In episode 50 of Half True History, Dan Parrella tells Pedro Lima (and Chris Crespo) about the Congo Conference of 1884 and the various events and geopolitics that led to the European corporate capitalist machine divide up Africa and royally screw the entire place up for a very long time to come. Learn about the Songhai Empire selling slaves, abolitionism ending that revenue stream, the birth of Liberia, the unconquering of Ethiopia, the founding of Rhodesia and the De Beers diamond company, and more!
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