The 1891 Congo-Arab War: Tippu Tip and the Battle for the Upper Congo

In the early 1890s, the Congo Free State fought a brutal war against Swahili-Arab slave traders led by the powerful Tippu Tip. This episode dives into the Battle of the Lubunga stockade, where Force Publique troops under Francis Dhanis faced Zanzibari rifles and slave armies. We explore Tippu Tip's empire, the role of the Manyema, and how this conflict reshaped the Upper Congo—and set the stage for forced labor abuses to come. Listen for the story of a war that pitted European ambitions against East African commercial networks, ending with the fall of Nyangwe and Kasongo. #CongoArabWar #TippuTip #ForcePublique #Manyema #FrancisDhanis #Nyangwe #Kasongo #StanleyFalls #Zanzibar #SlaveTrade #CongoFreeState #LeopoldII #BelgianColonialism #UpperCongo #1890s #19thCentury #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo