Lumumba’s Africa

African diaspora - Europe
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor turns his gaze northward, across the Mediterranean, to unravel the complex tapestry of the African Diaspora in Europe. Join us for an essential exploration of history, identity, and resilience.
Jan 30, 2026 15:53
Lumumba’s Africa focuses on the past and current issues affecting the African continent; Filmed amidst the beautiful landscapes of Kenya and hosted by Professor P.L.O. Lumumba, the show looks at the many dichotomies of Africa: why are some of the economies thriving while others stall; why conflicts emerge and refuse to die down, and why despite colonialism being ‘gone’, it still ruins the prosperity of nations.

African diaspora - Europe
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor turns his gaze northward, across the Mediterranean, to unravel the complex tapestry of the African Diaspora in Europe. Join us for an essential exploration of history, identity, and resilience.
Jan 30, 2026 15:53
Hunger
On this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor confronts a devastating paradox: the persistence of famine on a continent of immense agricultural abundance. This solutions-focused lecture will redefine the crisis and challenge the world’s...
Jan 30, 2026 15:49
African constitutions
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, the professor looks at the formation of various national constitutions in the post-colonial era of Africa. We look at how the process went through various iterations and how different nations approached the...
Jan 22, 2026 13:23
Conflict Mozambique
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, the professor looks at the tragic history of the conflict in Mozambique: the causes, the pretexts, and the consequences. A bloodshed scramble between ISIS and various political forces put the country on the...
Jan 22, 2026 13:22
Trade wars
This week on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor unpacks how trade wars reshape global supply chains, commodity demands, and geopolitical alliances, forcing African nations into a precarious position.
Jan 8, 2026 13:33
The African Diaspora in North America
Today on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor turns his gaze across the Atlantic, tracing the profound and complex story of the African diaspora in North America.
Jan 8, 2026 13:32
Reparations
It is very difficult to estimate the damage that was caused by the slave trade that made the West so rich while destroying so many lives. Generations transferred, wiped out, dying out in slave ships – that is a wound to the Mother Continent...
Jan 4, 2026 17:07
South Sudan
In this episode of Lumumba's Africa, the Professor continues our discussion about the youngest and – as of now – most troubled nations on the planet. The story of how South Sudan came to be, of the wars that plague it, of the suffering...
Jan 4, 2026 16:59
To defeat a colonizer: aftermath
Today on Lumumba’s Africa, Professor Lumumba examines the invisible chains that remain long after a nation’s liberation. He argues that true victory lies not in toppling statues, but in decolonizing the mind. Stay tuned.
Dec 26, 2025 16:29