When we think of the First World War, we usually think of the battlefields and the trench warfare of Europe.
But one of the first and crucial battles of the Great War was in Africa when Allied forces invaded the German colony of Togoland in August 1914.
As part of a series looking at stories beyond the trenches, the BBC's Akwasi Sarpong reports on one of the lesser known stories of the war and its impact on the West African nation.
ww1 Beyond the trenches - Togo
“THE race to kamina”
Thousands of miles from Europe’s western front, in August 1914, the world’s first global war had started in west Africa. Germany lost Togo to Allied forces in a few weeks in a race to control Kamina Wireless Station, the most important strategic weapon in her African colonies.
As the project lead, I worked on shaping the style and tone of each episode. I focussed on scripting, visual treatment, delivery and the social media strategy.
The series ran online in bespoke WW1 iWonder Guides as well as BBC Two and BBC News.
Presented by Akwasi Sarpong
Directed, filmed and edited by Rhian John-Hankinson & Tom Hannen