Ufahamu Africa

By Kim Yi Dionne and Rachel Beatty Riedl

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Ufahamu Africa is a podcast about life and politics on the African continent, co-hosted by Kim Yi Dionne, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside, and Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government at Cornell University. Each Saturday, a new episode highlights what is happening in the news, followed by an interview with a diverse thinker or innovator who is deeply ingrained in the life, culture, and politics of the continent.


Episode Date
Good Authority: Despite Africa’s Digital Media Boom, Huge Access Gaps Persist
May 11, 2024
Good Authority: Don’t call it a “coup epidemic” in Africa
May 04, 2024
Ep. 198: AFCON and the Politics of Southern African Football
Apr 27, 2024
Ep. 197: Nisrin Elamin on the Conflict in Sudan (rerun)
Apr 20, 2024
Ep. 196: Fellow Expédit Ologou and Mamadou Seck on Senegal's Election (French)
Apr 13, 2024
Ep. 195: Fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane and South Africa's Case Against Israel
Mar 30, 2024
Ep. 194: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe and a People's Political History of Ghana
Mar 23, 2024
Ep. 193: Lawrence Were and Access to Health Insurance
Mar 09, 2024
Ep. 192: Takondwa Semphere and Khaleelah Logan on Black African Diaspora and the Continent
Mar 02, 2024
Introducing Our New Fellows
Feb 24, 2024
Ep. 191: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle Gavin on Democratic Crisis in Senegal
Feb 10, 2024
Ep. 190: 2023 Year in Review
Feb 03, 2024
Ep. 189: Paul Friesen on Local Democratic Resilience
Jan 20, 2024
Ep. 188: Dominika Koter on Democracy in Benin
Jan 13, 2024
Ep. 187: Alexandra Blackman on Democracy in Tunisia
Dec 23, 2023
Ep. 186: Democracy in Malawi
Dec 16, 2023
Ep. 185: Kwadwo Owusu on Environmental Health and Well-Being
Dec 09, 2023
Ep. 184: Fellow Maseke Rioba and Yasah Musah on Identity as a Human Right
Dec 02, 2023
Ep. 183: Nisrin Elamin on the Conflict in Sudan
Nov 20, 2023
Ep. 182: Mandela Fellows Sandile Mnikati, Lindah Chavuya, Eunice Shapange, and Matshidiso Lencoasa on Public Policy
Nov 11, 2023
Bonus: Zimbabwe's 2023 Elections
Nov 04, 2023
Ep. 181: Mandela Fellows Aisha Namugga, Bashiru Koroma, and Louise Tekapso on Sustainability
Oct 28, 2023
Ep. 180: Mandela Fellows Dede Barpeen, Gibson Maina, and Ruth Sulaimon on Health
Oct 21, 2023
Ep. 179: #OccupyJulorbiHouse Protests in Ghana
Oct 14, 2023
Ep. 178: E. Tendayi Achiume and Eleanor Paynter on race, refuge, and border justice (rerun)
Oct 07, 2023
Student Essay Winner: The Nigeria 2023 Election
Aug 26, 2023
Become an Ufahamu Africa Podcast Fellow
Jul 29, 2023
Ep. 177: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall on uprisings in Senegal (part 2)
Jun 24, 2023
Ep. 176: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall on uprisings in Senegal (part 1)
Jun 17, 2023
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Roadblock Politics," "The War That Doesn't Say Its Name," and "Batman Saves the Congo"
Jun 10, 2023
Ep. 175: A conversation with fellow Kamogelo Tinyiko Theledi, Mpho Tjope, Rhulani Baloyi, and Kamohelo Sebudi about marginalized identities
Jun 03, 2023
Ep. 174: A conversation with Maseke Rioba and Njuguna Macharia on the sport of debate
May 27, 2023
Ep. 173: A conversation with fellow Kamogelo Tinyiko Theledi on arts funding and corruption
May 20, 2023
Ep. 172: A conversation with E. Tendayi Achiume and Eleanor Paynter on race, refuge, and border justice
May 13, 2023
Ep. 171: A conversation with Mai Hassan, Nisrin Elamin, and Deen Sharp on Sudan
May 06, 2023
