Africa's Untold Stories

Hi guys ! We're back ! Let's kick things off with a recap of last season and what to expect for the upcoming season. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Africas_UntoldS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africasuntoldstories/ Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

This episode is a continuation of the Origin of the Mossi. Here, we continue to the establishment of the first kingdoms and talk about how they were ran and among other things, how the relations people had with each other shaped the kingdoms and Mossi tradition. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Africas_UntoldS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africasuntoldstories/ Outro music provided b...

In this episode we kick off the story of the Mossi Kingdoms, a group of historical states in modern day Burkina Faso. Here, we examine their confusing and mysterious origins. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Africas_UntoldS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africasuntoldstories/ Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

In this episode, Seyram tells us the oral tradition of how his people (the Ewes of Ghana) migrated, and the renowned figure who played a very important role in who and where they are today - Togbe Tsali. We examine the story, its relevance today and how sometimes people get away with their actions. Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Africas_UntoldS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/africas...

In this episode, we discuss Africa's largest and most significant population shift: The Bantu Expansion. We talk about who the Bantu speakers are, why they are significant, what their origin is, and the effect that their movement had on the entire continent. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeI...

In this episode we discuss Lunja, a folk hero from Amazigh mythology; daughter of an man-eating ogre, who befriends a scrawny prince. Join us for a tale of magic, giant vultures and a redemption arc. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

Ruins of a mysterious stone town believed by the locals to be haunted by spirits. A medieval town with an odd location, structure and demise...this episode on the Gedi ruins will make you think about just how much of Africa's stunning history is still hidden. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?store...

Folk hero with an impenetrable skin. Sound familiar ? In this episode we discuss the hero of the Luo of Kenya, Luanda Magere and learn about why he is revered by them. We also pick up a lesson that is a common among many African stories. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2...

Churches built by angels? Defensive walls built by the queen of Sheba? Or maybe it's all just aliens! We visit Nigeria and Ethiopia in this episode to try to make sense of two historical structures that do not quite make sense. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

Secret societies, shadow rulers, guardians from the spiritual…controversial, shady, too powerful; this episode on the Poro and Sande will probably raise more questions than it answers but then again, isn’t that what truly makes a secret society…secret? Join us to learn about two powerful secret societies in Liberia and Sierra Leone Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstor...

This episode will feel like a trip to an alternate reality but it definitely happened: powerful Christian kingdoms in modern day Sudan. We discuss their rise, their might, just how Christian they were and why Sudan today has little trace of this history left. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?store...

Join us for part 2 of our series on creatures from African folklore and myths! Don't worry, you wouldn't be scarred in this one. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

Heya ! In this episode we have an overview of a rather complex topic: Arabs in Africa. We give some history and context to understand why North Africa is dominated by Arabs although the Arabic heartland is in the Middle-East. This is very much a simplified version of events and we do encourage listeners to read more on this topic outside of this podcast. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instag...

Join us for an episode on creatures from African folklore and myths! From some disturbing ones to ones with pure hearts and one somewhere in-between. We guarantee you will be shaken and awed. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

This second and final part of the Epic of Sundiata brings to a close the story about the founder of the Mali Empire's rise to power. It covers his rivalry with Saomaoro Kante, ruler of the Sosso Kingdom and his battles with Sundiata and how he was overcome in Sundiata's quest to unite the various Mande speaking people to create the Empire of Mali. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @a...

Welcome to season 3 of AUS! In out first episode back, we narrate part of a retelling of the Epic of Sundiata, a historical account of the life of the founder of the Mali Empire, passed down through generations of Mande speaking Griots in West Africa. We cover his mother's backstory, his birth, difficult childhood and exile from his native kingdom of Niani. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Ins...

'Aminatu, a woman as capable as a man'. Our final episode for the second season covers a woman whose character elevated her to heights that will forever entrench her in the history of the Hausa people. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

Swahili Samson or Swahili Achilles? You decide for yourself when you join us for a new episode about the (partially mythologized) story of Liyongo, a folk hero of the Swahili people. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId=97074&trackId=2559403

Another episode about a large but overlooked ethnic group on the continent! Join us to learn about the Malagasy people of Madagascar and how the merger of two worlds birthed their unusual origin which has given rise to one of Africa's most unique languages and culture. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars....

Join us and a guest from Algeria (!) to talk about the Amazigh (Berber) queen Dihya (AKA Al-Kahina) who fought against the early Arab expansion into Northern Africa. We discuss what little information there is about her life outside war and why she was so much of a bother to the Arabs that they gave her the title, 'Seer'. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro...

The child with the face of a man. Today's episode is a narration of stories of Hlakanyana of the Xhosa people of Southern Africa, a more evil trickster than others we have spoken of. The lessons from his stories as told to children were a twofold warning. And of course, it starts with an unusual birth... Link to Bryan's short stories: https://medium.com/@yinsakya Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold...

In today's episode, we welcome a guest speaker to take charge of a discussion on the renowned queen mother of the precolonial Ashanti Empire - Nana Yaa Asantewaa. We learn about her motivations, her life and what led her to take charge and lead her people to war against the British Empire (War of the Golden Stool) at 60 years old! Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstori...

For our first episode back, we examine one of Africa's finest medieval cities known to its locals are Edo and foreigners as Benin. We examine the city and kingdom's origin, its structure, what made it so great and just why every visitor to the city was stunned by what they saw. We also examine one of the most revered Edo traditions - the Benin Bronzes and of course how it declined and the role of...

This episode is a retelling of the story of two divine brothers from the Ambundu people of Angola. It is a sort of origin story for the thunder and its echo. Like the other epics we have covered on this show, it starts with someone born wielding a weapon... Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.com/?storeId...

We carry on from where we left off in the previous episode of the Songhai Empire. A new dynasty (the Askiya dynasty) comes to power and ushers Songhai into a period of erratic highs and lows before the eventual collapse of the last great West African medieval empires. Follow us: Twitter: @AfricasUntold_S Instagram: @africasuntoldstories Outro music provided by DCQ BEATZ: https://player.beatstars.c...