African Arguments Podcast

By Peter Dörrie and Desné Masie

Hosts Peter Dörrie and Desné Masie discuss Africa's vibrant political, cultural, economic and social affairs with changing guests.... more

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

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October 30, 2015AAP#3: Nigeria and the Buhari Administration with James Schneider and Lagun Akinloye
Five months after taking office, President Buhari has finally named his cabinet. Journalist James Schneider and analyst Lagun Akinloye join us to discuss why it took so long, explain the ramifications and debate if Buhari's anti-corruption drive means anything in the long term.
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Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter
Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Lagun Akinloye (political analyst on Nigeria and the head of Public Relations for the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK): Twitter
James Schneider (senior correspondent at the New African Magazine): Twitter
African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Notes
Recommendations:
The website of the Economic Freedom Fighters
China in Africa Podcast on iTunes
China in Africa Podcast episode with James Schneider
China-Africa Reporting Project
AKÉ Arts & Book Festival
The Drone Papers and Target Africa
Nigeria and the Buhari Administration
Buhari's first 21 appointments analyzed
Reuters: Without a cabinet, Nigeria is stuck 'on hold'
New York Times: Nigeria President Escalates Campaign to Stem Corruption
UNECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows
Buhari locates looted Nigerian funds stashed away in the US and European banks
Agenda
Film Africa 2015
Homepage of the India-Africa Forum Summit 2015
Quartz: Everything you need to know about India’s trade with Africa, in six charts
Quartz: Completely outspent by China, India is sticking to its own plan to win over Africa
Homepage of Larry Ekundayo
Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at [email protected].
The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.
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51min
October 16, 2015AAP#2: The Conversation and Journalism in Africa with Jabulani Sikhakhane
We talk with Jabulani Sikhakhane, deputy editor of The Conversation Africa about his publication's special approach to journalism and the state of the fourth estate across the continent.
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Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter
Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Jabulani Sikhakhane (guest, deputy editor of The Conversation Africa): Twitter | The Conversation Africa
African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Notes
Recommendations:
Zambian Economist
Chola Mukanga on Twitter
Zambia is downgraded again!
Closing the research gap between Africa and the rest of the world
Future (im)perfect? Mapping conflict, violence and extremism in Africa
The Conversation Africa
10 ways the The Conversation is different
The Conversation France
The Conversation Republishing Guidelines
Contribute to The Conversation
Agenda
Red Media Summit
Livestream
Chude Jideonwo on Twitter
StateCraft
Binyavanga Wainaina on Twitter
James Schneider on Twitter
Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at [email protected].
The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.
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October 02, 2015AAP#1: Electoral Politics in the DR Congo with Jason Stearns
Jason Stearns joins us to talk about electoral politics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We get into President Joseph Kabila's strategy for political (and physical) survival, China's role in Congolese politics and Moise Katumbi, Kabila's heir apparent.
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Follow us and our guests:
Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter
Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Jason Stearns (guest, expert on politics and security in the DR Congo): Twitter | Blog
African Arguments/Royal African Society: Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Notes
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters - Jason's fantastic book on the Congo conflicts
How will the oil price collapse affect the Africa Rising story? by Desné Masie on African Arguments
Africa's oil boom goes bust by Luke Patey on African Arguments
Mathematiques Congolaises by Jean Bofane
Congo Kitoko - Exhibition in Paris on Congolese modern art
Daniel Eizenga's Burkina Faso updates on the Sahel Blog
Congo’s Katanga Governor Moïse Katumbi leaves ruling party, breaks silence by Kris Berwouts on African Arguments
Thomas Piketty at the Annual Nelson Mandela Lecture
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at [email protected].
The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.
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41min
September 29, 2015AAP 000: Discussing African Arguments with James Wan
This is a teaser episode for the upcoming African Arguments Podcast with special guest James Wan, editor-in-chief of African Arguments. We discuss African Argument's publishing strategy, James' experiences from his first weeks on the job and how the podcast fits into all of this.
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Follow us and our guests:
Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter
Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
James Wan (editor, African Arguments): Twitter
African Arguments/Royal African Society: Twitter | Facebook | Homepage
Notes
Quartz: Lessons from Thomas Piketty for South Africa, one of the most unequal countries in the world
African Arguments: The Old Guard vs. The People, Round 2
African Arguments: After the coup in Burkina Faso: unity, justice, and dismantling the Compaoré system
Joe Penny's Twitter profile
African Arguments
Royal African Society
Making Sense of the Sudans
The Nigeria Forum
The Central Africa Forum
African Journalism Fund
Articles by Morten Jerven on African Arguments
Books on Desné's reading list :
Ricardo Soares de Oliveira - Magnificent and Beggar Land: Angola Since the Civil War
Morten Jerven - Africa: Why Economists Get it Wrong
Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo - Poor Economics: Barefoot Hedge-fund Managers, DIY Doctors and the Surprising Truth about Life on less than $1 a Day

Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch!
The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.
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29min

FAQs about African Arguments Podcast:

How many episodes does African Arguments Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.