Africa: War is Business reveals how war economies come into being in Africa, and how they are maintained. The film investigates the causes and effects of these economies, and where we as Western consumers fit into the equation.

The film follows Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, son of Princess Irene of the Netherlands, as he travels through Sierra Leone, Liberia and Congo looking for the cause of these wars in Africa and the role the continent's natural resources play in creating conflict. He wonders how countries so rich in these resources could be so overwhelmed by poverty.

How Chinese Money is Changing Housing in Africa | China/Africa Big Business |

Business Documentary from 2013 In the second episode, we look into how Chinese money is going to build homes in Tanzania and Angola. We also investigate the role of Chinese companies in agriculture in Angola. This series looks at how big Chinese enterprises have found a foothold in Africa, how they’ve often had to adapt their approach and strategies to fit the African market, and how Chinese and African employers, employees and business partners have learned from and influenced one another.

Food Globalization: The Truth Behind Cheap Food | Investigative Documentary from 2013


Who’s paying the real price for the cheap food in our supermarkets? We investigate the conditions under which three staples – bananas, vegetables and fish – are produced. In Italy, illegal workers from sub-Saharan Africa live in appalling conditions, working long hours under the control of omnipotent ‘caporalatos’. In Cameroon, the banana industry stands accused of appropriating land, polluting the environment and bribing local politicians. Meanwhile in Guinea, fish stocks are plundered by foreign fleets. The African workers on these ships are often exploited and abused.

A transcendental fuse of modal experimental Jazz and Eastern spirituality, inspired by the teachings of Swami Satchidananda. Track taken from the album of the same name, recorded at the Coltrane studio, New York, and released on Impulse! (1971) - ft. Cecil McBee (Bass), Majid Shabazz (Bells, Tambourine), Alice Coltrane (Harp, Piano), Pharoah Sanders (Sax, Percussion).
Sampled by Black Moon "Enta Da Stage" (1993).

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Global Junk Food: How the Western Food Industry is Making Poor Countries Fat | Investigative Documentary from 2016 In Europe, food manufacturers have signed up to ‘responsibility pledges’, promising no added sugar, preservatives, artificial colours or flavours and not to target children. So why are they using tactics banned in the West in the developing world? There, they have created ultra-low-cost products with higher levels of salt, sugar and saturated fats. Filmed in Brazil, India and France, we investigate the new tactics of brands like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Domino’s Pizza.

Dr. Patricia Sekhmet Newton Pays tribute to her Jegna (Teacher), Dr. Frances Cress Welsing and also sheds light on the TRUE meaning and motivations behind Urban Ethnic Cleansing, aka, "gentrification," on "Afrikan Deep Thought."

Original airdate: 19 March 2018