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South Africa: History in an Hour
- By: Anthony Holmes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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South Africa is a nation that has been ravaged by oppression and racial inequality. After years of concentrated violence and apartheid, Nelson Mandela led the country to unite ‘for the freedom of us all’ as the country’s first black president. South Africa: History in an Hour gives a lively account of the formation of modern South Africa, from the first contact with 17th-century European sailors, through the colonial era, the Boer Wars, apartheid, and the establishment of a tolerant democracy in the late 20th century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and engaging short history
- By Richard on 29-12-2018
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South Africa: History in an Hour
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-08-2012
- Language: English
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Journey into Darkness
- Genocide in Rwanda
- By: Thomas P. Odom
- Narrated by: Claton Butcher
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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In July 1994, Thomas P. Odom was part of the U.S. Embassy team that responded to the Goma refugee crisis. He witnessed the deaths of 70,000 refugees in a single week. In the previous three months of escalating violence, the Rwandan genocide had claimed 800,000 dead. Now, in this vivid and unsettling new book, Odom offers the first insider look at these devastating events before, during, and after the genocide.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hardly about the Rwandan genocide at all
- By Jas Web on 21-02-2021
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Journey into Darkness
- Genocide in Rwanda
- Narrated by: Claton Butcher
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 13-02-2013
- Language: English
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Cruelty of Fate: The Fight for Khambula
- The Anglo-Zulu War, Book 4
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
In late January 1879, following news of the terrible disaster to befall British forces at Isandlwana, Colonel Henry Evelyn Wood, commanding officer of the northern No. 4 Column, withdraws his forces to Khambula, near the Natal and Transvaal borders. Adding to their woes, the southern No. 1 Column finds itself trapped under siege at the abandoned mission station of Eshowe. The general officer commanding, Lord Chelmsford, orders Wood to continue harassing the Zulus, keeping the pressure off their central and southern forces while he rallies reinforcements to relieve Eshowe.
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Cruelty of Fate: The Fight for Khambula
- The Anglo-Zulu War, Book 4
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Anglo-Zulu War, Book 4
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 04-12-2019
- Language: English
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Do Not Disturb
- The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
- By: Michela Wrong
- Narrated by: Michela Wrong
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the Rwandan genocide, an idealistic group of young rebels overthrew the brutal regime in Kigali, ushering in an era of peace and stability that made Rwanda the donor darling of the West, winning comparisons with Switzerland and Singapore. But the truth was considerably more sinister.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating to the last second
- By Remy on 17-08-2021
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Do Not Disturb
- The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
- Narrated by: Michela Wrong
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 30-03-2021
- Language: English
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The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu
- The Race to Reach the Fabled City and the Fantastic Effort to Save its Past
- By: Charlie English
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Two tales of a city: the historical race to reach one of the world's most mythologized places and the story of how a contemporary band of archivists and librarians, fighting to save its ancient manuscripts from destruction at the hands of al-Qaeda, added another layer to the legend.
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting read
- By Anonymous on 30-07-2022
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The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu
- The Race to Reach the Fabled City and the Fantastic Effort to Save its Past
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 04-05-2017
- Language: English
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In Defense of German Colonialism
- And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West
- By: Bruce Gilley
- Narrated by: Damon Abernathy
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Famed historian, university professor, and author of the groundbreaking "The Case for Colonialism" Bruce Gilley demonstrates that, contrary to modern presuppositions, German colonialism from its early roots to the mid-twentieth century served overall as a global force for good in the world, elevating the lives of its subjects and encouraging scientific development while allowing native cultures to flourish within its governance.
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In Defense of German Colonialism
- And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West
- Narrated by: Damon Abernathy
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 02-08-2022
- Language: English
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Queen Amanirenas
- Women of War, Book 5
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Ailish Jeffers
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In the heart of ancient Africa, a formidable queen emerged to defend her people and her kingdom against the encroaching Roman Empire. Queen Amanirenas is a gripping short book that unveils the captivating story of one of history's most remarkable and fearless female leaders. Amanirenas, the queen of the Kingdom of Kush in the first century BCE, was not your typical monarch.
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Queen Amanirenas
- Women of War, Book 5
- Narrated by: Ailish Jeffers
- Series: Women of War, Book 5
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Release date: 31-10-2023
- Language: English
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Birth of a Dream Weaver
- A Writer's Awakening
- By: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Narrated by: Benjamin A. Onyango
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Birth of a Dream Weaver charts the very beginnings of a writer’s creative output. In this wonderful memoir, Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o recounts the four years he spent at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda - threshold years during which he found his voice as a journalist, short story writer, playwright, and novelist just as colonial empires were crumbling and new nations were being born - under the shadow of the rivalries, intrigues, and assassinations of the Cold War.
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Birth of a Dream Weaver
- A Writer's Awakening
- Narrated by: Benjamin A. Onyango
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 29-12-2020
- Language: English
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First Contact/The Cult of Progress
- Civilisations
- By: David Olusoga
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2
In part one, 'First Contact', we discover what happened to art in the great Age of Discovery, when civilisations encountered each other for the first time. Although undoubtedly a period of conquest and destruction, it was also one of mutual curiosity, global trade and the exchange of ideas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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films
- By Sarah Beattie-Smith on 13-11-2021
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First Contact/The Cult of Progress
- Civilisations
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 05-07-2018
- Language: English
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The Mandela Brief
- Sydney Kentridge and the Trials of Apartheid
- By: Thomas Grant
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Sydney Kentridge carved out a reputation as South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid advocate—his story is entwined with the country's emergence from racial injustice and oppression. He is the only lawyer to have acted for three winners of the Nobel Peace Prize—Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Chief Albert Lutuli. Already world-famous for his landmark cases, he then became England's premier advocate.
