#113: Nigeria - The lingering roots left by Britain's looting and killing

Today Nigeria’s political system is more fiercely contested than ever with some militants trying to break up the federation – to what extent do these schisms have their roots in the extreme violence of Britain’s commercial exploitation of the territory and its colonial conquest ? To tackle this question, Talking Africa podcast speaks to Max Siollun, author of What Britain Did To Nigeria; Barnaby Phillips, author of Loot : Britain and the Benin Bronzes , and Funmi Adebayo, an economist and publisher of the Black Monologues podcast series. This week's Talking Africa is mediated by Patrick Smith. For more, head to

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#113: Nigeria - The lingering roots left by Britain's looting and killing is an episode from Talking Africa by The Africa Report.

This episode is 80:40 long.

This episode was published on Jun 4, 2021.

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