We start this week’s newswrap talking about Russian interference in African elections using Facebook, Rose Mutiso’s TED talk about energy poverty in Africa, identification card politics in northeastern Nigeria, and more.
Our guest this week is Kathleen Klaus (@KathleenKlaus), an assistant professor of politics at the University of San Francisco. Her book, Political Violence in Kenya: Land, Elections, and Claim-Making, is in production at Cambridge University Press, expected to be published in 2020. Kathleen’s award-winning research has focused on land rights and political violence and Ufahamu Africa listeners may remember that she was our guest in Episode 28, helping us to understand the then recently announced decision by the Kenyan Supreme Court to nullify the 2017 presidential elections. Rachel sat down with Kathleen when she was at Cornell University earlier this month presenting some of her new research on refugee settlement and the politics of land in Uganda.
Books, Links, & Articles
- This Week in Africa Newsletter
- “Russia Tests New Disinformation Tactics in Africa to Expand Influence.” by Davey Alba and Sheera Frenkel
- “How to bring affordable, sustainable electricity to Africa.” by Rose Mutiso
- Mawazoinstitute.org
- “The motivations and dynamics of Zimbabwe’s 2017 military coup.” by Blessing-Miles Tendi
- Seizing Power: The Strategic Logic of Military Coups by Naunihal Singh
- Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home by Sisonke Msimang
Previous Episodes We Mentioned
- Ep. 75: A conversation with Richard Banegas on citizenship, identity cards, and more
- Ep. 77: A conversation on agriculture and innovation in Africa with YALI Mandela Fellows
- Ep. 31-1: Part 1 of a chat with the founders of Mawazo, a research start-up in Nairobi
- Ep31-2. Part 2 of a chat with the founders of Mawazo, a research start-up in Nairobi