African News Review

This episode brings together Adesoji Iginla, Aya Fubara Eneli, and Milton Allimadi for a wide-ranging discussion of African politics, anti-imperial struggle, education, and media bias. 

The conversation centers on Thomas Sankara’s warning about debt and dependency, while also exploring U.S. elections, French student protests, Marco Rubio’s rhetoric about civilisation, and a debate over AI and African authorship.

The panel connects historical analysis to present-day politics, arguing that Africa and the diaspora must reject colonial narratives, build self-reliance, and stop waiting for outside validation.

Takeaways

*Aya Fubara Eneli urges listeners to vote early, check their registration, and mobilise others to vote.
*Milton Allimadi argues for strategic political engagement, even when neither major party represents the desired outcome.
*The panel critiques political appointments they view as prioritising loyalty over competence.
*The conversation examines French student protests over school funding and connects them to global youth activism and access to education.
*Adesoji Iginla reads from Thomas Sankara’s 1987 Addis Ababa speech on debt, highlighting Sankara’s description of debt as neocolonialism and his call for African unity.
*Milton expands on Sankara’s economic vision, emphasising local production, domestic value addition, and collective action.
*Aya connects Sankara’s warning to structural adjustment, austerity, privatisation, and currency devaluation.
*The panel challenges Marco Rubio’s rhetoric about conquest and “Western civilisation,” and calls for a fuller account of African history.
*A debate about a Zimbabwean writer accused of using AI opens a broader discussion about publishing gatekeeping, double standards, and African authorship.
*The episode closes with reflections on African-led publishing, language, memory, and decolonising the mind.

Timestamps

00:00 Remembering Thomas Sankara and opening the African News Review panel
01:17 Aya explains Texas voting outreach and early-voting mobilisation
03:42 Why voting is a strategic responsibility, not a purity test
04:32 Milton on political strategy and the risks of sitting out
06:28 The panel critiques political appointments and questions of competence
10:42 Project 2025 and ideological loyalty in government roles
11:44 French student protests and anti-austerity activism
13:31 Linking domestic struggles to opposition to imperialism abroad
14:32 Youth movements and access to education around the world
16:12 Supporting African students and school fees
19:30 Introducing Sankara’s Addis Ababa speech on debt
21:26 Debt as neocolonialism and the idea of “technical assassins”
22:53 Sankara’s call for an Addis Ababa united front against debt
25:32 “Let’s produce what we need”: Sankara’s vision for economic self-reliance
26:30 Incentives, collective bargaining, and strategic economic thinking
28:51 Structural adjustment, austerity, and long-term dependency
32:10 Milton contrasts African austerity with Western stimulus spending
35:21 Marco Rubio in Greece and the rhetoric of conquest
38:14 Ancient African civilisations and selective historical narratives
41:19 Civilisational rise and decline—and Africa’s possible future
42:12 Senegal’s 2026 Youth Olympic Games
43:09 The panel’s response to the idea of conquering “lesser people”
46:23 Aya on shared humanity and the costs of a conquest-driven worldview
50:44 The AI controversy and African literary gatekeeping
53:28 Milton on scrutiny of non-European writers
57:05 Aya asks who trains AI, who benefits, and who sets the rules
60:15 Milton shares his publishing experience and the case for African-led platforms
62:20 Creating African prizes and supporting African literary infrastructure
63:28 The Day Biafra Died and the case for Africans telling African stories
65:49 Upcoming Women in Resistance session and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o book talk
66:19 Language, memory, and decolonising the mind
67:47 Closing reflections on struggle, language, and collective liberation

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Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli and Milton Allimadi for a discussion of African agency, Western power, and the forces shaping today’s headlines.

The panel examines Zimbabwe’s health-data dispute with the United States, Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access, the launch of an African credit rating agency, and a Kenyan documentary about land stolen during British colonial rule.

Across these stories, the conversation asks: who benefits, whose voices are left out, and what does meaningful sovereignty require?

Takeaways

*Zimbabwe and health-data sovereignty: The panel discusses the end of US health funding after Zimbabwe rejected a proposed data-sharing agreement, and considers the history and commercial stakes of collecting health data and biological samples.