Ep. 170: A conversation with activist Fatima Derby on Uganda's anti-gay bill
Apr 29, 2023
Bonus: Miriam Anderson reviews "War, Women, and Post-conflict Empowerment"
Apr 22, 2023
Bonus: Carolyn E. Holmes reviews "The Inheritors" and "Until We Have Won Our Liberty"
Apr 15, 2023
Ep. 169: A conversation with Oumar Ba, Marame Gueye, and Bamba Ndiaye on Senegalese democracy
Apr 08, 2023
Bonus: Laura Seay reviews "These Are Not Gentle People"
Apr 01, 2023
Ep. 168: A conversation with fellow Takondwa Priscilla Semphere and Keith Mundangepfupfu on African school culture
Mar 25, 2023
Ep.167: A conversation with Prince Guma, Astrid Haas, and Patience Mususa on urban Africa
Mar 18, 2023
Ep. 166: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and Ugandan activist Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire
Mar 11, 2023
Ep. 165: A conversation with fellow Kamo Tinyiko Theledi, Solly Moeng, and Sthembiso Sithole about social media and elections
Mar 04, 2023
Ep. 164: A conversation with fellow Maseke Rioba and human rights lawyer Diakhoumba Gassama about FGM
Feb 25, 2023
Bonus: Travis B. Curtice's review of "Policing and Politics in Nigeria"
Feb 18, 2023
Ep. 163: A conversation with fellow Takondwa Priscilla Semphere and her students on how we define Africa
Feb 11, 2023
Ep. 162: A conversation with Idayat Hassan about the upcoming Nigerian elections
Feb 04, 2023
Ep. 161: A conversation with fellow Kamogelo Tinyiko Theledi and guest Momo Matsunyane about South African load-shedding and its effects on artists
Jan 28, 2023
Bonus: Dan Eizenga's review of "The Islamic State in Africa"
Jan 21, 2023
Ep. 160: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and guests Sophia Denise Sow and Zachariah Mampilly about African activism
Jan 14, 2023
Ep. 159: A conversation with Mayor Manuel de Araújo on urban governance, community, and climate resilience
Jan 07, 2023
Ep. 158: A conversation with Joe Muturi about urban politics
Dec 17, 2022
Ep. 157: A conversation with Lauren Honig about land politics in Zambia and Senegal
Dec 10, 2022
Ep. 156: A conversation with cohosts Kim and Rachel on accusations of corruption in Malawi
Dec 03, 2022
Ep. 155: A conversation with Eric Osei Assibey about the financial situation in Ghana
Nov 26, 2022
Ep. 154: A conversation with fellow Samah Fawzi about the Western Sahara (part 2)
Nov 19, 2022
Ep. 153: A conversation with fellow Samah Fawzi about the Western Sahara (part 1)
Nov 12, 2022
Ep. 152: A conversation with fellows Soinato Leboo and Gretchen Walch about making it in Kenya
Nov 05, 2022
Ep. 151: Introducing season 7 and our new fellows
Oct 29, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Born in Blackness"
Oct 22, 2022
Bonus: Senegal's Voters in the Driver's Seat
Oct 08, 2022
Bonus: A rerun of our conversation with Naunihal Singh about coups
Oct 01, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "The Black and White Rainbow"
Sep 24, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Do Not Disturb"
Sep 17, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Bring Back Our Girls"
Sep 10, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne recommend 3 books on Kenyan politics
Sep 03, 2022
Bonus: Fulya Felicity Turkmen's review of "Development, (Dual) Citizenship, and Its Discontents in Africa"
Aug 27, 2022
Bonus: Naazneen H. Barma's review of "The Frontlines of Peace"
Aug 20, 2022
Ep. 150: Hosts Kim Yi Dionne and Rachel Beatty Riedl wrap up season 6
Aug 13, 2022
Bonus: Kim Yi Dionne's review of Paul Farmer's "Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds"
Jul 30, 2022
Ep. 149: A conversation with fellows Soinato Leboo and Gretchen Walch and Kenyans going abroad
Jul 23, 2022
Ep. 148: A conversation with fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and Catherine Muya on new media and democracy
Jul 16, 2022
Bonus: Kate Cronin-Furman's review of "States of Justice"
Jul 09, 2022
Ep. 147: A conversation with fellow Chido Nyaruwata and Amanda Mokoena about race, gender, and the natural environment
Jul 02, 2022
Bonus: Zainab Usman's review of "The Politics of Order in Informal Markets"
Jun 25, 2022
Ep. 146: A conversation with fellow Chido Nyaruwata and Awino Okech about gender, protests, and political change in Africa
Jun 18, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Tanzania's Informal Economy"
Jun 11, 2022
Ep. 145: A conversation with Leo Arriola, Lise Rakner, and Nic van de Walle about democratic backsliding
Jun 04, 2022
Ep. 144: A conversation with fellow Samah Fawzi, Ismail Bishr, and Mohamed Babiker about Sudanese-Chadian relations and postcolonial border formation
May 28, 2022
Ep. 143: A conversation with fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and artist and historian Wambui Kamiru about art, history, and memory
May 21, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "The Shadow King"
May 14, 2022
Ep. 142: A conversation with fellows Soinato Leboo and Gretchen Walch on how African culture is stolen, shamed, and repackaged into popular culture
May 07, 2022
Bonus: How a new UK program will endanger migrants, not protect them
Apr 30, 2022
Ep. 141: A conversation with fellow Chido Nyaruwata and Zethu Matebeni about African queer theory
Apr 23, 2022
Ep. 140: A conversation with fellow Samah Fawzi and Mohamed Shidane, Hassan Jama, and Najih Al-Hilowli about Somalia and Somalis
Apr 16, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Negotiating Public Service in Congo"
Apr 09, 2022
Ep. 139: A conversation with Zainab Usman about climate change
Apr 02, 2022
Ep. 138: A conversation with fellows Soinato Leboo and Gretchen Walch about foreignness and Kenyan identities
Mar 26, 2022
Ep. 137: A conversation with Mai Hassan about politics in Kenya and Sudan
Mar 19, 2022
Ep. 136: A conversation with fellow Chido Nyaruwata and Elizabeth Gulugulu about young people and climate change
Mar 12, 2022
Ep. 135: A conversation with fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and Nerima Were about sexual and reproductive health and rights
Mar 08, 2022
Bonus: Kim Yi Dionne's review of Robbie Corey-Boulet's "Love Falls On Us"
Feb 26, 2022
Bonus: Laura Seay's review of Nwando Achebe's "Female Monarchs and Merchant Queens in Africa"
Feb 19, 2022
Ep. 134: A conversation with Emmanuel Balogun about how to fight coups
Feb 12, 2022
Ep. 133: A conversation with Naunihal Singh about coups
Feb 05, 2022
Ep. 132: A conversation with Bamba Ndiaye of the Africanist podcast
Jan 29, 2022
Ep. 131: A conversation with Yang-Yang Zhou of the Scope Conditions Podcast
Jan 22, 2022
Ep. 130: A conversation with Nkatha Kabira about the past, present, and future of African law
Jan 15, 2022
Ep. 129: Looking back on Ufahamu Africa in 2021 and ahead to 2022
Jan 08, 2022
Ep. 128: Introducing our non-resident fellows
Dec 18, 2021
Ep. 127: Mashup with Judd Devermont and Nicole Wilett from "49"
Dec 11, 2021
An Introduction to Ufahamu Africa
Dec 08, 2021
Bonus: Laura Seay’s review of Lina Benabdallah’s book on China-Africa relations
Sep 04, 2021
Ep. 126: Season 5 Finale
Aug 21, 2021
Ep. 125: A conversation with Alhousseini Diabate about land and food access in West Africa (English)
Aug 07, 2021
Ep. 125: A conversation with Alhousseini Diabate about land and food access in West Africa (French)
Aug 07, 2021
Ep. 124: A conversation with Tarila Marclint Ebiede about about violence and governance in Nigeria
