Shaka Ssali discusses U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Africa trip and ouster from his top diplomat job with Fatmata Barrie, Attorney and Maryland State Delegate Candidate and with Salih Booker, Executive Director, Center for International Policy.

We are live. In Extra Time Shaka answers your questions about politics in Africa.

Shaka Ssali discusses the Sierra Leone elections with VOA reporter Peter Clottey, Suna Nallo, Executive Director of NOSLINA, which is known as the National Organization of Sierra Leoneans in North America, and with Kwame Fitzjohn, Independent Sierra Leonean Journalist and Former Managing Editor of African Profiles International.

In this episode of "Shaka: Extra Time" the Straight talk Africa host talks about the elections in Sierra Leone and answers your questions about democracy in Africa, the political crisis in Ethiopia and the role of the youth. Take a look and let us know what you think.

Shaka Ssali discusses Ethiopia’s future with Solomon Abate Gebremariam, VOA Horn of Africa Correspondent, Professor Berhanu Nega, Economics Professor and Chairman of Patriotic Ginbot Seven, Dr. Yohannes Zeleke, Research Associate at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum, and with Mohammed Ademo, Freelance Journalist and Founder & Editor of OPRIDE.COM.

In this Shaka: Extra Time, Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali answers your questions about democracy in South Africa, the crisis in Ethiopia and talks about the role of the Ethiopian youth in shaping the future of their country. He also compares the political process in Kenya and Tanzania and talks about Rwanda and Uganda. VOA reporter Paul Ndiho brings your questions to Shaka, every Tuesday on Facebook Live at 12:30 EST (17:30 UTC).

Shaka Ssali discusses South Africa politics with Patrick Bond, Professor of Political Economy, at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Governance, Nii Akuetteh, an African Policy Analyst and Activist, and with Dr. Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, Professor of African Studies, at Howard University.

In this Shaka: Extra Time, VOA’s Paul and Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali discuss the political landscape in Zimbabwe after the death of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai Shaka answers questions from his social median followers about Ethiopia and addresses the need for reforms, he also talks about “democracy at work in South Africa.” Shaka also answers questions about Uganda and expands on his interview with Ugandan musician turned politician Bobbi Wine.

Shaka Ssali talks to Bobi Wine, who is an outspoken Ugandan Member of Parliament, a businessman, activist, humanitarian and musician.

In this episode of “Shaka Extra Time,” Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali answers your questions about the ANC and President Jacob Zuma, talks about capitalism versus communism for the African continent and rebukes criticism that he paints Africa as a “bad continent”. Take a look and let us know what you think.

“Shaka Extra Time" is a Facebook-live-only show where Paul Ndiho brings audience questions to Straight Talk Africa host Shaka Ssali.