Africa 4 Dummies

Over 100 years ago in what is now Namibia, a genocide saw 80% of the Herero and 50% of the Nama ethnic populations killed by German colonialists.  Often known as Germany’s first Holocaust, the Africa 4 Dummies team talks to Prof Henning Melber from the Nordic-Africa Institute and member of SWAPO (Namibia’s ruling party) on how Germany and Namibia are dealing with their past and why youths sho...

Asking an expert Everyone has heard of the IMF,  but what exactly is it and why should Africans care about it? The Africa 4 Dummies Team discusses these and other issues like Special Drawing Rights (SDR) with International Development and Financial Law expert  Professor Daniel Bradlow from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Prof Daniel Bradlow's article: How Africa can seize the m...

In this episode Nathan and Zenge discuss Nathan’s paper on how agricultural industries in Europe and South Africa create a “dangerous, degrading and dirty“ environment for  African migrants seeking greener pastures. [Disclaimer] To avoid any contradiction this is episode 8 and not episode 3 as might have been stated in this podcast.  Song: Harare by  Bongo Maffin 

Amidst the debate over debt sustainability, the rising cost of living and concerns over political violence as well as an ever-present pandemic,  the southern African country of Zambia heads to the polls on the 12th August 2021.  Instead of talking to experts, this time the Africa 4 Dummies Team decided to talk to ordinary Zambians about their views ahead of this General Election. Co-prod...

When democracy does not bring prosperity. About 10 years ago the Arab Spring occurred, which saw long-term authoritarian leaders in North Africa and the Middle East ousted from power,  starting with President Ben Ali of Tunisia in 2011. Since then Tunisia has been largely seen as the most successful country in its transition into democracy. However, after  President Kais Saied abrup...

Africa’s Black Market: Covid19 Vaccines  As most of Africa goes through its third wave of the Covid19 pandemic, senior researchers Richard Chelin (Institute of Security Studies Africa ) and Dr Craig Moffat (Good Governance in Africa organisation) speak to the Africa 4 Dummies team about the flourishing black market for Covid19 Vaccines. Link to article: https://issafrica.org/iss-today/fake-co...

Recently South Africa has seen civil unrest after the sentencing and jailing of former President Jacob Zuma. In this episode hosts Zenge and Nathan and a special guest Nishka Pillay (a politics grad ) from South Africa discuss and analyse the recent events. Co-produced by Mwiza N Music : Bongeziwe Mabandla - Ndokulandela

Join hosts Zenge and Nathan as they discuss what being black means inside and outside Africa with 3 guests (Lory, Mwiza and Fatouma ) from diverse African backgrounds. Music: Fatoumata Diawara Ft a quote from Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche (France 24 interview)

Much has been said about the New Scramble for Africa but what's Africa actually doing about it?