In this episode, we explore Boko Haram’s Connections and International Sources of Funding. I am joined by James Barnett, a PhD candidate at Oxford University and a non-resident research fellow at Hudson Institute in Washington DC, specialising in sub-Saharan Africa.

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Professor Koen Vlassenroot, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Conflict Research Group at Ghent University. Professor Koen discusses the Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels and the recent escalation of conflict in eastern DRC where the M23 has taken over several areas including mineral-rich Goma town.

This week, I am joined by Desmond Omoluru, PhD candidate in Economics and Finance at the University of Warsaw, to discuss how countries in Africa are cooperating in trade. Desmond provides insights into the prospects and challenges towards economic integration and peaceful coexistence in Africa.

This week, I am joined by Professor Tony Chafer, emeritus professor of African and French studies at the University of Portsmouth, to discuss the revolution against France from former French colonies in Africa that has led to the countries cutting ties with France, the latest being Ivory Coast.

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dr Federico Donelli, Assistant Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at the University of Trieste, Italy and ISPI Senior Associate Research Fellow, to discuss the topic: Ethiopia-Somalia Recent Agreement and Turkey’s Growing Influence in Africa. Dr Donelli dissects the agreement negotiated by President Erdogan of Turkey. While he acknowledges the significance of the agreement, he is less optimistic about the outcome of further negotiations.

This week’s episode is part two of our topic on reparation. Our guest is former Director and associate professor at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Wits University and current Commissioner for Anti-Racism, Justice and Education at the South African Human Rights Commission. Commissioner Madlingozi provides a historical, current and futuristic analysis of what reparation means to Africa and Africans on the continent.

The topic for this week’s episode is “Reparation for Africa and African Descendants: Confronting History and Seeking Justice”. Our guest is Dr. Makini Chisolm-Straker, a New York-based medical academic, practitioner and activist. Makini provides a rich insight into the current surge in the campaign for reparation. She reveals the double standard in the kick-back against reparation citing reparations paid to White slave owners in America following abolition of slave trade as well as reparations paid to victims of the holocaust amongst many others. But more so, she prioritises policy reparation (that offers long term benefits) over financial compensation.

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Malik Samuel and Idris Mohammed to discuss Nigeria’s new terrorist group, Lakurawa. Malik is a Nigerian-based investigative journalist and human security researcher, presently a Senior Researcher at Good Governance Africa (based in Abuja, Nigeria). Our second guest, Idris Mohammed is also an investigative journalist and an expert in peace, security and conflict. He is presently a PhD candidate at the University of Alabama Graduate School, United States.

In this week’s episode, we focus on the implications of President Trump’s Second Term for Africa. I am joined by two special guests, Professor Francis Owusu, Professor at the Department of Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, USA and Professor Padraig Carmody, Professor in Development Geography at Trinity College, Dublin.

This week’s episode focuses on migration in Southern Africa. Our guest is Dr. Rose Jaji, an anthropologist and Senior Researcher at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability. Dr. Jaji provides a rich historical context of migration in the southern region of Africa-starting from precolonial to post-colonial periods. She reveals the varied patterns of migration and the factors driving migration. Although she acknowledges that South Africa is the most popular destination, other countries including Zimbabwe (with high rate of outbound migrants) also host migrants including from the global north.