African Solutions to African Challenges | Martin Kimani

What are African solutions to African challenges? And how can African agency act as a counterpoint to the divisions and legacy of colonialism? In this episode, we speak with Ambassador Martin Kimani, the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, about his recent speech criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the failures of Western intervention, and what worldbuilding after colonialism can look like.<br /><br />Listen to Ambassador Kimani’s speech to the United Nations on Russia and Ukraine: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082334172/kenya-security-council-russia" rel="noopener">https://www.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082334172/kenya-security-council-russia</a><br /><br />This podcast is produced in partnership with the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. For more information, please visit their website at <a href="http://www.thepearsoninstitute.org" rel="noopener">www.thepearsoninstitute.org</a><br /><br />Access the transcript here: <a href="https://thepearsoninstitute.org/news-and-media/podcast" rel="noopener">https://thepearsoninstitute.org/news-and-media/podcast</a><br /><br />Podcast Production Credits:<br /><br />Interviewing: Deqa Aden, Josephine Lando, and Nancy Smith<br /><br />Editing: Aishwarya Kumar and Ricardo Sande<br /><br />Production: Reema Saleh