Sibo Rugwiza Kanobana . Lumumba’s dream

We are pleased to welcome you to De Centrale for the festive presentation of Lumumba’s Dream.
Jacoba Casier, editor of the book, will open the evening. Afterwards, Nadia Nsayi will engage in a conversation with author Sibo Rugwiza Kanobana about the book, Lumumba’s legacy, and its relevance today.
The evening will be musically enriched by the choir Coeur Immaculé de Marie.

65 years after Patrice Lumumba’s historic independence speech and 100 years after his birth, Lumumba’s Dream is being released. What his ideas can teach us today, the latest book by Sibo Rugwiza Kanobana.

Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected prime minister of independent Congo, is often portrayed as extremist and intolerant. But those who read his speeches, essays, and letters discover a nuanced portrait of a visionary leader and bridge-builder.
In Lumumba’s Dream, Kanobana sheds new light on Lumumba’s thinking and shows how surprisingly relevant his ideas still are today. The book is also interspersed with Lumumba’s own words.

“Let us forget all the mistakes of the past and only look at the future that smiles upon us.”
– Patrice Lumumba

About the Author
Sibo Rugwiza Kanobana (1975) is a lecturer at the Open University of the Netherlands. He is considered one of the most inspiring voices in the current debate on racism and colonialism. His previous works include Witte orde and the anthology Zwarte bladzijden, both published by De Geus.
Photo: Joris Casaer

Conversation Partner
Nadia Nsayi Madjedjo studied International Politics at KU Leuven. She has worked as a policy officer and curator, and is currently affiliated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa (AfricaMuseum). She is the author of Daughter of Decolonization and Congolina, The Legacy of Nele Marian.

In collaboration with AMAL, Publishing House DE GEUS, Bookstore LIMERICK, and L&M Books