Podcast Episode 13: A Conversation with Constantine Manda about Increasing Authoritarianism in Tanzaniza

Ufahamu Africa

Date: April 8, 2017

Summary:

This episode focus is on a recent political event in Tanzania. The country's information minister was terminated from his work and the arrest of rapper Nay wa Mitego. The primary purpose is to understand how these events signal growing authoritarianism.    

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Podcast Episode 139: A Conversation with Zainab Usman about Climate Change

Ufahamu Africa

Date: April 2, 2022

Summary:

This episode talks about the killing  of a Somali female MP, Kenyan country music, and the Zimbabwean president's party (ZANU PF) losing support in the polls. The topics of economic diversification and climate resiliency are discussed.

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Podcast Episode 14: A Conversation with Rwandan Filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza on Memory, Audience, and Art More Broadly

Ufahamu Africa

Date: April 15, 2017

Summary:

This episode discusses African films. Ufahamu Africa's host discussed with Rwandan filmmaker Kivu Ruhorahoza regarding his debut film Grey Matter (2011) and Things of the Aimless Wandered (2015) to commemorate the 1994 Rwanda Genocide.

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Podcast Episode 143: A  Conversation with Fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and Artist and Historian Wambui Kamiru  about Art, History, and Memory

Ufahamu Africa

Date: May 21, 2022

Summary:

Wanjiku Ngugi joins the podcast to discuss her journey as an artist and the linkages between some of her work and the subjects of cultural expression, womanhood, and the preservation of history. She also highlights their impact on social and political determination in Kenya.

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Podcast Episode 146: A  Conversation with Fellow Chido Nyaruwata and Awino Okech about Gender, Protests, and Political Change in Africa

Ufahamu Africa

Date: June 18, 2022

Summary:

This discussion covers the drives of African feminist movements and women's human rights defenders to advocate for transforming social norms, practices, and state-building in different African countries.

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Podcast Episode 148: A Conversation with Fellow Wanjiku Ngugi and Catherine Muya on New Media and Democracy

Ufahamu Africa

Date: July 16, 2022

Summary:

This episode explores the concept of digitization, new media, and its impact on democratization in Africa. This conversation aims to interrogate the place women in politics in the digital age and various aspects of digital political communication in Kenya and the rest of Africa.

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Podcast Episode 155: A Conversation with Eric Osei Assibey about the Financial Situation in Ghana

Ufahamu Africa

Date: November 26, 2022

Summary:

Eric Osei Assibey joins the podcast to talk about the financial situation in Ghana, the state of the Ghanian economy, and the effects of the war in Ukraine on the country.

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Podcast Episode 156: A Conversation with Cohosts Kim and Rachel on Accusations of Corruption in Malawi

Ufahamu Africa

Date: December 3, 2022

Summary:

Ufahamu Africa discuss the recent arrest of Malawi vice-president Saulos Chilima.

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