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.
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.
Tribalism in 2026: what remains of it
On this episode of Lumumba’s Africa, the professor delves into one of the most misunderstood and politically charged topics on the continent: tribes and tribalism in modern Africa. This episode is a crucial examination of how the “ghost of the tribe” continues to haunt the present, shaping conflict, discrimination, and the very struggle for a unified African identity.
The Maji Maji rebellion
Today on Lumumba’s Africa, the professor takes us back to a pivotal moment in the fight against colonial tyranny — the Maji-Maji Rebellion. This was more than just an uprising, it was a desperate, continent-shaking cry for freedom against German colonial rule in Tanganyika. Tune in to learn more.