Africa Speaking

Zarina Patel, a Kenyan South Asian woman, has made significant contributions to various social and political movements in Kenya. She followed in the footsteps of Makhan Singh, the father of trade unionism in Kenya, and authored his biography. She also worked closely with trade unionists and labor activists to promote workers' rights and improve their working conditions. Zarina's diverse contributi...

Zarina Patel, a Kenyan South Asian woman, has made significant contributions to various social and political movements in Kenya. She followed in the footsteps of Makhan Singh, the father of trade unionism in Kenya, and authored his biography. She also worked closely with trade unionists and labor activists to promote workers' rights and improve their working conditions. Zarina's diverse contributi...

Prof XN Iraki illustrates the introduction of cash crops in Kenya by the British colonialists that disrupted the social, economic traditional way of farming in Africa. He reveals the unique pattern of growth of towns along the railway line. He also narrates how the colonialists brainwashed the Africans into working on their farms in return for basic food and minimal wages thereby neglecting their...

Today we hear the Tanzanian perspective of restitution of African heritage objects from the global North. Dr Silayo enlightens us on how some of the objects taken away tactfully to the western countries in the name of research. He emphasizes on the economic benefits and co-relation between cultural objects and cultural practices of a community and the source nation in general. He mentions solution...

Juma relates restitution of African heritage products to human rights. He reveals how post-colonial legislations have been abused, thereby dislodging cultural objects from the community, to the western nations. He also exposes the myth surrounding African heritage products stored in Western Museums, as artistic objects, rather than being valuable spiritual, economic and political objects to the li...

Prof. Willy Mutunga reflects on his personal journey and contribution towards People based pan africanism, through human right and social justice movements. He shares his view on the current system of political leadership in Kenya, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Mauritius and Africa in general. He illustrates how the involvement of judiciary and other institutions in Afica can contribute towards radical...

Prof Willy Mutunga traces the origin of radical pan-Africanism since 1945 and the multi dimension approach in "The African world" and the Caribbean. He makes a clear distinction of the advent of Pan Africanism as People oriented and not "states" based, with proponents such as Tom Mboya, Julius Nyerere, Kwame Nkrumah, Patrice Lumumba, W.E.B Du Bois, George Padmore and Ralph Bunche amongst many othe...

The Podcast discusses political, economic, social, cultural and environmental issues affecting the African continent while at the same time delving into particular national and regional concerns. The podcast presents an opportunity for knowledge sharing and learning, and gives priority to African voices from the continent and the diaspora.