Togo: The First Assassination of an African President

DRC: The CIA Plot to Poison Patrice Lumumba

You may know the story of the Belgian-led assassination of Independence leader Patrice Lumumba. What you probably don’t know, is that America tried to do it first. We explore the C.I.A’s bizarre mission to poison Patrice Lumumba. --- Bar Afrique Podcast Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6SheGl9Lyf1tZhg1hB7m64?si=b6c31fbb49f149d6] Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-afrique-podcast/id1846045084] YouTube: @BarAfriquePod (like, comment, and subscribe!) Instagram: @barafriquepod Contact us: bar.afriquepod@gmail.com [bar.afriquepod@gmail.com]

Revisiting: The 1947 Malagasy Uprising

In 1947, the people of Madagascar launched surprise attacks on military bases and French-owned plantations. Without missing a beat, France began a violent counterattack. This is the story of the Malagasy Uprising. --- Bar Afrique Podcast Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6SheGl9Lyf1tZhg1hB7m64?si=b6c31fbb49f149d6] Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-afrique-podcast/id1846045084] YouTube: @BarAfriquePod (like, comment, and subscribe!) Instagram: @barafriquepod Contact us: bar.afriquepod@gmail.com [bar.afriquepod@gmail.com]

Ghana: Kwame Nkrumah & the 1948 Accra Riots

A peaceful protest turns deadly when a British officer fires into a crowd of Ghanaians. Days of chaos, damage and death have one surprising consequence: the rise of Independence legend, Kwame Nkrumah. --- Bar Afrique Podcast Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6SheGl9Lyf1tZhg1hB7m64?si=b6c31fbb49f149d6] Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-afrique-podcast/id1846045084] YouTube: @BarAfriquePod (like, comment, and subscribe!) Instagram: @barafriquepod Contact us: bar.afriquepod@gmail.com [bar.afriquepod@gmail.com]

Togo: The First Assassination of an African President

Togo's Sylvanus Olympio holds two very unfortunate records: first post-independence leader felled in a coup, and first to be killed while in office. Yikes. --- Bar Afrique Podcast Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6SheGl9Lyf1tZhg1hB7m64?si=b6c31fbb49f149d6] Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-afrique-podcast/id1846045084] YouTube: @BarAfriquePod (like, comment, and subscribe!) Instagram: @barafriquepod Contact us: bar.afriquepod@gmail.com [bar.afriquepod@gmail.com]

Revisiting: A Couple of Coups in Comoros

Comoros said bon voyage to their French colonisers in 1975. But did they really? This is the tale of Bob Denard, the French mercenary who stepped into the power vacuum on Comoros in the decades after the country's independence. --- Bar Afrique Podcast Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/6SheGl9Lyf1tZhg1hB7m64?si=b6c31fbb49f149d6] Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-afrique-season-2/id1846045084] YouTube: @BarAfriquePod (like, comment, and subscribe!) Instagram: @barafriquepod Contact us: bar.afriquepod@gmail.com