Africa
Trump Comes to Africa
Zachariah Mampilly and Ebenezer Obadare join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei to examine Donald Trump's surprisingly hands-on approach to Africa.
Africa’s Cybercrime Reckoning
Cybercrime in Africa has become big business. Now, governments are responding at the same scale. Operation Serengeti 2.0 was the largest crackdown of its kind the continent has seen, raising hopes — and questions about the new legal powers states are adopting.
Africa Is Redefining Anglican Power
The appointment of Sarah Mullally as the first woman archbishop of Canterbury has exposed deep divisions within the Anglican Communion and across Africa over women’s leadership and same-sex blessings. But the deeper issue is authority — particularly in Africa, many churches no longer look to England for moral guidance.
IShowSpeed’s Africa Tour Isn’t About Saving Anyone
What a month-long livestream tour of Africa by the YouTuber IShowSpeed has revealed about race, power and who controls the story of the continent.
Queens, Cities and States in the Making of Africa
Broadcaster Zeinab Badawi joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss her recent book “An African History of Africa.”
Why Is Gen Z Protesting Across Africa?
Host Kwangu Liwewe is joined by journalist Aboubakr Jamaï and public policy expert Gedion Onyango to discuss youth protests in Morocco and Kenya.
The Disputes Over African Leaders’ Funerals
Over two months after his death, former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s body remains unburied, as his family and the Zambian state fight over his final resting place. Similar disputes across Africa have shown that leaders’ burials are rarely just about graves; they are about who gets to define history.