Africa's Victors

Korede Awobowale
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A podcast where we'll be diving into the past and unpacking stories found within Africa's history.

Episodes

  1. 03/03/2020

    Queen Moremi and How She Weaponized Her Beauty

    Queen Moremi was a beautiful woman with a heart for her people who were suffering. She couldn't continue to sit by and do nothing....

    18 min

  2. 02/25/2020

    Mekatilili Wa Menza and Her Unbelievable Resolve

    Mekatilili was 53 when the British began to colonize Kenya. She wasn't going to take it sitting down, she was going to dance...

    21 min

  3. 02/18/2020

    King Cetshwayo and His Inability to Give Up

    King Cetshwayo was the last King of the free Zulu Kingdom, but is that his only legacy??

    19 min

  4. 02/11/2020

    King Ezana and His Influential Teacher

    When King Ezana was young, he had a tutor that taught him everything he knew. This, in turn, led to the complete shift of an entire Kingdom... This episode is dedicated to Dr David Parry, who was one of my most influential teachers. He passed away on Sunday 9th February 2020. RIP.

    12 min

  5. 02/04/2020

    Queen Nandi and Her Experience as a Single Mother

    Queen Nandi was the subject of ridicule and disgrace because she "allowed" herself to get pregnant out of wedlock, listen to find out how she overcame her situation...

    12 min

  6. 01/28/2020

    Mansa Musa and His Flexpedition

    Mansa Musa was the King of the Kingdom of Mali and he was super-rich. He took a journey that displayed his wealth to the world, but let's see how he fairs when we compare him to the likes of Jeff Bezos...

    17 min

  7. 01/21/2020

    Queen Amanirenas and her Ability to Back Herself

    Queen Amanirenas was the ruler of the Kush kingdom at the time the Roman Empire was advancing. They had the best military force on the planet and they wanted to take her kingdom...

    15 min

  8. 01/14/2020

    Yaa Asantewaa and the Stool Worth Dying For

    Yaa Asantewaa was the Queen mother of her people but couldn't quite convince the men that fighting the British in order to save the Golden Stool was worth it, so she decided she'd do it herself; she just needed to convince enough women to join her.....

    13 min

  9. 01/07/2020

    Shaikh Usman Dan Fodio and His Unpopular Opinion

    Shaikh Usman Dan Fodio was born into the right family which meant he was afforded an education most people didn't have access to, he didn't think that was fair so he did something about it...

    9 min

  10. 12/31/2019

    Princess Yennegra and Her EPIC "Drop the Mic" Moment

    In this episode, we'll be travelling all the way to Burkina Faso to meet Princess Yennegra. She was the girl that everyone wanted to be, but there was one thing she desired that her father wouldn't grant her...

    13 min

  11. TRAILER

    Trailer

    Africa's history didn't begin and end with slavery and colonisation. Here on Africa's Victors we'll be retelling stories in Africa's history. Get ready to laugh, cry and leave inspired.

    3 min

Trailer

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About

A podcast where we'll be diving into the past and unpacking stories found within Africa's history.

Information

  • Creator
    Korede Awobowale
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Korede Awobowale
  • Show Website
    Africa's Victors