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The Mandela Brief
- Sydney Kentridge and the Trials of Apartheid
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 21-07-2022
- Language: English
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A Dying Colonialism
- By: Frantz Fanon
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Psychiatrist, humanist, revolutionary, Frantz Fanon was one of the great political analysts of our time. He has had a profound impact on civil rights, anticolonialism, and black consciousness movements around the world. A Dying Colonialism is Fanon’s incisive and illuminating account of how, during the Algerian Revolution, the people of Algeria changed centuries-old cultural patterns and embraced certain ancient cultural practices long derided by their colonialist oppressors as “primitive,” in order to destroy those oppressors.
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A Dying Colonialism
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 23-05-2023
- Language: English
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The Ghana Empire: A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Trading Empires of Medieval West Africa
- Western Africa
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Many people know about the Mali Empire and its famous ruler, Mansa Musa. But did you know there was a major empire that came before it? Medieval African history tends to get ignored in favor of medieval European history. However, there is so much rich history to uncover, especially in the region of West Africa. The Ghana Empire is considered one of the greatest empires in African history. There was an abundance of gold in the region, and the Ghana Empire was a powerful trading partner. Advancements were made in administration, allowing it to become a dominant power in the region.
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The Ghana Empire: A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Trading Empires of Medieval West Africa
- Western Africa
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 06-05-2024
- Language: English
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Like Wolves on the Fold
- The Defense of Rorke's Drift
- By: Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook, Lieutenant Colonel Huw Lloyd-Jones - foreword
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 22, 1879, the British Army in South Africa was swept aside by the seemingly unstoppable Zulu warriors at the Battle of Isandlwana. Nearby, at a remote outpost on the Buffalo River, a single company of the 24th Regiment and a few dozen recuperating hospital patients were passing a hot, monotonous day. It seemed certain that the Rorke's Drift detachment would share the same fate. And yet, against incredible odds, the British managed to defend their station.
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Like Wolves on the Fold
- The Defense of Rorke's Drift
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 21-12-2021
- Language: English
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French Senegal
- The History of the French Colony and Senegal’s Transition to Independence
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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French Senegal: The History of the French Colony and Senegal’s Transition to Independence examines how France established the colony, and how that colony affected events in the 20th century before Senegal became a modern nation.
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French Senegal
- The History of the French Colony and Senegal’s Transition to Independence
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-05-2020
- Language: English
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Conversations With Myself
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: John Kani
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Nelson Mandela is one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age. Now, after a lifetime of taking pen to paper to record thoughts and events, hardships and victories, he has opened his personal archive, which offers an unprecedented insight into his remarkable life. Conversations With...
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Conversations With Myself
- Narrated by: John Kani
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 12-10-2010
- Language: English
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Three Famines
- By: Thomas Keneally
- Narrated by: Peter Byrne
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of three terrible famines. The first is an Gorta Mór, the great hunger of Ireland, which began in 1846. The second is the deadly famine that struck Bengal in 1943. The third is the Ethiopian famine, which first sprung up in lethal form in the 1970s under Emperor Haile Selassie and then reappeared under the brutal dictator Mengistu in the 1980s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great....but!
- By Stuart Halliday on 09-05-2021
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Three Famines
- Narrated by: Peter Byrne
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 28-06-2011
- Language: English
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Can Feminism be African?
- A Most Paradoxical Question
- By: Minna Salami
- Narrated by: Minna Salami
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Why does feminism matter in Africa and how does African feminism relate to black liberation and global feminism? What does African feminism show about the individual and belonging? What are the challenges and opportunities of African feminism? Can African feminism transform society, or does postcolonial African identity clash with women’s freedom? Is there a tension in the very notion African feminist?
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Can Feminism be African?
- A Most Paradoxical Question
- Narrated by: Minna Salami
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 13-02-2025
- Language: English
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The Anglo-Zulu War
- The History and Legacy of the British Empire’s Conflict with the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war.
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The Anglo-Zulu War
- The History and Legacy of the British Empire’s Conflict with the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
- Release date: 08-04-2020
- Language: English
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Hitler’s South African Spies
- Secret Agents and the Intelligence War in South Africa
- By: Evert Kleynhans
- Narrated by: Adrian Galley
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of the intelligence war in South Africa during the Second World War is one of suspense, drama and dogged persistence. In 1939, when the Union of South Africa entered the war on Britain’s side, the German government secretly contacted the political opposition, and the leadership of the anti-war movement, the Ossewabrandwag. The Nazis’ aim was to spread sedition, undermine the Allied war effort, and - given the strategic importance of the Cape of Good Hope sea route - gain naval intelligence. Soon U-boat packs were sent to operate in South African waters, to deadly effect.
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Hitler’s South African Spies
- Secret Agents and the Intelligence War in South Africa
- Narrated by: Adrian Galley
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 16-04-2021
- Language: English
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The Wife's Tale
- A Personal History
- By: Aida Edemariam
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A hundred years ago, a girl was born in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar. Before she was 10 years old, Yetemegnu was married to a man two decades her senior, an ambitious poet-priest. Over the next century her world changed beyond recognition. She witnessed Fascist invasion and occupation, Allied bombardment and exile from her city, the ascent and fall of Emperor Haile Selassie, revolution and civil war. She endured all these things alongside parenthood, widowhood and the death of children.
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The Wife's Tale
- A Personal History
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 01-03-2018
- Language: English
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