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Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast

Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast

By: Dr Michael Nwankpa
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 The Conflict & Development in Africa podcast brings experts from Africa and the world as guests to discuss critical conflict and development issues that affect Africa. Our guests include practitioners, academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers and advocates that are renowned and are nationally and internationally recognized for their work, expertise and contribution to conflict and development issues in Africa. Our audience includes policy makers, governments, researchers, students, businesses and anyone that is interested in conflict and development issues in Africa.Dr Michael Nwankpa Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • EP 115: A Reflection on the G20 Summit South Africa 2025 with Prof Daniel Bradlow

    EP 115: A Reflection on the G20 Summit South Africa 2025 with Prof Daniel Bradlow
    Jan 19 2026

    In this episode, Professor Danny Bradlow, Senior Research Fellow at the University of Pretoria and a global expert on international financial law, joins me to discuss the just concluded G20 summit hosted by South Africa-the first on the continent on Africa. We discuss a range of issues including the conspicuous absence of the US and President Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from the next G20 summit to be hosted in the US.
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    45 mins
  • EP 114: Governance, Grievance & Violent Extremism in West Africa- Zacharias Pieri & Kevin Fridy

    EP 114: Governance, Grievance & Violent Extremism in West Africa- Zacharias Pieri & Kevin Fridy
    Jan 12 2026

    In this week’s episode, Dr Zacharias Pieri, Associate Professor of international relations at the University of South Florida and Professor Kevin Fridy, Professor of Government & World Affairs at University of Tampa join me to discuss their recent book: Governance, Grievance and Violent Extremism in West Africa: From the Caliphate to Great Power Competition.

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    47 mins
  • EP 113: Boko Haram’s Resurgence & Attacks in Nigeria & Lake Chad Basin-Dr Vincent Foucher

    EP 113: Boko Haram’s Resurgence & Attacks in Nigeria & Lake Chad Basin-Dr Vincent Foucher
    Dec 22 2025

    In this week’s episode, we focus on the resurgence of Boko Haram and increased attacks in Nigeria and around the Lake Chad Basin region. I am joined by Dr Vincent Foucher, a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France who have just returned from a field trip in the Lake Chad area.
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    54 mins
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