African Camp Fire Stories
by Spino & Techzilla
African History stories are seldom told; in cases where they do get told, it is seldom by Africans themselves. The African Camp Fire Stories’ Podcast is created and narrated by natives of the continent. It is very important for us to note that we are not professional Historians. And we appreciate very much the work that Historians have done in covering the stories that we make use on this podcast. The objective of the podcast is to bring to the fore African history in an engaging, interesting, and fun manner; while ensuring that all the stories that we tell are well-researched and grounded in fact. The African Camp Fire Stories’ Podcast team has a great affinity for the history of Africa. We see a need for bringing African history stories to the attention of ordinary people in Africa, and in the world as a whole. We feel that African history stories should be part of the daily discourse of ordinary people
Episodes
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African History Quickies - EP 10 - Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part V
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 10 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part V The story of false treaties, the First Italo-Ethiopian War – and the battle of Adwa. Featuring: Menelik II; Ethiopia; Italy; Tigray; Amharic; King Umbreto II; Addis Ababa; Adwa; Eritrea; and much more
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African History Quickies – Episode 9 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy Part iv
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 9 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part iv The history of the Ethiopian ruling dynasty. Ethiopia’s link to Orthodox Christianity, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Reference list will be provided with the last episode of this series. Featuring: Menelik II;...
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ACFS - Christmas & Hanukkah Special - Episode 5 - Date for Christmas
Summary Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 5 – Date of Christmas We provide a quick-look summary of the history Christianity in North Africa. The rest and the big part of the episode looks at how the Date for Christmas Day was chosen. Featuring: Tertullian; Christmas; Gregorian Calendar;...
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African History Quickies – Episode 8 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part iii
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 8 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part iii On this episode, Italy and Ethiopian fight over Eritrea. Ethiopian engages in Holy War. Italy fails to accomplish her goals in the battlefield. The Bibliography (Further Reading List) will come with the last episode…
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ACFS Podcast - African History Quickies - Episode 7 - Ethiopia Defeats Italy, part ii
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 7 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part ii This is the second episode of our Ethiopia Defeats Italy mini-series. Who is Isma’il Pasha? And how did his actions eventually lead to a dishonest agreement between Britain and Ethiopia – an agreement that would see…
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ACFS Podcast - African History Quickies - Episode 6 - Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part i
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 6 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part i This is the first episode of our mini-series on the First Italo-Ethiopian War. How come is Ethiopia’s victory against Italy in this war not well-known? Many people know that Ethiopia was never colonised (though, that is...
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African History Quickies – Episode 5 – Bokassa
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 5 – Bokassa On this Quickie episode, we tell the story of the 2 nd President and ruler of the Central African Republic. It is a gripping story, filled with strange happenings and deeds. But, ultimately, it is a sad story of too much power, greed,...
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African History Quickies – Episode 4 – State of Indigenous African Religionseligions
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 4 – State of Indigenous African Religions On this quickie episode we define and discuss the status indigenous religions in Africa. Featuring: Indigenous African religions; Christianity; Islam; and much more Further Reading: 1. Britannica. African...
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African History Quickie – Episode 3 – Arab Conquest of North Africa
Summary African History Quickie – Episode 3 – Arab Conquest of North Africa This episodes tells the story of the Arabic conquest of the territory of North Africa. Listen to find out how the conquest took place; what was the theological basis for the early Islamic conquests; how large the extent…
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African History Quickies – Episode 2 – The Bamum Writing System of Cameroon
Summary African History Quickies – Episode 2 – The Bamum Writing System of Cameroon On this quickie episode we discuss the Bamum script of Cameroon: how was it created; how was it lost; AND what is being done to restore it. The Bamum Scripts and Archives Project...
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African History Quickie - Episode One - Nubia vs Egypt
Summary ACFS History Quickies – Episode 1 – Nubia vs Egypt This episode summarises the almost mythical relationship between Ancient Nubia and Ancient Egypt. However, this relationship didn’t only exist in ancient times. Featuring: Nubia; Egypt; Kush; Mahdi; Akhenaten: Britain; and much more
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Essays to Africa – Episode 1 – Democracy vs Economic Development, Part One
Summary of the Essays to Africa – Episode 1 – Democracy vs Economic Development This is our first episode under the banner of Essays to Africa. We therefore begin the episode by explaining the concept of Essays to Africa. We then go to provide some introduction and background to the topic of...
