On this week’s episode we’ll be visiting a darkish second within the historical past of Niger. It is a second that few speak about. but alone find out about.
Often known as the Voulet-Chanoine mission, it was led by captain Paul Voulet in 1898. in only a few months, he spearheaded a marketing campaign of terror as he made his method in direction of lake chad, in an effort to unite all of france’s territories in west Africa. Practically a yr later, the expedition ended. however the injury was completed. and the scars are nonetheless felt to this present day.
In a feature-length documentary referred to as ‘African Apocalypse, Femi Nyader and Rob Lemkin retrace the trail of Voulet and meet the individuals who nonetheless share the tales of their households who survived the marketing campaign. We converse to them about their visible journey.
