Find The Signal

Xenophobia is a pressing issue in Africa, however, your neighbor is not your problem. Our compromised leaders and failing governments are the problem. The south African context is the subject of this episode, and Femi Akomọlàfe of the Pan African Digest joins the episode to give in-depth and thoughtful analysis on this pain point that we Africans have to deal with. Pan African Digest Modern Ghana...

On this wide ranging episode, economist and researcher Lọba breaks down the tech policy landscape in Nigeria. The discussion also swings wide and she shares her perspective about the influence of digital technology on geopolitics and development. We touch on the impact of AI and the need to properly regulate it especially in Africa. This one is packed so just listen in. We looked at these articles...

The title says it all. The Coalition for the elimination of imperialism is an Anti-imperialist and socialist movement in defense of all African people. it has a newsletter called Abasimperialism , and this episode is a reading of the latest dispatch in that newsletter. this is an important piece of real-time political education critical to understanding the impact of zionism in Africa. Read it her...

This episode was inspired by the diplomatic wahala that happened recently between the governments of Nigeria and the US. the government of Nigeria is once again labelled as a 'country of particular concern' by the US. This is because of the number of Christians being killed in Nigeria as a result of insurgency, and insecurity. In this episode, i breakdown the motives of the US for using th...

This episode as the title suggests, is focused in miscreant behavior in the Nigerian government. Crony capitalism and nepotism at the expense of collective development. The land worth ($3.6bn) gifted to the son of a government official is roughly equal to how much is needed to close the Nigerian housing deficit of ~20million housing units. Listen for the details.

This episode is mostly a reading of an article published in The Republic . It is focused on the geopolitical impact of digital technologies, especially how countries react to and adapt their foreign policies to ICT developments. This one is wide ranging, so there's certainly stuff to pique your interest.

Ovigwe in this episode speaks on the geopolitical trends in the Horn of Africa, China's bilateral actions on the continent, and the foreign policy challenges of the Nigerian government.

This episode is focused on DRC and the geopolitical dynamics of the Great Lakes region, and the jump of point is the recent flareup of conflict between the M23 military group and the DRC. With news and commentary clippings, there is some more light shed on the issue in an effort to make it more approachable and less complex. Feel free to share this episode, as it is timely and should be a part of...

On this episode i was invited to join the host of the Forward Ever Podcast. We gave analysis of the social and political landscape of Nigeria, and the main factors we considered were bad governance, inflation, and political consciousness. Forward Ever is a work study podcast covering African 🌍 world news, politics, history, and more through a #panafrican lens!

With Wole Soyinka as a starting point, i provide a sociopolitical analysis of celebrity culture in Nigeria. How can this class of people derail or support liberation efforts in Nigeria? Listen in.

In 2019, Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao gave a lecture at the HBCU Africa Homecoming media launch in the African Union Mission in Washington DC. She breaks down the enduring impact of the 1884 Berlin (re: Congo) Conference. She then rounds the speech with encouraging messages for the forward-thinking African who is entirely invested in the liberation of the African continent and the nations therein....

This one is a packed episode and Cde Adebayo from the Movement for African Emancipation (MAE) joins me to breakdown the sociopolitical landscape of Nigeria. With numerous protests being mobilized around the country, we try to get an understanding of how effective this has been, and we also query the role of the elite bujwazi class, We expose how that class subverts the will of Nigerians by adoptin...

On this episode, comrades from the Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism from Africa (CEIA) and the Thomas Sankara Center. Cde Prudence, Obi and Inem take time to report on their recent tour of the Alliance des États du Sahel (AES - Niger, B.Faso, and Mali). Listen in. CEIA Thomas Sankara Center

this episode is a reading analyzing the relations between state forces and class consciousness. even though most rank and file in state forces a picked from the most vulnerable strata of societies, within these forces there is no awareness of one's place in wider societies. this is why soldiers and police may attack those whom they actually share economic interests. the main aim of state force...

ultra processed foods (UPF) have inflitrated our diets in many ways than we recognise. this is the work of big food corporations, they strip foods of natural nutrients and replace them with artificial flavors and preservatives. this episode holds information that should help us correct our course and start righting the damage caused in our tummies and those of our friends and loved ones. enjoy. he...

n/b; cde J1DZ of Movement for African Emancipation (MAE) is the voice you heard in the beginning. If you're curious about that convo (i hope you are), check episode 7. This is a recording of Kwame Ture in 1973 where he spoke at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The lecture was about the difference between revolution and reform. In our time however, we can easily observe that th...

This episode is a simple and LOOSE rundown of geopolitics around Africa, North, South, East and West to be exact. The focus is economics, and the social impact of poor governance on we the people who have to live with or through the decisions some African neocolonizers make. This is a kind of info dump, so feel free to listen more than once, there's background music. Share YOUR own comments an...

This is a reading of an article posted on the powerful media platform Hood Communist. Titled 'on opportunism' and written by Rafiki Morris, the piece details the various ways opportunism can negatively impact revolutionary organizing or even political education. The piece also explains how predatory opportunism is a manifestation of capitalist ideology and why serious Africans must defend...

As you will find, this episode is a reading of an article published on HoodCommunist.org . it simply argues that while communication tech has its advantages, it tends to have a net-negative effect in the lives of colonized people. Although there is potential to use digital technology to organize for the good of Africans, we should remember the counter-revolutionary potential it has, especially in...

After a while has passed since the previous upload, this recording serves just as a reminder for the direction behind Find The Signal. Nothing serious, but listen anyways, thanks. Background sound : Music by oussama arichi from Pixabay

On this episode of FTS, cde. F from the Movement For African Emancipation (MAE) joins the host to analyze contemporary geopolitics in West Africa. From the developments in french speaking west Africa to the impact of insecurity on liberation struggles in the region, the discussion moves to topics not usually covered by Africans living in the region. This episode is intended as a resource of sorts...

Wide ranging episode here dear listener. With comrades from Movement for African Emancipation (Obi), All-African People's Revolutionary Party (Inemesit), and United African Diaspora (Prudence) we talk about the geopolitics around Mali and Burkina Faso struggling against imperialism. The importance of revolutionary consciousness, political awareness and serious organizing, these are the subject tha...

On this freewheeling episode, i was invited by Comrade Ray from the Movement of the People (MOP). We spoke about the new student loan program that was just activated by the criminally neoliberal Nigerian government. We talked in the effects on the students and wider society, the conversation also spiraled out to the current economic conditions and how a loan program is not necessarily the solution...

Esteemed ancestor Kwame Nkrumah laid out timeless guidelines for revolutionary thought in his great work 'Neocolonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism'. The All-African People's Revolutionary Party (A-APRP) published a fictional interview with sections of the book staged as responses to appropriate questions. This episode is a reading of that text. Enjoy. Shownotes Nkrumah on Neo-Colonialism: An...

The connection between communications technologies and geopolitics is not readily available. This episode covers those connections and details how countries scramble for power but controlling access to technologies as a means of securing political power. Add this to your understanding of the multi-facets that make up modern day geopolitical strategy. Enjoy.