https://www.dw.com/en/shadows-of-german-colonialism/program-675883998?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss DW’s Shadows of German Colonialism podcast explores how Germany’s imperial ambitions in Africa met fierce resistance, and descended into exploitation and violence. The series follows on from the African Roots podcast, which portrays the men and women who shaped Africa's past, present and future. We meets big names, and tell the story of others who have stayed out of the spotlight. But what binds them together, is their African Roots. en 2026 DW Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:06:43 GMT Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:06:43 GMT https://static.dw.com/image/67632544_7.jpg https://www.dw.com/en/shadows-of-german-colonialism/program-675883998?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss no false DW DW podcasts@dw.com DW’s Shadows of German Colonialism podcast explores how Germany’s imperial ambitions in Africa met fierce resistance, and descended into exploitation and violence. The series follows on from the African Roots podcast, which portrays the men and women who shaped Africa's past, present and future. We meets big names, and tell the story of others who have stayed out of the spotlight. But what binds them together, is their African Roots. DW’s Shadows of German Colonialism podcast explores how Germany’s imperial ambitions in Africa met fierce resistance, and descended into exploitation and violence. The series follows on from the African Roots podcast, which portrays the men and women who shaped Africa's past, present and future. We meets big names, and tell the story of others who have stayed out of the spotlight. But what binds them together, is their African Roots. ng ke tz ug gh cm zm za de 10 72924690 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:45:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/culture-in-chief-oba-ewuare-and-leopold-sedar-senghor/audio-72924690?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Cai explores how Senegal's first president, poet Leopold Senghor, believed a mix of African and French culture could carry Senegal into independence. Meanwhile, Laila tells Cai how Nigerian Oba Ewuare's taste in cultural investment still has African nations and European museums at loggerheads. World DW Oba Ewuare, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Negritude, Kingdom of Benin, Museum, African history, Benin Bronzes, Senegal false full 21:06 70935581 Sat, 7 Dec 2024 09:45:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/namibian-women-keeping-traditions-alive-and-history-near/audio-70935581?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss The atrocities of German colonialism remained largely, and purposefully, obscure as Namibians endured successive German and British colonial administration. Under the South African apartheid rule that only ended in 1990, there was little space to confront the crimes. But women kept, and continue to keep, their people's history and culture alive. World DW Shadows of German Colonialism, Herero, Nama, Genocide, Activism, women empowerment false full 11:17 70935578 Thu, 5 Dec 2024 16:59:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/from-douala-to-ngonnso-how-women-fought-resisted-german-colonialism-in-cameroon/audio-70935578?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss In 1893, Dahomey men and women revolted against abuse by German colonial officers in Cameroon in a famous uprising that Germany was unprepared for. We look at how female resistance against colonialism has taken different forms, from the Dahomey Revolt to the battle to return the Ngonnso sculpture to Cameroon. World DW Cameroon, German Colonialism, Douala, Dahomey, female resistance, Shadows of German Colonialism false full 11:22 70935577 Wed, 4 Dec 2024 17:26:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/who-was-li-ti-kidanka-the-queen-of-the-bees/audio-70935577?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss As German colonialists swept into East Africa, they came up against a force none had reckoned with: Li'ti Kidanka. Shrouded in folklore, we tell the story of a Tanzanian heroine who fought German colonialism with a very unusual weapon. World DW Li'ti Kidanka, Tanganyika, Nyaturu, Queen of the Bees, German Colonialism, Singida, Shadows of German Colonialism false full 10:23 70939559 Wed, 4 Dec 2024 17:10:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-nduna-mkomanile-fought-german-colonialism/audio-70939559?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Nduna Mkomanile tried to unite East African communities against German colonialism during the Maji Maji war in the early 20th century. She's now regarded as one of Tanzania's most notable female freedom fighters, but for decades her importance was overlooked. We find out why. World DW Nduna Mkomanile, Tanzania, German East Africa, Maji Maji War, colonialism, Tanganyika, Songea, Shadows of German Colonialism false full 08:16 70580309 Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:56:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/reclaiming-heritage-dinknesh-and-sarah-baartman/audio-70580309?