Summary African History Quickies – Episode 10 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part V The story of false treaties, the First Italo-Ethiopian War – and the battle of Adwa. Featuring: Menelik II; Ethiopia; Italy; Tigray; Amharic; King Umbreto II; Addis Ababa; Adwa; Eritrea; and much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 9 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part iv The history of the Ethiopian ruling dynasty. Ethiopia’s link to Orthodox Christianity, King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Reference list will be provided with the last episode of this series. Featuring: Menelik II; Abyssinia; Ethiopia; Italy; Haile Selassie; Yohannes IV; King Solomon; Queen of Sheba; Menelik I; Orthodox Christianity; Mount Entoto; and much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Summary Christmas and Hanukkah Special – Episode 5 – Date of Christmas We provide a quick-look summary of the history Christianity in North Africa. The rest and the big part of the episode looks at how the Date for Christmas Day was chosen. Featuring: Tertullian; Christmas; Gregorian Calendar; Rome; Augustus; Perpetua; Clement of Alexandria; Origen of Alexandria; Marcion; Ethiopia; Eastern Orthodox Church; Cyprian, Athanasius and Augustine of Hippo; and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 8 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part iii On this episode, Italy and Ethiopian fight over Eritrea. Ethiopian engages in Holy War. Italy fails to accomplish her goals in the battlefield. The Bibliography (Further Reading List) will come with the last episode of the Ethiopia Defeats Italy series Featuring: Ethiopia; Eritrea; Italy; Esma’il Pasha; the Madhi; Mahummad Ahmad Abd Allah; Yohannes IV; Menelik II; Battle of Dogali; and much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 7 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part ii This is the second episode of our Ethiopia Defeats Italy mini-series. Who is Isma’il Pasha? And how did his actions eventually lead to a dishonest agreement between Britain and Ethiopia – an agreement that would see both Ethiopia and Italy promised Eretrea at the same time. How can that not lead into a clash. A Further Reading List for this mini-series will be published with the last episode of the series. Featuring: Ethiopia; Italy; Yohannes IV; France; Britain; Eretrea; Isma’il Pasha the Magnificent; the Madhi; an ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 6 – Ethiopia Defeats Italy, Part i This is the first episode of our mini-series on the First Italo-Ethiopian War. How come is Ethiopia’s victory against Italy in this war not well-known? Many people know that Ethiopia was never colonised (though, that is not 100% true). However they do not know about the war and the victory that contributed to Ethiopia remaining independent from colonisation. A Further Reading List will be provided with the last episode of the Ethiopia Defeats Italy mini-series. Featuring: Italy; Ethiopia; Emperor Menelik II; Haile S ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 5 – Bokassa On this Quickie episode, we tell the story of the 2 nd President and ruler of the Central African Republic. It is a gripping story, filled with strange happenings and deeds. But, ultimately, it is a sad story of too much power, greed, corruption, and incompetence. Featuring: Jean-Bedel Bokassa; Central African Republic; France; Napoleon; Christianity; and much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 4 – State of Indigenous African Religions On this quickie episode we define and discuss the status indigenous religions in Africa. Featuring: Indigenous African religions; Christianity; Islam; and much more Further Reading: 1. Britannica. African Religions. Https://www.britannica.com/topic/African-religions 2. Olupona, J. 2015. The Spirituality of Africa. The Harvard Gazette. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2015/10/the-spirituality-of-africa/ 3. Van Beek, W.E.A. 2020. African Indigenous Religions. Oxford Research Encyclopaedias. (published Mar ..read more

Summary African History Quickie – Episode 3 – Arab Conquest of North Africa This episodes tells the story of the Arabic conquest of the territory of North Africa. Listen to find out how the conquest took place; what was the theological basis for the early Islamic conquests; how large the extent of the conquest was…and much much more. Featuring: Islam; the Berbers; Byzantine Empire; Persian Empire; Iran;Turkey, Roman Empire; and much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more

Summary African History Quickies – Episode 2 – The Bamum Writing System of Cameroon On this quickie episode we discuss the Bamum script of Cameroon: how was it created; how was it lost; AND what is being done to restore it. The Bamum Scripts and Archives Project website:https://eap.bl.uk/project/EAP051/search Featuring: Cameroon; Bamum script; the Tikar; the Mbum; the British; the French; King Njoya; and much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information ..read more