27 NOVEMBER 2025 / ILORIN, NIGERIA
African renaissance,
in the university.
A call to value African languages, scholars and practical innovation at Unilorin’s golden jubilee.
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SSALI MEDIA HOUSE PRESENTSA LIFE IN FULL
AN AFRICAN ORIGINAL. A GLOBAL VOICE.
PLO
Lumumba.
The mind. The presence. The conviction.
A man who carries a continent with him.
IN HIS LIBRARY / PHOTOGRAPH: TAP MAGAZINE
DISCOVER THE MANTHE MAKING OF A MAN
Dress with character.
Speak with purpose.
Stand for something.
There is a reason the room listens. Behind the commanding voice is a life of study, a distinctly African sense of style, and an ambition larger than any one border.
The man behind the microphone
BEFORE THE PODIUM
The world is his stage.
The lake is his beginning.
Usenge and Nairobi are the two places named in his early story. The lakeside home of his roots, and the capital where he studied law, belong in the same portrait.
A sense of belonging
Photograph: PLO Lumumba Foundation, Kurunzi, August 2025. Event date cross-checked with SABC.
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE CONTINENT
African ideas.
On a public stage.
PLO Lumumba with Julius Malema at the Economic Freedom Fighters’ tenth-anniversary public lecture at the University of Cape Town’s Sarah Baartman Hall.
A moment in a continuing continental conversation about political independence, economic freedom and Africa’s future.
Explore the lecture and its context
THE LANGUAGE OF PRESENCE
Wear your
convictions.
The print. The cut. The quiet confidence.
Explore an African wardrobe with a public life.
01 / ON RECORD
WATCH. READ. RETURN.The public archive.
Speeches, essays and conversations.
Selected with their original context.
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A growing, source-linked selection. Video plays from the original publisher; written works open at their source.
THE PUBLIC VOICE / THE WRITTEN WORD
The collected thought.
AFRICA ARISE / VOLUMES I–III
Africa Arise.
Bring the conversation to your shelf,
your classroom or your next gathering.
02 / THE READING ROOM
LESS SCROLLING. MORE SUBSTANCE.
Cover photograph: Between the Covers Rare Books
PLO Lumumba’S RECOMMENDATION · PRESENTED BY SSALI
Begin with
The Africans.
Ali Mazrui’s exploration of Africa’s indigenous, Islamic and Western inheritances. A book to read. A documentary series to discuss.
Presented by Ssali as a PLO Lumumba reading recommendation. The work is by Ali Mazrui. An invitation to read, watch and return to the conversation.
Explore the series & library recordTHE SUMMER READING CLUB
PLO Lumumba’s Summer
Book List.
A season for ideas that travel.
The Africans is PLO Lumumba’s recommendation. The companion titles are a summer selection curated by Ssali.
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03 / IDEAS INTO PRACTICE
A to-do list
for the continent.
Public calls, made practical.
These are Ssali’s paraphrases of documented
appeals, with actions you can take today.
THOUGHT IS A STARTING POINT.Personal checklist saved on this device. No pledge or personal information is sent to Ssali.
04 / FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
A public life.
A shared record.
From the lecture hall to the community.
Explore announced appearances and
moments already in the public record.
African renaissance,
JULY 2021 / MINNEAPOLIS, USA
Solidarity across
the Atlantic.
A public visit to George Floyd Square during his Midwest tour.
Explore the public recordPUBLIC CALENDAR / CHECKED 19 OCTOBER 2026
The next announcement belongs here.
Public engagements will be announced through the office, with organiser details and calendar links.
Check Foundation announcementsPublic announcements only. No private travel, accommodation or real-time location. This edition is editorially updated; a live calendar feed is not connected.
05 / SSALI MEDIA & PRODUCTION
The Ssali studio.
We bring African authors into film,
conversation, campaigns and rooms
where the next chapter gets funded.
Put PLO
in the room.
Keynotes, university conversations, moderated dialogues and leadership forums.
Build a story
around an idea.
Interview series, filmed essays, educational formats and author-led editorial productions.
Make the next
edition possible.
Sponsor a print run, underwrite a campus series or discuss licensed name, image and likeness collaborations.
A VOICE WITH MORE THAN ONE POINT OF ENTRY
The next generation.
Mentorship, student dialogue and accessible films.
See the Foundation’s youth workThe continent & diaspora.
Public ideas crossing borders, languages and generations.
Explore the public journeyThe scholarly community.
Law, institutions and African political thought.
View a scholarly publishing recordAll engagements are subject to scope, availability and written agreement. Campaign reach and audience demographics are provided only when verified.
SSALI MEDIA HOUSE / IN THE COMPANY OF
Different signatures.
A shared sense of possibility.
Meet Leroy Aikhionbare · the next voiceWatch & ListenMeet UNISA Press, in conversation
PLO / THE LISTENING ROOM
Let the thought
take its time.
Longer conversations, presented with their original publishers. Listen to the argument in context.