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.
Episodes
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 done with this episode, check out our Bonus video episode on our YouTube channel @SankofaSojourns.
Here are some links to videos so you can take a deeper dive into the Dikenga Dia Kong...
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 Belgian colony. Let's learn about their independence movement that included music and fashion as tools of resistance! Let's celebrate their triumph and support their continuing evolu...
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 point of African, Arab, Polynesian and Malagasy civilizations — where the world's largest bat flies overhead, a fossil fish thought extinct for millions of years still swims in the ...
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 looked like. Let's explore the country that was called "The dead heart of Africa".
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Come on Explorers! Let's journey ...
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, and talk about their recent developments. Lately, Central African Republic has been in the news as the destination for deported asylees and refugees. Let's explore the country tha...
Explore the Republic of Cameroon with us today! This is one of Africa's most bio-diverse countries with its ancient forests, Mandrills, waterways, Mount Cameroon, and The Big Five!
Let's explore what it means to be a multilingual African nation with two European official languages. We'll look at the politics and the culture and see how they may be connected.
Send your feedback to Sankofasojourns@gmail.com an...
In this episode we explore how 10 uninhabited islands became the nation of Cabo Verde. The Portuguese established it as a major hub of the transatlantic slave trade but in the process, the people created a unique and beautiful cultural melange!
References:
Link to Call me Neguinho by Selim Harbi: Call me Neguinho by Selim Harbi - YouTube
Come on Explorers! Let's journey through Africa, one nation at a time!
Okay Explorers let's journey to Burundi! The Heart of Africa nestled in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Let's explore the resilient people of Burundi and find out what makes them able to keep getting up and rebuilding after civil war and colonization.
Come on Explorers! Let's journey through Africa, one nation at a time!
Explorers let's visit Burkina Faso, one of Africa's most turbulent nations, built on a history of blending cultures to create a new people. The people of Burkina express themselves powerfully and creatively through dance, music, film, and revolution. Come and meet Les Burkinabés!
References:
· Ritual: Power, Healing and Community, Swan and Raven (1993). ISBN 0-14-01-9558-0
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Journey with us to the Republic of Botswana! Let's explore Africa's most stable country with the world's highest quality diamonds and the Big Five! Let's learn the epic love story of the African Chief and the British commoner and see how colonization impacted the nation's development.
Listen to the Bonus Episode on El Negro on www.SankofaSojourns.com-click on podcast.
Please send feedback to SankofaSojourns@gmail.c...
Are you interested in learning something new and interesting about Africa today? In this episode, we journey to Benin in West Africa. Take a listen and find out about the military coup that just took place in Benin. You'll also find out about the ancient history of Dahomey's fearsome women warriors, the Agojie! The topic may be heavy at times as we take a deeper dive into the Transatlantic Slave Trade, but y...
Angola: Africa A to Z Episode 4, covers Angola’s rich culture and history. We learn about Angola’s civil war fought while they were also battling Portugal for liberty. We also cover Angola’s art, music, and cuisine! Then as always, we do some breathwork together.
Here are some of the topics we'll cover:
- Angola's original inhabitants
- Portuguese's incursion into Angola
- The beginning of the Tr...
A is for Algeria | Africa A to Z Podcast
In this episode of Africa A to Z, we explore Algeria — the largest country in Africa and a nation shaped by colonization, resistance, revolution, and cultural resilience.
We examine Algeria’s name, capital city (Algiers), system of government, major industries including oil and natural gas, and the long period of French colonization that began in 1830. We discuss the Algerian War o...
In this episode we explore who drew the lines that mapped out The Continent. We also explore why Africa was divided the way it was.
Come on Explorers! Let's journey through Africa, one nation at a time!
This little bonus complements Episode 02 by discussing the beginnings of human trafficking across the Atlantic Ocean. We also pay homage to the first Africans to be stolen and sold away from Africa at the start of the Ma’afa.
Come on Explorers! Let's journey through Africa, one nation at a time!
Welcome to the first episode of Africa A to Z! This podcast will take you on an exploration of each of the continent of Africa's 54 countries, from A to Z. We'll use straightforward language so that we can all gain a deeper understanding of each of Africa's unique nations. And stay tuned for our special guests!
This first episode is an overview of what the podcast is all about and then we'll take a big pictu...
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