Ufahamu Africa
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Ep. 56: A conversation with Dr. Anta Sané and Dr. Ndongo Symba Sylla about the Senegalese elections
09 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode opens with a conversation about increasing authoritarianism in Tanzania, the shutdown of an independent newspaper's webs...
Ep. 55: A conversation with Ashley Currier on LGBTQ organizing in Africa
02 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Black History Month. We invite you to check out our Black History Month series and stay tuned for a special episode later this month.Our epi...
Ep. 54: A conversation with Jaimie Bleck on elections in Africa, music in Mali, and more
26 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode begins with conversation about the Congolese elections, Laurent Gbagbo's acquittal in the International Criminal Court, ...
Ep. 53: A conversation with Beth Whitaker on Africa’s international relations
19 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode begins with a discussion of protests and repression in Zimbabwe, the terror attack in Nairobi, Kenya, Senegal's upcoming...
Ep. 52: A conversation with Matthew Page on the upcoming Nigerian elections
12 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode begins with discussion over the contested elections and recent result announcement in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and ...
Ep. 51: A conversation with Lisa Mueller on protests in Africa
05 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We begin this week's episode with a conversation about elections slated for 2019, and important developments in the elections in the Democratic R...
Ep. 50: Reflections on 2018 and a sneak peek into 2019
29 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Ufahamu Africa, we do our first-ever year-end reflection. We start with what we can learn from broader trends on the co...
Ep. 49: A conversation with Laura Seay on the upcoming DRC elections and “2 minute African Politics”
22 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode we talk about elections in Madagascar, Togo, and especially the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our guest is Laura Seay (@te...
Ep. 48: A conversation with Michael Woldemariam on the political shakeup in the Horn of Africa
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we talk about Google's top search items in African countries in 2018, how Kenyans did in the Singapore marathon, Tru...
Ep. 47: A conversation with George Bob-Milliar and Lauren MacLean about student protests at KNUST in Ghana
08 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Don't miss our first episode featuring an interview conducted at the African Studies Association annual meeting last week. We chat with George Bo...
Ep. 46: A conversation with Evan Mwangi on translations, literature in African languages, and more
02 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time ever, Kim and Rachel are together to record this week's episode, which includes a conversation with Northwestern University&ap...
Ep. 45: A conversation with Abdulbasit Kassim on religion, Boko Haram, and more
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we talk about conflict in Cameroon, work by the writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, land restitution in South Africa, and Na...
Ep. 44: A conversation with Anthonia Kalu on writing and African storytelling
11 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ufahamu Africa, we talk about a new West African currency, media freedom in Tanzania, and an Ethiopian satellite that will launch s...
Ep. 43: A conversation with Jennifer Kyker about the mbira, gender, and more
03 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Ufahamu Africa. This week's episode is the first in Season 3. We are excited to announce a new co-host, Rachel Beatty Riedl (@Bea...
Ep. 42: A conversation with author Petina Gappah on politics, writing, and more
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features Petina Gappah (@VascoDaGappah), a writer and international lawyer from Zimbabwe. Thanks to the efforts of Chipo Dend...
Ep. 41: A conversation with Jennifer Tappan about health and medicine in African history
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In our second episode during Black History Month, I chat another historian of Africa: Jennifer Tappan, Associate Professor of African History at Portl...
Ep. 40: A conversation with Abou Bamba on Françafrique, the Ivorian miracle, and more
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off Black History Month, this week’s episode features a conversation with historian Abou Bamba (@bambaab1), a professor at Gettysburg Colleg...
Ep. 39: A conversation with Lade Adunbi about oil wealth and cooperation in Nigeria
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features a conversation with Omolade Adunbi (@LadeAdunbi), a political anthropologist and associate professor at the Universi...
Ep. 38: A conversation with Cajetan Iheka on the environment in African literature
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features a conversation with Cajetan Iheka (@profiheka), an assistant professor of English at the University of Alabama. Iheka’...
Season 1, An Epilogue
02 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have a quick listen to hear what our most popular episodes were in Season 1 and what to expect in Season 2.Find the books, links, and articles we ment...