Jul 24, 2021
Ep. 123: A conversation with Liliane Umubyeyi and Amah Edoh on reparations
Jul 17, 2021
Ep. 122: Hear Ufahamu Africa on Migrations: A World on the Move
Jul 10, 2021
Ep. 121: A conversation with Amal Fadlalla
Jul 03, 2021
Hear Ufahamu Africa on Foreign Policy Playlist
Jun 19, 2021
Ep. 120: A conversation with Zachariah Mampilly on researching African politics
Jun 12, 2021
Ep. 119: A conversation with Shamiran Mako and Valentine Moghadam on “After the Arab Uprisings”
Jun 05, 2021
Ep. 118: A rerun of our conversation with Ashley Currier about LGBT organizing in Africa
May 29, 2021
Ep. 117: A conversation with Goitom Gebreleul about the genocide in Tigray, Ethiopia
May 22, 2021
Ep. 116: A conversation with Christina Cottiero and Expédit Ologou about Benin
May 15, 2021
Ep. 115: A conversation with Robtel Neajai Pailey on citizenship and Liberia
May 01, 2021
Ep. 114: A conversation with Dan Eizenga on Idriss Déby and Chad
Apr 24, 2021
Ep. 113: A conversation with Nanjala Nyabola about "Travelling While Black"
Apr 17, 2021
Ep. 112: A conversation between Kim and Rachel about COVID-19 vaccines
Apr 10, 2021
Ep. 111: A conversation between Kim and Rachel about the protests in Senegal
Mar 20, 2021
Ep. 110: A conversation with N’Dri Assié-Lumumba about education and human capital in Africa
Mar 13, 2021
Ep. 109: A conversation with Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin, Francis Nyamnjoh, and George Ofosu
Mar 06, 2021
Ep. 108: A conversation with Adom Getachew on postcolonialism, worldmaking, and more
Feb 27, 2021
Ep. 107: A conversation with Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué on gender, identity, and nationalism in Cameroon
Feb 13, 2021
Ep. 106: Repatriation of Museum Objects, Part 2
Feb 06, 2021
Ep. 105: Repatriation of Museum Objects, Part 1
Jan 23, 2021
Ep. 104: Looking back on 2020 and forward to 2021
Jan 16, 2021
Ep. 103: A conversation with Cyril Obi of the African Peacebuilding Network
Dec 19, 2020
Ep. 102: A conversation with Noah Nathan about the Ghanaian election
Dec 12, 2020
Ep. 101: A conversation with Anne Meng about authoritarianism and leadership succession
Dec 05, 2020
Ep. 100: A conversation with Siba Grovogui about race and racism in international relations (French)
Nov 21, 2020
Ep. 100: A conversation with Siba Grovogui about race and racism in international relations
Nov 21, 2020
Ep. 99: Wole Soyinka in conversation with Chris Abani
Oct 31, 2020
Ep. 98: A conversation between Patrick Mbullo Owuor and Denielle Elliott
Oct 24, 2020
Ep. 97: A conversation with Lina Benabdallah on the link between China and Africa
Oct 17, 2020
Ep. 96: A conversation with Yonatan Morse about the 3 crises in Cameroon
Oct 10, 2020
Ep. 95: A conversation with Oumar Ba about international justice
Oct 03, 2020
Ep. 94: A conversation with our co-hosts, Rachel Beatty Riedl and Kim Yi Dionne
Sep 26, 2020
Bonus: Hear a review of two new books on what Africa’s urbanization means for politics
Jun 22, 2020
Bonus: Emmanuel Balogun’s review of “The Political Life of an Epidemic”
Jun 15, 2020
Bonus: Laura Seay’s review of “From Pews to Politics”
Jun 08, 2020
Ep. 93: A conversation with Kim Yi Dionne and Ken Opalo about the politics and policy of the COVID-19 pandemic and more
May 30, 2020
Ep. 92: A conversation with entrepreneurs on the continent about innovation, COVID, and more
Apr 25, 2020
Ep. 91: A conversation with Peace Medie about gender and conflict in Africa, writing research and fiction, and more
Apr 18, 2020
Ep. 90: A conversation with George Ogola about African media, unchecked political power, and more
Apr 11, 2020