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss One of the world's oldest humanoid fossils, colloquially known as Dinknesh, or "Lucy," has intrigued paleontologists for decades. But her name is also a point of pride for Ethiopians. Meanwhile Laila narrates how fascination and racist attitudes around Sarah Baartman resulted in a harrowing, cautionary tale of human exploitation. Podcasts DW Africa, South Africa, Dinknesh, African Roots, Ethiopia, archeology, Racism, paleontology, France, body shaming false full 19:39 68410594 Mon, 4 Mar 2024 16:39:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/injected-with-fear-the-legacy-of-colonial-era-vaccination-programs/audio-68410594?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Tropical medicine boomed as European powers claimed territories in Africa. Germany sent the famed Robert Koch and many others to the colonies to find cures to tropical illnesses - but also to test new medicines. This shadowy practice led to Africans being mistreated, and many died in the process, leaving a legacy of physical and psychological trauma that has never been properly cured. World DW Smallpox, Tanzania, Togo, Shadows of German Colonialism, colonialism, tropical medicine, Robert Koch, Sleeping Sickness, Atoxyl, German East Africa, smallpox vaccine false full 11:49 68332002 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:20:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/unsettling-continuities-from-colonial-racism-to-nazism/audio-68332002?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Respected German anthropologists made a career from dividing people by race, a new branch of science that conveniently put Europeans at the top. While eugenics and scientific racism was widely practiced in Western nations in the early 1900s, the ideas developed by Eugen Fischer and others served as the intellectual bedrock for race-based crimes committed by Nazi Germany. World DW colonialism, Scientific racism, Ernst Rodenwaldt, Eugen Fischer, eugenics, Nazism, Third Reich, Namibia, South Africa, Apartheid, racial theory false full 10:36 68331742 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:19:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/why-african-nations-still-fight-over-colonial-era-borders/audio-68331742?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Why does Namibia have a bizarre panhandle? Why do some Ghanaians talk of being from "Western Togoland"? Much of this has to do with African borders drawn up in Europe during late 19th century. Borders that to this day are still very much contested, and have had deadly consequences. We explore how treaties designed to prevent war in Europe have caused conflict in Africa. World DW Borders, Namibia, Tanzania, colonialism, Cameroon, Bakassi, Caprivi Strip, Lake Malawi, Western Togoland false full 11:41 68258933 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:47:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-german-colonization-of-namibia-resulted-in-genocide/audio-68258933?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss After the decisive Battle of Waterberg between German and Herero fighters, colonial officers in the colony of South West Africa, today's Namibia, directed a violent, uncompromising persecution of Herero and Nama people. Their policies would result in the 20th century's first genocide. World DW Namibia, Herero, Nama, Schutztruppe, Lothar von Trotha, Genocide, Swakopmund, Lüderitz, Samuel Maherero false full 12:11 68179709 Mon, 5 Feb 2024 17:10:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-german-colonists-changed-power-dynamics-in-togo-forever/audio-68179709?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Germany's control over Togoland drastically altered traditional power structures, favoring compliant chiefs and running roughshod over cultural norms. We explore how punitive expeditions and colonial subjugation has shaped Togo to this day. World DW Togoland, Western Togoland, Togo, Lome, colonialism, German Empire, Gustav Nachtigal, Plakko, Mlapa false full 09:54 68125901 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 17:27:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/why-did-germany-target-colonies-in-east-africa/audio-68125901?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss In East Africa and the Great Lakes region, German colonial conquest spurred courageous resistance from many local East African groups against well-armed and violent colonial forces. World DW Tanzania, Mangi Meli, Chief Mkwawa, WaHehe, Maji Maji war, Schutztruppe, Abushiri rebellion, Kinjeketile, Hermann von Wissmann false full 12:16 67598741 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:11:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/the-colonial-legacy-of-africa-s-place-names/audio-67598741?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss In the context of colonial-era injustice, the renaming of landmarks almost seems like a footnote. But in this podcast we discover how renaming mountains, towns, and even people was another form of oppression. We also meet some characters who have outlived the colonialists' names, and why renaming landmarks is a form of reclaiming heritage. World DW Mount Kilimanjaro, Chagga, Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, Hermann von Wissmann, colonialism false full 09:51 67659728 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:48:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/quane-martin-dibobe-from-exhibit-to-anti-colonial-activist/audio-67659728?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Summer 1896: A Cameroonian man appeared in Treptower Park, Berlin as part of a human exhibition to increase enthusiasm for German colonialism. Little did anyone know this man — Martin Dibobe — would later become a pioneering human rights activist. World DW Quane Martin Dibobe, Berlin, Douala, Germany, colonial exhibits, Cameroon, Shadows of German Colonialism, Colonialism, U-Bahn, Treptow Park false full 11:05 67597099 Thu, 7 Dec 2023 17:57:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-colonialism-boosted-germany-s-merchant-fleets/audio-67597099?