This week on African News Review, Adesoji Iginla, with Milton Allimadi and Aya Fubara Eneli, Esq., reframes the narrative from an Afrocentric perspective. We break down four stories that reveal one uncomfortable pattern: African and Afro-Caribbean lands, bodies, and cultures are still being used as buffers, sacrifice zones, and extraction sites for Western wealth and comfort.

This panel discussion covers a wide range of critical issues, including the impact of colonialism on language and identity, environmental and health concerns from colonial and corporate exploitation, and the ongoing fight for sovereignty and justice across Africa and the Caribbean.

🇫🇷 CHLORDECONE | France finally admits it poisoned Guadeloupe and Martinique with a banned pesticide, decades after banning it at home.

🇲🇬 RARE EARTHS | Rio Tinto is accused of contaminating rivers in one of Madagascar's poorest regions to extract minerals destined for Western EVs and wind turbines. Green energy for whom?

🇰🇪 EBOLA IN KENYA | The US refused to bring Ebola patients home — and asked Kenya to host them instead. Is this a partnership or a patron-client relationship?

🇯🇲 JAMAICA'S LANGUAGE WAR | A Jamaican MP was silenced in parliament for
speaking Jamaican, the language of 95% of the population. The rule? English only.

Takeaways

*Impact of colonial language policies on identity
*Environmental damage from colonial resource extraction
*Historical reparations and colonial compensation
*The role of education in resistance and empowerment
*Current struggles for sovereignty and resource control

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Panellist Introductions
01:14 Milton's Insights from Cuba
06:19 Cuban Resilience and US Sanctions
08:17 Local News and Political Updates
14:40 Language and Identity in Jamaica
27:50 France's Acknowledgement of Colonial Harm
33:20 Colonial Legacies and Modern Impacts
37:03 Miseducation and Disinformation
39:48 The Question of Accountability
43:48 Environmental Concerns in Resource Extraction
50:15 The Need for Sovereignty and Local Expertise
54:59 The Role of Leadership in Neocolonialism
01:02:00 The Ebola Quarantine Controversy in Kenya

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