Welcome back to a new year of Ufahamu Africa! Kim and Rachel talk about some of your and our favorite episodes of 2021, the big events that affected Africa in 2021, and more!

Books, Links, & Articles

• Ufahamu Africa on Foreign Policy Playlist
• The Lawfare Podcast: Making Sense of the Crisis in Ethiopia
• “The Enemy in Her Imagination: A Fable” by  Elleni Centime Zeleke
• “Take the Soul from Everyone, and the Liberty of All” by Rama Salla Dieng  
• The West Africa Autocratization Tracker by Expédit Ologou    
• Senegal’s violent protests reveal that its long-stable democracy is fragile, after all by Kamissa Camara  
• Shaping the Future of Power Knowledge Production and Network building in China-Africa Relations by Linda Benabdallah
•  It’s Time to Up Our Democracy Promotion Game by Michael McFaul   
• “China’s Soft-Power Advantage in Africa” by Lina Benabdallah 
• Benin’s Militant Problem May Worsen After Last Month’s Election by Christina Cottiero
• “A Look Back at Significant Events that Shaped Africa in 2021” 

Previous Episodes We Mentioned 

• Ep. 9: A conversation with Dr. Laura Seay on conflict and minerals in DRC
• Ep. 36: A conversation with Hilary Matfess on women and Boko Haram
• Ep. 48: A conversation with Michael Woldemariam on the political shakeup in the Horn of Africa
• Ep. 84: A Lunar New Year conversation with Jamie Monson
• Ep. 97: A conversation with Lina Benabdallah on the link between China and Africa
• Ep. 103: A conversation with Cyril Obi of the African Peacebuilding Network