Luke Pepera

Luke is a writer, broadcaster, historian and anthropologist specialising in Africa. He was born in Ghana and studied Archaeology & Anthropology at St Peter’s College, Oxford where he completed modules on ancient and medieval African history and African anthropology. He’s written for publications including BBC History Magazine and the Financial Times. He wrote and presented the documentary Africa: Written Out of History for History Hit and a podcast series on Mansa Musa for Sony’s This is History with Dan Jones. He was also a main expert contributor to the Netflix docudrama series African Queens: Njinga. He’s shared his expertise in various forums, including Hampton Court, The Rest is History podcast and the Chalke Valley History Festival. In January 2025, Weidenfeld & Nicolson published his debut book, Motherland: A Journey through 500,000 Years of African Culture and Identity.