From profiting from conflict economies through Western supply chains to US-controlled and biosecurity facilities planned in Kenya, this episode exposes the mechanisms of a new extraction economy. Yet African states are fighting back—nationalizing resources, demanding scientific sovereignty, and building integrated energy infrastructure.

From selective ICC justice to coercive US trade tactics, this episode sheds light on how Africa faces a new layer of colonialism and why sovereignty now depends on reforming global institutions and building continental self-reliance.

COMESA, a bloc of 21 nations, has officially asked Russia for internal security support. This episode reveals Africa’s disappointment with the slow, grinding frustration of empty Western promises—and what this means for a multipolar world.

African economists have increasingly called for an end to the use of GDP as the primary growth indicator of African countries, as it measures resource extraction by foreign firms where dividends flow out without creating local jobs.

African leaders at SPIEF 2026 forge a new sovereignty, demonstrating that the unipolar era is over, and Africa chooses partnership, not patronage.

Participating in this year's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is the president of Tanzania, who has already arrived in Moscow for a state visit. The historic visit serves as a symbolic gesture of the country's integration into a multipolar world, and reflecting its ambition to strengthen international connections.

With the devastating Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the plan of the United States to build a quarantine and treatment center for its citizens in Kenya has sparked a public outrage. This episode examines the risks it poses to Kenya and the wider continent.

To mark this year’s Africa Day, this episode examines the continent’s strategy for narrative ownership and geopolitical sovereignty by moving from being described to defining itself.

This episode presents reactions of African experts to the recent visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to China, as both countries declared their support for the sovereignty and independent development of African states.

In a pivotal moment for international relations, Russia and China have signed a landmark declaration on the establishment of a multipolar world. This episode delves into the implications of the Moscow-Beijing meeting for Africa, and explores how Putin's recent visit to China might impact Africa's position within the BRICS bloc.