Episode 6 - The Athens of West Africa

Fourah Bay College has produced some of Africa’s most influential thinkers and leaders. It has also given Freetown an enduring nickname. Though the college struggled during Sierra Leone’s civil war, today it is leading a resurgent culture of learning and innovation. In the final episode in the series, Charlie Haffner wanders around campus and considers what “the Athens of West Africa” means two centuries after Fourah Bay College was founded.With special thanks: H.E. David Moinina Sengeh and Professor Joe AD AlieA podcast series produced by Novel Studios for Africell.Presented: Charlie HaffnerWritten and created: Charlie Haffner and Sam WilliamsEdited: Nadia MehdiExecutive producers: Sam Williams and Max O'BrienSound design and mixing: Naomi ClarkeSpecial thanks: Abdul Karim Sesay,  Shadi Gerjawi, Eleanor Biggs, Claire Crofton, Pippa Smith and the Africell Impact Foundation.