Happy #100EpisodesOfUfahamu! For our 100th episode, Rachel interviews Siba Grovogui about race and racism in international relations. You can listen to the interview in English or French! Kim and Rachel talk about Zambia's COVID response, a crisis in Ethiopia, and the passing of Jerry Rawlings. We also announce our Ufahamu Africa essay competition. Submit a one-page essay reflecting on a topic of your choice within the broad scope of life and politics in African politics to win some podcast swag or a chance to read your essay on a future episode.Books, Links, & ArticlesInsurgent Fragmentation in the Horn of Africa: Rebellion and its Discontents by Michael WoldemariamDemocracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa by Jeffrey PallerFrancis Bacon: The New Organon"Come to Africa: A Hermeneutics of Race in International Theory" by Siba N. Grovogui"Zambia’s Response to COVID-19 Part 3: Rising Infections and Falling Confidence amidst Increased Authoritarianism" "In Zambia, COVID-19 Has Claimed Democracy, Not Human Life" by Sishuwa Sishuwa"As Africa Groans under Debt, It Casts Wary Eye at China" by Joe Parkinson, James Areddy, and Nicholas Bariyo"COVID’s Next Economic Crisis: Developing-Nation Debt" by Avantika Chilkoti and Gabriele Steinhauser"Urgent Support Needed To Help Ethiopian Refugees Reaching Sudan" from UNHCR"Ethiopia, Led by a Nobel Peace Winner, Is Looking Down the Barrel of Civil War" by Yohannes Woldemariam"U.S.-China Competition May Be a Win-Win for Africa" by Naunihal Singh, Josephine Appiah-Nyamekye Sanny, and E. Gyimah-Boadi"Ethiopia: East Africa’s Emerging Giant" by Claire FelterPrevious Episodes We MentionedEp. 47: A conversation with George Bob-Milliar and Lauren MacLean about student protests at KNUST in GhanaEp. 48: A conversation with Michael Woldemariam on the political shakeup in the horn of AfricaEp. 65: A conversation with Jeffrey Paller on urban politics, Find the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

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