Not least due to the underwhelming performance and controversial behavior of President Jacob Zuma, the ANC has experienced a historic defeat in last week's local elections. Together with Nick Branson and Nompumelelo Runji, we discuss the details of the outcome, analyse winners, losers and surprises and ask how the venerable could come back from this setback, if indeed it can.

Not least due to the underwhelming performance and controversial behavior of President Jacob Zuma, the ANC has experienced a historic defeat in last week's local elections. Together with Nick Branson and Nompumelelo Runji, we discuss the details of the outcome, analyse winners, losers and surprises and ask how the venerable could come back from this setback, if indeed it can.

Were the Local Elections in South Africa the Beginning of the End of the ANC?

Nicholas Shaxson

The Panama Papers have laid bare the extend of illicit financial flows and the impact of tax havens on the world. But how are these revelations connected to the African continent? Host Desné Masie discusses with journalist Nicholas Shaxson, author of "Treasure Islands".

The Panama Papers have laid bare the extend of illicit financial flows and the impact of tax havens on the world. But how are these revelations connected to the African continent? Host Desné Masie discusses with journalist Nicholas Shaxson, author of "Treasure Islands".

Africa and the Panama Papers with Nicholas Shaxson

Only hours after President dos Santos declared his intention to step down in 2018, we sat down with Angolan journalist/activist Rafael Marques de Morais and journalist/scholar Justin Pearce to discuss Angola's current situation. 

Only hours after President dos Santos declared his intention to step down in 2018, we sat down with Angolan journalist/activist Rafael Marques de Morais and journalist/scholar Justin Pearce to discuss Angola's current situation.

No, President dos Santos will not step down in Angola just yet

Mansour Sy and Lorenzo Fioramonti join us to share quite different, but equally interesting visions on how to approach the issue of radically falling prices for commodities that has thrown many African economies into disarray. Find the shownotes on www.africanarguments.org/podcast

Mansour Sy and Lorenzo Fioramonti join us to share quite different, but equally interesting visions on how to approach the issue of radically falling prices for commodities that has thrown many African economies into disarray. Find the shownotes on <a href="http://www.africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.africanarguments.org/podcast</a>

Boom and Bust

We are joined by Martin Plaut and Gushwell Brooks to discuss the deplorable state of South African politics.   Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Martin Plaut (guest): Twitter Gushwell Brooks (guest): Twitter African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes William Kentridge "Notes Towards a Model Opera" exhibition at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg Justice Malala - We have now begun our descent: How to Stop South Africa losing its way "West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song" exhibition at the British Library in London JT Rappé  Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

We are joined by Martin Plaut and Gushwell Brooks to discuss the deplorable state of South African politics. Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peterdoerrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Martin Plaut (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/martinplaut" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Gushwell Brooks (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/GushwellBrooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li><a href="http://www.goodman-gallery.com/exhibitions/608" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Kentridge "Notes Towards a Model Opera" exhibition at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B016MR45N2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B016MR45N2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justice Malala - We have now begun our descent: How to Stop South Africa losing its way</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bl.uk/events/west-africa-word-symbol-song" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song" exhibition at the British Library in London</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/jtronline" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JT Rappé</a></li> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

AAP#9: Gloomy Outlook for South Africa

Ugandan Journalist Rosebell Kagumire and Crisis Group analyst Magnus Taylor join us to discuss Uganda's upcoming elections. PLAYER Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Rosebell Kagumire (guest): Twitter Magnus Taylor (guest): Twitter African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes IOL -  Sparrow and Hart: ‘Racists should leave SA’ BBC 4 - The Boat Children Reports by Raymond Mujuni on YouTube International Crisis Group -Burkina Faso: Transition, Act II Mail &amp; Guardian Africa Articles by Christine Mungai  Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

