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African Facts & Fables brings the mythology, folklore and oral traditions of Africa to a global audience. Every Fable is a video from our YouTube channel, and each one is paired with a Fact — a deep dive into the culture and history behind the story. There are 82 Fables and 82 Facts so far.

Stories span West, East and Southern Africa and the African diaspora — 31 traditions so far, most often Shona, Mande, Zulu, Akan, Yoruba, Hausa. Every story names the people and region it comes from rather than treating Africa as one place.

Yes — Africa's War Room, Mansa Musa, Shaka Zulu, The Independence Files, Hungwe: The Sacred Zimbabwe Bird, Anansi at the Window, Munhu. Each series page lists its episodes in order, and every episode offers the next one when it ends.

Facts are AI-assisted deep dives based on each video, and every one is labelled "AI Deep Dive" so you always know. The Fables themselves are the channel’s own videos.

The site checks the YouTube channel every day; new Fables and their Facts appear here shortly after they are published.

Yes. Every Fable plays right here, and each page links to the same video on YouTube — subscribe to @AfricanFactsFables to get new stories first.