African Roots: Shadows of German Colonialism

About African Roots: Shadows of German Colonialism

DW’s Shadows of German Colonialism podcast explores how Germany’s imperial ambitions in Africa met fierce resistance, and descended into exploitation and violence. The series follows on from the African Roots podcast, which portrays the men and women who shaped Africa's past, present and future. We meets big names, and tell the story of others who have stayed out of the spotlight. But what binds them together, is their African Roots.

Publisher

DW

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jun 2022

Latest episode

7 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

39 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Dec 2024

   Namibian women keeping traditions alive and history near

   The atrocities of German colonialism remained largely, and purposefully, obscure as Namibians endured successive German and British colonial administration. Under the South African apartheid rule that only ended in 1990, there was little space to confront the crimes. But women kept, and continue to keep, their people's history and culture alive.

2. 

   5 Dec 2024

   From Douala to Ngonnso: How women fought resisted German colonialism in Cameroon

   In 1893, Dahomey men and women revolted against abuse by German colonial officers in Cameroon in a famous uprising that Germany was unprepared for. We look at how female resistance against colonialism has taken different forms, from the Dahomey Revolt to the battle to return the Ngonnso sculpture to Cameroon.

3. 

   4 Dec 2024

   Who was Li'ti Kidanka, the Queen of the Bees?

   As German colonialists swept into East Africa, they came up against a force none had reckoned with: Li'ti Kidanka. Shrouded in folklore, we tell the story of a Tanzanian heroine who fought German colonialism with a very unusual weapon.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

14 ratings

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