Ugandan Journalist Rosebell Kagumire and Crisis Group analyst Magnus Taylor join us to discuss Uganda's upcoming elections. PLAYER Download: MP3 Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peterdoerrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Rosebell Kagumire (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/rosebellk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Magnus Taylor (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/magnusgtaylor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li>IOL -  <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/sparrow-and-hart-racists-should-leave-sa-1.1966634" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sparrow and Hart: ‘Racists should leave SA’</a></li> <li>BBC 4 - <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06t42ff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Boat Children</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/mujuniraymond" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reports by Raymond Mujuni on YouTube</a></li> <li>International Crisis Group -<a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/west-africa/burkina-faso/b116-burkina-faso-transition-act-ii.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burkina Faso: Transition, Act II</a></li> <li><a href="http://mgafrica.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mail &amp; Guardian Africa</a></li> <li><a href="http://mgafrica.com/author/christine-mungai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Articles by Christine Mungai</a></li> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

AAP#8: Elections in Uganda

We are joined by Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society and and Yinka Adegoke, the editor of Quartz Africa, to discuss the big trends of Africa's 2015.   Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Yinka Adegoke (guest): Twitter Richard Dowden (guest): Twitter African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes Recommendations  Defining the Narrative - group exhibition at the Gallery Momo in Cape Town Boris Lojkine's "Hope" at the IMDB Moussa Touré's "La Prigoue" at the IMDB and Amazon "Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour" by Martin Meredith "Im Schatten des Baobab: Tic Toc Tausendbein und andere Geschichten aus Burkina Faso" by Anne Wenkel  Main discussion  "Winner Take All: China's Race For Resources and What It Means For Us" by Dambisa Moyo The strange case of 77 blue-collar Chinese migrants that Kenya is calling “cyber-hackers”   Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

We are joined by Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society and and Yinka Adegoke, the editor of Quartz Africa, to discuss the big trends of Africa's 2015. Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peterdoerrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Yinka Adegoke (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/YinkaWrites" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Richard Dowden (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/dowdenafrica" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li>Recommendations</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.gallerymomo.com/exhibition/defining-the-narrative/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defining the Narrative</a> - group exhibition at the Gallery Momo in Cape Town</li> <li>Boris Lojkine's "Hope" at the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3684980/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMDB</a></li> <li>Moussa Touré's "La Prigoue" at the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2369023/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IMDB</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A4MXTZM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B00A4MXTZM&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></li> <li>"<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471135454/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=1471135454&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour</a>" by Martin Meredith</li> <li>"<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/3943417417/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=3943417417&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Im Schatten des Baobab: Tic Toc Tausendbein und andere Geschichten aus Burkina Faso</a>" by Anne Wenkel</li> </ul> <li>Main discussion</li> <ul> <li>"<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/024195617X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=024195617X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Winner Take All: China's Race For Resources and What It Means For Us</a>" by Dambisa Moyo</li> <li><a href="http://qz.com/530427/a-new-wave-chinese-immigrants-seeking-opportunity-in-africa-are-finding-misery-and-struggle-instead/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The strange case of 77 blue-collar Chinese migrants that Kenya is calling “cyber-hackers”</a></li> </ul> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

That was Africa's 2015

Cynthia Ohayon

Kamissa Camara

West Africa experts Cynthia Ohayon and Kamissa Camara join us to talk about the outcome of this year's elections in West Africa and their national and regional implications. Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Cynthia Ohayon (guest): Twitter Kamissa Camara (guest): Twitter African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes Recommendations  We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Every 16-year-old in Sweden will get a copy of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s feminist manifesto The original Ted-Talk South African Institute of International Affairs The International Crisis Group's West Africa publications National Endowment for Democracy Africa page  Agenda  Black Georgians - The Shock of the Familiar Sekouba Konaté pleads guilty to smuggling $64,000 into the US   Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

