African History Club

Épisodes

• From Colonialism to African Futures: Decolonising Design Beyond Western Modernity 28.04.2026 1h

  A conversation with Dr. Yaw Ofusu-Asare from Communication Design at RMIT University in Australia where he addresses decolonizing design from an African perspective to create African futures.
• Governance Without Power: Africa's AI Future Between Aspiration and Infrastructure 21.04.2026 1h 11min

  This is a conversation with Tech Entrepreneur, researcher, and public speaker Evelyn Namara on her perspective on AI and the readiness of African countries with regards to policies, infrastructure, and leadership intentionality.
• Disinformation Campaigns in Africa: Actors, Consequences & Response 20.02.2026 1h 16min

  In this session, Dr. Admire Mare & Dr. Allen Munoriyarwa discuss their upcoming book on disinformation campaigns in Africa.
• Human Rights in Yorùbá Thought 21.08.2025 1h 48min

  In this episode, Dr. Noah Balogun discusses Human Rights in the Yorùbá thought included in the Ifa Corpus. He challenges the idea in Africa and particularly in Yorùbà culture, women, children do not have rights and are oppressed and shows evidence to the contrary.
• A History of Slave Trade in NorthEastern Tanzania 06.08.2025 1h 26min

  In this episode, Dr. Mhando Mashaka Mikidady, an Independent Researcher discusses his research on Slave Trade in Northeastern Tanzania
• Electric Vehicles in Africa: Why should we care? 06.08.2025 1h 31min

  In this episode, we address the trend toward electric vehicle as and the impact on Africa with Dr. Godwin Kafui Ayetor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
• Brief History of the German Genocide in Namibia 25.02.2025 52min

  In this episode, our guest Laidlaw Peringanda, Founder of the Swakopmund Genocide Museum in Namibia tells the story of the German Genocide in Namibia, the effect and the work of reparation he has been doing. The German genocide in Namibia was the blueprint for the Holocaust. You can support the Museum by sending money to: Standard Bank NamibiaAccount name: SWAKOPMUND GENOCIDE MUSEUM CCAccount Number: 6000 704 9926Universal Code: 08 73 73Branch Code: 08 21 72Branch: SWAKOPMUNDAccount Type: Business ChequeSwift Code: SBNMNANX
• The History of Names Among The Ashanti in Ghana 11.01.2025 42min

  In this episode Nana Karikari, a journalist and collaborator to the current Ashanti King, gives a brief history of how names are given and chosen among the Ashanti in Ghana.
• Week in Africa News 26.02.2024 2min

  In this edition we cover some news from the continent, focusing specifically on Mali, Senegal, and Niger!
• Week in Africa News 19.02.2024 2min

  Our anchor discusses main news happening on the continent this week! Leave a comment and follow us on all platform
• Video of the Story of Yasuke-The African Samurai 19.01.2024 3min

  This video summarizes the history of Yasuke, the African Samurai as recounted in the books of Lockley and Serge Bile
• Arab Slavery -Less Discussed History 12.01.2024 1h

  Arab Slavery a little research and talk about history. We were glad to have Dr. David Gakunzi join us to talk about centuries of Arab slavery that destroyed and served as a blueprint for the translation slavery in Africa.
• Yasuke: The African Samurai 01.12.2023 49min

  In this episode, Thomas Lockley tells the story of Yasuke, a young African from the Eastern part of the continent, whose prowess, intellectual abilities, and skills left a lasting impact on Japan. It's an interesting story that tells of Africa and her children relation with and impact on the world before chartered slavery.
• The History of Black Tunisians 21.11.2023 1h 7min

  In this episode, Dr. Marta Scaglioni talks about the history of Black Tunisians. Their history and how it relates to the history of slavery in Tunisia. Dr. Marta shares what she knows about the origin of Black Tunisians. This is our first episode on this topic, and we will certainly have other guests discuss this topic!
• Nubian Queens: Women Leaders in Ancient Egypt and Sudan 20.03.2022 1h 15min

  The debate over the skin colors of the leaders, queens, and pharaohs stems from the desire of Westerners to claim the history of these great kings of Africa as being an extension of British empire. In this podcast, Dr. Solange Ashby debunks these wrong claims and demonstrates the blackness and Africanness of Egyptian and Sudanese civilizations
• Aroko Language in Ijebu Kingdom & The Yoruba Cultural Landscape 20.03.2022 2h 8min

  In this podcast the Ph.d candidate and Director of the Ijebu Kingdom project Olanrewaju Lasisi discusses Aroko Language, the education system of the Yoruba people and Ijebu Kingdom in his first visit in the African History Club on Clubhouse
• Mansa Musa &The empire of Mali 20.03.2022 1h 53min

  Mansa Musa is known for his Hadj  or pilgrimage to Mecca. In this podcast, Dr. Maghan Keita tells us more about Mansa Musa, and debunks wrong notions about Africa in western history books
• Sékou Touré & Guinea Conakry 23.02.2022 1h 53min

  A discussion on Sékou Touré the former and first President of Guinea Conakry with Dr. Mohamed Camara from Howard University! 
• The history of the Shimoni Slave Caves in Kenya 17.12.2021 1h 7min

  In this talk, our guest Dr. Elizabeth Odhiambo is discussing the Shimoni slave caves and walks us through the interesting history of slavery in East Africa, and its effect on present day Kenyans.
• African Survivors & Surviving World War I 17.12.2021 1h 38min

  A vivid discussion with our guest Dr. Anne Samson a historian and co-ordinator of the Great War in Africa Association(gweaa.com) about the experiences of African soldiers in WWI in Africa.