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.
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Ep. 121: A conversation with Amal Fadlalla
In her book, Branding Humanity: Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence, and Global Citizenship, Amal Fadlalla writes about the Save Darfur movement and how it gained an international following. We bring her onto the show this week for a conversation about her work and her expertise in Sudan.In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about global climate change, more updates from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the protests in Eswatini, and more.
Books, Links, & Articles
- Branding Humanity: Competing Narratives of Rights, Violence, and Global Citizenship by Amal Hassan Fadlalla
- Embodying Honor: Fertility, Foreignness, and Regeneration in Eastern Sudan by Amal Hassan Fadlalla
- Gendered Insecurities, Health and Development in Africa edited By Howard Stein and Amal Hassan Fadlalla
- Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development by Alexandra Cosima Budabin and Lisa Ann Richey
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- "Where 2020's Record Heat Was Felt the Most" by Henry Fountain, Blacki Migliozzi and Nadja Popovich
- "Fierce protests in eSwatini grow from citizens’ desire for more democracy, Afrobarometer surveys find" by Sibusiso Nkomo and Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny
- "King Mswati alleged to have fled Eswatini amid violent protests"
- "Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray" by Cara Anna
- Zambia Decides 2021: Resisting a Crisis of Democracy
Previous Episodes We Mentioned
- Ep. 120: A conversation with Zachariah Mampilly on researching African politics
- Ep. 117: A conversation with Goitom Gebreleul about the genocide in Tigray, Ethiopia
- Ep37. A conversation with Dr. George Karekwaivanane on the struggle for power in Zimbabwe
Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.
