Following a news wrap covering Facebook’s fact-checking initiative, Tunisia’s elections, Malawi’s protests, and more, this week’s episode features an interview with Richard Banégas, a professor at Sciences Po. He talks with co-host Rachel Beatty Riedl about his research on identity papers, citizenship, and how technological developments are shaping mobility globally. 

Books, Links, & Articles

• Agence France-Presse 
• PesaCheck 
• Dubawa 
• Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya by Nanjala Nyabola  
• “How WhatsApp influenced Nigeria’s recent election — and what it taught us about ‘fake news.’ Analysis by Jamie Hitchen, Jonathan Fisher, Nic Cheeseman, and Idayat Hassan
• “From Political Islam to Muslim Democracy.” by Rached Ghannouchi
• “Winners and losers of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections.” Analysis by Sharan Grewal
• Identification and Citizenship in Africa by Richard Banegas, Severine Awenengo Dalberto
• Biometric State: The Global Politics of Identification and Surveillance in South Africa, 1850 to the Present by Keith Breckenridge