Bar Afrique Season 2

Kenya: Britain on Trial

Everyone has secrets, but none are as messy as the OG colonial daddy, Great Britain. But to truly understand GB's colonial sins, you need to understand Kenya's Mau Mau Uprising, and how far GB went to cover it's bloody tracks.

Burkina Faso: Thomas Sankara, Betrayed by his BFF

What happens when your best friend is actually your biggest hater? Thomas Sankara learnt the hard way: his BFF, Blaise Compaoré, was complicit in his murder. Yikes!

Guinea-Bissau: Who Killed Amilcar Cabral?

In 1973, revolutionary leader Amilcar Cabral was gunned down in the streets of Guinea-Conakry on his way home from a gathering. We untangle who is responsible, and why.

Uganda: Cooking for a Dictator

You've heard of Idi Amin, the Ugandan dictator who's rumoured to have eaten the flesh of his enemies. This is not the story ofIdi Amin. This is the story of his chef.

Algeria: Revolutionary Sundae

On September 30th 1956, a young Algerian woman walked into the popular Milk Bar cafe, a hang out spot for European youth. She bought an ice cream, ate it, and then left. Minutes later, a bomb in the bag she left behind exploded. This is the story of the Milk Bar bombing and the young, perhaps controversial, revolutionary behind it, Zohra Drif.