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A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner.

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Monday · 59 min
Amílcar Cabral’s Liberation Schools and the Fight to Build a New Guinea-Bissau [ENCORE]
On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Sónia Vaz Borges about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. They explore how liberation schools in Guinea-Bissau used education, political consciousness, and community organizing as vital tools in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, and what those lessons continue to offer today. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Amílcar Cabral’s Liberation Schools and the Fight to Build a New Guinea-Bissau [ENCORE] appeared first on KPFA.
July 20 · 59 min
China’s Growing Influence in Africa: Power, Politics, and Local Perspectives [REPLAY]
As China’s political and economic presence across Africa continues to expand, what does it mean for the people living through these changes? On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Dr. Anita Plummer, assistant professor of African Studies at Howard University, about China’s engagement across the continent, African political economy, and the perspectives of communities navigating shifting global relationships. Drawing on years of research in Kenya, South Africa, Mozambique, Senegal, and China, Plummer explores how ordinary Africans understand and respond to China’s growing role in Africa, and what these developments reveal about power, development, and international relations. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post China’s Growing Influence in Africa: Power, Politics, and Local Perspectives [REPLAY] appeared first on KPFA.
July 13 · 59 min
Revisiting the 1619 Project with Gerald Horne [REPLAY]
This episode of Africa Today features historian Gerald Horne in a discussion of The New York Times‘ 1619 Project, examining its effort to reframe U.S. history through the legacy of slavery, the debate it sparked among scholars, and its broader historical significance. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Revisiting the 1619 Project with Gerald Horne [REPLAY] appeared first on KPFA.
July 6 · 59 min
Amílcar Cabral’s Liberation Schools and the Fight to Build a New Guinea-Bissau
On this episode of Africa Today, host Walter Turner speaks with Sónia Vaz Borges about the legacy of Amílcar Cabral and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. They explore how liberation schools in Guinea-Bissau used education, political consciousness, and community organizing as vital tools in the struggle against Portuguese colonial rule, and what those lessons continue to offer today. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Amílcar Cabral’s Liberation Schools and the Fight to Build a New Guinea-Bissau appeared first on KPFA.
June 29 · 59 min
Africa Today – Building a New Left in South Africa
Africa Today examines the outcomes of South Africa’s Conference of the Left, where hundreds of delegates gathered to discuss the country’s deepening economic inequality, the future of left organizing, and strategies for building working-class political power. Host Walter Turner speaks with activist and educator Mazibuko Jara about the conference, its goals, and the challenges facing progressive movements in South Africa. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Building a New Left in South Africa appeared first on KPFA.
June 22 · 59 min
Africa Today – Malcolm X’s Last Public Addresses
Africa Today replays one of Malcolm X’s final public speeches, delivered in Detroit on February 14, 1965, just days before his assassination. Speaking the day after his home was bombed, Malcolm reflects on racism, liberation, and the future of Black struggle in America. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. Photo: Marion S. Trikosko, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The post Africa Today – Malcolm X’s Last Public Addresses appeared first on KPFA.
June 15 · 59 min
Africa Today – June 15, 2026
On today’s Africa Today, we replay an interview between Walter Turner and Dr. Amzat Boukari-Yabara, a prominent Beninese historian, author, and political activist specializing in African history, Pan-Africanism, and geopolitics. He is widely recognized for his scholarship on anti-colonial movements and for his work as president of the Pan-African League UMOJa. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – June 15, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
June 8 · 59 min
Africa Today – Dr. Runoko Rashidi
In remembrance of Dr. Rashidi, we air a 2010 interview with the Afro-centrist, essayist, author and public lecturer. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Dr. Runoko Rashidi appeared first on KPFA.
June 1 · 59 min
Africa Today – Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli (Encore)
Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli from the Washington Office on Latin America discusses the impact of the global war and US policies on South America, the Caribbean, and Afro-Descendant populations. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli (Encore) appeared first on KPFA.
May 25 · 59 min
Africa Today – Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli
Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli from the Washington Office on Latin America discusses the impact of the global war and US policies on South America, the Caribbean, and Afro-Descendant populations. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Professor Gimena Sanchez Garzoli appeared first on KPFA.
May 4 · 59 min
Africa Today – May 4, 2026
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April 27 · 59 min
Africa Today – April 27, 2026
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April 20 · 59 min
Africa Today – April 20, 2026
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April 13 · 59 min
Africa Today – Dr. Nada Ali
Dr. Nada Ali on gender, peace building, and militarization in Sudan and South Sudan A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Dr. Nada Ali appeared first on KPFA.
April 6 · 21 min
Africa Today – Dr. Horace Campbell
On today’s program, Dr. Horace Campbell of Syracuse University analyzes the impact of the war in the Middle East on Africa and the recent United Nations resolution on the Trafficking of enslaved Africans as the Gravest Crime against humanity in history. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today – Dr. Horace Campbell appeared first on KPFA.
March 30 · 59 min
Africa Today – March 30, 2026
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March 23 · 39 min
Africa Today – March 23, 2026
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March 16 · 57 min
Africa Today- Gerald Horne
Historian Dr. Gerald Horne joins Africa Today for a far-reaching conversation on war, empire, Africa’s geopolitical role, race, Black internationalism, and the global shifts reshaping power. Dr. Gerald Horne—B.A. Princeton University; J.D. University of California-Berkeley; Ph.D. Columbia University—has published dozens of books, including most recently, The Capital of Slavery: Washington, D.C., 1800-1865. His past books have included works on, inter alia, Hollywood; Jazz; Boxing; African liberation movements; the Haitian Revolution (translated into French); the Cuban Revolution (translated into Spanish); the Mexican Revolution; Caribbean independence struggles; Brazilian slavery (translated into Portuguese); the Pacific War (translated into Japanese); biographies of Paul Robeson and W.E.B. Du Bois and Shirley Graham Du Bois. A weekly news program providing information and analysis about Africa and the African Diaspora, hosted by Walter Turner. The post Africa Today- Gerald Horne appeared first on KPFA.
March 9 · 23 min
Africa Today – March 9, 2026
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February 16 · 59 min
Africa Today – February 16, 2026
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