West Africa experts Cynthia Ohayon and Kamissa Camara join us to talk about the outcome of this year's elections in West Africa and their national and regional implications. Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peterdoerrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Cynthia Ohayon (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/cynthiaohh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Kamissa Camara (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/kamissacamara" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li>Recommendations</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008115273/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0008115273&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Should All Be Feminists</a> by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</li> <li><a href="http://qz.com/564738/every-16-year-old-in-sweden-will-get-a-copy-of-chimamanda-ngozi-adichies-feminist-manifesto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Every 16-year-old in Sweden will get a copy of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s feminist manifesto</a></li> <li><a href="http://tedxtalks.ted.com/video/We-should-all-be-feminists-Chim" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The original Ted-Talk</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.saiia.org.za/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">South African Institute of International Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/west-africa.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The International Crisis Group's West Africa publications</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ned.org/region/africa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Endowment for Democracy Africa page</a></li> </ul> <li>Agenda</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://bcaheritage.org.uk/programme/exhibitions/black-georgians-the-shock-of-the-familiar/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Georgians - The Shock of the Familiar</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34982620" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sekouba Konaté pleads guilty to smuggling $64,000 into the US</a></li> </ul> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

AAP#6: Elections in West Africa with Cynthia Ohayon and Kamissa Camara

Deborah Brautigam

We are joined by Deborah Brautigam, author of "Will Africa feed China" and "The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa" to talk about Chinese-African relations and misconceptions of China's role on the African continent.  Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Deborah Brautigam (guest): Twitter | Blog African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes Recommendations  Desne's review of "The Book of Memory" by Petinah Gappah  The Book of Memory on Amazon  The Royal African Society's "Whats_on Africa" Graeme Wood: What ISIS really wants Kongo: Power and Majesty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art  Chris Blattman's blog post on the exhebition   China in Africa  2005 BBC article on dynamite factory explosion in Zambia Eckart Woertz: "Oil for Food: The Global Food Crisis and the Middle East"  Agenda  Africities 2015 Summit 7th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Deborah's talk at Wits University: "Feeding Frenzy – Fictions &amp; Facts about China, Africa &amp; the Media" on November 17   Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

We are joined by Deborah Brautigam, author of "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019939685X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=019939685X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Will Africa feed China</a>" and "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0199606293/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0199606293&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa</a>" to talk about Chinese-African relations and misconceptions of China's role on the African continent. Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peterdoerrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Deborah Brautigam (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/d_brautigam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.chinaafricarealstory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blog</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li>Recommendations</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://whatsonafrica.org/review-pettina-gappahs-book-of-memory-a-novel-that-subtly-and-beautifully-articulates-zimbabwes-politics/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Desne's review of "The Book of Memory" by Petinah Gappah</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/057129684X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=057129684X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Book of Memory on Amazon</a></li> </ul> <li><a href="http://whatsonafrica.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Royal African Society's "Whats_on Africa"</a></li> <li>Graeme Wood: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/what-isis-really-wants/384980/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What ISIS really wants</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-museum/press-room/exhibitions/2015/kongo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kongo: Power and Majesty at the Metropolitan Museum of Art</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="https://chrisblattman.com/2015/10/28/museum-exhibit-of-the-year/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris Blattman's blog post on the exhebition</a></li> </ul> </ul> <li>China in Africa</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4466321.stm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2005 BBC article on dynamite factory explosion in Zambia</a></li> <li>Eckart Woertz: "<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0199659486/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=0199659486&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=africargumpod-21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oil for Food: The Global Food Crisis and the Middle East</a>"</li> </ul> <li>Agenda</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.africities2015.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Africities 2015 Summit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.focac.org/eng/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">7th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation</a></li> <li>Deborah's talk at Wits University: "<a href="http://china-africa-reporting.co.za/2015/11/d-brautigam-wits-lecture-feeding-frenzy-fictions-facts-about-china-africa-the-media/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Feeding Frenzy – Fictions &amp; Facts about China, Africa &amp; the Media</a>" on November 17</li> </ul> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

