The History of Africa (2017) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The History of Africa online in HD.
The History of Africa — Storyline
Zeinab Badawi delves into the history of Africa for a brand new, eight-part series on BBC World News. The continent of Africa has a long, complex history, and its people built civilizations which rivalled those which existed anywhere else in the world. However, much of the continent's history is not widely known, and the little that is known often projects a distorted, partial picture. Sudan-born Zeinab travels to all four corners of Africa, interviewing historians, archaeologists, and citizens whose stories paint a vivid picture of their continent's past and how it informs their present lives.
Cast & Crew
The History of Africa — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2017-07-01 |
| Seasons | 2 |
| Episodes | 20 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Language | English |
| Network | BBC World News |
| Status | Returning Series |
The History of Africa — Episode Guide
Season 1
- E1: Mother Africa (2017-07-01) — In this first episode, Zeinab Badawi travels across the continent examining the origins of humankind; how and why we evolved in Africa – Africa is the greatest exporter of all tim
- E2: Cattle, Crops and Iron (2017-07-08) — Zeinab Badawi continues her journey through the history of human development travelling to meet the Maasai of east Africa – one of the best known of the continent’s ethnic groups.
- E3: Gift of the Nile (2017-07-15) — Zeinab Badawi’s quest to uncover the history of Africa takes her to Egypt where she explores the most famous civilisation on the continent that of the ancient Egyptians.
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- E4: The Kingdom of Kush (2017-07-22) — In the fourth episode, Zeinab Badawi travels to the country of her birth and the very region of her forefathers: northern Sudan. Here, she examines a little known aspect of ancient
- E5: The Rise of Aksum (2017-07-29) — Zeinab Badawi travels to the little-visited country of Eritrea and neighbouring Ethiopia, to chart the rise of the Kingdom of Aksum. Described as one of the four greatest civilisat
- E6: Kings & Emirs (2017-08-05) — In the sixth episode, Zeinab Badawi focuses on the fall of the kingdom of Aksum, and how the Christian kings that followed in Aksum's wake left powerful legacies, especially that o
- E7: North Africa (2017-08-12) — In the 7th episode, Zeinab Badawi's exploration of Africa's rich history focuses on North Africa. She travels to Morocco to discover more about the original inhabitants of the regi
- E8: Ancestors, Spirits and God (2017-08-19) — In this episode, Zeinab Badawi examines religion in Africa. First the enduring presence of Africa's indigenous ancestral religions, which millions of people on the continent still
- E9: Islam in Africa (2017-08-26) — In the final episode Zeinab Badawi travels to several countries and looks at the early spread of Islam in Africa and how many Africans practise to this day a mystic, Sufi form of t
Season 2
- E1: Desert Empires (2020-04-10) — In this first episode Zeinab Badawi visits rarely seen historic sites and magnificent ruins in Mali and Mauritania in West Africa. We hear from Africans about how trans-Saharan tra
- E2: City States and Civilisations (2020-04-10) — In this episode, we see how city states and kingdoms gave rise to rich and diverse civilisations, including some of the most iconic works of art on the continent: the Benin bronzes
- E3: Coast and Conquest (2020-04-10) — In this episode Zeinab Badawi starts with a visit to some of the most sensational historic sites in Africa: the Swahili coastal settlements of Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique on Afr
- E4: Southern Kingdoms (2020-04-10) — In this episode, Zeinab Badawi travels to South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Zambia to find out about the powerful kingdoms of southern Africa and their rulers from 10th to 19t
- E5: The Golden Stool (2020-04-10) — In this episode, Zeinab Badawi travels to Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire to find out about the Asante people and their kingdom. We examine the history, myths and legends of the Asante peo
- E6: No Longer at Ease (2020-04-10) — In this episode, Zeinab Badawi provides an overview of how Africans lived before the arrival of Europeans. We see traditional religion in practice in Kenya, we meet a traditional m
- E7: Slavery and Suffering (2020-04-10) — Much is known about enslaved Africans once they arrived in the Americas and Europe, but in this episode Zeinab Badawi looks at the impact on Africa itself of one of the most evil c
- E8: Slavery and Salvation (2020-04-10) — In this episode, Zeinab Badawi visits Ghana and sees how momentum in the trans Atlantic slave trade led to competition for enslaved Africans between European nations who built nume
- E9: Diamonds, Gold and Greed (2020-04-10) — In this episode, Zeinab Badawi travels to South Africa and Zimbabwe and sees how southern Africans gradually came to grasp the destruction and suffering that would be inflicted upo
- E10: Kongo and the Scramble for Africa (2020-04-10) — In this episode Zeinab Badawi travels to Angola, DRC and Congo in central Africa to bring the history of the great Kongo Empire. She hears about the critical role played by women i
- E11: Resistance and Liberation (2020-04-10) — In the 20th episode Zeinab Badawi makes a huge and broad sweep across Africa examining the struggle for freedom, even in the face of bloody crackdowns: a veteran Mau Mau fighter in
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The History of Africa have? 2 season(s) with 20 episodes.
Where can I watch The History of Africa? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
