History of Africa from the 16th to the 20th Century

[JabzyJoe]

Corrections - The Omani Ruling Family was the Yaruba Dynasty, not the Yoruba. Sometimes I say 17th Century but the timeline says 1700s.

Forgot to put Burundi and Rwanda as Belgian after WW1.

[victorriwhite]

I love how long your videos are. I'm a truck driver over the road and it's so nice not to have to change videos every 10-15 minutes!!

[bakedpretzels]

I gotta be honest my jaw dropped when I realized that this wasn't a podcast or something like it and realized its a documentary. Three and a half fucking hours of detailed African history, fully scripted, and well articulated. Just spectacular!

[frankeinstein]

I fell asleep while watching youtube and then it got to this video. And unknowingly the history started flow in to my dreams in a form of visual story and I just couldn’t keep up and I suddenly wake up from a history lesson that feels like ages.

[theskycavedin]

The most comprehensive history of the scramble for Africa ever released on video, and one that doesn't rely on basic narratives and tropes. Truly a historiographical triumph.

[SSLuxray]

I love any video on the history of Africa but your videos are fantastic. They don’t paint Africans as weak, ignorant “others”, nor do they rewrite history as portray Africans as ancient superior humans. They portray Africans as being as important and equal to human history as every other group of people. There was so much going on throughout the planet pre-Euro/American dominance (let’s say 1600 to the present) and Africa is usually always left out of that conversation.

[oldbrokenhands]

As a black man in the southern USA, this definitely gave me a lot to think about.

This is an existential reality check.

[ibrahimhassan]

loved this video very much. I'm a very proud Somali and was pleasantly surprised at how generally accurate your information was. Often Somali history is overlooked when discussing pan African history I'm glad this wasn't the case in this video. You very skilfully provided generally holistic and contextual history of the continent for those 400 hundred years. you even created links between different regions demonstrating you depth in knowledge. Keep up the good work

[toninity]

A quick correction about my people the ancient kingdom of Benin. Still in existence to this day. It was the Oba of Benin, not the oda of Benin as stated.
Honestly, this is the most informative history of Africa I have seen on YouTube. Many thanks for your effort.

[SenegalStyleSinetaGeorge]

Thank you for such an informative video! I am ADOS living in Senegal and having a source explaining exactly who did what to whom helps me put into context what I already thought I knew from my own research and observations. Congratulations on a job well done!

[DarrenRFC]

This is a masterpiece. Nothing on youtube compares to this. There is nothing more concise or thorough i can find about the recorded history of africa. Its 3hrs plus long yet sharp to the point. And it just enough to fill in anyones blanks and cue further research. Truly the finest creation ive seen. Wow man👏

[diggingwithdugan]

Your work on a vast and under-understood area is greatly appreciated. I've never seen such a work on any part of Africa outside of carthage or Eygpt

[jonathonsmith]

Amazing video! Thank you so much for covering this sweep of African history. This is my second time watching and I'm still just as glued to it, discovering new things about nations I'd barely heard of before.

[flyingeagle]

awesome work. This an important period in history, that no one else on youtube has managed to cover in anywhere close to this amount of depth.
It was a great series and now its all in one place

[LucasSanga]

After watching that in the background while playing age of empires, i realized how much i didn't know about colonial african history even though i pride myself as someone who does, and how i literally learnt 4 years worth of university education in nearly 4 hours, excellent job Jabzy 💪

[salvadeng]

This is the longest documentary I've ever watched. Nothing beats interest in something made interesting. Thank you! ❤

[SHGames]

Truthfully, this documentary is a tier of its own. Unrivaled, very well done.

[Badboybarz]

Legends know this is a reupload of older videos compiled into one big episode

[timombachi]

Just had surgery and I'm struggling to get some sleep in the hospital...this video has helped me through the night...thank you...

[knowstitches]

Never did i hear anyone speaking about Africa, than Africans themselves.Great man!