Shaka Ssali talks about Ghana’s 60 years of independence with Nii Akuetteh, an African Policy Analyst and Activist, and with James Jonah, Ph.D., former United Nations Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs.

Shaka Ssali celebrates International Women’s Day with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, a visiting scholar at George Washington University and a former Ambassador of Tanzania to the U.S., and with K. Riva Levinson, Author, President and CEO, of KRL International LLC.

Shaka Ssali discusses Somalia politics with Harun Maruf, VOA Somali Service Journalist, Ahmed Isse Awad, Somali Ambassador to the U.S., and with Faisal Abdi Roble, Writer and Analyst.

Shaka Ssali discusses U.S. President Donald Trump’s Africa relations with Dr. J. Peter Pham, Vice President & Director, Africa Center, Atlantic Council, Emira Woods, Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Angelle Kwemo, Chair, Believe in Africa.

Shaka Ssali discusses "Breaking the Berlin Wall in Africa” with guests Professor Michael D. Kaluya, Ph.D., Consultant and Author, and with Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior, Former Government of South Sudan Minister of Roads and Transport.

Shaka Ssali discusses Boko Haram acts of terror with Ibrahim Ahmed, VOA Hausa Service, and with Professor Helon Habila, an award-winning-Nigerian Author.

Shaka Ssali discusses the African Union with Ambassador Sidi Sanneh, Former Gambian Foreign Minister, and with Ambassador David K. Gacheru, Kenyan Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S.

Donald J. Trump assumed office as the 45th President of the U.S. and pledged to put “America first.” What does this mean for future relations between the U.S. and Africa? STA host Shaka Ssali is joined by Ambassador Herman Jay Cohen, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs during the George H. Bush administration and Ambassador Johnnie Carson, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs for the Obama administration, to discuss the new political landscape.

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to give up power, despite losing the recent presidential election to his rival, Adama Barrow. Host Shaka Ssali is joined by Samsudeen Sarr, Gambian Representative to the United Nations and Sheikh Omar Faye, former Gambian Ambassador to the United States to explore this issue.

Shaka Ssali discusses the challenges of political transitions in Africa with Lambert Mende, Democratic Republic of Congo Communications Minister, Mulegwa Zihindula, Democratic Republic of Congo Attorney, and Nii Akuetteh, an African Policy Analyst and Activist. Please note today's show is incomplete due to technical difficulties.