In this week’s episode, we talk about Saharan Futures, protests and political change in Sudan, political maneuvering in Senegal, and what Cyclone Idai teaches us about governance of disasters and in urban spaces.
Our featured guest this week is Hannah Armstrong (@brkinibeachriot), the Senior Sahel consultant at the International Crisis Group. She has worked across North Africa and the Sahel as a writer and researcher for various publications and organizations since 2006. She served as a Fulbright fellow in Morocco and as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs in Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Algeria, and the Western Sahara from 2012 to 2014. Rachel spoke with Hannah earlier this week when she was visiting Chicago from Dakar, where she is based.
Books, Links, & Articles
- “Aspirations and Realities in Africa: Senegal’s Vigorous but Constrained Election.” by Rachel Beatty Riedl and Ndongo Samba Sylla
- “Why Malawi is failing to protect people from floods and what needs to be done.” by Robert Šakić Trogrlić
- “How everyday politics shapes the way African cities are run.” by Jeffrey Paller
- Democracy in Ghana: Everyday Politics in Urban Africa by Jeffrey Paller
- The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson
- The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza