Today we have an extremely timely French-language episode on Senegal and the newly elected president, which is hosted by one of our non-resident fellows, Expédit Ologou. He talks with Mamadou Seck, who is the regional manager of the Natural Resource Governance Institute for Francophone West Africa and Central Africa, and is based in Dakar. Seck’s Read More…
Episodes
Ep. 195: Fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane and South Africa’s Case Against Israel
Fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane speaks to political analyst and media expert Dr. Metji Makgoba about the domestic implications of South Africa’s recent against Israel at The Hague in the Netherlands, and the country’s upcoming elections in which the ruling African National Congress is expected to lose its majority. Makgoba is also an academic and teaches communication Read More…
Ep. 194: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe and a People’s Political History of Ghana
Imagine other worldly visitors have landed on Earth and are trying to learn about and understand Ghana and its politics. This episode from our new fellows, Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe, provides a people’s political history and Ghanaian voices about its political present and their dreams for the country’s future. They don’t just share what Read More…
Ep. 193: Lawrence Were and Access to Health Insurance
Lawrence Were is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Boston University, where he does research on public health. In a conversation with Kim, you’ll hear more about the impact of health insurance and how access to it would improve health outcomes for individuals and communities. In the news wrap, we catch Read More…
Ep. 192: Takondwa Semphere and Khaleelah Logan on Black African Diaspora and the Continent
Black African diaspora and their relationships with the African continent is the topic of today’s episode. One of last year’s fellows, Takondwa Semphere, spoke with Khaleelah Logan, a creative strategist, art director, curriculum developer, and storyteller with a background that ranges across the global social impact sector. With the emphasis in recent years on black Read More…
Introducing Our New Fellows
Meet our new non-resident podcast fellows! Tune in today to hear short introductions to our fellows: Ami Tamakloe and Afua “Fu” Asiedu, Gopolang Botlhokwane, Expédit Ologou, and Basil Ibrahim. We’re looking forward to sharing their amazing episodes this spring – stay tuned!
Ep. 191: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle Gavin on Democratic Crisis in Senegal
Senegalese President Macky Sall has postponed the presidential elections originally scheduled for February 25. It’s part of a series of concerning moves by Sall to extend his stay in power. We talk with experts on the topic: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle D. Gavin. Bamba Ndiaye is an assistant professor of African studies at Emory University’s Read More…
Ep. 190: 2023 Year in Review
We’re looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 in this week’s episode! Kim and Rachel talk about elections, democracy, and more on the continent. Next week, we’re excited to introduce you to our new non-resident fellows! Books, Links, & Articles
Ep. 189: Paul Friesen on Local Democratic Resilience
We’re wrapping up our panel on democracy from the African Studies Association with a presentation from Paul Friesen on local democratic resilience under national autocracy. Friesen is a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, part of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies’s Democratic Threats and Resilience research team. His research and teaching interests focus on Read More…
Ep. 188: Dominika Koter on Democracy in Benin
Dominika Koter, political scientist at Colgate University, presents the next case on democracy from our African Studies Association panel. You’ll hear her presentation on Benin and a news wrap from Kim and Rachel on South Africa’s accusations of genocide against Israel, the current events in the Red Sea, and recent court cases involving Ousmane Sonko Read More…
Ep. 187: Alexandra Blackman on Democracy in Tunisia
Our African Studies Association panel continues this week with a case study on democracy in Tunisia from Cornell University’s Alexandra Blackman. You’ll hear her presentation on current events in Tunisia and a news wrap from Kim and Rachel on elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a recent news story on a valuable Read More…
Ep. 186: Democracy in Malawi
Today, we have part one of our African Studies Association panel on African democracy, focusing on democratic backsliding and sites and actors that have worked for democratic endurance, strengthening, and democratic governance. You’ll hear Rachel’s introduction on democratic backsliding on the continent and a case study from Kim on Malawi, written with Boniface Dulani. Next Read More…