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Peter Teddington
The History of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enjoys vast deposits of precious minerals and metals. Diamonds are found in the south and center of the country and the land holds 80% of the world’s Coltan, needed in all our mobile phones. It should be one of the richest countries on Earth, but it is not. This Podcast explores why, from the very beginning.
A new podcast will be released each Monday every two weeks, the website is https://www.thehistoryofthecongo.com
Starting in prehistoric times, we talk through the topography and the Bantu migrations. We meet the famous empires of...
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4.9 stars from 29 ratings
The History of Congo
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“Thank you so much for this.
You have no idea how much this means to me especially growing up in the diaspora and always wanting to learn about home but never really knowing how to go about it.
Please, do not stop what you are doing!
I am rooting for this till the very end!”
Melatonin B via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
10/05/23
Valuable summations of complex events
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“Much of Congolese history is new for me, as my one previous excursion had been reading “King Leopold’s Ghost.” As an introductory series that invites further study, it’s difficult to imagine anything better than Mr. Teddington’s lucid and sympathetic narrative. I appreciate most his effort to...”Read full review »
AngryAtHBOGO via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/23
Fascinating and compelling
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“I am fascinated by the Congo and have been reading about it for years. I really appreciated the detailed overview and perspective in this podcast, which I will listen to again several times.”
Smokylass via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/10/23
Recent Episodes
In this episode we see the final throes of the Independent Katanga and Kasai regions. But Katanga in particular does not go down without a very real fight. It holds the line against the United Nations no less, which increasingly adopts a more aggresive position to enforce a united Repulic of...
Published 06/17/23
Published 06/17/23
In this episode we see the continuation of the independent Republic of the Congo. The UN, the USSR, the US, Belgium and other continue their operations to push the new country in the direction most aligned to their own ambitions. Amidst this the Congolese populations and regions estalblish...
Published 06/02/23
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