*Ethiopia and Red Sea access: The discussion explores Ethiopia’s demand for access to the sea, the history of Ethiopia and Eritrea, tensions over the Nile, and the influence of foreign powers in the region.

*Africa’s credit rating agency: The hosts consider whether AFCRA can challenge Moody’s, S&P Global, and Fitch—and whether a new rating agency can make a difference without broader financial sovereignty.

*Kenya’s stolen land: The panel traces colonial land seizure, forced labour, post-independence land ownership, and the voices often missing from accounts of restitution.

*Political participation: The episode closes with a call to vote and engage, emphasising how political power shapes laws, courts, and enforcement.

Chapters

00:00 — Opening: Africa, sovereignty, and who controls the narrative
01:34 — Milton on the New York Times archives and the historical record
03:38 — Aya on the US midterm elections and political messaging
05:20 — Fort Hood and the debate over televising an execution
11:27 — Russian diesel imports, fuel prices, and political pressure
14:59 — Zimbabwe health funding and the data-sharing dispute
17:15 — Colonial medicine, health data, and power
23:59 — Viral sovereignty and the politics of sharing samples
27:27 — Henrietta Lacks and the exploitation of human biological samples
31:01 — Ethiopia’s push for Red Sea access
33:31 — The history behind Ethiopia and Eritrea’s relationship
38:10 — Colonial borders and competing perspectives on Eritrean independence
42:20 — Missing voices, Djibouti, and foreign military influence
45:01 — Who benefits from regional tensions?
50:27 — African governments launch a credit rating agency
52:03 — Why a new rating agency may not change borrowing costs on its own
53:14 — Gold-backed currency and monetary sovereignty
56:15 — African rating agencies and foreign ownership
58:08 — Aid, tax agreements, and financial extraction
61:32 — A Kenyan documentary on stolen land and restitution
63:56 — Colonial land seizure, forced labour, and elite land ownership
66:50 — Mau Mau, survivors, and whose history gets told
71:22 — Crown land, hut tax, and systems of forced labour
73:19 — Detention camps, repression, and the silencing of resistance
75:30 — Post-independence land ownership and accountability
78:25 — The problem with “willing seller, willing buyer”
79:35 — Voting and the power to shape laws and policy
82:57 — Closing remarks and upcoming programming

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Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli and Milton Allimadi to discuss how African-led projects are shaping debates about sovereignty, resources, media, and education.

The conversation moves from Kenyan grassroots innovations and Burkina Faso’s new gold refinery to land rights around a proposed oil refinery in Lamu.

The panel also examines Tafuk TV, the challenge of building independent African media, and how colonial legacies and foreign funding influence higher education.

Takeaways

*Aya Fubara Eneli highlights Kenyan innovators turning plastic waste into paving blocks and invasive water hyacinth into biodegradable material.
*Milton Allimadi discusses institutional accountability and the handling of allegations of abuse at universities.
*The panel considers Burkina Faso’s gold refinery, local ownership, and the goal of keeping more of the mineral value chain within the country.
*Aya connects Burkina Faso’s industrial and education policies to broader Pan-African and anti-colonial projects.
*Milton argues that industrialised countries used protective policies to develop—and questions why African countries are discouraged from doing the same.
*The group weighs the promise of jobs from Aliko Dangote’s proposed Lamu refinery against questions of land compensation, environmental impact, and community consent.
*Aya shares the history of community resistance in Lamu, including successful legal challenges to development projects.
*The panel debates whether Tafuk TV can counter hostile coverage without becoming a vehicle for government control or avoiding criticism.
*The conversation examines colonial education systems, brain drain, foreign-funded priorities, and the place of indigenous knowledge in African education.
*The guests reflect on African scientific work, the recognition gap, and the role of leadership and investment in development.

