Who Killed Africa's Greatest Leaders—and Why?💔🕵🏿

An introduction to my 15-week in-depth series on the systematic assassination of every African leader who fought for freedom from neo-colonialism

I’ve been preparing this series for some time. I’m now ready to give my audience what I have put together. I strongly advise sharing this article with everyone you know that has an interest in Africa’s past, present and future. We’ve been warming up on this newsletter for the last year and a half. We are now moving into second gear.

This is…

A TIME TO DIE: THE ASSASSINATION OF AFRICA’S LEADERS

The Prologue

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[Africa] is incapable of governing themselves and benefitting their citizens...

It's time for [the US] to put our imperial hat back on and say we're going to govern those countries.

Erik Prince, Founder of private military group, Blackwater

I wrote about Erik Prince some time ago, as the video of him making these statements was all over the internet.

Africans were up in arms over the irony and audacity of a white man boldly stating that colonialism 2.0 should take place. I said at the time the issue is less what he said but the fact all Africans do is get angry at such words but take no action to make these kinds of statements come with real consequences.

Erik Prince still works and makes his money in Africa today.

The problem is this:

Africa is an easy target for negative propaganda and denigration.

There aren't that many people willing to stand up against that rhetoric and we seem to have an aversion to controlling our own narrative.

I'm not going to go into the ins and outs of neo-colonialism in this piece but I'll keep it simple: we've had many leaders capable of taking African nations forward.

The problem is the United States, France, Belgium, Portugal and the UK kept killing them. And if they didn't kill them, they conspired to undermine their governments.

Every great movement needs its heroes.

Africa has had visionaries who dared to imagine a continent free from the grip of foreign exploitation, an Africa united in purpose and prosperity.

This idea that we are somehow incapable of effective self-governance is a lie perpetuated to validate continued exploitation.

Most of you reading this don't know the names and histories of the leaders who lost their lives trying to liberate Africa.

Over the next 15 weeks, I will do an in-depth analysis of each of 15 leaders.

I will draw parallels between their demise and the situation in Africa today.

It is remarkable how much context each history adds to the issues in each of the African nations they left behind. Not all of them were good for their people but they all had a role to play in the sad narrative of the African continent.

We are about to embark on months of uncomfortable African history that will give you a vast amount of knowledge and understanding of what is going on now.

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The things we will be talking about shocked me and they will shock you.

In this article, I'm going to give you a rundown of the African presidents I will be covering who were eliminated by the West either overtly or covertly.

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The Visionaries They Feared

Muammar Gaddafi wanted more than just Libya’s independence—he envisioned a United States of Africa, a single currency backed by gold that could free African economies from Western strangleholds.

His bold ambitions threatened the global financial system. The West labelled him a madman, and NATO’s bombs sealed his fate in 2011.

Today, Libya is fractured, and Gaddafi’s dream is buried with him.

I will be covering Gaddafi first in the series as his story is the most recent and impactful on modern African politics. The void he left behind is directly affecting the safety and security of the entire Sahel region.

Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso led a revolution that inspired a continent. He nationalized resources, championed women’s rights, and rejected foreign aid, declaring...

“He who feeds you controls you.”

His policies shook the foundations of neo-colonial powers.

In 1987, his closest ally betrayed him, and Sankara was assassinated. France’s shadow looms large over his death.

Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first prime minister, fought to keep Congo’s wealth in the hands of its people.

His opposition to Belgium’s exploitation and alignment with the Soviet Union during the Cold War made him a target.

The CIA and Belgian forces orchestrated his brutal murder, and Congo has suffered unending chaos ever since.

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Heroes Eliminated, Control Maintained

The pattern is unmistakable. Leaders like Sylvanus Olympio, Samora Machel, and Ruben Um Nyobé all shared a dangerous trait: they believed Africa could stand on its own, free of Western interference.

Each was killed under suspicious circumstances, often with clear evidence of foreign complicity. I will be delving into the stories of each of them.

Their deaths weren’t just personal tragedies—they were strategic moves to maintain control over African nations.

When a leader dies, their vision dies with them, and the vacuum left behind is filled by puppets and chaos.

This is the list of leaders and their countries.

Week 1: Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)
Week 2: Thomas Sankara (Burkina Faso)
Week 3: Patrice Lumumba (Congo)
Week 4: Sylvanus Olympio (Togo)
Week 5: Amílcar Cabral (Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde)
Week 6: Samora Machel (Mozambique)
Week 7: Ruben Um Nyobé (Cameroon)
Week 8: Félix Moumié (Cameroon)
Week 9: Eduardo Mondlane (Mozambique)
Week 10: Marien Ngouabi (Congo)
Week 11: Laurent-Désiré Kabila (Congo)
Week 12: William Tolbert (Liberia)
Week 13: Hamani Diori (Niger)
Week 14: Pierre Mulele (Congo)
Week 15: Samuel Doe (Liberia)

It's going to be a great 15 weeks Alkebulanians.

Note these posts will go into the locked archive when the next in the series is released. The full archive is available to my paid subscribers.

We begin with Gadaffi next Saturday and each Saturday from then.

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