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Running a colonial empire required a reliable merchant fleet. Hamburg-based businessman Adolph Woermann and his shipping line soon exerted considerable influence over Germany's colonial policy. We explore how the Woermann Company became an unofficial instrument of German colonization. World DW Woermann Company, Germany, Cameroon, West Africa, Hamburg, Shadows of German Colonialism false full 10:17 67584013 Wed, 6 Dec 2023 13:10:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/how-colonial-germany-extended-its-empire-in-africa/audio-67584013?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss By 1885, Adolf Lüderitz had acquired vast territories in today's Namibia. But his contracts with local people were so dodgy that even German colonial officials doubted them. World DW Germany, colonialism, Namibia, Tanzania, Togo, Cameroon, Adolf Lüderitz, Nama, exploitation false full 10:44 66237228 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 08:20:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/the-long-road-to-liberation-nelson-mandela-and-eduardo-mondlane/audio-66237228?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss For our last episode of African Roots, we profile two giants: Mozambique's Eduardo Mondlane and South Africa's Nelson Mandela. We look at how the two men shaped their respective nations' trajectories in different eras, and how their fight against oppression inspired thousands of young people to take up the armed struggle. World DW Eduardo Mondlane, Nelson Mandela, Mozambique, South Africa, Apartheid, FRELIMO, African National Congress false full 36:20 65893657 Tue, 4 Jul 2023 09:36:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/women-to-the-front-margaret-ekpo-and-the-amazons/audio-65893657?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Cai finds out how the legendary warriors, the Dahomey Amazons, have recently gained recognition - to dazzling Hollywood effects. But not all women fought on the battlefield: Laila explores how in neighboring in Nigeria, Margaret Ekpo blazed a trail for female participation in local politics as independence took hold. World DW Margaret Ekpo, Amazons, Tassi Hangbe, Nigeria, France, Colonialism, independence, womens' rights, women in politics false full 20:58 65889685 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:00:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/of-myths-and-legends-sunjata-keita-and-bayajida/audio-65889685?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Oral histories are key to shaping nationalities, legends and identities. Cai and Laila explore the role of West African griots in keeping alive the phenomenal stories of Sunjata Keita from Mali and Nigeria's Bayajida. World DW Nigeria, Hausa, Sunjata Keita, Bayajida, storytelling, Griots, oral history, Mali false full 20:35 65831552 Tue, 6 Jun 2023 10:04:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/legacy-unravelled-usman-dan-fodio-and-william-tubman/audio-65831552?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss The relentless march of time changes histories and, sometimes, tarnishes reputation. Cai and Laila meet two nation builders, Usman Dan Fodio, and Liberia's William Tubman, whose legacies are perceived very differently today than during their lifetimes. World DW Usman dan Fodio, William Tubman, Liberia, Nigeria, dictatorship, jihad, religious freedom, Islam, African Roots, development, Monrovia false full 25:40 65657771 Tue, 23 May 2023 10:49:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/women-lead-the-liberation-josina-machel-and-bibi-titi-mohammed/audio-65657771?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss The role of women in Africa's liberation movements is underrepresented. African Roots meets Josina Machel, a freedom fighter whose efforts reshaped Mozambique's liberation movement in exile, and Bibi Titi Mohammed, who arguably won the grassroots support that drove Julius Nyerere to power in Tanzania. World DW Tanzania, Bibi Titi Mohamed, Mozambique, Josina Machel, FRELIMO, Julius Nyerere, TANU, Dar es Salaam, colonialism false full 22:17 65565839 Tue, 9 May 2023 16:40:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/the-return-of-forgotten-warriors-dedan-kimathi-and-the-lion-of-gaza/audio-65565839?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss History often leaves many vital figures out, and only after a few years does their absence stand out. We meet two anti-colonial fighters, Dedan Kimathi and Ngungunyane, and find out why their legacies were left to fade, and why great efforts have been made to remember them. World DW Dedan Kimathi, Kenya, Colonialism false full 28:21 65225265 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:52:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/power-players-taytu-betul-and-queen-njinga/audio-65225265?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Ethiopia's Taytu Betul and Angola's Queen Njinga live large in their countries' historical memory as strong female leaders, and both embody the complicated power dynamics of their times. Just how did Taytu Betul help face down a European invasion? And why were Portuguese colonialists forced to talk with Queen Njinga on equal terms? Cai and Laila bring you their remarkable stories. World DW Angola, Ethiopia, colonialism, Luanda, Addis Ababa, Italy, Njinga Mbande, Taytu Betul, female leaders false full 22:18 65218555 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 12:14:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/viva-independence-amilcar-cabral-and-louis-rwagasore/audio-65218555?