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Choose a life
Start with a queen, poet, scientist, kingdom, or folktale that pulls your curiosity.
New chapter every Wednesday
Africa, told the way a grandmother would.
A free app for African history and storytelling: biographies of real lives and folktales from across the continent. Five minutes a day. Built with historians, narrated by native voices.
107Lives published
4Tales, new pillar
5minA day, on the bus
Read Ahmed Ben Bella Featured from the catalogue ->
Stories to read. Tales to discover across the continent.
Lives · Tales
107 lives. One library. Growing weekly.
Explore real stories from the live catalogue across 10 regions.
See all 107 ->Ahmed Ben Bella
c. 1916 - 2012 / Algeria
Seretse Khama
1921 - 1980 / Botswana
Thutmose III
c. 1481 - 1425 BC / Ancient Egypt
Ramesses II
c. 1303 BC – 1213 BC / Ancient Egypt
King Piye
c. 744 - 714 BC / Ancient Egypt
Taharqa
c. 690 - 664 BC / Kush and Egypt - modern Sudan and Egypt
King Lalibela
c. 1162 - 1221 / Ethiopia
Sundiata Keita
c. 1217 - 1255 / Mali Empire
African tales for short vertical watching.
Folktales, tricksters, animals, morals, and regional stories made for quick sessions in the app.
From the BrytaAfrica family
Meet Sọfúnmi.
Our dedicated app for African languages. Learn with real native speakers.
Language. People. Connection.
How it works.
Pick a life, follow the chapters, practice inside the story, and keep moving in short daily sessions.
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Read, listen, learn
Move through story chapters, narration, cultural context, and quick checks.
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Keep the thread
Save progress, return later, and build a map of the cultures and eras you have met.
Built for daily learning.
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Historical narratives
Stories shaped around real people, places, timelines, and consequences.
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Native voice narration
Narration belongs in the app, where it supports learning and progress.
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Stories in motion
Short videos bring African history and folktales to life.
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Quick quizzes
Short checks reinforce the chapter without turning the app into homework.
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Fresh catalogue
The library can grow with new lives, tales, and regions.
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Progress as a map
Your reading and practice history becomes a record of where you have been.
For families, classrooms, and the curious.
Blog and Press Releases.
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Stories in your pocket.
The app is where audio narration, quizzes, progress, and full chapters live.
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