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.
The repugnancy clause
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, the esteemed professor of law, P. L.O. Lumumba, looks into the curious case of the British-imposed “repugnancy clause”: a legal loophole in a true colonial sense that allowed the British masters to crush any sprouts of African cultural identity.
Algiers – French colonial crimes and current struggle to recognize them
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, the professor explores the history of Algiers’ struggle for independence from the French colonial rulers, and the crimes that were committed by the French as they tried to quell the spirit of African freedom.
Sexual exploitation
On this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, Professor Lumumba delves into the darkest, most overlooked chapter of colonialism: the systematic sexual subjugation of African women. He exposes how the colonizers turned intimacy into a weapon of state, using bodies as currency for economic gain and instruments for social control. With unflinching clarity, Professor Lumumba rescues these stories from the footnotes of history, restoring dignity to the silenced and holding the past to account for its most intimate betrayals.
African Continental Free Trade Area
This week on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor turns his gaze toward a new frontier: the African Continental Free Trade Area. Not just a trade dea, but the boldest bid for Pan-African unity in a generation. With more nations on board than any other free-trade area in history, this is the sound of a continent rewriting the rules. Professor Lumumba delivers a compelling truth: Africa is no longer joining the world – it is reshaping it. Don’t miss this episode on the Africa that is rising.
The Herero & Namaqua genocide
This week on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor takes us to the scorched plains of Namibia to uncover one of history’s most overlooked atrocities – the German Empire’s systematic extermination of the Herero and Nama peoples. This is a story of resistance, resilience, and the unfinished business of colonial accountability. Join Professor Lumumba as he reclaims Namibia’s story.
The reforms of Thomas Sankara
In this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, the professor takes the viewer to the heart of the Sahel to dissect the radical and transformative vision of one of Africa’s most enigmatic and revolutionary leaders – Thomas Sankara. Often called ‘Africa’s Che Guevara’, Sankara’s brief but explosive four-year rule in Burkina Faso was not just a political shift, it was a total societal reboot. Join Professor Lumumba for a look at revolutionary statecraft, the price of true independence, and the enduring flame of Sankarist ideology that still inspires a continent.