A lot is happening in the news! Kim and Rachel highlight some of the things they're seeing in their news feed, including: ECOWAS and Mali, African responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Takondwa Semphere's recent review of Beyonce's "Black is King." Kim interviews Oumar Ba, whose new book about the International Criminal Court highlights his expertise in international justice. Books, Links, & ArticlesStates of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court by Oumar BaCold War Assemblages: Decolonization to Digital by Bhakti ShringarpureAmílcar Cabral: A Nationalist and Pan-Africanist Revolutionary (Ohio Short Histories of Africa) by Peter Karibe MendyEconomic Community of of West African States (ECOWAS)The Sahel Crisis since 2012 by Clionadh Raleigh, Héni Nsaibia, and Caitriona DowdEmmanuel BalogunBeyond African Royalty by Takondwa SemphereAncestors by Dudley Randall"Book Review: Inequality, Socio-Cultural Differentiation, and Social Structures in Africa" by Antje Daniel (Africa Spectrum Journal)Chika Oduah on TwitterA Separatist Group is Seeking to Break Away from Ghana to Create a New West African NationBook Review of Kate Skinner's The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland: Literacy, Politics, and Nationalism, 1914-2014International Criminal CourtInternational Court of JusticeAmílcar Cabral’s Life as a Pan-Africanist, Anti-Colonial Revolutionary Still InspiresAnnouncing the annual TMC African Politics Summer Reading SpectacularPrevious Episodes We MentionedEp. 87: A conversation with Marja Hinfelaar on Zambian politics, environment, and energy, and moreFind the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.

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