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.
Ufahamu Africa
Ep. 9: A conversation with Dr. Laura Seay on conflict and minerals in DRC
This week we chat with Dr. Laura Seay (aka @texasinafrica), assistant professor of political science at Colby College. She studies politics in Democratic Republic of Congo and is an expert on what many people call “conflict minerals”. She is also an editor at The Monkey Cage, a blog on politics and political science at The Washington Post.
Our featured song this week is "Hungry" by artist Darkecy (@Darkecy).
Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.