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Globally, Black people are among the most affected by the climate crisis, despite contributing very little to it. For a long time, the crisis was portrayed as yet another inj... more

Most development histories focus on large-scale projects and multi-year plans. But how would we understand development differently if we chose a different starting point? In Village Work: Development and Rural Statecraft in Twentieth-Century Ghana (O... more

In today’s podcast we talked to Dr. Sandra Greene about her book Slave Owners of West Africa. Decision Making in the Age of Abolition published in 2017 by Indiana University Press. In this book Dr. Greene presents us with the biographies of three ind... more

In 2024, Senegal faced a severe constitutional and electoral crisis. The presidential vote was postponed, tensions escalated, and fears of democratic breakdown intensified. Yet democracy held. Why?

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Recent Guests

Sandra Greene
Dr. Sandra Greene, author of Slave Owners of West Africa
Cornell University
Episode: Sandra E. Greene, “Slave Owners of West Africa: Decision Making in the Age of Abolition” (Indiana UP, 2017)
Alice Wiemers
Author of Village Work, Development and Rural Statecraft in Twentieth-Century Ghana
Davidson College
Episode: Alice Wiemers, "Village Work: Development and Rural Statecraft in Twentieth-Century Ghana" (Ohio UP, 2021)
Ibrahima Fall
Director of Studies at the School of International Commerce, Communications and Business Techniques in Dakar, Senegal
GRESCo; Eticca Business School (Senegal)
Episode: Why Senegal’s Democracy Survived
Catherine Lena Kelly
Director of Engagement at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Episode: Why Senegal’s Democracy Survived
Dr. Wendy Wolford
Professor at Cornell University focusing on geography and land politics, author of 'The Plantation Ideal'
Cornell University
Episode: Wendy Wolford, "The Plantation Ideal: Landscapes of Extraction in Mozambique" (U California Press, 2025)
Carl Death
Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy
University of Manchester
Episode: Carl Death, "African Climate Futures" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Peer Schouten
Author of Roadblock Politics, The Origins of Violence in Central Africa
Danish Institute for International Studies
Episode: Peer Schouten, "Roadblock Politics: The Origins of Violence in Central Africa" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Dr. Todd Cleveland
Teaches African history and sports history at the University of Arkansas.
University of Arkansas
Episode: Todd Cleveland, "Africa and the Olympics: Winning Away from the Podium" (Ohio UP, 2024)
Dr. Leslie James
Professor in the Global History Department at Queen's University of London
Queen's University of London
Episode: Leslie James, "The Moving Word: How the West African and Caribbean Press Shaped Black Political Thought, 1935-1960" (Harvard UP, 2025)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
One of the hosts, involved in various academic discussions covering a range of topics in African studies.
Keith Rathbun
Host of New Books in African Studies and involved in contemporary discussions around African topics.

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 95 ratings
  • Colonial, White Perspective

    Just listened to the podcast episode called “The Future of Africa: a Discussion with James A Robinson” and it was the most colonial, white-supremist perspective I’ve ever heard of. James A Robinson needs to read “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” by Walter Rodney and stop acting like it’s Africa’s fault for not having technological and societal advancements in the same way Europe & Asia did. Any “advancement”Europe had was not just happenstance, but entirely because of the domination and extract... more

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    Keahileo
    United States2 years ago
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    BurtonR
    Australia3 years ago
  • Max Siollun’s book interview!

    Max Siollun carried the interview, he was both enthusiastic and current. I can’t wait to read his latest book “What Britain did to Nigeria.”

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    T Drinker
    United States4 years ago
  • Reviewer’s tone

    I especially enjoy the reviews given pre-2019. The hosts were better public speakers in the beginning of this series. Any interview conducted by Host Nicholas Walton was a great!

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    T Drinker
    United States5 years ago
  • Excellent podcast

    This is an excellent podcast. Always interesting book topics and insightful q

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    JasonByrne film
    United States5 years ago

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Carl Death, "African Climate Futures" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What is the role of Africian self-writing and Afrofuturism?
African self-writing offers perspectives rooted in African contexts and challenges dominant narratives while Afrofuturism focuses on future-oriented forms of speculative art and literature.
Carl Death, "African Climate Futures" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Why read climate fiction?
Fiction can help to encourage empathy and is important in public culture and democracy, reflecting how we understand our society and environment.
Nathan Munier, "Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade: The State, Resource Politics and Development" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: What connections do you find between Zimbabwe's diamond trade and other global contexts like Venezuela?
Both faced severe economic challenges and used informal diamond and gold sectors to stabilize their regimes amidst political and economic collapse, highlighting similarities in resource-induced resilience.
Nathan Munier, "Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade: The State, Resource Politics and Development" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: How has Zanu-PF's dominance of the diamond trade influenced their ability to dominate in terms of domestic politics?
From 2009 to 2013, Zanu-PF maintained control over the diamond sector, allowing it to leverage resources for political gains while the MDC struggled with limited access to revenue from that sector.
Nathan Munier, "Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade: The State, Resource Politics and Development" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us more about how the diamond sector developed?
In 2006, a significant amount of diamonds were discovered in eastern Zimbabwe, considered one of the largest finds in a century, easily mined due to their alluvial nature.

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