Ep. 89: Ufahamu Africa hosts discuss African government responses to COVID-19
Apr 04, 2020
Ep. 88: A talk with Nic Cheeseman about his latest book, Uganda, and much more
Mar 10, 2020
Ep. 87: A conversation with Marja Hinfelaar on Zambian politics, environment and energy, and more
Feb 24, 2020
Ep. 86: A conversation with Moïses Williams Pokam Kamdem about Africa’s energy sector, Cameroon’s political history, and more [FRENCH VERSION]
Feb 15, 2020
Ep. 86: A conversation with Moïses Williams Pokam Kamdem about Africa’s energy sector, Cameroon’s political history, and more
Feb 15, 2020
Ep. 85: A conversation Jennifer Hart on transportation, digital humanities, and more
Feb 04, 2020
Ep. 84: A Lunar New Year conversation with Jamie Monson on China-Africa relations, seeing technology from the user perspective, and more
Jan 25, 2020
Ep. 83: A conversation with Yvonne Owuor on development, politics, storytelling, and more
Jan 19, 2020
Ep. 82: A conversation with Kako Nubukpo on the franc CFA, development, elections, and more (French)
Jan 13, 2020
Ep. 82: A conversation with Kako Nubukpo on the franc CFA, development, elections, and more
Jan 13, 2020
Ep. 81: Another Africa Podcast Mashup: Kim Yi Dionne on AIDS interventions in Africa, podcasting, and more
Nov 30, 2019
Ep. 80: A conversation with Emmanuel Katongole on a political theology for Africa
Nov 16, 2019
Ep. 79: A conversation with Ken Opalo about political institutions, public goods, and more
Nov 10, 2019
Ep. 78: A conversation with Kathleen Klaus on land and politics in East Africa and beyond
Nov 02, 2019
Ep. 77: A conversation on agriculture and innovation in Africa with YALI Mandela Fellows
Oct 27, 2019
Ep. 76: A conversation with Grieve Chelwa on how economics has an Africa problem
Oct 19, 2019
Ep. 75: A conversation with Richard Banegas on citizenship, identity cards, and more
Oct 12, 2019
Ep. 74: A conversation with Mandela Fellows from Zambia, Senegal, and Cameroon on mobile money’s challenges and opportunities
Oct 05, 2019
Bonus: A review of Erin Hern’s book on public service provision and political participation
Sep 18, 2019
Bonus: Hear a review of three new books on power and politics in Nigeria
Sep 12, 2019
Bonus: A review of Milli Lake’s book on NGOs and gender justice in Congo and South Africa
Sep 10, 2019
Bonus: An author Q&A with Elizabeth Foster on her new book, "African Catholic"
Aug 12, 2019
Bonus: A review of Bleck and van de Walle’s book on electoral politics in Africa
Aug 06, 2019
Bonus: A review of Peter Martell’s new book on South Sudan
Jul 29, 2019
Bonus: A review of Nanjala Nyabola’s book on Kenyan politics in the digital age
Jul 22, 2019
Bonus: Anna Mwaba’s review of Elizabeth Schmidt’s book on foreign intervention in Africa
Jul 22, 2019
Bonus: Kim Dionne’s TMC review of Nicholas Rush Smith’s book on vigilantism in South Africa
Jul 01, 2019
Bonus: Kim Dionne’s TMC review of Peter Mendy’s book, Amílcar Cabral
Jun 24, 2019
Ep. 73: (North American) summer is here!
Jun 22, 2019
Bonus: Kim Dionne’s TMC review of Sisonke Msimang’s book, Always Another Country
Jun 17, 2019
Ep. 72: A conversation with Susanna Wing on intergroup violence and instability in Mali
Jun 16, 2019
Bonus: Laura Seay’s TMC review of Ayisha Osori’s book, "Love Does Not Win Elections"
Jun 10, 2019
Ep. 71: A conversation with Erin Pettigrew on Muslim spiritual mediators, locally relevant research, and more
Jun 08, 2019
Ep. 70: A conversation with Ato Kwamena Onoma on property rights, refugees, and more
Jun 01, 2019
Ep. 69: A conversation with Boniface Dulani on Malawi’s elections, chieftaincy, and more
May 19, 2019
Ep. 68: A conversation with Maggie Dwyer about army mutinies in Africa, and more.
