African History Series: Walter Rodney on Crisis in the Periphery
Walter Rodney was a historian, political activist, and academic. Born in 1942 in Georgetown Guyana, Rodney’s research focused on slavery and colonial imperialism in Africa and the Caribbean. His notab...
6 Apr 20241h 18min
Britain, United States, and Sierra Leone's Debt Crisis
In this episode, we discuss how hidden competition between British financed corporations and United States-backed companies for control of non-transparent service-related contracts and corruptly award...
31 Mars 202437min
African History Series: Carlos Cardoso and Mozambique's Corrupt Elites
Carlos 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). Born in 1951 to ...
30 Mars 202432min
How Foreign Debts Undermine Democracy in Sierra Leone
Between 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 Sierra Leone. The d...
17 Mars 202441min
African History Series: Rob Williams and Black Power in the United States
Robert 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. Williams advocated armed sel...
16 Mars 20241h 1min
Tripartite Committee: A Triangle of Deception and Disinformation
In October 2023, international organizations and foreign diplomats stationed in Sierra Leone organized a meeting in Freetown to negotiate a political settlement to the electoral crisis without first i...
10 Mars 20249min
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 conduct of the election...
3 Mars 20249min
African History Series: Marcus Garvey and African Liberation, Part 3
Jamaican 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 largest mass movement of...
2 Mars 202444min