Ep. 37: A conversation with Dr. George Karekwaivanane on the struggle for power in Zimbabwe
25 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features a conversation with Dr. George Karekwaivanane (@ghkare). Dr. Karekwaivanane is a lecturer in African Studies at the Uni...
Ep. 36: A conversation with Hilary Matfess on women and Boko Haram
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I chat with Hilary Matfess (@HilaryMatfess), a doctoral student in political science at Yale University, where she stud...
Ep. 35: A conversation with Boniface Mwangi on photography, running for office, and more
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features a conversation with award-winning photojournalist and political activist Boniface Mwangi (@bonifacemwangi). Mwangi rece...
Ep. 34: A conversation with Judd Devermont on Nigeria’s civil war and how analysis can go wrong
04 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, I chat about the Nigerian Civil War with Judd Devermont, the National Intelligence Officer for Africa at the U.S. National I...
Ep. 33: A conversation with Kiara Hill on African art, black womanhood, knowledge production, and more
28 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Kiara Hill, one of the curators of “5 Takes on African Art,” an exhibition at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UM...
Ep. 32: A conversation with Amy Halliday on contemporary African art
21 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 32 features a conversation with Amy Halliday, director of the Hampshire Gallery at Hampshire College. Amy works at the intersection of curatio...
Ep. 31-2: Part 2 of a chat with the founders of Mawazo, a research start-up in Nairobi
14 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of this week's episode, when I chat with Dr. Rose Mutiso (@MutisoRose) and Rachel Strohm (@RachelStrohm), co-founders of ...
Ep. 31-1: Part 1 of a chat with the founders of Mawazo, a research start-up in Nairobi
14 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's conversation was great, but ran long—so I've broken it up into two parts. I chat with Dr. Rose Mutiso (@MutisoRose) and Rachel...
Ep. 30: A conversation with filmmaker Christiane Badgley about Guangzhou Dream Factory
07 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After an unplanned break, the podcast returns this week, highlighting a new film: Guangzhou Dream Factory. In a conversation with filmmaker Christiane...
From the vault: On Namibia’s genocide with Dr. Kavemuii Murangi (Ep.12)
16 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We have to postpone this week's episode due to illness. BUT -- we're sharing one of our earlier episodes as it relates to a new discovery. T...
Ep. 29: A conversation with Professor Landry Signé on development in Africa
09 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Professor Landry Signé (@LandrySigne), a Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for African S...
Ep. 28: A conversation with Dr. Kathleen Klaus on Kenya’s annulled elections and more
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Kathleen Klaus (@KathleenKlaus), Visiting Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University. She ea...
Ep. 27: Our first ever Summer Beats Soundtrack
19 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week is a special episode of Ufahamu Africa. Instead of our standard format of catching you up on the week’s news and then featuring a conversa...
Ep. 26: A conversation with Dr. Chipo Dendere on the politics of exit in Zimbabwe and beyond
12 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Chipo Dendere (@drDendere), a Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow & Visiting Assistant Professor o...
Ep. 25: A conversation with Anna Mwaba on the African Union, election monitoring, and more
05 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Anna Mwaba (@annakapambwe), a PhD candidate at the University of Florida. We talk about her research on the Af...
Ep. 24: Dr. Zachariah Mampilly raises some important questions about studying African Politics in the West
24 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we feature remarks by Dr. Zachariah Mampilly (@Ras_Karya), an Associate Professor of Political Science, International Studie...
Ep. 23: A conversation with Dr. Ken Opalo on the Kenyan elections
17 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Kennedy Opalo (@kopalo), an assistant professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of For...
Ep. 22: A conversation with Dr. John Aerni-Flessner on the recent Lesotho elections
10 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. John Aerni-Flessner (@LesothoJohn), an assistant professor of history at Michigan State University. His re...
Ep. 21: A conversation with Dr. Souleymane Soumahoro on development and politics in Africa
03 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Souleymane Soumahoro (@soumduce), an economist currently consulting at the World Bank. Originally from Cô...
Ep. 20: A conversation with Dr. Adia Benton on global health, Ebola as a ‘charismatic disease,’ and more
27 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Adia Benton (@Ethnography911), a professor in anthropology and in the Program of African Studies at Northw...
