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Ufahamu Africa

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

    Good Authority: Despite Africa’s Digital Media Boom, Huge Access Gaps Persist
    May 11 2024

    "Lack of internet access leaves many without information on economic opportunities, health, and education," write Jeffrey Conroy-Krutz, Komi Amewunou, and Kelechi Amakoh in a new article from Good Authority.

    In today's bonus episode, Kim reads their latest piece, "Despite Africa's digital media boom, huge access gaps persist."

    Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

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    9 mins
  • Good Authority: Don’t call it a “coup epidemic” in Africa

    Good Authority: Don’t call it a “coup epidemic” in Africa
    May 4 2024

    In the last few years, militaries have carried out coups in numerous African countries, including Gabon, Niger, Burkina Faso, Sudan, Guinea, Chad, and Mali. Does this signify the beginning of a much broader continent-wide “coup epidemic?” Or are these coups mostly affecting especially weak states that face specific challenges? Where is democratic resilience strong and where is there a risk of continued democratic backsliding?

    Today's episode is borrowed from Good Authority and their new podcast! The episode features Good Authority’s Africa experts Ken Opalo and Kim Yi Dionne who discuss these issues. Opalo is an associate professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and the author of the substack An Africanist Perspective. Dionne is an associate professor at UC Riverside and Ufahamu Africa cohost.

    Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

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

    Ep. 198: AFCON and the Politics of Southern African Football
    Apr 27 2024

    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.

    Njabulo Ngidi is a senior soccer journalist, he formerly led Newframe South Africa's sports desk. Ngidi's latest investigative piece ("2010 World Cup $10-million ‘bribe’: SA left out even as $201-million returned to Fifa") at AmaBhungane Center for Journalism, won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year (sports category) in 2023 investigates possible corruption and governance is issues at South Africa Football Association (SAFA).

    Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

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    41 mins
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