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Women’s Month Special, 2020 – Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
Summary of the Women’s Month Special, 2020 – Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt Cleopatra is a legendary figure; larger than life, in fact. We do our best to tell her story. While bearing in mind that her story is too big to be told in one episode. We cover her times, and her world. The figures who made…
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Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 4 – Detour to Europe
Summary of the Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 4 – Detour to Europe On this episode we take a detour and head over to Europe. Wecover the key people who played a part in establishing Christianity in Europe. These are people who are today not very known by ordinary Christians. For the…
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Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 3 – Judaism and Christianity
Summary of the Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 3 – Judaism and Christianity This is the third episode of our mini-series on the story of Christianity and Africa. On this episode we continue with the story of Abraham and his Descendants. We explore further the Promise between the Jewish...
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Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 2 – Hanukkah and Judaism
Summary of Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 2 – Hanukkah and Judaism. This is the 2nd episode of our mini-series on the story of Christianity and Africa. This time we get deeper to the roots of Judaism. We also provide a detailed look at the story of Hanukkah We begin to explore the…
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Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 1 – Introduction
Summary of Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 1 – Introduction This is the very first episode of our mini-series on the story of Christianity and Africa. We explain why we are starting with Christianity, in our eventual objective to go through all the significant religions in Africa. We lay...
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ACFS Podcast - Cold War Pawns – Episode 14 – Lumumba and Mobutu, Part Two
Summary of Cold War Pawns – Episode 14 – Lumumba and Mobutu, Part Two We continue to discuss The Democratic Republic of the Congo – and the story of Lumumba and Mobutu. We provide a comparison of these two men. How did each of their individual political-outlook develop? We begin to look at the...
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ACFS Podcast - Special Episode IV – How Is History Written, Part 2
Summary of Special Episode IV – How Is History Written, Part 2 We continue to look at the nature of History sources. They say History was written by winners. But does that mean that its incorrect? How can you decide if a history source could be used. We present five points you can use to judge...
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ACFS Podcast -The Xenophobia and Hatred Series – Episode 3 – Rome and Carthage
SUMMARY of Xenophobia and Hatred Series – Episode 3 – Rome and Carthage For a while now we have been teasing the Rome and Carthage discussion. We have done so in our three articles on Xenophobia (see our website: www.africancampfirestories.com ), and also on Episode 1 of this series. So it is…
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ACFS Podcast - Cold War Pawns – Episode 13 – Lumumba and Mobutu
Summary of Cold War Pawns – Episode 13 – Lumumba and Mobutu We continue to discuss The Democratic Republic of the Congo. We talk about the chaos in The DRC. We talk more about Lumumba. We introduce and explain the Evolues. We discuss the problem of tribalism in The DRC. We introduce the...
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ACFS Podcast - Special Episode III – How Is History Written, Part 1
Summary of Special Episode III – How Is History Written, Part One “Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters”….these are words are from an African Proverb. This is the first episode on the topic of How Is History Written. This short series will explore...
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ACFS Podcast - The Xenophobia and Hatred Series - Episode 2 - Rumours of Fear and Mistrust
SUMMARY of Xenophobia and Hatred Series – Episode 2 – Rumors of Fear and Mistrust. This episode tackles the issue of rumors in times of crisis. There were a lot of rumors during the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. But there were rumors during the French Revolution as well. There were rumors…
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ACFS Podcast - Cold War Pawns - Episode 12 – Enter Lumumba
Summary of Cold War Pawns - Episode 12 – Enter Lumumba The DRC eventually gains its independence from Belgium, after a superlative resistance. Then…chaos ensures in the country. The Belgian army is left in the DRC, in order to ensure smooth transition to freedom and independence. But then this…
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ACFS Podcast - The Xenophobia and Hatred Series - Episode 1 - Introduction
SUMMARY of Xenophobia and Hatred Series – Episode 1 – Introduction On this episode we introduce the Xenophobia and Hatred series. We provide you with many heart-rending backgrounds/intros - including stories about Greece, Rome, Carthage, and South Africa – and people like Cato, Julius Ceaser,...
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 11 – Cold War Pawns - Enter Congo
SUMMARY of Episode 11 – Cold War Pawns – Enter Congo This is our very first episode of the Cold War Pawns’ series that delves into an African country. And that African country is The Democratic Republic of the Congo. On this episode we begin discussing the history of The DRC. Starring: The Berlin...
