What really happened during one of the most bloody civil wars in post-colonial African history? This episode, Dr. Scott, Amanda, Dami and Korede dissect the Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, as well as the culture of silence and misinformation around it. Amanda and Korede also reveal their families’ own experiences of the War and its enduring impact.
Links
2:35 — Declaration of Biafra: https://www.historians.org/teaching-and-learning/teaching-resources-for-historians/teaching-and-learning-in-the-digital-age/through-the-lens-of-history-biafra-nigeria-the-west-and-the-world/the-republic-of-biafra/biafran-declaration-of-independence
4:54 — Use of child soldiers during the War: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60849931-biafra; https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983738432/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0983738432&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18707808; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO19kz1IoU0
10:12 — Dogs of War book by Frederick Forsyth: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/460717; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/21/buried-50-years-britain-shamesful-role-biafran-war-frederick-forsyth