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Ufahamu Africa
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A podcast about life and politics on the African continent.
Nonresident fellows Fu Asiedu & Ami Tamakloe discuss the anti-LGBT bill in Ghana and convene a roundtable of Ghanaians discussing the realities of everyday life under this bill, which has been under review in the courts.

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Ep. 203: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe on the Anti-LGBT Bill in Ghana – Ufahamu Africa
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July 5, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Tedd Moya Mose, legal professional & Oxford Martin fellow at the Environmental Change Institute, talks with fellow Basil Ibrahim for ep. 202 about sustainable energy systems & the dilemmas of developmental aspirations that are connected to carbon intensive pathways. ufahamuafrica.com/2024/06/22/e...
June 27, 2024 at 9:53 PM
We have a special French-language episode this week with Mamadou Ismaïla Konaté! In an interview with fellow Expédit Ologou, Konaté argues that democracy should and will survive.
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June 19, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Happy 200 episodes of Ufahamu Africa!! We're excited to bring you a mashup with Kellogg Institute's Global Stage podcast about the return of military coups in Africa. Thanks to Rasheed Ibrahim for a great conversation with Joseph Asunka and our own @beattyriedl.bsky.social.
June 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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On May 29, South Africans are voting! This is the first election in which the African National Congress is polling below 50%, which could force them into a coalition with other parties. We speak with @carolyneholmes.bsky.social ky.social, expert on #SouthAfrica.
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May 29, 2024 at 10:56 AM
On May 29, South Africans are voting! This is the first election in which the African National Congress is polling below 50%, which could force them into a coalition with other parties. We speak with @carolyneholmes.bsky.social ky.social, expert on #SouthAfrica.
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May 28, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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Hear me talk with expert @carolyneholmes.bsky.social about the May 29 elections in South Africa on this week's @ufahamuafrica.bsky.social episode (FYI the first 24' are me & @beattyriedl.bsky.social doing the news wrap -- so skip if you just wanna hear about SA!) www.buzzsprout.com/1843379/1513...
Ep. 199: Carolyn Holmes on the Upcoming South Africa Elections - Ufahamu Africa
On May 29, South Africans will vote in the seventh election since the end of political apartheid in the early 1990s. This is the first election in which the ruling party, the African National Congress...
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May 26, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Bonus episode! We share a new article from @goodauth.bsky.social: "Despite Africa’s digital media boom, huge access gaps persist" written by Jeff Conroy-Krutz, Komi Amewunou, and Kelechi Amakoh. Read by @dadakim.bsky.social.
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May 14, 2024 at 9:32 PM
In the last few years, militaries have carried out coups in numerous African countries. Does this signify the beginning of a much broader “coup epidemic?”

@dadakim.bsky.social discusses with @kopalo.bsky.social on this episode from @goodauth.bsky.social.

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May 7, 2024 at 9:24 PM
For episode 198, our fellow, Gopolang Botlhokwane speaks to journalist and editor Njabulo Ngidi about the recent AFCON in Ivory Coast and the politics of football (or soccer, for our American listeners!) in Southern Africa.
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May 1, 2024 at 5:16 AM
It’s never too late to pay attention to what is happening in Sudan. Today's episode features our interview with Nisrin Elamin from last year about the conflict.
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April 23, 2024 at 6:34 AM
Today we have a timely French-language episode on
#Senegal and the country's newly elected president. Listen now to the conversation between fellow Expédit Ologou and political analyst Mamadou Seck of the Natural Resource Governance Institute. www.ufahamuafrica.com/2024/04/13/e...
April 16, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Political analyst and media expert Metji Makgoba joins fellow Gopolang Botlhokwane to talk about the domestic implications of South Africa's case against Israel at The Hague, and the country's upcoming elections. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts!
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April 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Imagine other worldly visitors have landed on Earth, trying to learn about and understand Ghana and its politics. Out now from fellows, Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe: a people’s political history and Ghanaian voices about the political present and future.
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Ep. 194: Fellows Fu Asiedu and Ami Tamakloe and a People’s Political History of Ghana – Ufahamu Africa
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March 26, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Lawrence Were is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences @bostonu.bsky.social, where he does research on public health. In a conversation with @dadakim.bsky.social, hear about the impact of health insurance and how it affects health outcomes.
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March 11, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Out now: former fellow Takondwa Semphere produced an episode speaking with Khaleelah Logan about Black African diaspora and its relationship with the African continent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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March 4, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Introducing our new podcast fellows! Meet
Ami Tamakloe and Fu Asiedu (a team!), Gopolang Botlhokwane, Basil Ibrahim, and Expédit Ologou.
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February 27, 2024 at 5:23 AM
President Macky Sall of Senegal has canceled the country's presidential election - originally scheduled for Feb. 25. Our new episode with Bamba Ndiaye (The Africanist Podcast) and Michelle Gavin (@cfr.org) is about what's happening and what it means for democracy.
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February 11, 2024 at 6:10 AM
We’re looking back on 2023 and forward to 2024 in this week’s episode! @dadakim.bsky.social and @beattyriedl.bsky.social talk about elections, democracy, and more on the continent.

Next week, we’re excited to introduce you to our new non-resident fellows!
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February 7, 2024 at 8:04 AM
We’re wrapping up our African Studies Association panel with presenter Paul Friesen on local democratic resilience under national autocracy. Friesen is a postdoctoral fellow with the Einaudi Center at Cornell.
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January 23, 2024 at 9:07 PM
On the case of democracy in Benin: Dominika Koter, political scientist at colgateuniversity.bsky.social, presented at our African Studies Association panel. Listen now for her full presentation and our first news wrap of 2024 on the latest from the continent.
January 14, 2024 at 10:06 PM
For our final episode of 2023, we present part 2 of our
African Studies Association panel on African democracy! You'll hear Alexandra Blackman present the case of Tunisia, preceded by our news wrap on elections in the DRC and a recent story of a stolen mask from Gabon.
Ep. 187: Alexandra Blackman on Democracy in Tunisia – Ufahamu Africa
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December 25, 2023 at 5:34 AM
Part 1 of our African Studies Association panel on African democracy - its backsliding and endurance - is out now! You'll hear @beattyriedl.bsky.social's intro on democratic backsliding on the continent and a case study from @dadakim.bsky.social on Malawi, written with Boniface Dulani.
Ep. 186: Democracy in Malawi – Ufahamu Africa
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December 20, 2023 at 9:47 AM
Kwadwo Owusu, professor of geography and resource development at the University of Ghana, is our guest this week. He sits down with cohost @beattyriedl.bsky.social for a conversation on climate and society and public policy around environmental health and well-being.
Ep. 185: Kwadwo Owusu on Environmental Health and Well-Being – Ufahamu Africa
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December 14, 2023 at 3:05 AM
Today's episode comes from Maseke Rioba, one of last year's fellows! She talks with guest Yasah Musa, program manager at the Nubian Rights Forum, about identity as a human right, citizenship, and the risk of statelessness. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
Ep. 184: Fellow Maseke Rioba and Yasah Musah on Identity as a Human Right – Ufahamu Africa
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December 6, 2023 at 1:58 AM