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African History Series: Carlos Cardoso and Mozambique's Corrupt ElitesCarlos Cardoso was assassinated in the Mozambican capital of Maputo in late November 2000 while investigating the theft of US$14 million from the Commercial Bank of Mozambique (BCM…
How Foreign Debts Undermine Democracy in Sierra LeoneBetween July 2021 and June 2023, United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) approved over US$360 million in debts to supposedly finance critical infrastructure projects in…
African History Series: Rob Williams and Black Power in the United StatesRobert Franklin Williams was a black American civil rights leader who served as president of the Monroe, North Carolina chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s and early 1960s. William…
Tripartite Committee: A Triangle of Deception and DisinformationIn October 2023, international organizations and foreign diplomats stationed in Sierra Leone organized a meeting in Freetown to negotiate a political settlement to the electoral cr…
Sierra Leone's Rigged Elections: Where Do the British Stand?In July and August 2023, the United States government announced visa restrictions on officials who undermined democracy in Sierra Leone and called for an investigation into the con…
African History Series: Marcus Garvey and African Liberation, Part 3Jamaican born Marcus Garvey was a prominent political leader, journalist, and public orator. A leading proponent in the African liberation movement, Garvey founded and led the larg…
African History Series: Marcus Garvey and African Liberation, Part 2Jamaican born Marcus Garvey was a prominent political leader, journalist, and public orator. A leading proponent in the African liberation movement, Garvey founded and led the larg…
Dilemma of Diplomacy in Sierra LeoneIn late August 2023, the United States announced a visa restriction policy against individuals who undermined the democratic process in the June 2023 Sierra Leone elections. This…
African History Series: Marcus Garvey and African Liberation, Part 1Jamaican born Marcus Garvey was a prominent political leader, journalist, and public orator. A leading proponent in the African liberation movement, Garvey founded and led the larg…
The Illegal Tripartite Committee and the Dilemma of Diplomacy in Sierra LeoneIn the previous two episodes of this series, we highlighted how the Sierra Leone elections of June 2023 did not follow the stipulated legal and constitutional procedures for the co…
African History Series: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Black Experience in BritainJamaica poet and artist, Linton Kwesi Johnson is the second living poet, and the only black one, to have his poems published in the Penguin Modern Classics Series in 2002. Born i…
Sierra Leone's Electoral Coup: A Further AnalysisSierra Leone’s 1991 Constitution, and the Public Elections Act 2022, forbids the inauguration of a President, Members of Parliament, and representatives of Local Government Council…
Sierra Leone's Electoral Coup and the Hotel AgreementThe Sierra Leone elections of June 2023 ended without a properly published election result. International and local observers who monitored the process agreed that the elections we…
- Zimbabwe: The Enduring Voices of Women Writers and Poets
In this episode, Zimbabwean writer and artist, Lingiwe Patience Sifelani talks about her literary journey and the challenges of being a writer and cultural performer in today's Zim…
- Religion and Ancestry: A Zimbabwean Healer's Journey to Self-Discovery
Zvidzai Chiponda is a Zimbabwean healer and practitioner of African traditional religion. In this episode, he talks about his journey from a devout Christian evangelist to becoming…
- Zimbabwe: Young Entrepreneurs in the Middle of Sanctions
It has been twenty years since economic sanctions were imposed on Zimbabwe by the European Union, United States, and Britain. International organizations have argued that the sanct…
- Zimbabwe: Journalism in an Era of Economic Sanctions
In October 2023, Zimbabwe's Vice President, Constantino Chiwenga announced that Zimbabwe has lost more than US$150 billion in revenues due to sanctions imposed by the European Unio…
- Zimbabwe: A University Professor Uses Volleyball to Teach Life-Saving Skills to Youths
In this episode, Africanist Press Podcast Service looks at the work of the Pathfinders Volleyball Academy in Gweru, a city in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, and how one Zimbabwean a…
- Sierra Leone Government Hires Cyber Mercenaries, Foreign Intel Operatives Against Journalists and Activists
In this episode, independent journalist Kelley Lane examines how Sierra Leone's government uses cyber mercenaries and foreign intelligence operatives on a larger surveillance opera…
- The Crisis of Democracy in Sierra Leone
In this exclusive discussion, Africa Today's Walter Turner and Africanist Press editor, Dr. Chernoh Alpha Bah examine the crisis of electoral democracy in Sierra Leone, and the pol…
