The old colonial regime of Belgium is set to return one of most macabre possessions to its Congolese owners, allegedly in a bid to “atone” for historic crimes. (1) The item in question is a tooth, the last remains of martyred hero Patrice Lumumba, whose heinous murder was dubbed “the…

The fourteenth of June is five years to the day since the Grenfell Tower tragedy “the greatest tragedy to befall this city since World War Two,” with officially, seventy-two dead. (1) Several memorial events are being planned including a release show by Joe Armon-Jones & Ras Asheber for their song…

In the previous show we took a deep dive into the origin, purpose and function of the World Health Organization and similar institutions.  (1) We also highlighted the trove of narratives dismissed as “conspiracy theories” advanced by “toxic Pan-Afrikanists” and the like eighteen months ago are now accepted fact, to…

At the start of this year, we saw speculation that Covid-19 was entering its “endemic endgame” and rather than facing varying cycles of restrictions, the population will learn to “live alongside it.” (1)  But with the advent of the tribal war in Ukraine, reporting on it fell off the charts…

Three years ago Afrika Speaks with Alkebu-Lan asked the question ALD: What does “Liberation” look like?  The issues discussed included how close we have come to the original (albeit) compromised objectives of the Organisation of African Unity that established Afrika Liberation Day (ALD) on May 25th 1963: (a) To promote…