In this week’s podcast, we speak with Constantine Manda (@msisiri), a doctoral student in political science at Yale University who hails from Tanzania. We talk about recent events in Tanzania, including the firing of Tanzania’s information minister and the arrest of rapper Nay wa Mitego, and how these events signal growing authoritarianism in the country since the election of President John Magufuli. Constantine also shares a few book recommendations, including an endorsement of Dan Magaziner’s The Art of Life in South Africa, featured in an earlier episode.
In this week’s episode, we play the song “Cash Madame” by Tanzanian artist Vanessa Mdee. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, and Instagram.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “It’s not just a rapper’s arrest that should raise alarms about authoritarianism in Tanzania.” by Constantine Manda
- “Music and poetry thrive in The Gambia post-Jammeh” by Hamza Mohamed
- “Are efforts to limit presidential power in Africa working?” by Rachel Beatty Riedl
- African Socialism in Postcolonial Tanzania: Between the Village and the World Reprint Edition by Priya Lal
- The Economy Political of Tanzania: Decline and Recovery by Michael Lofchie
- Toxic Aid: Economic Collapse and Recovery in Tanzania by Sebastian Edwards
- The Art of Life in South Africa by Daniel Magaziner
- A Motorcycle on Hell Run: Tanzania, Black Power, and the Uncertain Future of Pan-Africanism, 1964- 1974 by Seth M. Markle
- Bongo Flava Artists Mentioned in Today’s Episode: Ali Kiba, Lady Jaydee , Diamond Platnumz