May 11, 2019
Ep. 67: An Africa podcast mashup
May 04, 2019
Ep. 66: A conversation with Abdourahmane Seck on Islam, modernity, and more
Apr 28, 2019
Ep. 65: A conversation with Jeffrey Paller on urban politics, democracy in Ghana, and more
Apr 21, 2019
Ep. 64: A conversation with Hannah Armstrong on politics in Algeria, the Sahel, illicit trafficking and borders
Apr 13, 2019
Ep. 63: A conversation with Muna Ndulo on international financial transparency, investment vs. insurgency, and more
Apr 06, 2019
We’re on (spring) break
Mar 30, 2019
Ep. 62: A conversation with Khalid Medani on protests in Sudan
Mar 24, 2019
Ep. 61: A conversation with Sally Nuamah on girls’ education
Mar 17, 2019
Ep. 60: A conversation with Nyokabi Kamau on feminism in Kenya
Mar 09, 2019
Ep. 59: A conversation with Matt Buehler on how governments spoil opposition alliances in North Africa
Mar 02, 2019
Ep. 58: A conversation with Wendell Marsh on the history (and modernity) of Islam and the African world
Feb 23, 2019
Ep. 57: A conversation with Nicholas Kerr about Nigerian elections, citizens’ opinions about election quality, and more
Feb 16, 2019
Ep. 56: A conversation with Dr. Anta Sané and Dr. Ndongo Symba Sylla about the Senegalese elections
Feb 09, 2019
Ep. 55: A conversation with Ashley Currier on LGBTQ organizing in Africa
Feb 02, 2019
Ep. 54: A conversation with Jaimie Bleck on elections in Africa, music in Mali, and more
Jan 26, 2019
Ep. 53: A conversation with Beth Whitaker on Africa’s international relations
Jan 19, 2019
Ep. 52: A conversation with Matthew Page on the upcoming Nigerian elections
Jan 12, 2019
Ep. 51: A conversation with Lisa Mueller on protests in Africa
Jan 05, 2019
Ep. 50: Reflections on 2018 and a sneak peek into 2019
Dec 29, 2018
Ep. 49: A conversation with Laura Seay on the upcoming DRC elections and “2 minute African Politics”
Dec 22, 2018
Ep. 48: A conversation with Michael Woldemariam on the political shakeup in the Horn of Africa
Dec 15, 2018
Ep. 47: A conversation with George Bob-Milliar and Lauren MacLean about student protests at KNUST in Ghana
Dec 08, 2018
Ep. 46: A conversation with Evan Mwangi on translations, literature in African languages, and more
Dec 02, 2018
Ep. 45: A conversation with Abdulbasit Kassim on religion, Boko Haram, and more
Nov 17, 2018
Ep. 44: A conversation with Anthonia Kalu on writing and African storytelling
Nov 11, 2018
Ep. 43: A conversation with Jennifer Kyker about the mbira, gender, and more
Nov 03, 2018
Ep. 42: A conversation with author Petina Gappah on politics, writing, and more
Mar 20, 2018
Ep. 41: A conversation with Jennifer Tappan about health and medicine in African history
Feb 27, 2018
Ep. 40: A conversation with Abou Bamba on Françafrique, the Ivorian miracle, and more
Feb 13, 2018
Ep. 39: A conversation with Lade Adunbi about oil wealth and cooperation in Nigeria
Jan 30, 2018
Ep. 38: A conversation with Cajetan Iheka on the environment in African literature
Jan 16, 2018
Season 1, An Epilogue
Jan 02, 2018
Ep. 37: A conversation with Dr. George Karekwaivanane on the struggle for power in Zimbabwe
Nov 25, 2017
Ep. 36: A conversation with Hilary Matfess on women and Boko Haram
Nov 19, 2017
Ep. 35: A conversation with Boniface Mwangi on photography, running for office, and more
Nov 11, 2017
Ep. 34: A conversation with Judd Devermont on Nigeria’s civil war and how analysis can go wrong
