Earlier this year, Liliane Umubyeyi and Amah Edoh joined Cornell University’s Institute for European Studies to talk about their collaborative work on reparations, especially related to Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo. We share selected excerpts of their talk in this week’s episode, and you can find a link to watch the full panel in this week’s show notes.

In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel talk about the arrest of former South African President Jacob Zuma and the subsequent protests. Plus, more about COVID vaccines on the African continent.

Books, Links, & Articles

• 49 Podcast by Center for Strategic and International Studies

• “Announcing the 8th Annual TMC African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular!” by Laura Seay and Kim Yi Dionne

• “Don’t expect regional organizations to rein in coups” by Emmanuel Balogun and Aarie Glas

• “Can Mauritians save a democracy in trouble?” by Louis Amédée Darga and Suhaylah Peeraullee

• “Kenya might expel refugees to their home countries” by Jeremy Horowitz and Kristin Michelitch

• Belgium to Congo: Colonialism Reparation and Truth & Reconciliation Commissions by Global Cornell

• “Ramaphosa warns those behind the unrest and tells SA: ‘the attempted insurrection has failed’” by News24

• “Zuma’s Arrest Is a Victory for the Rule of Law in South Africa” by Eusebius McKaiser

• “Worst violence in years spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over” by Alexander Winning and Wendell Roelf

• World Unemployment Data by The World Bank

• “Why South Africans are protesting the arrest of former president Jacob Zuma” by Carolyn E. Holmes

• “Former South African president Zuma’s corruption trial delayed to May 26” by France 24

• “South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma in court for corruption” by AP News

• “Jacob Zuma: South Africa’s ex-president pleads not guilty for multi-billion dollar arms deal” by BBC News Africa

• “South Africa’s former President Zuma compares judges to apartheid rulers” by Reuters Africa and NBC News

• “South Africa’s Jacob Zuma breached constitution – court” by BBC Africa

• “South Africa’s president has survived a rape trial, corruption charges and many bids to oust him” Robyn Dixon

• “Jacob Zuma under investigation for using hate speech” by David Smith

• “Ramaphosa blasts ‘ethnic mobilisation’ in pro-Zuma unrest, violence across the country” by Jason Felix

• “Mangosuthu Buthelezi: SA is being destroyed and we must take action” by Times Live

• “We won’t be part of Jacob Zuma’s defence force: Zulu regiments” by Sihle Mavuso

• “Zuma’s Nkandla defense: No, no, that’s not a swimming pool. It’s a fire pool! For security!” by Erin Conway-Smith

• “Bunker bunker time: Zuma’s lavish Nkandla upgrade” by Matuma Letsoala and Charles Molele

• “South Africa extends tight COVID-19 restrictions for another 14 days” by Reuters

• “South Africa rejects 2m J&J vaccines due to FDA decision” by Mogomotsi Magome

• “WHO supporting South African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub” by World Health Organization

• “COVAX: Working for global equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines” by World Health Organization

• Avocats Sans Frontières

• Taking Action on Colonial Past and its Legacies Project by ASF

• “Will American Ideas Tear France Apart? Some of Its Leaders Think So” by Norimitsu Onishi

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep. 105: Repatriation of Museum Objects, Part 1

• Ep. 106: Repatriation of Museum Objects, Part 2