Not the Holocaust, but the Herero

Germany moves to atone for 'forgotten genocide' in Namibia

Opinion: A mere €10 million for Germany's colonial-era genocide in Namibia?

What Germany owes Namibia

'Not enough to say sorry': British firms should pay reparations for slave trade, say Caribbean nations

The forgotten genocide

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