Nov 04, 2017
Ep. 33: A conversation with Kiara Hill on African art, black womanhood, knowledge production, and more
Oct 28, 2017
Ep. 32: A conversation with Amy Halliday on contemporary African art
Oct 21, 2017
Ep. 31-2: Part 2 of a chat with the founders of Mawazo, a research start-up in Nairobi
Oct 14, 2017
Ep. 31-1: Part 1 of a chat with the founders of Mawazo, a research start-up in Nairobi
Oct 14, 2017
Ep. 30: A conversation with filmmaker Christiane Badgley about Guangzhou Dream Factory
Oct 07, 2017
From the vault: On Namibia’s genocide with Dr. Kavemuii Murangi (Ep.12)
Sep 16, 2017
Ep. 29: A conversation with Professor Landry Signé on development in Africa
Sep 09, 2017
Ep. 28: A conversation with Dr. Kathleen Klaus on Kenya’s annulled elections and more
Sep 04, 2017
Ep. 27: Our first ever Summer Beats Soundtrack
Aug 19, 2017
Ep. 26: A conversation with Dr. Chipo Dendere on the politics of exit in Zimbabwe and beyond
Aug 12, 2017
Ep. 25: A conversation with Anna Mwaba on the African Union, election monitoring, and more
Aug 05, 2017
Ep. 24: Dr. Zachariah Mampilly raises some important questions about studying African Politics in the West
Jun 24, 2017
Ep. 23: A conversation with Dr. Ken Opalo on the Kenyan elections
Jun 17, 2017
Ep. 22: A conversation with Dr. John Aerni-Flessner on the recent Lesotho elections
Jun 10, 2017
Ep. 21: A conversation with Dr. Souleymane Soumahoro on development and politics in Africa
Jun 03, 2017
Ep. 20: A conversation with Dr. Adia Benton on global health, Ebola as a ‘charismatic disease,’ and more
May 27, 2017
Ep. 19: A farewell conversation with Sarah Agatoni on identity, community, and more
May 20, 2017
Ep. 18: A conversation with Nicole Amarteifio, creator of "An African City"
May 13, 2017
Ep. 17: Conversations with Dr. Rachel Beatty Riedl and Dr. Jennifer Brass about two new books on African politics
May 06, 2017
Ep. 16: A conversation with Dr. Candis Watts Smith on her book Black Mosaic
Apr 29, 2017
Ep. 15: A conversation with Dr. Lahra Smith on refugees and migrants in the Horn of Africa
Apr 22, 2017
Ep. 14: A conversation with Rwandan filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza on memory, audience, and art more broadly
Apr 15, 2017
Ep. 13: A conversation with Constantine Manda about increasing authoritarianism in Tanzania
Apr 08, 2017
Ep. 12: A conversation with Dr. Kavemuii Murangi on the Namibian genocide and reparations
Apr 01, 2017
Ep. 11: Insights from the African Women’s Leadership Conference
Mar 25, 2017
Ep. 10: A conversation with Zimbabwean scholars on citizen responses to economic decline
Mar 11, 2017
Ep. 9: A conversation with Dr. Laura Seay on conflict and minerals in DRC
Mar 04, 2017
Ep. 8: A conversation with Dr. Daniel Magaziner on an apartheid-era art school
Feb 25, 2017
Ep. 7: A conversation with Dr. Michelle Moyd on colonial East African soldiers
Feb 18, 2017
Ep. 6: A conversation with Dr. Melissa Graboyes on colonial medical experiments in East Africa
Feb 11, 2017
Ep. 5: A conversation with Dr. TJ Tallie to kick off Black History Month
Feb 04, 2017
Ep. 4: A conversation with Lina Benabdallah on China and Africa
Jan 28, 2017
Ep. 3: A conversation with Dr. Peter Alegi on football and politics
Jan 21, 2017
Ep. 2: A conversation with Priscilla Takondwa Semphere on storytelling
Jan 14, 2017
Ep. 1: A conversation with Dr. Kojo Asante on Ghana's 2016 elections
Jan 07, 2017