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Arguably Africa's most influential revolutionary thinker, Amilcar Cabral, never saw his country gain independence. In the 1950s, Louis Rwagasore, briefly, seemed to unite a divided Burundi, but his time was cut short. We find out the tragic fates of these visionary leaders and how their ideas spread beyond their respective nations. World DW African Roots, Amilcar Cabral, Cape Verde, Independence, Angola, Colonialism, Hutu and Tutsi, Guinea Bissau, Portugal, Burundi, Louis Rwagasore false full 19:21 65110684 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:40:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/african-mavericks-wangari-maathai-and-njoya-ibrahim/audio-65110684?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Every generation throws up a maverick - and Africa has had many! Laila introduces Cai to Wangari Maathai, who rewrote the rules for environmentalism in east Africa, and faced down stiff resistance in the process. Cai looks back to Cameroon's colonial era leader Njoya Ibrahim, a man of many talents who could have been anything - but, above all, achieved the status of an African hero. World DW African Roots, Sultan Njoya Ibrahim, Wangari Maathai, Environment, history, German colonialism, Kenya, Cameroon, Green Belt Movement, Bamoun false full 21:39 64984507 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:21:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/warrior-queens-amina-of-zazzau-and-queen-abla-pokou/audio-64984507?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Season 2 of the African Roots podcast is here! And we start off with two West African icons: Queen Amina of Zazzau and Queen Abla Pokou. Both women are nation builders of almost mythical proportions, so hosts Cai and Laila delve into why these two royals went on to drastically change their society's fate. World DW African Roots, Amina of Zazzau, Abla Pokou, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, warrior queen false full 18:37 64264193 Mon, 2 Jan 2023 14:53:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/captured-sengbe-pieh-and-king-afonso-the-first/audio-64264193?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss What was it like living under the tyranny of slavery? Cai and Laila open a cruel chapter of human history by meeting two figures who felt the consequences of the Transatlantic slave trade very differently: Sengbe Pieh, hero of the Amistad court case, and Afonso the First, whose Kongo Kingdom was decimated by slave raids. World DW slavery, Transatlantic slave trade, Brazil, Royal Navy, Mbanza Kongo, Kongo kingdom, Afonso I of Kongo, Sengbe Pieh, Sierra Leone, Amistad, liberation false full 24:48 64110567 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:21:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/pride-in-wisdom-fatima-al-fihiri-and-ahmed-baba/audio-64110567?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Fatima al-Fihiri's legacy as a supporter of education hold immeasurable cultural and educational value, still being felt today. Meanwhile, further south into the Sahara, Ahmed Baba's teachings became a landmark for Muslims across Africa. Listen to their stories right here on the African Roots podcast! World DW Ahmed Baba, Fatima al-Fihri, Morocco, Mali, University, al-Qarawiyyin university, Fez, Islam, Timbuktu, Sahara Desert false full 16:40 63991202 Tue, 6 Dec 2022 12:10:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/warrior-women-princess-yennenga-and-yaa-asantewaa/audio-63991202?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss When the men stood down, the women stood firm. Cai and Laila meet the fearsome warrior Princess Yennenga, whose famous stallion has become a symbol of Burkina Faso. Meanwhile, Yaa Asantewaa caused such problems for British colonialists that an entire war was named after her. World DW African Roots, Yaa Nana Asantewaa, Princess Yennenga, Ghana, Burkina Faso, The Stallions, History false full 21:20 62984285 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 13:21:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/independence-now-kwame-nkrumah-and-julius-nyerere/audio-62984285?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss When the winds of freedom from colonialism swept across Africa in the 1960s, new nations were tasked to develop into functioning democracies overnight - most without success. Cai and Laila profile two giants of the African independence era - who took radically different, but in some ways similar, paths. Podcasts DW Ghana, Tanzania, Colonialism, Independence, Julius Nyerere, Statesman, Kwame Nkrumah, Revolution, Ujamaa false full 19:28 63653191 Tue, 8 Nov 2022 11:42:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/journeys-that-changed-history-kanku-musa-and-queen-of-sheba/audio-63653191?