About this episode

Heinrich Barth becomes the first European to visit Agadez and journeys into Central Africa amidst conflict in Bornu.

In part 3 of our series, Heinrich Barth, traveling alone, becomes to first European to visit the legendary city of Agadez. He then journeys into the heart of Central Africa, going to the cities of Katsina, Kano, and Kukawa. But war will rage throughout the kingdom of Bornu, and a year of hard living will claim one of the members of the expedition. Sponsors: Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Matt Breen

Topics covered

• exploration
• African history
• 19th century travel
• expedition
• cultural encounters

Keywords

• Heinrich Barth
• Agadez
• Central Africa
• Bornu
• expedition
• 19th century
• travel

Sponsors

Quince

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Airwave Media Network

Places: Agadez, Central Africa, Katsina, Kano, Kukawa, Bornu

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