Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli, Esq and Milton Allimadi for the weekly wide-ranging discussion of African geopolitics, liberation politics, and media framing.
The conversation moves from Algeria’s break with the UAE to Congo’s Israel pivot, Sudan’s chemical weapons allegations, Burkina Faso’s industrial push, and the UN vote to correct Africa’s distorted map.
In this episode, the panel connects current headlines to a bigger question: who controls Africa’s security, resources, and image—and what would it look like if Africans did?
Aya, Milton, and Adesoji each bring distinct regional and political perspectives to this highly topical conversation.
Takeaways
*Aya opens with the urgency of the US midterm season, voter suppression concerns, and the need to check registrations, register neighbours, and make voting plans.
*Milton discusses the racist and Islamophobic backlash surrounding New York’s 9/11 memorial politics and attacks on Mamdani.
*Adesoji marks the 49th anniversary of Stephen Biko’s death and raises the UK debate over sanctions on West Bank settlements.
*The panel celebrates Burkina Faso’s new textile industry under Ibrahim Traoré as an example of domestic production, job creation, and economic self-reliance.
*Milton connects Burkina Faso’s textile model to Thomas Sankara’s vision of African industrialisation and regional specialisation.
*Algeria’s decision to cut diplomatic ties and close its airspace to the UAE becomes a major focus.
*Aya explains Algeria’s strategic concerns involving the Sahel, Morocco, Western Sahara, and normalisation with Israel.
*The panel examines DRC President Tshisekedi’s reported move to shift the Congolese embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
*Milton discusses Congo’s mineral wealth, colonial extraction, and the involvement of the US, Rwanda, Uganda, and Israel.
*The Sudan chemical weapons story is examined with caution, with attention to media framing, civilian harm, and international double standards.
*The panel celebrates the UN vote in support of a world map that more accurately reflects Africa’s size.
*Aya challenges the US objection to the map resolution and discusses the politics of naming, mapping, and historical erasure.
*Milton calls for similar African-led campaigns focused on ending weapons transfers to Sudan and industrialising the continent.
Chapters
00:00 — Welcome, guest introductions, and the episode’s African political focus
01:18 — Aya on US midterms, voter registration, and political urgency
03:16 — Economic hardship and the reality behind campaign rhetoric
06:09 — Milton on New York’s 9/11 politics and racist backlash
07:52 — Stephen Biko remembrance and UK sanctions on West Bank settlements
08:52 — Dangote refinery IPO and the importance of African capital
11:02 — Burkina Faso’s textile industry and Traoré’s industrial model
14:18 — Sankara’s textile legacy and continental economic specialisation
17:10 — Algeria cuts ties with the UAE over destabilisation claims
22:22 — Algeria, the Sahel, Morocco, and regional security
28:00 — DRC’s Jerusalem embassy move and mineral politics
29:51 — Congo’s resources, US interests, and the Rwanda factor
33:14 — Why the Israel move may not solve Tshisekedi’s security problem
35:22 — African liberation, internal accountability, and outside alliances
41:36 — Washington Post report on alleged chemical weapons in Sudan
44:09 — Why the Sudan chemical weapons story needs broader context
48:18 — Chemical weapons, nuclear double standards, and civilian harm
52:27 — Displacement in Sudan and the human cost behind the numbers
54:24 — UN vote on a map that shows Africa’s true scale
56:12 — Why the map victory matters
59:17 — The US objection and the hypocrisy of map politics
63:07 — Crimea, abstentions, and the politics behind “neutrality”
64:36 — Ukraine, Mali, and contradictions in global alliances
67:08 — Upcoming events, Women in Resistance, and closing announcements
68:18 — Final calls to support The Day Biafra Died
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