Joining us this week is friend of the show, Zachariah Mampilly! He speaks with Kim about researching and teaching African politics, as well as his Program on African Social Research (PASR) which supports junior African scholars as they work to publish in academic journals

In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about the Islamic State in Mozambique, news from Nigeria, and political updates in Côte d’Ivoire.

Books, Links, & Articles

• Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War by Zachariah Cherian Mampilly

• Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change by Adam Branch and Zachariah Cherian Mampilly

• Rebel Governance in Civil War edited by: Ana Arjona, Nelson Kasfir, and Zachariah Cherian Mampilly

• Peacemaking: From Practice to Theory edited by Susan Allen Nan, Zachariah Cherian Mampilly, and Andrea Bartoli

• From Pews to Politics: Religious Sermons and Political Participation in Africa by Gwyneth H. McClendon and Rachel Beatty Riedl

• Neither Settler Nor Native by Mahmood Mamdani

• The Three-Body Problem Series by Cixin Liu

• “The Islamic State has ‘provinces’ in Africa. That doesn’t mean what you might think.” by Jason Warner

• “As militants overrun Mozambique oil town, fears rise of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’” by Max Bearak

• “Islamic State in Libya: From Force to Farce?” by Inga Kristina Trauthig

• “Algeria’s al-Qaeda defectors join IS group” by Al Jazeera

• “Militant Group in Egypt Vows Loyalty to ISIS” by David D. Kirkpatrick

• “Nigeria’s Boko Haram pledges allegiance to Islamic State” by BBC Africa

• “Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now” by Robert Postings

• “The Islamic State in Congo” by Tara Candland, Adam Finck, Haroro J. Ingram, Laren Poole, Lorenzo Vidino, and Caleb Weiss

• “France’s Total suspends Mozambique gas project over jihadist attacks” by France 24

• “Nigeria suspends Twitter after the social media platform freezes president’s account” by Danielle Paquette

• “Trump congratulates Nigeria for Twitter ban, says more countries should do the same” by Tage Kene-Okafor

• “U.S. condemns Nigeria for blocking Twitter” by Associated Press

• “VPN Demand Surges Around the World” by Top10VPN

• “Germany acknowledged colonial atrocities in Namibia as genocide. Victims’ groups want more.” by Franziska Boehme

• “Germany colonial-era genocide reparations offer not enough – Namibia vice president” by Reuters

• “Mozambique: Rwandan Former Journalist Abducted” by All Africa

• “Exiled Rwandan Journalist Detained In Mozambique” by Agence France Presse

• Program on African Social Research

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 63: A conversation with Muna Ndulo on international financial transparency, investment vs. insurgency, and more

• Ep. 103: A conversation with Cyril Obi of the African Peacebuilding Network

• Ep. 24: Dr. Zachariah Mampilly raises some important questions about studying African Politics in the West

• Ep. 113: A conversation with Nanjala Nyabola