The year had barely started when the news broke that fourteen year-old Kelyan Bokassa was stabbed to death, having endured twenty-seven wounds at the hands of two knife-weilding teenagers in Woolwich, south-east London. The attack happened almost six years to the day that another fourteen year-old, Jaden Moodie died having…

Memorial events for the New Cross Massacre took place between the 17th and 19th January. Lewisham council have ostensibly assumed stewardship of the event and some attendees attested that the service and reception that took place on Saturday 18 January at All Saint’s Church and Community Centre was one of…

We will not forget, we will not forget 13 dead and nothing said we will not forget We will not forget, no we will not forget 13 dead and nothing said we will not forget Fire fire bun young ones in a London City New Cross How can the be…

Tendai MWARI!Makorokoto egore idzva!Afenhyia pa!Odun de!Happy New Year A new year presents new opportunities, that the Afrikan community in the UK has no option but to grasp. This was amid a rising tide of white grievance that roared vengefully against Afrikan presence in the public sphere as “woke” and “DEI…

Our final show of the year was specially pre-recorded and we look back on the past twelve months of Afrika Speaks, reliving some of the most compelling shows with a wealth of guests that brought overstanding and insight to any subject we covered. These included the continuing assault on Ayiti…