Chapters

00:06 - Opening: resources, sovereignty, and who controls them
01:27 - Texas voting deadline and Kenyan grassroots innovation
04:30 - Cornell, Michigan, and institutional accountability
07:36 - Black History Month in the UK
09:39 - Burkina Faso opens its first gold refinery
11:17 - Traoré, Sankara, and the politics of legitimacy
13:40 - Gold certification and the legacy of empire
15:47 - Local ownership and keeping the value chain at home
19:35 - Dangote’s proposed Kenya refinery and land protests
21:33 - Jobs, environmental impact, and the refinery debate
25:26 - Compensation, land rights, and environmental review
27:24 - Dangote’s business history and industrial policy
31:26 - Community concerns around the Lekki refinery
33:18 - Lamu’s history of community resistance
36:05 - Protectionism and how industrial economies developed
41:47 - Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger launch Tafuk TV
44:26 - State media, propaganda, and editorial independence
52:00 - Sankara’s approach to government media
55:11 - Pan-African news history and information sovereignty
56:42 - Higher education, colonial legacies, and African development
60:33 - Human development beyond buildings and infrastructure
65:59 - Boarding schools, cultural disconnection, and indigenous knowledge
69:31 - Singapore, South Korea, and the importance of context
71:34 - African science, Ebola, and recognition
73:01 - Cuba, solidarity, and investment in human capacity

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Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli for a wide-ranging conversation about reparations, colonial wealth, African resource extraction, and political repression. 

Together, they connect current headlines to the deeper systems shaping politics and economies across Africa, the Caribbean, the UK, and the United States.

Takeaways

• The UN General Assembly, political propaganda, and the challenge of autocratic leadership.
• Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles and the country’s constitutional ties to the Crown.
• New research on the Bank of England’s historic links to the transatlantic slave trade—and why African and Caribbean scholars have long made these arguments.
• The lasting effects of slavery across US institutions, including finance, universities, churches, and law.
• Kenya’s dispute with Tata Chemicals Magadi, and the history of Maasai displacement and colonial land concessions.
• Why soda ash matters to glass, detergents, batteries, and solar panels—and what regional trade patterns reveal about African economic cooperation.
• The Chagos Islands deal, the military base, and the forced displacement of the Chagossian people.
• Uganda’s suspended military ties with Turkey amid efforts to extradite blogger and government critic Fred Lumbuye.
• The role of storytelling, memory, and women’s history in sustaining community and political understanding.

Chapters

00:00 — Welcome and guest introduction

01:05 — Uganda’s election season, propaganda, and voter apathy

04:20 — Trump, China, and political hypocrisy

06:08 — Tech leaders, public interest, and global power

08:10 — The UN General Assembly and the week’s international context

09:25 — Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles

16:27 — The Bank of England and wealth from the slave trade

21:17 — Earlier scholarship on slavery, capitalism, and colonialism

23:05 — Enslaved people’s identities and the legacy of erasure

25:05 — Slavery’s legal and financial afterlives in the United States

28:07 — Universities, churches, banks, and other institutions

30:28 — Bristol, Lloyd’s of London, and the profits of the slave trade

31:48 — The African Union reparations agenda and the diaspora

33:36 — Kenya’s dispute with Tata Chemicals Magadi

35:28 — What soda ash is and why it matters

37:33 — Maasai displacement and colonial land arrangements

41:18 — How colonial concessions continue into the present

45:28 — Regional trade and opportunities for African cooperation

48:37 — Lake Natron, flamingos, and the environmental stakes

51:48 — The Chagos Islands deal and military strategy

55:09 — The displacement and suffering of the Chagossian people

59:39 — “Man Friday” and colonial erasure

62:37 — Uganda, Turkey, and Fred Lumbuye

68:52 — Turkey’s growing presence in Africa

71:59 — Tales by Moonlight and the importance of storytelling

75:45 — Women’s history and the upcoming Rosa Maria Castellanos discussion

77:57 — Voter registration, mobilising others, and making a plan to vote

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A special episode of African News Review focused on Milton Allimadi’s New book, The Day Biafra Died, and the archival history behind the Biafra War. The conversation brings together Adesoji Iginla, Aya Fubara Eneli, and Milton Allimadi to examine journalism, foreign intervention, humanitarian crisis, and the political decisions that nearly changed Biafra’s fate. 

In this episode, the panel traces how Allimadi’s research moved from New York Times correspondence to a wider story involving Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger, Lloyd Garrison, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, and U.S. policy toward Biafra. 

Aya adds a deeply personal perspective rooted in family history and Ijaw memory, while Adesoji frames the discussion around journalism, historical record-keeping, and the larger significance of the book.

Takeaways

The origin of The Day Biafra Died and how Allimadi’s earlier research on Africa in Western media led him into the Biafra archives
Why Lloyd Garrison, the New York Times correspondent, became central to the story after being expelled from Lagos
How Garrison’s reporting moved from observation to advocacy after witnessing massacres and starvation
Nixon’s evolving position on Biafra, from neutrality to a serious consideration of recognition
The role of U.S. public pressure, including images of starving children and activism around the war
The humanitarian relief crisis, including the debate over daytime airlifts, Uli Airport, and Canadian military observers
The international dimension of the war, including Britain, the Soviet Union, France, Sweden, mercenaries, and oil interests
The coup of January 1966, the killing of northern and western political leaders, and how that shaped ethnic suspicion and the road to civil war
Why the Biafra War remains under-discussed in Nigeria, especially while major actors are still alive

Chapters
00:00 - Opening the episode and introducing the book conversation
01:30 - What The Day Biafra Died covers and why it matters
04:22 - Aya’s personal connection to Biafra and the Ijaw experience
05:44 - What inspired Allimadi to write the book
07:13 - Discovering Lloyd Garrison’s correspondence and the first major archival clue
08:33 - Nixon’s shifting stance as humanitarian pressure grew
09:22 - Where a journalist’s role starts and ends
10:19 - Reporting a crime versus becoming an advocate
13:31 - Journalism, moral responsibility, and truth-telling in wartime
15:05 - How close the U.S. came to recognising Biafra
16:30 - Nixon, Kissinger, and the push to control Biafra policy
17:31 - Red Cross flights, blockade pressure, and the turn toward intervention
18:58 - Canada’s role in securing daytime relief flights
20:14 - Ojukwu’s rejection of the arrangement and the Radio Biafra broadcast
21:44 - Nixon’s private moves to pressure Britain and France
23:46 - Linking Congo, mercenaries, and Cold War geopolitics
30:16 - Framing the larger origin story of Biafra
31:03 - The January 1966 coup and why it was seen as revolutionary by some
33:32 - The coup hierarchy, ethnic suspicion, and why the narrative hardened
35:23 - Achebe, colonial divisions, and the deeper roots of the conflict
36:50 - Ojukwu’s declaration of Biafra and early U.S. assessments
38:19 - Public pressure in the U.S., activism, and the self-immolation protest
39:17 - Debating the death toll and the challenge of historical reckoning
41:20 - Aya’s family memories of flight, loss, and long-term trauma
44:32 - Clarifying the U.S.-Canada daytime flight proposal and Biafran rejection
46:36 - Roger Morris, Kissinger, and the push to freeze the military option
47:36 - Which countries recognised Biafra and why recognition mattered
48:40 - South Africa, truth and reconciliation, and what Nigeria has not done
50:22 - Why a conversation about the war remains difficult while principal actors are alive
51:33 - Britain, the Soviet Union, Shell BP, and the oil dimension
52:42 - How long the book took to research and write
55:32 - Aya’s question about African unity and the United States of Africa
57:01 - Clyde Ferguson, bomb fragments, and evidence of civilian targeting
58:59 - Why elite leadership, not ordinary Africans, is the major obstacle to unity
62:16 - Military spending, external weapons, and the cost to social development
63:11 - How outside weapons and intervention changed the conflict’s scale
66:58 - The next possible project: Uganda and Idi Amin
68:06 - Availability of the book in the UK and the upcoming e-copy
69:32 - Ojukwu and Gowon’s military rank, hierarchy, and political symbolism
72:11 - What the title means and what it does not mean
73:05 - Other books on Biafra and how this one fits into the literature
75:34 - Why Nigerian media silence says something about the subject
80:27 - Closing reflections on knowledge, truth, and historical memory

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Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli, Esq and Milton Allimadi for the weekly wide-ranging discussion of African geopolitics, liberation politics, and media framing.

The conversation moves from Algeria’s break with the UAE to Congo’s Israel pivot, Sudan’s chemical weapons allegations, Burkina Faso’s industrial push, and the UN vote to correct Africa’s distorted map.

In this episode, the panel connects current headlines to a bigger question: who controls Africa’s security, resources, and image—and what would it look like if Africans did?

Aya, Milton, and Adesoji each bring distinct regional and political perspectives to this highly topical conversation.

Takeaways

*Aya opens with the urgency of the US midterm season, voter suppression concerns, and the need to check registrations, register neighbours, and make voting plans.
*Milton discusses the racist and Islamophobic backlash surrounding New York’s 9/11 memorial politics and attacks on Mamdani.
*Adesoji marks the 49th anniversary of Stephen Biko’s death and raises the UK debate over sanctions on West Bank settlements.
*The panel celebrates Burkina Faso’s new textile industry under Ibrahim Traoré as an example of domestic production, job creation, and economic self-reliance.
*Milton connects Burkina Faso’s textile model to Thomas Sankara’s vision of African industrialisation and regional specialisation.
*Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic ties and close its airspace to the UAE becomes a major focus.
*Aya explains Algeria’s strategic concerns involving the Sahel, Morocco, Western Sahara, and normalisation with Israel.
*The panel examines DRC President Tshisekedi’s reported move to shift the Congolese embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
*Milton discusses Congo’s mineral wealth, colonial extraction, and the involvement of the US, Rwanda, Uganda, and Israel.
*The Sudan chemical weapons story is examined with caution, with attention to media framing, civilian harm, and international double standards.
*The panel celebrates the UN vote in support of a world map that more accurately reflects Africa’s size.
*Aya challenges the US objection to the map resolution and discusses the politics of naming, mapping, and historical erasure.
*Milton calls for similar African-led campaigns focused on ending weapons transfers to Sudan and industrialising the continent.

Chapters

00:00 — Welcome, guest introductions, and the episode’s African political focus
01:18 — Aya on US midterms, voter registration, and political urgency
03:16 — Economic hardship and the reality behind campaign rhetoric
06:09 — Milton on New York’s 9/11 politics and racist backlash
07:52 — Stephen Biko remembrance and UK sanctions on West Bank settlements
08:52 — Dangote refinery IPO and the importance of African capital
11:02 — Burkina Faso’s textile industry and Traoré’s industrial model
14:18 — Sankara’s textile legacy and continental economic specialisation
17:10 — Algeria cuts ties with the UAE over destabilisation claims
22:22 — Algeria, the Sahel, Morocco, and regional security
28:00 — DRC’s Jerusalem embassy move and mineral politics
29:51 — Congo’s resources, US interests, and the Rwanda factor
33:14 — Why the Israel move may not solve Tshisekedi’s security problem
35:22 — African liberation, internal accountability, and outside alliances
41:36 — Washington Post report on alleged chemical weapons in Sudan
44:09 — Why the Sudan chemical weapons story needs broader context
48:18 — Chemical weapons, nuclear double standards, and civilian harm
52:27 — Displacement in Sudan and the human cost behind the numbers
54:24 — UN vote on a map that shows Africa’s true scale
56:12 — Why the map victory matters
59:17 — The US objection and the hypocrisy of map politics
63:07 — Crimea, abstentions, and the politics behind “neutrality”
64:36 — Ukraine, Mali, and contradictions in global alliances
67:08 — Upcoming events, Women in Resistance, and closing announcements
68:18 — Final calls to support The Day Biafra Died

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This episode covers a fast-moving set of African and diaspora political stories, with a strong focus on elections, media framing, reparations, and African self-determination. Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli and Milton Allimadi, who bring legal, political, and historical context to each story.

The discussion moves from Texas voter registration and U.S. politics to Niger, Uber exiting Nigeria and Uganda, Kenya’s crackdown on foreign traders, and the UN’s latest reparations guidance. 

Across the episode, the guests keep returning to a central theme: African communities need organisation, clarity, and institutions that serve people rather than capital or outside powers.

Takeaways

*Milton Allimadi argues that the Niger coup story cannot be understood without France’s role in the Sahel, saying the financial press leaves out the neocolonial context behind instability in Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali.

*The panel discusses whether the Alliance of Sahel States can survive without deeper political unity and stronger internal security structures, with Milton suggesting a rotating presidency and tighter regional command.

*Aya adds a practical security critique, pointing out that insurgent groups like Al Qaeda are self-financing through kidnapping, extortion, and control of transit routes, making the conflict harder to contain.

*The group then turns to Uber’s exit from Nigeria and Uganda, where Adesoji and Aya emphasise labour exploitation, high commission rates, weak infrastructure, and the lack of driver voices in the BBC’s framing.

*Milton shifts the discussion to a broader critique of infrastructure across African cities, arguing that many governments spend heavily on militaries while failing to invest in rail, metro systems, and mass transit.

*On Kenya, the panel challenges President William Ruto’s order to crack down on foreigners running small businesses, calling it a xenophobic campaign tactic that scapegoats fellow Africans while ignoring exploitative foreign investors.

*Aya connects the Kenya story to broader Pan-African history, arguing that Africans once resolved disputes through intermarriage and community-building rather than borders and exclusion, and she ties Ruto’s approach to anti-unity politics.

*The final major story concerns UN guidance saying states are legally obliged to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade and its enduring harms. Milton welcomes the shift but argues that corporations, universities, and institutions must also be held accountable, not just governments.

*Aya adds an important legal distinction, stressing that the conversation must account for the difference between chattel slavery and other historical forms of servitude, while also exposing the way Western media centers only Western responses.

*Adesoji closes by recommending books that deepen the historical context, including Africa Must Unite by Kwame Nkrumah, Capitalism and Slavery by Eric Williams, The Interest by Michael Taylor, and Ebony and Ivory on universities and slave-trade wealth.

*The episode ends with reminders about the upcoming Women in Resistance program, the importance of voter registration, and a call for listeners to support candidates and organisers with time, money, and turnout.

Chapters

00:00 - Introductions and guest credentials
01:27 - Texas voucher expansion and public education funding
04:10 - Voter purges and grassroots registration work in Bell County
06:46 - Why midterms require boots-on-the-ground organising
12:47 - Niger coup report and the missing France context
14:27 - Sahel unity, neocolonial pressure, and regional survival
18:58 - Why Niger’s internal military tensions keep fueling coups
23:18 - Youth unemployment and insurgent recruitment in the Sahel
28:36 - Uber exits Nigeria and Uganda amid labour and cost disputes
32:12 - Why mass transit, not ride-hailing, is the real issue
35:43 - Uber’s missing driver perspective and high commission rates
40:57 - Kenya orders a crackdown on foreign small-business operators
44:24 - Xenophobia, Pan-African unity, and the Ruto contradiction
49:48 - AU resolutions, state hypocrisy, and the need for action
58:12 - UN guidance on slavery reparations and legal obligations
63:32 - Whose laws apply, and why historical nuance matters
68:31 - Why reparations must include corporations and universities
70:37 - Endnotes, book recommendations, and show announcements
73:01 - Upcoming public events and final voter turnout appeal

Notable quotes

“If you care, you need to be actively putting money and time into ensuring that the right people get voted in.”
“Why do we need Uber in any African country?”
“We need leaders that have a vision for Africa.”

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In this episode, Adesoji Iginla and Aya Fubara Eneli unpack major stories from across Africa and the diaspora, connecting current events to the deeper historical forces of extraction, colonialism, resistance, and self-determination.

They move from U.S.-backed surveillance in Nigeria to African troop deployments in Gaza, then pivot into food sovereignty in Ghana and a striking example of Western ignorance about Africa’s geography.
 
The episode closes with a call for unity, discipline, and collective action.

Takeaways

*Colonial extraction and modern-day imperialism
*Nigerian politics and oil infrastructure
*African sovereignty and military cooperation
*Food independence and cultural reclamation
*Media framing, misinformation, and Western contempt
*Pan-African unity and self-defence

Chapters

0:01 — Opening and guest intro
1:22 — Community organising and voter registration in Texas
6:20 — Europe and Caribbean history
8:03 — Breaking news from Niger
13:21 — Who benefits from oil security?
15:13 — Personal connection to the Niger Delta
18:13 — “Battlefield to oil field”
24:28 — Uganda and Burundi in talks over Gaza deployment
27:30 — Africa’s wars and global exploitation
35:20 — Ghana’s food sovereignty movement
38:17 — Why food is political
50:23 — State Department map fiasco
55:53 — African leaders and Western approval
61:28 — How Nigeria was formed
66:32 — The Sahel alliance and pan-African unity
72:06 — Upcoming Women and Resistance episode
72:37 — Final reflections and warning about Western praise
76:30 — Closing remarks

The hosts close with a call to fight for collective dignity and action.

Memorable Quote

“The one who feeds us will control us.”

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Africa is being treated like the world’s dumping ground, and this conversation exposes exactly how and why. From Liberia's agreement to take in U.S. deportees to the toxic waste legacy in Côte d’Ivoire.
 
Adesoji Iginla, Aya Fubara Eneli, and Milton Allimadi connect the dots among environmental abuse, political weakness, and the same old colonial logic.

The panel also takes on the explosive fallout around the late Cambridge professor Jason Arde, where questions of plagiarism, media frenzy, and racial double standards collide. 

Was this really about academic standards, or was it another example of how Black excellence is scrutinised, isolated, and used as a warning to others? 

Milton breaks down the journalistic and structural hypocrisy, while Aya and Adesoji push the conversation toward the deeper issue of how institutions weaponise suspicion against African people. 

You'll hear sharp analysis on:

*The rise of Islamophobia in U.S. and UK politics
*Texas book bans, gerrymandering, and the war on public education
*The Jason Arday controversy and what it reveals about media bias
*Liberia’s decision to accept deportees from the U.S.

Chapters

00:00 — Introduction and guest welcome
01:49 — News roundtable begins
02:11 — Islamophobia and U.S. politics
03:36 — Texas politics, book bans, and gerrymandering
07:51 — Hypocrisy in Texas school politics
09:44 — Jason Arday and media hounding
11:46 — Milton on racial double standards in academia
18:06 — Aya on Black genius and fear of education
23:58 — Plagiarism, Cambridge, and inconsistency
25:19 — Re-examining the allegations
29:08 — Plagiarism allegations and university findings
30:15 — Milton on collective treatment of Black people
32:23 — Aya asks how to respond
33:01 — Journalism, investigation, and hidden corruption
39:26 — Transition to Liberia and Africa as a dumping ground
41:22 — Probo Koala and waste colonialism
43:18 — Africa as the global dumping ground
47:29 — Aya on environmental injustice and African leadership
48:38 — The recurring pattern of Black expendability
51:47 — Liberian leadership and the deportee deal
54:21 — Brief mention of UAE and Sudan
56:20 — Closing reflections
57:06 — Final warning about systemic attack
58:08 — Fundraising and closing remarks
59:46 — Final send-off

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Historian Hakim Adi, author of Pan-Africanism: A History, the definitive modern survey of the Pan-African movement, joins Adesoji Iginla, Milton Allimadi, and Aya Fubara Eneli, Esq., on African News Review for an hour-long special.

This episode features a deep discussion of Pan-Africanism, its history, and its entanglement with international movements such as communism. Prof.Adi explores the challenges, historical manifestations, and future prospects of Pan-African unity and liberation.

We trace the movement from its diasporic origins through Garvey, Du Bois, the Comintern years, Manchester 1945, and the founding of the OAU with a deliberate spotlight on a story often missing from the standard Pan-African canon: Cuba's revolutionary solidarity with Africa, from Angola to Ethiopia.

 Takeaways

*Definition and history of Pan-Africanism
*Pan-Africanism's connection with communism and labour movements
*The role of women in Pan-African history
*Impact of colonialism and imperialism on African unity
*The importance of mass participation and decision-making in liberation movements
*The legacy of historical figures like Amilcar Cabral and others
*Challenges faced by contemporary Pan-African initiatives and reparations movements

Chapters

0:07 — Intro and guest introductions
3:00 — Definition of Pan-Africanism
8:42 — Psychological and mental damage of slavery/colonialism
19:01 — Pan-Africanism, communism, class, and women’s roles
29:48 — Pan-African movement, masses, and political power
38:56 — Cold War pressure and the split between Pan-Africanism and communism
46:26 — Black Lives Matter, academia, and attacks on Black scholars
57:07 — Need for a new Manchester-style congress/reparations
64:19 — Closing remarks, supporting the guest, and book announcements

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