Africa A to Z
Africa is often spoken about, but rarely introduced.
In this opening episode of Africa A to Z, we begin with orientation. We take time to meet Africa as a vast, living continent shaped by deep histories, diverse regions, and many ways of being.
This episode offers listeners a grounding introduction to Africa’s size, geography, regions, and complexity, while gently naming how incomplete narratives have shaped global understanding. Rather than rushing toward detail, we slow down to create context, curiosity, and care for the journey ahead.
Africa A to Z explores the African continent one nation at a time through an Africana lens, centering history, culture, knowledge systems, and lived experience. This first episode sets the foundation for listening slowly, thoughtfully, and with intention.
Africa A to Z
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Episode 15: Republic of Congo-Brazzaville
Let's explore the sister nation to the Democratic Republic of Congo, it's just across the river! We'll discuss their indigenous people, their freedom from colonization, and what they're doing today to protect the environment. After you're...
Episode 14: The Democratic Republic of The Congo-Home of The Rumble in the Jungle!
Explorers! Let's explore The Democratic Republic of The Congo together. Let's learn their long and storied past as a people who studied the cosmos! Let's learn more about the Scramble for Africa that led to them becoming a Bel...
Episode 13: The Comoros Islands-The Perfumed Islands
Come with me and explore The Perfumed Islands! That's what they call Comoros — a tiny nation of an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. In this episode of Africa A to Z, we're sojourning through the volcanic islands that sit at the meeting po...
Episode 12: Chad-The Babel Tower of the World
Come and explore the nation of Chad or Tchad. Along the way, we'll explore Lake Chad that feeds 50 million people. Let's discuss how Tchad never stopped resisting colonization and what some of the consequences of that resistance loo...
Episode 11: Central African Republic-The Heart of Africa
Join us as we decolonize our minds and explore the land of the Ubangi. Let's learn about the Congo River Basin country of Central African Republic! We'll discuss their origin as a nation, cover their independence from colonization, ...