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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.

Episodes (546)

Ep. 91: A conversation with Peace Medie about gender and conflict in Africa, wri...

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Apr 18, 202041:51pending

Ep. 90: A conversation with George Ogola about African media, unchecked politica...

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Apr 11, 202040:41pending

Ep. 89: Ufahamu Africa hosts discuss African government responses to COVID-19

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Apr 4, 202017:48pending

Ep. 88: A talk with Nic Cheeseman about his latest book, Uganda, and much more

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Mar 10, 202051:32pending

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

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Feb 24, 202037:35pending

Ep. 86: A conversation with Moïses Williams Pokam Kamdem about Africa’s energy s...

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Feb 15, 202054:07pending

Ep. 86: A conversation with Moïses Williams Pokam Kamdem about Africa’s energy s...

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Feb 15, 202054:07pending

Ep. 85: A conversation Jennifer Hart on transportation, digital humanities, and...

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Feb 4, 202041:09pending

Ep. 84: A Lunar New Year conversation with Jamie Monson on China-Africa relation...

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Jan 25, 202029:00pending

Ep. 83: A conversation with Yvonne Owuor on development, politics, storytelling,...

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Ep. 82: A conversation with Kako Nubukpo on the franc CFA, development, election...

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Ep. 82: A conversation with Kako Nubukpo on the franc CFA, development, election...

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Jan 13, 202045:21pending

Ep. 81: Another Africa Podcast Mashup: Kim Yi Dionne on AIDS interventions in Af...

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Nov 30, 201935:10pending

Ep. 80: A conversation with Emmanuel Katongole on a political theology for Afric...

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Nov 16, 20191:06:19pending

Ep. 79: A conversation with Ken Opalo about political institutions, public goods...

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Nov 10, 201950:19pending

Ep. 78: A conversation with Kathleen Klaus on land and politics in East Africa a...

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Nov 2, 201932:46pending

Ep. 77: A conversation on agriculture and innovation in Africa with YALI Mandela...

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Oct 27, 20191:02:25pending

Ep. 76: A conversation with Grieve Chelwa on how economics has an Africa problem

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Oct 19, 201951:34pending

Ep. 75: A conversation with Richard Banegas on citizenship, identity cards, and...

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Oct 12, 20191:11:48pending

Ep. 74: A conversation with Mandela Fellows from Zambia, Senegal, and Cameroon o...

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Oct 5, 20191:07:05pending

Bonus: A review of Erin Hern’s book on public service provision and political pa...

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Sep 18, 20194:30pending

Bonus: Hear a review of three new books on power and politics in Nigeria

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Sep 12, 20197:17pending

Bonus: A review of Milli Lake’s book on NGOs and gender justice in Congo and Sou...

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Sep 10, 20196:13pending

Bonus: An author Q&A with Elizabeth Foster on her new book, "African Catholic"

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Aug 12, 20197:39pending

Bonus: A review of Bleck and van de Walle’s book on electoral politics in Africa

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Aug 6, 20195:41pending

Bonus: A review of Peter Martell’s new book on South Sudan

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Jul 29, 20195:46pending

Bonus: A review of Nanjala Nyabola’s book on Kenyan politics in the digital age

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Jul 22, 20195:22pending

Bonus: Anna Mwaba’s review of Elizabeth Schmidt’s book on foreign intervention i...

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Jul 22, 20196:50pending

Bonus: Kim Dionne’s TMC review of Nicholas Rush Smith’s book on vigilantism in S...

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Jul 1, 20195:27pending

Bonus: Kim Dionne’s TMC review of Peter Mendy’s book, Amílcar Cabral

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Jun 24, 20195:34pending

Ep. 73: (North American) summer is here!

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Jun 22, 20199:20pending

Bonus: Kim Dionne’s TMC review of Sisonke Msimang’s book, Always Another Country

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Jun 17, 20194:54pending

Ep. 72: A conversation with Susanna Wing on intergroup violence and instability...

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Jun 16, 201922:45pending

Bonus: Laura Seay’s TMC review of Ayisha Osori’s book, "Love Does Not Win Electi...

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Jun 10, 20197:12pending

Ep. 71: A conversation with Erin Pettigrew on Muslim spiritual mediators, locall...

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Jun 8, 20194:33pending

Ep. 70: A conversation with Ato Kwamena Onoma on property rights, refugees, and...

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Jun 1, 201936:46pending

Ep. 69: A conversation with Boniface Dulani on Malawi’s elections, chieftaincy,...

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May 19, 201935:02pending

Ep. 68: A conversation with Maggie Dwyer about army mutinies in Africa, and more...

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May 11, 201933:57pending

Ep. 67: An Africa podcast mashup

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May 4, 20191:05:47pending

Ep. 66: A conversation with Abdourahmane Seck on Islam, modernity, and more

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Apr 28, 201945:41pending

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

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Apr 21, 201927:35pending

Ep. 64: A conversation with Hannah Armstrong on politics in Algeria, the Sahel,...

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Apr 13, 201935:54pending

Ep. 63: A conversation with Muna Ndulo on international financial transparency,...

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Apr 6, 201933:09pending

We’re on (spring) break

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Mar 30, 20190:58pending

Ep. 62: A conversation with Khalid Medani on protests in Sudan

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Mar 24, 201928:39pending

Ep. 61: A conversation with Sally Nuamah on girls’ education

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Mar 17, 201930:22pending

Ep. 60: A conversation with Nyokabi Kamau on feminism in Kenya

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Mar 9, 201935:04pending

Ep. 59: A conversation with Matt Buehler on how governments spoil opposition all...

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Mar 2, 201939:14pending

Ep. 58: A conversation with Wendell Marsh on the history (and modernity) of Isla...

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Feb 23, 201931:28pending

Ep. 57: A conversation with Nicholas Kerr about Nigerian elections, citizens’ op...

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Feb 16, 201933:42pending
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