Nelson Mandela lecture 2025: Francesca Albanese on the occupation of Gaza

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Nelson Mandela lecture 2025: Francesca Albanese on the occupation of Gaza  The annual Nelson Mandela lecture 2025 saw UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, speak about the theme of occupation and enhancing peace. The lecture, meant to have prominent people address social issues, has been taking place since 2003.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/10/26/nelson-mandela-lecture-2025-francesca-albanese-on-the-occupation-of-gaza  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Occupation, the fight for freedom and the wish for peace.

00:05These were the themes of this year's Nelson Mandela lecture.

00:09It was delivered by Francesca Albanese,

00:11who drew parallels between Mandela's fight in South Africa and the war in Gaza.

00:16A world in which international law is applied universally

00:20and the crimes of colonialism for which Mandela and his comrades

00:24spent 27 years in prison,

00:27as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have in theirs,

00:31are finally accounted for.

00:33Otherwise, it will be remembered as the greatest moral failure of our time.

00:40And that is why, no matter the repression we face,

00:44Palestine will increasingly stand at the center of all struggle for justice worldwide.

00:51Albanese also pointed out the consequences of the suffering in the Middle East.

00:56The meaning of what this genocide means for all of us,

01:01for our collective understanding of holidays, of solidarity, of humanity.

01:07Today we know Gaza, we see Gaza.

01:10Hospitals bombed, parents gathering the limbs of their children,

01:15journalists and medics torn apart.

01:17This honor is visible to us, in real time, on our phones, all day long.

01:25Fear to look.

01:27But this is also bringing social and political awakening everywhere.

01:31It is shaping the conscience, especially of the new generations.

01:34The lecture has been running for the 23rd consecutive year.

01:39Previous famous speakers of the Nelson Mandela lecture have included

01:42former U.S. President Barack Obama,

01:45Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan,

01:47and education activist Malala Yousafzai.

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