AAP#5: China in Africa with Deborah Brautigam

Morten Jerven

We talk with Morten Jerven, author of "Poor Numbers" and "Africa: Why Economists get it Wrong" about the quality of economic statistics in Africa and why it matters. Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Morten Jerven (guest): Twitter | Homepage African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes Recommendations:  Infographics on the MTN fine Coverage of the MTN fine by IOL.co.za New Frontiers in African Economic History Workshop African Economic History Network  Free Textbook on the History of African Development  Beasts of no Nation on Netflix  Economic Statistics in Africa  "Rwanda accused of manipulating poverty statistics" by F24 Filip Reyntjens' article on the issue on African Arguments "Africa's middle class is dramatically smaller than we think" by Quartz Transcript of Thomas Picketty's Mandela Annual Lecture 2015 Ease of Doing Business Rankings  Agenda  African Studies Association Annual Meeting United Nations Security Council Resolution on Burundi Chatham House Event: The Pace of Change in Ethiopia: Present Day and Prospects Ahead   Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

We talk with Morten Jerven, author of "Poor Numbers" and "Africa: Why Economists get it Wrong" about the quality of economic statistics in Africa and why it matters. Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peterdoerrie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Morten Jerven (guest): <a href="https://twitter.com/mjerven" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://mortenjerven.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li>Recommendations:</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.360nobs.com/2015/11/the-explosive-mtn-nigeria-fine-and-how-it-affects-you/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Infographics on the MTN fine</a></li> <li><a href="http://beta.iol.co.za/search-results/mtn%20nigeria" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coverage of the MTN fine by IOL.co.za</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chair-groups/Social-Sciences/Rural-and-Environmental-History-Group/AEHW2015-The-10th-New-Frontiers-in-African-Economic-History-Workshop.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New Frontiers in African Economic History Workshop</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.aehnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">African Economic History Network</a></li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.aehnetwork.org/textbook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Free Textbook on the History of African Development</a></li> </ul> <li><a href="http://www.netflix.com/title/80044545" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beasts of no Nation on Netflix</a></li> </ul> <li>Economic Statistics in Africa</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.france24.com/en/20151102-rwanda-accused-manipulating-poverty-statistics" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Rwanda accused of manipulating poverty statistics" by F24</a></li> <li><a href="http://africanarguments.org/2015/11/03/lies-damned-lies-and-statistics-poverty-reduction-rwandan-style-and-how-the-aid-community-loves-it/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Filip Reyntjens' article on the issue on African Arguments</a></li> <li><a href="http://qz.com/537412/africas-middle-class-is-dramatically-smaller-than-commonly-believed/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Africa's middle class is dramatically smaller than we think" by Quartz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/transcript-of-nelson-mandela-annual-lecture-2015" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transcript of Thomas Picketty's Mandela Annual Lecture 2015</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.doingbusiness.org/rankings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ease of Doing Business Rankings</a></li> </ul> <li>Agenda</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.africanstudies.org/annual-meetings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">African Studies Association Annual Meeting</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52538" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">United Nations Security Council Resolution on Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/pace-change-ethiopia-present-day-and-prospects-ahead" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chatham House Event: The Pace of Change in Ethiopia: Present Day and Prospects Ahead</a></li> </ul> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

AAP#4: Economic Statistics in Africa with Morten Jerven

Hosts Peter Dörrie and Desné Masie discuss Africa's vibrant political, cultural, economic and social affairs with changing guests.

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African Arguments Podcast

James Schneider

Lagun Akinloye

Five months after taking office, President Buhari has finally named his cabinet. Journalist James Schneider and analyst Lagun Akinloye join us to discuss why it took so long, explain the ramifications and debate if Buhari's anti-corruption drive means anything in the long term. Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | Stitcher Follow us and our guests:  Desné Masie (co-host): Twitter Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): Twitter | Facebook | Homepage Lagun Akinloye (political analyst on Nigeria and the head of Public Relations for the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK): Twitter James Schneider (senior correspondent at the New African Magazine): Twitter African Arguments: Twitter | Facebook | HomepageNotes Recommendations:  The website of the Economic Freedom Fighters China in Africa Podcast on iTunes China in Africa Podcast episode with James Schneider China-Africa Reporting Project AKÉ Arts &amp; Book Festival The Drone Papers and Target Africa  Nigeria and the Buhari Administration  Buhari's first 21 appointments analyzed Reuters: Without a cabinet, Nigeria is stuck 'on hold' New York Times: Nigeria President Escalates Campaign to Stem Corruption UNECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows Buhari locates looted Nigerian funds stashed away in the US and European banks  Agenda  Film Africa 2015 Homepage of the India-Africa Forum Summit 2015 Quartz: Everything you need to know about India’s trade with Africa, in six charts Quartz: Completely outspent by China, India is sticking to its own plan to win over Africa Homepage of Larry Ekundayo   Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by DJ Maramza.

