Ufahamu Africa
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.
Podcasting since 2017 • 259 episodes
Ufahamu Africa
Latest Episodes
Ep. 203: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe on the Anti-LGBT Bill in Ghana
This week we feature an episode by our nonresident fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe. They discuss the anti-LGBT bill in Ghana, providing some background on the bill and the politics surrounding it. They also convene a roundtable conversation ...
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Season 8
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Episode 203
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Ep. 202: Fellow Basil Ibrahim and Tedd Moya Mose on Sustainable Energy Systems
Dr. Tedd Moya Mose is a legal professional whose interdisciplinary interests extend from international energy law and policy to the just transition to sustainable energy systems. In this conversation with our fellow Basil Ibrahim, they discuss ...
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Season 8
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Episode 202
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Ep. 201: Fellow Expédit Ologou and Mamadou Ismaïla Konaté on Democracy (French)
We have a special French-language episode this week with Mamadou Ismaïla Konaté, a well-known Malian lawyer, working in the Bars of Mali and Paris. He has been a Minister of Justice of Mali (2016-17). He is leading a professional associat...
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Season 8
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Episode 201
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Ep. 200: Military Coups in Africa with the Global Stage Podcast
Happy episode 200 of Ufahamu Africa! We're so pleased to feature one of our favorite episode formats for the occasion - a mashup! Thanks to the Global Stage podcast for hosting our cohost Ra...
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Season 8
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Episode 200
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Ep. 199: Carolyn Holmes on the Upcoming South Africa Elections
On May 29, South Africans will vote in the seventh election since the end of political apartheid in the early 1990s. This is the first election in which the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC), is polling below 50 percent, which c...
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Season 8
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Episode 199
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