Fellow Bamba Ndiaye explores the policing of protest in Africa and the mechanisms used by African governments to repress social movements and activists, alongside guest and Ugandan activist Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire. 

Mwesigire teaches at Emory University’s Institute of African Studies and is completing a PhD in English at Cornell University. He is also a member of the Ubuntu Reading Group Publishing Collective.

In the news wrap, Kim and Rachel discuss the latest on the continent. In particular, we discuss the recent dangerous rhetoric from Tunisia’s President Kais Saied who has been scapegoating Black Africans in his country for its terrible economic conditions.

Books, Links, & Articles

• “What is the role of the radical intellectual in Uganda ?” by ROAPE
• “The Tunisian president’s war on sub-Saharan Africans.” by The Continent
• “Why are black Africans in Tunisia afraid?” Africa Daily, BBC
• “Tunisia’s president is targeting migrants to divert attention from serious domestic problems – a classic tactic.” by Jean-Pierre Cassarino
• “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Autocracy’: Kais Saied’s “Constitutional Self-Coup” in Tunisia.” by Francesco Tamburini
• “Protesting for autocracy: economic vulnerability and anti-democratic protest attendance in Tunisia.” by Konstantin Ash
• Student Reflections Essay Competition by Ufahamu Africa
• “The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city.” by Tanya Zack