AfriCan Geopardy

AfriCan Geopardy

By Dr Ifesinachi Okafor-YarwoodNewsPolitics
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AfriCan Geopardy episodes

  • Nigeria's suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Act 2019: A panacea for maritime security...
    In this episode of Georpardy, we discuss 'Nigeria's suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Act 2019: A panacea for good maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea'. Since the law was enacted, there have been two criminal convictions, one in 2020 and the second in 2021. However, one question that begs for an answer is: can the law serve as a deterrence to criminals?
    Listen to find out.
    Discussing this topic with our hosts is Constance Omagbemi, a Corporate Lawyer presently with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). She spent the first five years of her career as a Litigation Lawyer with two leading law firms in Nigeria before joining the Legal Services Unit of NIMASA in January 2013. Her diligent efforts in the Agency and penchant for excellence earned her the Employee of the Year award in 2019.
    32 min
  • The artisanal fisher in Ghana; an under rated component in a nation's socio-economic development.
    In this episode we continue with the theme of fisheries policy or lack thereof by bringing to the fore the realisties from Ghana. The topic is discussed with Mr Kwesi Johnson, an ardent advocate for sustainable fisheries management in Ghana. He has worked in initiatives that involve local and international development organisation, academia, media, grassroots trades, farmers for fair trade, village banking saving and loan activities and fishers' groups in combating Illegal fishing and promoting self-help through savings and voluntary compliance activities. He shares the social realities of fishers in Ghana and makes recommendations on what can be done differently to improve the current situation.
    46 min
  • AFriCan Fisheries Policy related to Regional Fisheries Management Organisation...

    In this episode we discuss African fisheries policy or lack thereof. This is an episode NOT to be missed. The African continent does not assert itself in the Regional Fisheries Management Organisations. There is still this colonial undertone with the way European countries relate with countries in Africa on fisheries. The network tried so hard to disrupt the flow of our conversation, but we won!

    Our guest, Madam Mpozi has a wealth of practical and academic experience of the subject. Madam Mpozi's academic training is in marine & fisheries science, having obtained a Master's degree in Fisheries Science and Management from the University of Bergen, Norway. She has over 15 years of experience spanning a diverse career path- such as fisheries, academia and state-owned entities. Madam Mpozi was the founding Director of the Security Institute for Governance & Leadership in Africa (SIGLA), focusing on maritime security... In the last five years, Madam Mpozi was the Deputy Director-General of fisheries at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, responsible for the sustainable development and management of South Africa's 22 commercial fishery sectors and aquaculture. Her function included advising the Minister and Parliament on fisheries policies. In 2016, for the first in South Africa's history- the small scale fisheries policy was developed and approved by Parliament. The policy led to the recognition and restoration of fishing rights to coastal communities. For four years, Ms Mpozi has been the Commissioner of South Africa to the tuna regional fisheries management organization (tRFMO's). She led the negotiations on the sustainable management and fishing possibilities of shared and highly migratory fish stocks. South Africa led the adoption of various management measures throughout this process. Like all our guests, Madam Mpozi have an open invitation to return - #goodtrouble. #Findawaytogetintheway.

