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Africa and the UN 50-80s

This week, Professor PLO Lumumba chronicles the relationship between the United Nations and Africa from the 1950s to the 1980s. We return to the dawn of independence – an era when the UN’s chambers echoed with the fiery speeches of new African nations.

30.10.2025
14:33 min
30.10.2025
14:33 min
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Africa and the UN 50-80s
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.