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Episode #18: Challenging the Status Quo: The Ousmane Sonko Story
Senegalese opposition politician Ousman Sonko has risen fast to be a force to reckon with in the country’s political...
Episode #17: Africa Press Freedoms on Decline – A Focus on Ghana
According to the RSF 2023 Free Press Index, journalism overall has become more difficult in Africa and the situation...
Kenya’s opposition protests
On Wednesday morning I joined Thabiso Tema of Power FM 98.7 (Johannesburg) to discuss Kenya’s political crisis that has...
Episode #13: The place of youth and women in Nigeria politics
For the first time since the return of democracy in Nigeria, there is excitement among young voters regarding Saturday’s...
Episode #10: Ramaphsa’s nine lives and ANC’s uncertain future
A power crisis and an imploding ANC are just but a few issues Cyril Ramaphosa is having to deal...
Episode #6: A win for Free Speech in Uganda
Early this week the Constitutional Court in Uganda delivered a big blow to the state’s efforts at curtailing freedom...
Kenya Decides: Why the world is keenly watching the 2022 presidential poll
On the day of the Kenya elections, August 8th, 2022, I had a chat with veteran South African journalist...
Kenya and South Africa to Merge Airlines in Bid to Promote Inter-Continental Trade
President Uhuru Kenya in his New Year’s eve address to the nation indicated that Kenya and South Africa’s national...
Podcast: Arrested and Tortured for writing a book featuring Kakwenza Rukirabashaija
Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija narrates the harrowing story of how he was arrested and reportedly tortured for writing two...
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PODCAST: How a five day internet shutdown disrupted lives in Uganda
In this episode, I chat with Ruth Aine, a fellow AfricaBlogging author from Uganda discussing the five-day internet blackout...
The Role of Social Media in the 2021 Ugandan Elections featuring Songa Stone
The proliferation of smartphone devices has led to more meaningful access to the internet as more Ugandans are using...
PODCAST: Election Violence and Police Brutality Against opposition Candidates and their Supporters in Uganda
Uganda’s campaign season for the elections slated for 14th January 2020. In this episode, I focus on the harassment...