Ep. 19: A farewell conversation with Sarah Agatoni on identity, community, and more
20 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In our final week recording together (before Sarah Agatoni, Smith College Class of 2017, graduates), we take a moment to reflect on the year we'v...
Ep. 18: A conversation with Nicole Amarteifio, creator of "An African City"
13 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode features a Q&A with Nicole Amarteifio (@AllThingsAfrica), creator of the hit web series "An African City." We talk...
Ep. 17: Conversations with Dr. Rachel Beatty Riedl and Dr. Jennifer Brass about two new books on African politics
06 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode features two conversations about recently published books on African politics.First, I chat with Dr. Rachel Beatty Riedl (@Be...
Ep. 16: A conversation with Dr. Candis Watts Smith on her book Black Mosaic
29 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we chat with Dr. Candis Watts Smith (@ProfCandis), assistant professor of public policy at UNC. Her first book, Black Mosaic...
Ep. 15: A conversation with Dr. Lahra Smith on refugees and migrants in the Horn of Africa
22 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we speak with Georgetown University professor Lahra Smith. Her book, Making Citizens in Africa: Ethnicity, Gender and Nation...
Ep. 14: A conversation with Rwandan filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza on memory, audience, and art more broadly
15 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In remembrance of the genocide in Rwanda in April 1994, in this week’s episode, we speak with Rwandan filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza (@KivuRuhorahoza). H...
Ep. 13: A conversation with Constantine Manda about increasing authoritarianism in Tanzania
08 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, we speak with Constantine Manda (@msisiri), a doctoral student in political science at Yale University who hails from Tanzan...
Ep. 12: A conversation with Dr. Kavemuii Murangi on the Namibian genocide and reparations
01 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, we speak with Dr. Kavemuii Murangi, a Namibian-born educator currently residing in the United States. He is a descendant ...
Ep. 11: Insights from the African Women’s Leadership Conference
25 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We go long in this week's episode, when we feature excerpts from a fireside chat held during last month's African Women's Leadership Co...
Ep. 10: A conversation with Zimbabwean scholars on citizen responses to economic decline
11 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with three scholars in the diaspora about recent episodes of civil unrest in Zimbabwe. Dr. Chipo Dendere (@drDendere) of Gettysburg ...
Ep. 9: A conversation with Dr. Laura Seay on conflict and minerals in DRC
04 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with Dr. Laura Seay (aka @texasinafrica), assistant professor of political science at Colby College. She studies politics in Democra...
Ep. 8: A conversation with Dr. Daniel Magaziner on an apartheid-era art school
25 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the final week of Black History month, we chat with Dr. Daniel Magaziner, Associate Professor of History at Yale University. We talk about his rece...
Ep. 7: A conversation with Dr. Michelle Moyd on colonial East African soldiers
18 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we chat with Dr. Michelle Moyd, Associate Professor of History at Indiana University. Dr. Moyd studies the history of sol...
Ep. 6: A conversation with Dr. Melissa Graboyes on colonial medical experiments in East Africa
11 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the second week of Black History Month, we chat with historian Dr. Melissa Graboyes of the University of Oregon. She talks with us about her recent...
Ep. 5: A conversation with Dr. TJ Tallie to kick off Black History Month
04 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ufahamu Africa we commemorate the start of Black History Month with a conversation with historian Dr. T.J. Tallie of Washington and Lee U...
Ep. 4: A conversation with Lina Benabdallah on China and Africa
28 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Lunar New Year! It’s the year of the rooster. Because of course. We at Ufahamu Africa have been thinking about what the new year may hold for ...
Ep. 3: A conversation with Dr. Peter Alegi on football and politics
21 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Ufahamu Africa, we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON). We talk about football, politics, and more wit...
Ep. 2: A conversation with Priscilla Takondwa Semphere on storytelling
14 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Takulandirani! (That’s “We welcome you,” in Chichewa.) This week we launch the #SecondSaturday series, when we chat with an author about their b...
Ep. 1: A conversation with Dr. Kojo Asante on Ghana's 2016 elections
07 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In Ufahamu Africa's inaugural episode, we commemorate today’s presidential inauguration in Ghana. Nana Akufo-Addo becomes Ghana's presiden...