Five months after taking office, President Buhari has finally named his cabinet. Journalist James Schneider and analyst Lagun Akinloye join us to discuss why it took so long, explain the ramifications and debate if Buhari's anti-corruption drive means anything in the long term. Subscribe: <a href="http://africanarguments.libsyn.com/rss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RSS</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/african-arguments-podcast/id1048591059?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> | <a href="https://soundcloud.com/africanargumentspodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=74654&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> Follow us and our guests: <ul> <li>Desné Masie (co-host): <a href="https://twitter.com/desnemasie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>Peter Dörrie (co-host/producer): <a href="https://twitter.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/peterdoerrie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.peter-doerrie.de/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li> <li>Lagun Akinloye (political analyst on Nigeria and the head of Public Relations for the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK): <a href="https://twitter.com/l_akinloye" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>James Schneider (senior correspondent at the New African Magazine): <a href="http://twitter.com/schneiderhome" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li>African Arguments: <a href="https://twitter.com/africaarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/africanarguments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://africanarguments.org/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage</a></li></ul>Notes <ul> <li>Recommendations:</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://effighters.org.za/index.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The website of the Economic Freedom Fighters</a></li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-china-in-africa-podcast/id484409506" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China in Africa Podcast on iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="https://china.buzzsprout.com/4784/242830-china-s-mystery-deal-with-the-african-union" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China in Africa Podcast episode with James Schneider</a></li> <li><a href="http://china-africa-reporting.co.za/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China-Africa Reporting Project</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.akefestival.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AKÉ Arts &amp; Book Festival</a></li> <li><a href="https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Drone Papers</a> and <a href="https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/target-africa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Target Africa</a></li> </ul> <li>Nigeria and the Buhari Administration</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.africa-confidential.com/article/id/11252/At_last_a_cabinet%2c_and_now_for_the_policies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buhari's first 21 appointments analyzed</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/23/us-nigeria-politics-idUSKCN0SH1HY20151023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reuters: Without a cabinet, Nigeria is stuck 'on hold'</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/17/world/africa/nigeria-president-pledges-to-root-out-long-entrenched-graft.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Times: Nigeria President Escalates Campaign to Stem Corruption</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.uneca.org/iff" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UNECA High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.atinkaonline.com/index.php/world-news/atinkanews/2194-buhari-locates-looted-nigerian-funds-stashed-away-in-the-us-and-european-banks.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buhari locates looted Nigerian funds stashed away in the US and European banks</a></li> </ul> <li>Agenda</li> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.filmafrica.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Film Africa 2015</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.iafs.in/home.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage of the India-Africa Forum Summit 2015</a></li> <li><a href="http://qz.com/533803/everything-you-need-to-know-about-indias-trade-with-africa-in-six-charts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quartz: Everything you need to know about India’s trade with Africa, in six charts</a></li> <li><a href="http://qz.com/536288/completely-outspent-by-china-india-is-sticking-to-its-own-plan-to-win-over-africa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quartz: Completely outspent by China, India is sticking to its own plan to win over Africa</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.larrythenatural.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homepage of Larry Ekundayo</a></li> </ul> </ul> Thanks for listening! We are grateful to African Arguments and the Royal African Society for supporting the podcast. If you would like to support us, have a suggestion for a topic we should cover or a guest we should invite, please get in touch! There are links to the social media profiles of our hosts above, or drop us a line at <a href="mailto:africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com">africanargumentspodcast@gmail.com</a>. The music on this podcast was kindly provided by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/maramza/5-tiger" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DJ Maramza</a>.

AAP#3: Nigeria and the Buhari Administration with James Schneider and Lagun Akinloye

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