Adesoji Iginla is joined by Aya Fubara Eneli for a wide-ranging conversation about reparations, colonial wealth, African resource extraction, and political repression.
Together, they connect current headlines to the deeper systems shaping politics and economies across Africa, the Caribbean, the UK, and the United States.
Takeaways
- The UN General Assembly, political propaganda, and the challenge of autocratic leadership.
- Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles and the country’s constitutional ties to the Crown.
- New research on the Bank of England’s historic links to the transatlantic slave trade—and why African and Caribbean scholars have long made these arguments.
- The lasting effects of slavery across US institutions, including finance, universities, churches, and law.
- Kenya’s dispute with Tata Chemicals Magadi, and the history of Maasai displacement and colonial land concessions.
- Why soda ash matters to glass, detergents, batteries, and solar panels—and what regional trade patterns reveal about African economic cooperation.
- The Chagos Islands deal, the military base, and the forced displacement of the Chagossian people.
- Uganda’s suspended military ties with Turkey amid efforts to extradite blogger and government critic Fred Lumbuye.
- The role of storytelling, memory, and women’s history in sustaining community and political understanding.
Chapters
00:00 — Welcome and guest introduction
01:05 — Uganda’s election season, propaganda, and voter apathy
04:20 — Trump, China, and political hypocrisy
06:08 — Tech leaders, public interest, and global power
08:10 — The UN General Assembly and the week’s international context
09:25 — Jamaica’s reparations petition to King Charles
16:27 — The Bank of England and wealth from the slave trade
21:17 — Earlier scholarship on slavery, capitalism, and colonialism
23:05 — Enslaved people’s identities and the legacy of erasure
25:05 — Slavery’s legal and financial afterlives in the United States
28:07 — Universities, churches, banks, and other institutions
30:28 — Bristol, Lloyd’s of London, and the profits of the slave trade
31:48 — The African Union reparations agenda and the diaspora
33:36 — Kenya’s dispute with Tata Chemicals Magadi
35:28 — What soda ash is and why it matters
37:33 — Maasai displacement and colonial land arrangements
41:18 — How colonial concessions continue into the present
45:28 — Regional trade and opportunities for African cooperation
48:37 — Lake Natron, flamingos, and the environmental stakes
51:48 — The Chagos Islands deal and military strategy
55:09 — The displacement and suffering of the Chagossian people
59:39 — “Man Friday” and colonial erasure
62:37 — Uganda, Turkey, and Fred Lumbuye
68:52 — Turkey’s growing presence in Africa
71:59 — Tales by Moonlight and the importance of storytelling
75:45 — Women’s history and the upcoming Rosa Maria Castellanos discussion
77:57 — Voter registration, mobilising others, and making a plan to vote
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