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ACFS Podcast - Special Episode ii - The CIA and KGB Comedy of Errors
SUMMARY of Special Episode ii: The CIA and KGB Comedy of Errors This is our second Special Episode. Listen to the episode to find out what our Special Episodes will entail. This episode might make you lose sleep at night. You will find out that the people that are supposed to protect the world…
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 10 – Cold War Pawns - Summary of Foreign Intervention in Africa
SUMMARY of Episode 10 – Cold War Pawns – Summary of Foreign Intervention in Africa This episode discusses, in a high level, African colonisation and the fight for African independence. We tackle the Berlin Congress, which was used by North American and European countries to split up Africa…
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 9 – Cold War Pawns - Iranian Oil, Cuba and the Mafia
SUMMARY of Episode 9 – Cold War Pawns – Iranian Oil, Cuba and the Mafia This episode covers Iran and its oil and the Cold War. Britain and the USSR invade Iran. Then Britain leaves Iran, but Stalin refuses to leave. The CIA executes a coup in Iran. We also venture into the Americas, and talk…
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 8 - Cold War Pawns - The Berlin Conflict and The Korean War
SUMMARY of Episode 8 – Cold War Pawns – Berlin Conflict and The Korean War We look the conferences that took place between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill. Germany is split into Western portion and USSR portion. Berlin is split into East and West. The USSR blockades the West from Berlin. The...
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 7 - Cold War Pawns - The Fight for China
SUMMARY of Episode 7 – Cold War Pawns – The Fight for China Today’s episode goes to Asia. We look at the History of China, in as far as the Cold War is concerned. China’s war against itself. The Chinese Civil War. War between China and Japan. China’s relationship with the USSR. China’s…
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ACFS Podcast - Special Episode i – The USA and Russia’s Pre-Cold War Intervention
SUMMARY of Special Episode i – The USA and Russia’s Pre-Cold War Intervention in Africa This is our very first Special Episode. On this Episode we take a break from our Cold War Pawns series, to give you a little history of the USA and Russia’s involvement in Africa before the Cold War. Starring:...
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 6 - Cold War Pawns - After Hitler
SUMMARY of Episode 6 – Cold War Pawns – After Hitler We continue to look at the growing conflict between the USA and the USSR. We look the conferences that took place between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill. Then, first Roosevelt dies and then Hitler follows. World War Two ends. Both the USA and...
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 5 – Cold War Pawns - The Second World War
SUMMARY of Episode 5 – Cold War Pawns – The Second World War Paranoia reigns between the Western Allies (the USA and Britain) and the USSR. The countries allied against Adolf Hitler’s Germany meet to reach agreements; but those agreements are not kept. There are problems with Poland. Hitler…
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 4- Cold War Pawns - The Birth of Fear
SUMMARY about Episode 4 – Cold War Pawns – The Birth of Fear The USA and the USSR cross-paths. The relationship started from shaky ground from the very beginning. They were very different countries, with different outlooks. Maybe they would have never managed to get along. We see Winston…
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ACFS Podcast- Episode 3 - Cold War Pawns – Africa and The Cold War
SUMMARY of Episode 3 – Cold War Pawns – Africa and the Cold War In this episode of our Cold War Pawns series, we explain why we feel that a lot of background on the Cold War is required. We state that is it possible for the Cold War era intervention by the USA and the USSR to be viewed as being...
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ACFS Podcast - Episode 2 - Cold War Pawns - Introducing The Cold War Pawns Series
SUMMARY of Episode 2 – Cold War Pawns – Introducing The Cold War Pawns Series This is the very first episode of the African Camp Fire Stories Podcast’s very first topic, called Cold War Pawns. We introduce the Cold War Pawns’ series. We explain the Cold War. We explain what we mean by the title…
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ACFS Podcast - Introduction - Episode 1 – Cold War Pawns
SUMMARY of Episode 1 – Cold War Pawns – Podcast Introduction. We would like to welcome you to this podcast. The podcast will focus on African history stories and African historical events. This episode is the very first ever episode of the African Camp Fire Stories Podcast. In this episode we...
About this show
African History stories are seldom told; in cases where they do get told, it is
seldom by Africans themselves. The African Camp Fire Stories’ Podcast is
created and narrated by natives of the continent.
It is very important for us to note that we are not professional Historians. And
we appreciate very much the work that Historians have done in covering the
stories that we make use on this podcast.
The objective of the podcast is to bring to the fore African history in an
engaging, interesting, and fun manner; while ensuring that all the stories that
we tell are well-researched and grounded in fact.
The African Camp Fire Stories’ Podcast team has a great affinity for the
history of Africa. We see a need for bringing African history stories to the
attention of ordinary people in Africa, and in the world as a whole. We feel
that African history stories should be part of the daily discourse of ordinary
people
Hosted by
Spino & Techzilla