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Long Story Short
Uncovering the hidden gems of Africa's past.
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Lucky Dube's Reggae Against the Rainbow Nation
Lucky Dube's music became a powerful voice for change during apartheid and beyond from his humble beginnings to his global stardom.
In this seas...
Women at War: The Heroines of Angola's Fight for Freedom
From guerrilla fighters and strategists to educators and social activists, Angolan women risked their lives to challenge Portuguese colonialism and bu...
Paradise Lost: The Chagossians' Struggle for Home
Torn from their land to make way for a US military base, the Chagossians have endured decades of exile, hardship, and an ongoing fight for justice. In...
Seretse & Ruth: Not an African Romeo and Juliet
This episode explores the extraordinary true story of Seretse Khama and Ruth Williams, whose romance sparked an international crisis and helped shape...
A Tooth's Journey: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba
From his humble beginnings and rise to power to his untimely demise and the subsequent mystery surrounding his disappearance, Patrice Lumumba's story...
The Death of Democracy in Africa
Of the 54 countries in Africa, 44 have experienced military coups. Although there have been unsuccessful coups, they have been largely successful. But...
The Tailor and Many Flags
There's a common saying among Africans, "Africa is a country". While this is factually wrong, a look at the flags of some African countries could make...
Miriam Makeba: The Activism of Mama Africa
In this episode of "Long Story Short," the host, Liwa, takes us on a captivating journey through the life and legacy of the iconic South African singe...
The Sins of King Leopold II
In this episode of Long Story Short, host Liwa delves into the atrocities committed in the Congo Free State during the reign of King Leopold II of Bel...
Ali vs Foreman: The Rumble in the Jungle
Boxing is a really tough sport. There’s no way you’re in the ring and decide to just be; it’s either you punch your way out or your opponent knocks yo...
Francafrique! A Colonial Image Laundering
This episode of Long story Short delves into the aftermath of colonization in Africa and how it has shaped the present state of many Francophone Afric...
The Battle Of Dogali
When wars are fought, the different battles that are won or lost determine the victor. In pre-modern Africa, many battles were fought, and some of the...
Introducing Season 3
Introducing Long Story Short Season 3 join Noah as he embarks on stories from African history.
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The Chipolopolo- A Fairytale in Libreville
We give an insight into the victory of the Chipolopolo football team.
The Zambian football team is known to have a history of "close to winning"...
The Lioness of Lisabi - Ransome to Freedom
As people, we sometimes love to be introduced by our achievements. But imagine of all your achievements, the one you're celebrated for is changing a l...
Gamal Abdel Nasser and The Brotherhood
In the making of a modern Egypt, Gamal Abdel-Nasser made many notable contributions. But with service comes sacrifice. Caught in between The Muslim Br...
Great Wall Of Benin
The Walls of Benin are a series of earthworks made up of banks and ditches, called Iya in the Edo language, in the area around present-day Benin City<...
Dahomey Warriors: Women at War
Dahomey was a pretty small kingdom that had enemies from all sides. It thrived in slave trade and small wars that saw the kingdom progress in some way...
Liberia - The Birth of A Republic
This week, we focus on women who held nothing back and gave all for king and country. In what might seem improbable, movie characters have been create...
Idi Amin - The Hero and The Villain
In this episode, we take a dive into Idi Amin's story. He was known all around the world and nothing could stop him from doing whatever he wanted. Ho...
Yasuke: The Legend of an African Samurai
In this episode, Liwa talks about the black Samari Yasuke
Yaa Asantewaa and The Golden Stool
On this week’s episode, we tell the story of sacrifice, devotion, and nationalism through the life of a character in Ghana’s fight for freedom and jus...
Andre Stander - Police and Thief
In Africa today, it is commonplace to have a side hustle. A side hustle is a job or business a person does part-time which is different from their ful...
Season 2 Trailer
Long Story Short is back to telling the true African stories for modern times
Mekatilili Wa Menza: The Dancing Warrior
If you read stories about Africa, the continent is portrayed as a place that had no history, no culture, and no civilisation until the era of the Tra...
Shaka Zulu - The Bittersweet King
Africa has many heroes, both past and present. Many of those heroes have gone through a lot to be regarded as such. However, when someone tells their...
Fatima al-Fihri: Built The World's First University
If you search around the world today, you'd find that knowledge is everywhere. There are new things to discover every day. It all just seems like the...
Queen Amina: The Warrior Queen
In modern African society, women are seen as lesser individuals who have little or nothing to contribute to the development of the community and socie...
Hannibal: The Greatest War General
Leading a group of people for a cause is one thing, getting them to lay their life for that cause is another. In all the wars that have been fought in...
The Slave That Saved America
Humans have faced different types of wars in the past 6,000 years. These wars have either changed how people lived or wiped out entire populations. Di...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: Africa's Iron Lady
In ancient Africa, women have played important roles in the shaping on our dear continent. You can name Cleopatra, Queen Amina, and Queen Makeda of Et...
Brenda Fassie: The Madonna Of Africa
Almost everyone agrees that music is a universal language because it is said to speak to the soul of listeners. Therefore, we can say musicians speak...
Biafra, The Forgotten Republic
Biafra, The Forgotten Republic. Welcome to another episode of Long Story Short, today we tell the story of Biafra; what led to its formation, the Nige...
The Most Upright Man In Africa
From the French Revolution to the American Revolution, the Russian Revolution to the Chinese Revolution, and even the Revolutions in South America, pe...
Sani Abacha: The Nigerian Nightmare
It has been said that "absolute power corrupts absolutely", and this statement is not strange to Nigerians who have lived through different authoritar...
Introducing Long Story Short with Noah Liwa
Telling the true African stories for modern times