Mettez-vous hors ligne avec l'application Player FM !
12. The Belgian Arab War in the Eastern Congo
Manage episode 290855909 series 2850807
Two years after the fall of the Kisangani station to the Arabs Tippu Tips son Sef held control over much of the Eastern part of todays DRC.
He lived comfortably but was sandwiched between the Leopolds Congo Free State and Germany's East Africa colony.
Ostensibly to quash the slave trade, but to expand his territory and wealth, Leopold retained his orders for his forces to drive East.
War ensued and we shall we see the demise of the Swahili-Arab Empire in the Eastern Congo.
28 episodes
Manage episode 290855909 series 2850807
Two years after the fall of the Kisangani station to the Arabs Tippu Tips son Sef held control over much of the Eastern part of todays DRC.
He lived comfortably but was sandwiched between the Leopolds Congo Free State and Germany's East Africa colony.
Ostensibly to quash the slave trade, but to expand his territory and wealth, Leopold retained his orders for his forces to drive East.
War ensued and we shall we see the demise of the Swahili-Arab Empire in the Eastern Congo.
28 episodes
Tous les épisodes
×Bienvenue sur Lecteur FM!
Lecteur FM recherche sur Internet des podcasts de haute qualité que vous pourrez apprécier dès maintenant. C'est la meilleure application de podcast et fonctionne sur Android, iPhone et le Web. Inscrivez-vous pour synchroniser les abonnements sur tous les appareils.