Ufahamu Africa

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.

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Episodes (546)

Ep. 203: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe on the Anti-LGBT Bill in Ghana

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Ep. 202: Fellow Basil Ibrahim and Tedd Moya Mose on Sustainable Energy Systems

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Ep. 201: Fellow Expédit Ologou and Mamadou Ismaïla Konaté on Democracy (French)

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Ep. 200: Military Coups in Africa with the Global Stage Podcast

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Ep. 199: Carolyn Holmes on the Upcoming South Africa Elections

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Good Authority: Despite Africa’s Digital Media Boom, Huge Access Gaps Persist

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Good Authority: Don’t Call it a “Coup Epidemic” in Africa

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Ep. 198: AFCON and the Politics of Southern African Football

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Ep. 197: Nisrin Elamin on the Conflict in Sudan (rerun)

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Ep. 196: Fellow Expédit Ologou and Mamadou Seck on Senegal's Election (French)

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Ep. 195: Fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane and South Africa's Case Against Israel

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Ep. 194: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe and a People's Political History of...

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Ep. 193: Lawrence Were and Access to Health Insurance

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Ep. 192: Takondwa Semphere and Khaleelah Logan on Black African Diaspora and the...

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Introducing Our New Fellows

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Ep. 191: Bamba Ndiaye and Michelle Gavin on Democratic Crisis in Senegal

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Ep. 190: 2023 Year in Review

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Ep. 189: Paul Friesen on Local Democratic Resilience

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Ep. 188: Dominika Koter on Democracy in Benin

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Ep. 187: Alexandra Blackman on Democracy in Tunisia

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Ep. 186: Democracy in Malawi

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Ep. 185: Kwadwo Owusu on Environmental Health and Well-Being

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Ep. 184: Fellow Maseke Rioba and Yasah Musah on Identity as a Human Right

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Ep. 183: Nisrin Elamin on the Conflict in Sudan

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Ep. 182: Mandela Fellows Sandile Mnikati, Lindah Chavuya, Eunice Shapange, and M...

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Bonus: Zimbabwe's 2023 Elections

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Ep. 181: Mandela Fellows Aisha Namugga, Bashiru Koroma, and Louise Tekapso on Su...

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Oct 28, 202336:20pending

Ep. 180: Mandela Fellows Dede Barpeen, Gibson Maina, and Ruth Sulaimon on Health

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Ep. 179: #OccupyJulorbiHouse Protests in Ghana

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Ep. 178: E. Tendayi Achiume and Eleanor Paynter on race, refuge, and border just...

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Oct 7, 202347:20pending

Student Essay Winner: The Nigeria 2023 Election

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Aug 26, 20237:31pending

Become an Ufahamu Africa Podcast Fellow

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Jul 29, 20231:01pending

Ep. 177: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall on up...

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Ep. 176: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and journalist Borso Tall on up...

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Bonus: Laura Seay's review of "Roadblock Politics," "The War That Doesn't Say It...

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Ep. 175: A conversation with fellow Kamogelo Tinyiko Theledi, Mpho Tjope, Rhulan...

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Ep. 174: A conversation with Maseke Rioba and Njuguna Macharia on the sport of d...

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Ep. 173: A conversation with fellow Kamogelo Tinyiko Theledi on arts funding and...

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Ep. 172: A conversation with E. Tendayi Achiume and Eleanor Paynter on race, ref...

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Ep. 171: A conversation with Mai Hassan, Nisrin Elamin, and Deen Sharp on Sudan

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Ep. 170: A conversation with activist Fatima Derby on Uganda's anti-gay bill

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Bonus: Miriam Anderson reviews "War, Women, and Post-conflict Empowerment"

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Bonus: Carolyn E. Holmes reviews "The Inheritors" and "Until We Have Won Our Lib...

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Ep. 169: A conversation with Oumar Ba, Marame Gueye, and Bamba Ndiaye on Senegal...

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Bonus: Laura Seay reviews "These Are Not Gentle People"

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Ep. 168: A conversation with fellow Takondwa Priscilla Semphere and Keith Mundan...

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Ep.167: A conversation with Prince Guma, Astrid Haas, and Patience Mususa on urb...

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Ep. 166: A conversation with fellow Bamba Ndiaye and Ugandan activist Bwesigye B...

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Ep. 165: A conversation with fellow Kamo Tinyiko Theledi, Solly Moeng, and Sthem...

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Ep. 164: A conversation with fellow Maseke Rioba and human rights lawyer Diakhou...

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