Nonresident fellows Fu Asiedu & Ami Tamakloe discuss the anti-LGBT bill in Ghana and convene a roundtable of Ghanaians discussing the realities of everyday life under this bill, which has been under review in the courts. Listen now: ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/29/e...

Tedd Moya Mose, legal professional & Oxford Martin fellow at the Environmental Change Institute, talks with fellow Basil Ibrahim for ep. 202 about sustainable energy systems & the dilemmas of developmental aspirations that are connected to carbon intensive pathways. ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/22/e...

We have a special French-language episode this week with Mamadou Ismaïla Konaté! In an interview with fellow Expédit Ologou, Konaté argues that democracy should and will survive. ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/15/e...

Happy 200 episodes of Ufahamu Africa!! We're excited to bring you a mashup with Kellogg Institute's Global Stage podcast about the return of military coups in Africa. Thanks to Rasheed Ibrahim for a great conversation with Joseph Asunka and our own @beattyriedl.bsky.social.

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On May 29, South Africans are voting! This is the first election in which the African National Congress is polling below 50%, which could force them into a coalition with other parties. We speak with @carolyneholmes.bsky.social ky.social, expert on #SouthAfrica. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/05/25/e...

Hear me talk with expert @carolyneholmes.bsky.social about the May 29 elections in South Africa on this week's @ufahamuafrica.bsky.social episode (FYI the first 24' are me & @beattyriedl.bsky.social doing the news wrap -- so skip if you just wanna hear about SA!) www.buzzsprout.com/1843379/1513...

Bonus episode! We share a new article from @goodauth.bsky.social: "Despite Africa’s digital media boom, huge access gaps persist" written by Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Komi Amewunou, and Kelechi Amakoh. Read by @dadakim.bsky.social. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/05/11/g...

In the last few years, militaries have carried out coups in numerous African countries. Does this signify the beginning of a much broader “coup epidemic?” @dadakim.bsky.social discusses with @kopalo.bsky.social on this episode from @goodauth.bsky.social. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/05/04/g...

For episode 198, our fellow, Gopolang Botlhokwane speaks to journalist and editor Njabulo Ngidi about the recent AFCON in Ivory Coast and the politics of football (or soccer, for our American listeners!) in Southern Africa. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/27/e...

It’s never too late to pay attention to what is happening in Sudan. Today's episode features our interview with Nisrin Elamin from last year about the conflict. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/20/e...

Today we have a timely French-language episode on #Senegal and the country's newly elected president. Listen now to the conversation between fellow Expédit Ologou and political analyst Mamadou Seck of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/13/e...

Political analyst and media expert Metji Makgoba joins fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane to talk about the domestic implications of South Africa's case against Israel at The Hague, and the country's upcoming elections. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts! www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/30/e...

Imagine other worldly visitors have landed on Earth, trying to learn about and understand Ghana and its politics. Out now from fellows, Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe: a people’s political history and Ghanaian voices about the political present and future. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/23/e...

Lawrence Were is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences @bostonu.bsky.social, where he does research on public health. In a conversation with @dadakim.bsky.social, hear about the impact of health insurance and how it affects health outcomes. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/09/e...

Out now: former fellow Takondwa Semphere produced an episode speaking with Khaleelah Logan about Black African diaspora and its relationship with the African continent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/03/02/e...

Introducing our new podcast fellows! Meet Ami Tamakloe and Fu Asiedu (a team!), Gopolang Botlhokwane, Basil Ibrahim, and Expédit Ologou. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/02/24/i...

President Macky Sall of Senegal has canceled the country's presidential election - originally scheduled for Feb. 25. Our new episode with Bamba Ndiaye (The Africanist Podcast) and Michelle Gavin (@cfr.org) is about what's happening and what it means for democracy. ufahamuafrica.com/2024/02/10/e...

We’re looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 in this week’s episode! @dadakim.bsky.social and @beattyriedl.bsky.social talk about elections, democracy, and more on the continent. Next week, we’re excited to introduce you to our new non-resident fellows! www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/02/03/e...

We’re wrapping up our African Studies Association panel with presenter Paul Friesen on local democratic resilience under national autocracy. Friesen is a postdoctoral fellow with the Einaudi Center at Cornell. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/01/20/e...

On the case of democracy in Benin: Dominika Koter, political scientist at colgateuniversity.bsky.social, presented at our African Studies Association panel. Listen now for her full presentation and our first news wrap of 2024 on the latest from the continent.

For our final episode of 2023, we present part 2 of our African Studies Association panel on African democracy! You'll hear Alexandra Blackman present the case of Tunisia, preceded by our news wrap on elections in the DRC and a recent story of a stolen mask from Gabon.

Part 1 of our African Studies Association panel on African democracy - its backsliding and endurance - is out now! You'll hear @beattyriedl.bsky.social's intro on democratic backsliding on the continent and a case study from @dadakim.bsky.social on Malawi, written with Boniface Dulani.

Kwadwo Owusu, professor of geography and resource development at the University of Ghana, is our guest this week. He sits down with cohost @beattyriedl.bsky.social for a conversation on climate and society and public policy around environmental health and well-being.

Today's episode comes from Maseke Rioba, one of last year's fellows! She talks with guest Yasah Musa, program manager at the Nubian Rights Forum, about identity as a human right, citizenship, and the risk of statelessness. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

Nisrin Elamin sits down with our cohost Rachel @beattyriedl.bsky.social l for a conversation on the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Episode 183 is out now wherever you get your podcasts. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2023/11/20/e...

We talk about @stephrschwartz.bsky.social’s essay in this week’s episode of @ufahamuafrica.bsky.social. Tune in Saturday for our latest episode, featuring a conversation between @beattyriedl.bsky.social and Nisrin El Amin about the conflict in Sudan.

Hi there! We are Ufahamu Africa, a podcast about life and politics on the African continent. Cohosted by @dadakim.bsky.social and @beattyriedl.bsky.social. www.ufahamuafrica.com