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Ufahamu Africa

Ufahamu Africa

Kim Yi Dionne and Rachel Beatty Riedl

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.

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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.
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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 work oversees research in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea and Senegal.

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This week, Rachel interviews Mai Hassan, an associate professor in political science at the University of Michigan. Hassan's research focuses on the state, autocracy, and regime change.
In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about the digitization of Mali's prized manuscripts ("Mali Magic"), the French exit from Mali, and what's going on in the war in Ukraine.

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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!).
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Sandile Mnikati, Lindah Mbaisi Chavuya, Eunice Ndeyapo Shapange, and Matshidiso Lencoasa are experts on public policy, planning, and governance from across the continent. We spoke with them about their visions for just governance while they were at Cornell University this summer completing the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders (YALI).

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We start this week's newswrap talking about Russian interference in African elections using Facebook, Rose Mutiso's TED talk about energy poverty in Africa, identification card politics in northeastern Nigeria, and more.

Our guest this week is Kathleen Klaus (@KathleenKlaus), an assistant professor of politics at the University of San Francisco. Her book, Political Violence in Kenya: Land, Elections, and Claim-Making, is in production at Cambridge University Press, expected to be published in 2020. Kathleen’s award-winning research has focused on land rights and political violence and Ufahamu Africa listeners may remember that she was our guest in Episode 28, helping us to understand the then recently announced decision by the Kenyan Supreme Court to nullify the 2017 presidential elections. Rachel sat down with Kathleen when she was at Cornell University earlier this month presenting some of her new research on refugee settlement and the politics of land in Uganda. Their conversation begins at 13:11.

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Joining us this week is friend of the show, Zachariah Mampilly! He speaks with Kim about researching and teaching African politics, as well as his Program on African Social Research (PASR) which supports junior African scholars as they work to publish in academic journals

In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about the Islamic State in Mozambique, news from Nigeria, and political updates in Côte d'Ivoire.
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In this review from The Monkey Cage's African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular, Dan Eizenga tells us that The Islamic State in Africa "offers a wealth of information, contributing a great deal to the scholarly body of work focused on militant Islamist groups in Africa." The book was reviewed by Eizenga in July 2022.

Review read by Ami Tamakloe.

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Happy #100EpisodesOfUfahamu! For our 100th episode, Rachel interviews Siba Grovogui about race and racism in international relations. You can listen to the interview in English or French! Kim and Rachel talk about Zambia's COVID response, a crisis in Ethiopia, and the passing of Jerry Rawlings. We also announce our Ufahamu Africa essay competition. Submit a one-page essay reflecting on a topic of your choice within the broad scope of life and politics in African politics to win some podcast swag or a chance to read your essay on a future episode.
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Insurgent Fragmentation in the Horn of Africa: Rebellion and its Discontents by Michael Woldemariam

Democracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa by Jeffrey Paller

Francis Bacon: The New Organon

"Come to Africa: A Hermeneutics of Race in International Theory" by Siba N. Grovogui

"Zambia’s Response to COVID-19 Part 3: Rising Infections and Falling Confidence amidst Increased Authoritarianism"

"In Zambia, COVID-19 Has Claimed Democracy, Not Human Life" by Sishuwa Sishuwa

"As Africa Groans under Debt, It Casts Wary Eye at China" by Joe Parkinson, James Areddy, and Nicholas Bariyo

"COVID’s Next Economic Crisis: Developing-Nation Debt" by
Avantika Chilkoti and Gabriele Steinhauser

"Urgent Support Needed To Help Ethiopian Refugees Reaching Sudan" from UNHCR

"Ethiopia, Led by a Nobel Peace Winner, Is Looking Down the Barrel of Civil War" by Yohannes Woldemariam

"U.S.-China Competition May Be a Win-Win for Africa" by Naunihal Singh, Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny, and E. Gyimah-Boadi

"Ethiopia: East Africa’s Emerging Giant" by Claire Felter

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

Ep. 47: A conversation with George Bob-Milliar and Lauren MacLean about student protests at KNUST in Ghana

Ep. 48: A conversation with Michael Woldemariam on the political shakeup in the horn of Africa

Ep. 65: A conversation with Jeffrey Paller on urban politics,

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It’s never too late to pay attention to what is happening in Sudan. The international community should be supporting everyday people’s needs as they navigate this humanitarian disaster and should also be supporting a way forward out of the war.

We're re-upping our conversation with Nisrin Elamin about the conflict in Sudan. Elamin is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto. Her work investigates the connections between land, race, belonging, and empire-making in Sudan and the broader Sahel region.
We also bring updates on the news we're paying attention to this week, including an announcement about a new Center for Global Democracy at Cornell University, which will be led by our cohost Rachel Beatty Riedl as inaugural director!

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How many episodes does Ufahamu Africa have?

Ufahamu Africa currently has 264 episodes available.

What topics does Ufahamu Africa cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Political Science, Podcasts, Education, Africa, Academic, Politics and Government.

What is the most popular episode on Ufahamu Africa?

The episode title 'Ep. 112: A conversation between Kim and Rachel about COVID-19 vaccines' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Ufahamu Africa?

The average episode length on Ufahamu Africa is 35 minutes.

How often are episodes of Ufahamu Africa released?

Episodes of Ufahamu Africa are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Ufahamu Africa?

The first episode of Ufahamu Africa was released on Jan 7, 2017.

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