Cotton Capital bonus episode: Searching for the spirit of pan-Africanism – podcast

In this bonus episode, the Guardian journalist Chris Osuh explores whether we are living through a pan-African moment 80 years on from Manchester’s groundbreaking 1945 Pan-African Congress‘A sense of freedom’: 80 years on from the Pan-African Congress in ManchesterIn this bonus episode, the Guardian journalist Chris Osuh looks at the idea of pan-Africanism in 2025 – the belief that all Black people, whether on the continent or in the diaspora, are united in a shared struggle for liberation.As Manchester gears up to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the landmark 1945 Pan-African Congress, Chris speaks to Ntombizodwa Nyoni, the writer of the play Liberation that recently brought the event back to life. The pair discusses how congress delegates drove the wave of the African independence movements that followed, the parallels between 1945 and 2025, and what pan-African activists today can learn from the experiences of those at the talks. Continue reading...