The Story of Africa Episodes Available now
The Hausa City States
How the diverse people of Hausaland in northern Nigeria were unified
Art in Africa
How African art is a window into the past
The Kongo and Great Zimbabwe
The rise of two 14th Century empires...and the coming of the Portuguese
The Swahili Coast
The prosperity, peoples and trade routes of the east African coast.
The Great Empires of Mali and Songhay
The kings and warriors who dominated west Africa for 300 years
The Ancient Kingdom of Ghana
Exploring Ancient Ghana, the first of the magnificent empires of west Africa
The Rise of Islam
Islam is one of the two biggest religions in Africa. But how did it spread, and why?
The Coming of Christianity
The rise of Christianity in Egypt and powerful Christian states in Axum and Nubia
African Traditional Religions
Africa's sacred beliefs, how they evolved, and the influence that remains today.
The Bantu Migration
As the Bantu migrated, did they arrive as conquerors, colonisers or explorers?
