Joining us in conversation this week is Cyril Obi, program director of the African Peacebuilding Network, to talk with Rachel about the geopolitics of oil in Africa, his work with the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program, and the great work of the African Peacebuilding Network.
And if you’re still looking for gifts for your African studies friends, check out this week’s news wrap where Kim and Rachel share the books we should be reading. In other news, we talk Ghanian elections, all of the happenings in the Sahel, and Malawi being selected as the country of the year.
Listen to the episode below!
Our Guest
Books from the Episode
Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution by Stephen Zunes and Jacob Mundy
Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move by Nanjala Nyabola
Development, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Robtel Neajai Paile
Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa by Peace Medie
The Governance, Security and Development Nexus: Africa Rising edited by Kenneth Omeje
Peacebuilding in Contemporary Africa: In Search of Alternative Strategies edited by Kenneth Omeje
South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Military: Lost in Transition and Transformation by Lindy Heinecken
The Postcolonial African State in Transition: Stateness and Modes of Sovereignty by Amy Niang
Community of Insecurity: SADC’s Struggle for Peace and Security in Southern Africa by Laurie Nathan
War-Time Care Work and Peacebuilding in Africa by Fatma Osman Ibnouf
Researching Peacebuilding in Africa: Reflections on Theory, Fieldwork and Context edited by Ismail Rashid and Amy Niang
Other Links and Articles
“The Politics of Pandemic Othering: Putting COVID-19 in Global and Historical Context” by Kim Yi Dionne and Fulya Felicity Turkmen
“Ghana’s Election Was Largely a Referendum on President Akufo-Addo’s Economic Vision” by Richard Aidoo
Echoes of the Sahel (8 December 2020) by Clingendael Institute
“The U.S. Recognized Moroccan Sovereignty over the Disputed Western Sahara. Here’s What That Means.” by Jacob Mundy
“SK Global & Mazur Kaplan Company Pick Up Peace Adzo Medie’s Novel ‘His Only Wife’” by Anthony D’Alessandro
“Which Is The Economist’s Country of the Year?” by The Economist
“Are Women ‘Really’ Making a Unique Contribution to Peacekeeping? The Rhetoric and the Reality” by Lindy Heinecken
“The Mandate Effect: A Typology and Conceptualization of Mediation Mandates” by Laurie Nathan
“The Great Lakes in Africa: Regional Politics and Dynamics” by Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka
“Environmental Conflict, Traditional Institutions, and Durable Peace in Niger Delta” by Abosede Babatunde
“Local Perspectives on Food Security in Nigeria’s Niger Delta” by Abosede Babatunde
“The Geopolitical Consequences of Oil in Africa: The Case of Nigeria” by Cyril Obi
“Oil and the International Politics of the African State” by Cyril Obi
Previous Episodes We Mentioned
Ep. 102: A conversation with Noah Nathan about the Ghanaian election
Transcript
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Reading this was just lovely 🙂
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