Documentaries

Lately, I have become very interested in documentaries (particularly those pertaining to Africa). I have compiled a list of my favourite ones (in no particular order) across a wide range of topics. Watching these documentaries have enabled me to understand the world a bit better & make connections between the past and the present.

I personally found them quite fascinating and thought-provoking - I hope you do too.

• Oil Crisis in the Niger Delta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAgw_Zyznx0

• Nigeria’s Codeine Crisis - https://youtu.be/-I_Lche2otU

• Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYqrflGpTRE

• Faces of Africa: Kwame Nkrumah - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMY0iTcspNA

• Rape in South Africa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpjNz8VrXFk&t=2172s

• Thomas Sankara: The Upright Man - https://youtu.be/G7Vlt41HPUE

• The Cursed Twins of Madagascar - https://youtu.be/Srk7MugXR1Y

• Uganda’s Moonshine Epidemic - https://youtu.be/zL3UHF5SlEU

• The Rwandan Genocide - https://youtu.be/SW4pNA0UNO4

• The Trouble with Aid - https://vimeo.com/81133030

• A History of Nigeria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrVHrTvxC8&t=4829s

• Street Life in Lagos - https://youtu.be/oyni7iI579Y

In addition to this list, I also highly recommend the Netflix Explained documentary series; it is short, informative and entertaining.

Let me know your favourite! Are there any documentaries that you would add to this list?

Stephannie