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African Empires
2023
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South Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan: "African Empires" sets out to explore the greatest kingdoms and empires in Africa before colonisation. It shines a historical spotlight on the heritage handed down to our contemporary world.
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Episode 1
45 min
South Africa - Shaka Zulu, the people of the sky
He reigned at the beginning of the 1800s, the emperor who became known as the "African Napoleon". A reign as short as it was intense, after taking barely ten years to conquer a large part of southern Africa, Shaka gave birth to a glorious and proud people: the Zulus.
Episode 2
51 min
Mali - Sundiata Keita, the Lion King of Mandé
In the midst of the vast plains and deserts of West Africa stood one of the richest kingdoms in the world: the Mali Empire (covering today's Mali, Guinea, Senegal, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Mauritania). An immersion in the reign of Emperor Sundiata Keita, founder of the Mali Empire.
Episode 3
42 min
Burkina Faso: Yennenga, the warrior princess
In West Africa, in the region of Burkina Faso, the Mogho Empire that covered over 60,000 km² was one of the most powerful in Africa. Its roots drew on the strength of one woman: the impetuous Yennenga. We look back at the life and times of this glorious warrior on horseback.
Episode 4
49 min
Sudan: Amanirenas, discovering the Candaces
Between Aswan and Khartoum, in the middle of the Nubian Desert, once stood the Kushite Empire. From the immense Meroe palace, surrounded by imposing pyramids and columns, the pitiless Amanirenas governed the kingdom with an iron fist. A fierce warrior queen who even dared fight the unbeatable Roman Empire.
South Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sudan: "African Empires" sets out to explore the greatest kingdoms and empires in Africa before colonisation. It shines a historical spotlight on the heritage handed down to our contemporary world.
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