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E-waste & deadly landfills

For a long time, Africa has been – and remains – a dumping ground for electronic waste from all over the world. Thousands are forced to seek a living on polluted, poisoned grounds, where the entire periodic table of elements has soaked the soil, water and air. Death, disease and disfigurement of Africans – such is the price that the former colonizers are more than willing to pay in exchange for a way to cheaply rid themselves of electric garbage. Venerable Professor PLO Lumumba shines a spotlight on the issue and seeks solutions to the injustice of electronic waste.

25.10.2024
12:40 min
25.10.2024
12:40 min
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E-waste & deadly landfills
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.