Ufahamu Africa

We've got another deep dive episode this week, featuring a conversation between Kim and Rachel on COVID-19 vaccines, global distribution, and the difference between equality and equity.They also take us through some of the top news stories of the week, including ongoing talks about a hydroelectric dam on the Nile River in Egypt, the election in Djibouti, and more.
Books, Links, & Articles

• Bargaining for Women’s Rights: Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy by Alice Kang
• “The Man Who Helped Make Ordinary Africans’ Voices Heard” by David Pilling
• “West Africans Welcome Strong Government Action against COVID-19. But Many Still Don’t Trust Their Government.” by Aminatou Seydou
• “Egypt, Ethiopia Tensions Escalate as Nile Dam Talks Falter” by Amira El-Fekki and Jared Malsin
• “Starving Tigray: How Armed Conflict and Mass Atrocities Have Destroyed an Ethiopian Region’s Economy and Food System and Are Threatening Famine”
• “How Far Will the Ethiopian-Eritrean Alliance Go?” by Lynsey Chutel
• “The Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region: What to Know” by Michelle Gavin
• “Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Will Lead to the Biggest Reduction in Deaths”
• “‘We Are Not Guinea Pigs’: The Effects of Negative News on Vaccine Compliance” by Belinda Archibong and Francis Annan
• “The Legacy of Colonial Medicine in Central Africa” by Sara Lowes and Eduardo Montero
• “COVAX: Working for Global Equitable Access to COVID-19 Vaccines”

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep6. A conversation with Dr. Melissa Graboyes on colonial medical experiments in East Africa

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

Presidential elections are happening in multiple African countries, where we're seeing constitutional changes that allow presidents to seek third terms. Kim and Rachel also talk about the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria, the politics of education access, and a new report on migration in Africa. This week's interview features Lina Benabdallah—an expert on China-Africa relations—and the links between China and Africa (plus, her new book!).
Books, Links, & Articles

• Shaping the Future of Power: Knowledge Production and Network-Building in China-Africa Relations by Lina Benabdallah
• A Sensational Encounter with High Socialist China by Paul G. Pickowicz
• "With Elections Ahead, Some African President Try Engineering Results" by Ruth Maclean
• "Africa Reacts to the First Presidential Debate and Trump's Case of COVID-19" by CSIS Africa
• "#EndSARSNow Is Just the Beginning of Police Reform in Nigeria" by Bulama Bukarti
• "Bid to Rein in Police's Rogue SARS Unit Falls Flat—Again" by Tolu Olasoji
• "Nigeria is Fighting Its Own Battle against Police Brutality" by Tolu Olasoji and Leah Feiger
• "The Politics of Education Access in Tanzania" by James Habyarimana and Ken Opalo
• "Africa Migration Report: Challenging the Narrative"
• "How to Talk about COVID-19 in Africa" by Nanjala Nyabola
• When I Say Africa (Documentary)
• "Why We Made a Film about Images That Cast Africans Only as Victims" by Cassandra Herrman and Kathryn Mathers
• "The West is Obsessed with "Saving" Africa. Is That the Problem?" by Adam Taylor

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 4: A conversation with Lina Benabdallah on China and Africa
• Ep. 93: A conversation with Kim Yi Dionne and Ken Opalo about the politics and policy of the COVID-19 pandemic and more

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

In her book, Branding Humanity: Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence, and Global Citizenship, Amal Fadlalla writes about the Save Darfur movement and how it gained an international following. We bring her onto the show this week for a conversation about her work and her expertise in Sudan.In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about global climate change, more updates from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the protests in Eswatini, and more.
Books, Links, & Articles

• Branding Humanity: Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence, and Global Citizenship by Amal Hassan Fadlalla
• Embodying Honor: Fertility, Foreignness, and Regeneration in Eastern Sudan by Amal Hassan Fadlalla
• Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa edited By Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla
• Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development by Alexandra Cosima Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey
• Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
• "Where 2020's Record Heat Was Felt the Most" by Henry Fountain, Blacki Migliozzi and Nadja Popovich
• "Fierce protests in eSwatini grow from citizens’ desire for more democracy, Afrobarometer surveys find" by Sibusiso Nkomo and Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny
• "King Mswati alleged to have fled Eswatini amid violent protests"
• "Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray" by Cara Anna
• Zambia Decides 2021: Resisting a Crisis of Democracy

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 120: A conversation with Zachariah Mampilly on researching African politics
• Ep. 117: A conversation with Goitom Gebreleul about the genocide in Tigray, Ethiopia
• Ep37. A conversation with Dr. George Karekwaivanane on the struggle for power in Zimbabwe

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

Yonatan Morse, assistant professor of political science at the University of Connecticut, says that there have been three crises occurring in Cameroon over the last few years. He discusses them with Kim in this week's interview. In the news: 400,000 people have not been able to register to vote in Burkina Faso, the world is watching the U.S. election, and more!
Books, Links, & Articles

• How Autocrats Compete: Parties, Patrons, and Unfair Elections in Africa by Yonatan Morse
• Social Policy Expansion in Latin America by Candelaria Garay
• Envy in Politics by Gwyneth H. McClendon
• Democracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa by Jeffrey W. Paller
• Electoral Politics and Africa' Urban Transition: Class and Ethnicity in Ghana by Noah Nathan
• Legislative Development in Africa: Politics and Postcolonial Legacies by Ken Ochieng' Opalo
• "Surrounded by War, Burkinabe Civilians Have Votes Taken Away"
• Upcoming Elections in Africa (Press Statement by Secretary of State Michael Pompeo)
• Nando's USA Twitter Posts about the Election
• "The Challenge of Observing American Democracy"
• Mtima Rising - EP by Chmba
• Malawi Mouse Boys on NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

A lot is happening in the news! Kim and Rachel highlight some of the things they're seeing in their news feed, including: ECOWAS and Mali, African responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Takondwa Semphere's recent review of Beyonce's "Black is King." Kim interviews Oumar Ba, whose new book about the International Criminal Court highlights his expertise in international justice.
Books, Links, & Articles

• States of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court by Oumar Ba
• Cold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital by Bhakti Shringarpure
• Amílcar Cabral: A Nationalist and Pan-Africanist Revolutionary (Ohio Short Histories of Africa) by Peter Karibe Mendy
• Economic Community of of West African States (ECOWAS)
• The Sahel Crisis since 2012 by Clionadh Raleigh, Héni Nsaibia, and Caitriona Dowd
• Emmanuel Balogun
• Beyond African Royalty by Takondwa Semphere
• Ancestors by Dudley Randall
• "Book Review: Inequality, Socio-Cultural Differentiation, and Social Structures in Africa" by Antje Daniel (Africa Spectrum Journal)
• Chika Oduah on Twitter
• A Separatist Group is Seeking to Break Away from Ghana to Create a New West African Nation
• Book Review of Kate Skinner's The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland: Literacy, Politics, and Nationalism, 1914-2014
• International Criminal Court
• International Court of Justice
• Amílcar Cabral’s Life as a Pan-Africanist, Anti-Colonial Revolutionary Still Inspires
• Announcing the annual TMC African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 87: A conversation with Marja Hinfelaar on Zambian politics, environment, and energy, and more

Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.