    46 min
  • Religion and Development in Africa
    In this episode of AfriCan Geopardy, we discussed religion and development in Africa.
    Religion and development are often intimately interwoven for good or ill in Africa and elsewhere. For instance, religious organisations play a significant role in poverty alleviation, health care and peace and reconciliation programmes. At the same time, select religious organisations were used as a tool for colonialism. Hence, we have chosen this topic to clarify the intersection between religion and development.
    To discuss this topic, we had a befitting guest who is an expert on the subject. Dr Aikande Clement Kwayu is a social scientist with experience in both academia and practice. She consults on management, political economy analysis, policy analysis and evaluation of development projects. Dr Aikande has a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Nottingham (UK).
    Her book, Religion and British International Development Policy | Aikande Clement Kwayu | Palgrave Macmillan, published in 2020, is a must-read.
    38 min
  • Disaster Risk Management in Africa with a focus on averting Conflict over Water Resources.
    Disaster risk management entails introducing disaster risk reduction policies and strategies to prevent new disaster risk, reduce existing disaster risk, manage residual risk, and strengthen resilience and reduce disaster losses. With a focus on averting conflict over water resources, we discuss disaster risk management in Africa with Thandie Mwape Villadsen. Thandie is the Humanitarian Diplomacy Coordinator for the Africa Region at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) as Humanitarian Diplomacy Coordinator for Africa. Thandie is a Zambian National, a trained journalist and former UN Diplomat with 20 years of international experience in the United Nations in Africa, Asia, Geneva and New York. In her previous job, Thandie worked as global Policy Advisor at the Netherlands Red Cross society/Partners for Resilience Alliance on Climate Change and Ecosystems and advancing disaster risk reduction and community resilience. In this discussion, Thandie outlines some of the issues relating to disaster risk management on the continent, the work done by IFRC and recommendations on what the continent can do differently.
    31 min
  • Energy Security in Africa with Dr Nalule.
    Energy security is commonly defined as the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price. However, this definition does not reflect the social realities of 600 million AfriCans who do not have access to electricity or the 900 million that lack access to clean cooking on the continent. As a result, taking this reality into account Dr Nalule powerfully argues that energy security is about accessibility than affordability as people have to first have access to electricity before being concerned about affordability. She also proposed some solutions to Africa’s energy security needs. Thanks for listening.
    40 min
  • Minority expert voices and "Facebook Diplomas"
    In this episode, Drs' Okafor-Yarwood and Belhabib reflects on what trolling might look like for minority expert voices and why these voices are targeted in the first instance. One important question that they pose and provides an answer for is, what should one do when one is trolled? They also share some advice on how to handle trolling. The keyword is to "not feed the trolls" and step away from one's devices for a bit if need be, for one's mental health. Do enjoy listening and share any tips you might have on how to deal with trolls. Have a great month ahead.
    48 min
  • Cyber Security in Africa
    In this episode we discuss "Cyber Security in Africa" with Dr.
    Aisha Ali-Gombe. Dr Ali-Gombe is an assistant professor of Computer Science at Towson University and a visiting research scientist with the Center for Computation and Technology at Louisiana State University. Dr Ali- Gombe earned her PhD in Engineering and Applied Science with a major in Computer Science from the University of New Orleans in 2017, following an M.S. degree in Computer Science in 2012 and an MBA from Bayero University Kano, Nigeria in 2011. Her expertise and research interest are in cybersecurity, reverse engineering, and digital forensics. She has published her work in top tier conferences and journals of computer and mobile security and forensics. Dr Ali-Gombe is a recipient of the early-career NSF CRII grant and TotalFinaElf Undergraduate Merit Scholarship, Nigeria, amongst other recognitions.
    Dr Ali-Gombe recognised that cyber-security is a national security issue. As such, African countries must take cyber threats seriously. She also highlighted the import role that technology can plan in advancing sustainable development for the AfriCan continent and the need for our government to be more proactive and supportive.
    Enjoy!
    56 min
  • Pandemics and disaster management in Africa!
    Dr Michael Adekunle Charles is a seasoned diplomat and an international development professional with over 18 years experience providing technical, managerial and operational support to field and country offices of the Red Cross and the public and private sector.  
    He is a medical doctor with a Masters degree in public health from the University of Heidelberg and Bielefeld in Germany.
    Dr Charles has engaged with government authorities at various levels in over 30 countries on the African continent. Currently, he is the Head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Southern Africa delegation, based in Pretoria South Africa.
    In this episode, we learn more about pandemics and disaster management in the AfriCan continent.
    Listen. Reflect. Share.
    #AfriCan!
    44 min
  • #Almajiranci and the security of the AfriCan child.
    In this episode, we discuss the #Almajiranci system of Islamic education practised in northern Nigeria and other parts of West Africa with Dr Hadiza Kere Abdulrahman - the male gender seeking Islam knowledge is called Almajiri, the female gender is Almajira.
    Dr Kere Abdulrahman is a lecturer in Inclusive Education at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln, UK. She has a PhD in Education and researches the Almajiranci system of education of northern Nigeria – she is also an advocate for its practitioners.
    Did you know that the Almajiranci system's changing nature has routes in the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP) introduced in the 1980s?
    Did you also know that experts hold that having vulnerable children in cities across a nation fighting an ideological war makes it easier for Boko Haram insurgents to continue to wage war against the Nigerian state due to a robust recruitment source? - listen to find out more.
    Dr Kere Abdulrahman is a lecturer in Inclusive Education at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln, UK. She has a PhD in Education and researches the Almajiranci system of education of northern Nigeria – she is also an advocate for its practitioners.
    47 min

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AfriCan Geopardy was founded in 2019. It is a fun, witty, and authentic way of discussing African geopolitics and the oceans, with a twist of breaking stereotypes about Africa. We present topics in a…