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Some figures transcend all borders - physical, religious or spiritual: Cai goes in search of the legendary Kanku Musa, possibly the richest person who ever lived, and who changed the course of Muslim history forever. Meanwhile, Laila recounts the mythical tale of the Queen of Sheba and her roots in Ethiopia. Podcasts DW African Roots, Queen of Sheba, Kanku Musa, wealth, the richest man who ever lived, Ethiopia, Menelik, Solomonic dynasty false full 22:01 62460991 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:02:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/revolutionary-martyrs-thomas-sankara-and-patrice-lumumba/audio-62460991?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Two of Africa's most famous, young revolutionaries gave their fledgling nations hope, if just for a short while. Laila explores how Patrice Lumumba's dreams of independence rattled Western powers, while Cai reveals why Burkinabe Thomas Sankara is still an icon for young leaders across Africa. World DW Thomas Sankara, Patrice Lumumba, Zaire, Belgium, DR Congo, Burkina Faso, France, Blaise Compaoré, assassination, Comic Republic, coup d´etat. false full 23:56 63152771 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 12:17:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/unifying-warriors-shaka-zulu-and-gobena-dache/audio-63152771?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Laila and Cai explore the complex and controversial legacies of two of Africa's military men: South Africa's Shaka Zulu and Ethiopian Gobena Dache. While both are renowned for their military prowess, their repressive attempts to unify their people caused rivers of blood to flow. World DW Gobena Dache, Shaka Zulu, South Africa, Ethiopia, war, Zulu, KwaZulu Natal, Addis Ababa, imperialism, Mfecane, Expansionism, colonialism, assegai, warfare, African Roots false full 22:11 62986001 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/nein-to-the-kaiser-douala-manga-bell-and-hendrik-witbooi/audio-62986001?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss When the scale and racist nature of Germany's colonial ambitions in Africa became apparent, leaders Rudolf Douala Manga Bell and Hendrik Witbooi resisted. Cai and Laila narrate how the two men from Cameroon and Namibia respectively took very different paths to impede German imperial domination. World DW Namibia, South Africa, Hemelbesem, Cameroon, colonialism, German South West Africa, Douala, imperialism, German Reich, Nama, guerilla warfare, genocide, royalty false full 29:31 62828060 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:23:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/when-you-strike-a-woman-you-strike-a-rock-charlotte-maxeke-and-helen-joseph/audio-62828060?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Laila and Cai explore the roles of two remarkable South African women who fought white-oppression in two different eras. Golden voiced Charlotte Maxeke formed the ANC's Women's League in the early 20th century. Decades later, Helen Joseph led the historic Women's March and co-wrote the Freedom Charter. Though neither saw the fall of apartheid, their struggle inspired millions of South Africans. World DW Helen Joseph, Charlotte Maxeke, South Africa, Women's Month, Cape Town, apartheid, Freedom Charter, National Women's Day in South Africa, ANC Womens League false full 23:45 62682586 Tue, 2 Aug 2022 10:38:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/fighting-spirits-kimpa-vita-and-kinjeketile/audio-62682586?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Resisting oppression comes in many forms. But few embody spiritual resistance like Kimpa Vita, who adapted the Catholic religion to the chagrin of Portuguese colonists. Meanwhile in East Africa, prophet Kinjeketile raised an army against German imperialism. But how did they inspire resistance movements simply with their aura? World DW Kimpa Vita, Kinjeketile, Tanzania, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), African Roots, Religion, History false full 19:11 62448726 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:02:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/given-half-a-chance-cheikh-anta-diop-and-hamilton-naki/audio-62448726?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Despite colonial oppression limiting opportunites for talented African scientists, Senegalese polymath Cheikh Anta Diop dispelled whitewashed myths of Ancient Egypt. Meanwhile in South Africa, Hamilton Naki defied the apartheid regime by training among the elite heart surgeons that paved the way to the world's first heart transplant in 1967. World DW Heart surgery, Egyptology, Cheikh Anta Diop, Hamilton Naki, Apartheid, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, Science, discrimination false full 18:39 61978035 Tue, 5 Jul 2022 13:32:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/making-history-her-story-flora-nwapa-and-siti-binti-saad/audio-61978035?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss Cai introduces Laila to Zanzibari icon, Siti Binti Saad. Not only did she rewrite the rules of Taarab music, she became the genre's biggest star. Meanwhile, Laila's countrywoman Flora Nwapa literally wrote herself into history as a glass ceiling smashing novelist. World DW Tanzania, Nigeria, Literature, Efuru, Taarab false full 18:08 61974418 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:31:00 GMT https://www.dw.com/en/royal-rebels-haile-selassie-and-queen-muhumuza/audio-61974418?maca=en-podcast_african_roots-34421-xml-mrss In our first podcast, hosts Laila Johnson Salami and Cai Nebe profile two leaders who were a thorn in the side of imperial powers. And both have a surprising role in the foundations of Rastafarianism, and reggae music. World DW Africa, History, Reggae, Queen Muhumuza false full 20:09