Africa's Untold Stories

Did you know some kings in Africa were seen as divine in some form? In this episode we discuss the upsides and downsides of kings being regarded as divine in some cultures in Africa and add some very ...

4 Feb 202433min

Hi guys! We're back! We're kicking things off with a folklore episode from the Dinka of East Africa, the demigod Aiwel Longar. It's an unusual legend that gives us a view into the psyche of the Dinka ...

21 Jan 202429min

What happens when you have a series of stories and accounts about an empire that left behind little evidence of its existence? Listen as we recount the work historians have done to create a picture of...

26 Juni 202329min

We have guests once more! Haleemah and Sesi from Oriire join us to discuss the many angles and changes in the way we tell stories on the continent, what it means to us as young Africans. Check out Ori...

5 Juni 202343min

Women getting "married" but not in a relationship, family members "testing" the ability of their child's future spouse and kidnapping a woman to marry her. Sounds like movies but no, these are some of...

20 Maj 202334min

Hi guys! Join us as we discuss two very significant women whose stories were almost lost to time--Pokou of the Baoule of Ivory Coast and Sarraounia of the Azna of Niger. We give background to the worl...

16 Apr 202337min

Part 2 ! We wrap up our discussion on scarification with the final general use case and some isolated and peculiar cases. Follow us:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Africas_UntoldSInstagram: https://www.i...

27 Mars 202326min

Hiya ! In this episode we discuss the seemingly strange practice of scarification on the continent. This is the first episode on the topic. We look at why certain cultures practice scarification and w...

13 Mars 202342min