Mary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an British explorer and writer who greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and its people. Kingsley was an outspoken critic of European colonialism, a champion for indigenous customs, and a dedicated campaigner for a revised British policy which supported traders and merchants over the needs of settlers and missionaries.

Latest episodes of the podcast Travels in West Africa

• 00 – Preface & Introduction
• 01 – Liverpool to Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast
• 02 – Fernando Po and the Bubis
• 03 – Voyage Down Coast
• 04 – The Ogowe
• 05 – The Rapids of the Ogowe
• 06a – Lembarene, Part 1
• 06b – Lembarene, Part 2
• 07a – On the Way from Kangwe to Lake Ncovi, Part 1
• 07b – On the Way from Kangwe to Lake Ncovi, Part 2
• 08a – From Ncovi to Esoon, Part 1
• 08b – From Ncovi to Esoon, Part 2
• 09 – From Esoon to Ajongo
• 10 – Bush Trade and Fan Customs
• 11 – Down the Rembwe
• 12 – Fetish
• 13 – Fetish (cont.)
• 14 – Fetish (cont.)
• 15 – Fetish (cont.)
• 16 – Fetish (concluded)
• 17 – Ascent of the Great Peak of Cameroons
• 18 – The Great Peak of Cameroons (cont.)
• 19 – The Great Peak of Cameroons (cont.)
• 20 – The Great Peak of Cameroons (concluded)
• 21a – Trade and Labour in West Africa, Part 1
• 21b – Trade and Labour in West Africa, Part 2
• 21c – Trade and Labour in West Africa, Part 3
• 22 – Disease in West Africa
• 23 – Appendix: The Invention of the Cloth Loom