Gaddafi's Pan-African Motives

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi was a divisive figure, as he represented very different things to different people. We begin the first episode of season two by discussing what motivated Gaddafi's Pan-Africanist ideas, as well as the impact of Arab colonisation in Northern Africa and the idea behind the term "sub-Saharan Africa".  Don't forget to leave us a review on your podcast platform! We are on Instagram @itsacontinentpod and we're now on Twitter too: @itsacontinent Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg Warm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/... Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Sources for further reading: Articles: Colonialism: Arab & European Compared by Chinweizu Why do we still use the term “sub-Saharan Africa”? The Green Book Libyan aid and investment projects in Africa Gaddafi’s Libya was Africa’s Most Prosperous Democracy April Victims of The Gaddafi Regime The truth about Gaddafi: He was no friend of Africans Gaddafi’s Blood-Soaked Hands 'It Was As if We Weren’t Human.' Inside the Modern Slave Trade Trapping African Migrants Africans remember Gaddafi as martyr, benefactor Gaddafi wants EU cash to stop African migrants How ‘African’ is Northern Africa? Books: Africanism - Patricia Bamurangirwa African Immigrants in South Africa - Godfrey Mwakikagile Documentary: Mad Dog: Inside the Secret World of Muammar Gaddafi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices