There is so much to write about to introduce this episode. Instead I will leave the bare facts for people to encourage them to locate and follow the 3 fantastic guests I had here. I have also included below their suggestions for further reading and if other people have suggestions of their own to make, then please feel free to send them in.

Ademola Topic: The continuing humanitarian crisis in Congo. This crisis remains completely underreported by the media. It is a glaring example of how colonialism continues to affect African nations today. The uninspiring leadership that we see in Africa is structured by some men in Washington, London and Berlin. Multinational business interest struggling for dominance in Congo is at the heart of the crisis and thereby interfering in the internal governance of the country.

@OgbeniDemola

Book recommendations:

Women’s liberation and the African Women’s Struggle by Thomas Sankara

The End of Oil by Paul Middleton

Podcast: Ubuntu: The African Perspective with Ademola and Dele Ogun

Esheru: Extraction and exportation. These are the primary goals of all the international interests present on the continent of Africa today and that work to the absolute detriment of the local peoples. The world needs Africa, Africa doesn’t need the world.

@esherukwaku

Book recommendations:

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney

African Women: A Historical Panorama by Patricia W. Romero

Florah: Speaks about September 5th when the Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegai was horribly killed by her ex-partner. Florah also refers to feminist philosopher Maria Lugones explaining how post-colonialism African countries were 50 times more likely to have domestic violence cases than those countries that had not been under colonial rule. We also need to look at the connection between social and environmental phenomena and crises and gender-based violence.

Book recommendations:

The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls. By Mona Eltahawy.

Invention of women: Making an African Sense of Western Gender Discourses by Oyeronke Oyewumi

Many thanks to Esheru, Ademola and Florah for your wisdom, time and insight.

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