Public Address in Africa

Dane Kiambi, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interests include international PR, public affairs, & public diplomacy. He has published in journals like PR Review, Journal of Communication Management, Mass Communication & Society, Place Branding & Public Diplomacy, Journalism, and book chapters.

• Introductory Chapter. Celebrating African Oratory: The Power of Voices and Rhetoric – Glory to Freedom Fighters and Long Live Africa: Patrice Lumumba’s Speech Celebrating Congo’s Independence in 1960 – Unity as a Weapon for Colonialism and Imperialism: Kwame Nkrumah’s 1963 Clarion Call for Africa to Unite – “I am Prepared to Die”: Nelson Mandela’s Rivonia Speech in 1964 – Communism is a Sun of Hope: Samora Machel’s Speech Marking Karl Marx’s 100th Anniversary in 1983 – We, the Oppressed, Shall Triumph: Thomas Sankara’s Speech to the General Assembly of the UN in 1984 – We Africans are on Our Own, So Let’s Work Together: Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s Speech to the South African Parliament in 1997 – We Are a Free People, Not Beggars: Robert Mugabe’s Address at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 – A Brighter Day for Kenya: Mwai Kibaki’s Speech on His Inauguration as Kenya’s 3rd President in 2002 – Let Our Children Inherit a World of Beauty and Wonder: Wangari Maathai’s Nobel Peace Prize Lecture, 2004 – It Was Tough, But We Did It: Africa’s First Woman President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Speech at Harvard Commencement in 2011 – Young Economies Should Play Part in Global Value Chain: Mukhisa Kituyi’s Address to Chinese Trade Forum in 2013 – Beauty Has No Shade: Lupita Nyong’o’s Speech at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards, 2014 – A Better World is in Our Hands: Graça Machel’s Speech at the United Nations Mandela Peace Summit in 2018 – We are Wounded, But not Vanquished: Paul Kagame’s 2019 Speech Remembering 25 Years after the Rwanda Genocide – Africa Can Eradicate Poverty and Surprise the World: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Speech at Harvard Kennedy School, 2019 – A Quarter is Not Enough, Only Half is Enough: Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka’s Address to the Commission on the Status of Women in 2020 – Africa’s Future Burns Bright on the Horizon: Cyril Ramaphosa’s Address on Africa Day in 2020 – Africa, Arise! Akinwumi Adesina’s Speech at the Africa Person of the Year Award Ceremony in 2020 – Long live Africa! Moussa Faki’s Speech on the African Union’s 60th Anniversary – Rebuilding Trust and Reigniting Global Solidarity: A Call for Structural Reforms and Historical Injustices in Nana Akufo-Addo’s UN Assembly Address in 2023.