Why CIA Targeted Nkrumah

In the late 1950s and 1960s, an anti-colonial wave swept across the African continent. Many former British and French colonies emerged as newly independent nations, but before the flags of the new nations were even hoisted, the West was already plotting to take down 'problematic' African leaders, which basically meant any leader who refused to play by its rules.

In this clip, George the Poet (@georgethepoet) - a British spoken-word artist - looks at how then-US President Dwight D. Eisenhower unleashed CIA agents into newly independent Ghana as part of a scheme to topple its revolutionary leader Kwame Nkrumah. If you like what you hear, check out his podcast series exploring African history with words and music.