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Africa Aware is a podcast from the Chatham House Africa Programme bringing together the best international experts to provide original analysis on issues affecting the individual states of Africa, their international relations, and the continent as a whole.
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- 10 years of Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis · 43 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 56What began in October 2016 as a protest movement, in which anglophone Cameroonians voiced their exasperation at feeling marginalized within a francophone-dominated political…
- What can Lagos teach us about Africa's emerging megacities? · 27 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 55By 2050, many of the world's fastest-growing cities will be in Africa, and the choices made today will define how hundreds of millions of people will live then. A city like Lagos…
- DRC's Ebola outbreak: Local systems, international responses and lessons for Africa · 31 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 54During the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), clinical breakthroughs with the potential to significantly reduce both the death toll and the…
- Navigating Somalia's political stalemate · 24 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 53As 15 May 2026 drew closer, there was growing uncertainty surrounding Somalia's next political transition. This date marked the official end of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's…
- Emergency Response Rooms: Sudan's humanitarian lifeline · 22 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 52Since the war in Sudan began in 2023, grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid groups – the Emergency Rooms (ERRs) – have delivered vital humanitarian assistance and played a key…
- Can minerals buy peace in the DRC? · 35 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 51As a key mediator in the ongoing conflict in the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States has brokered peace agreements backed by security…
- Rebuilding regional order and security in West Africa · 24 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 50The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS early last year – and the subsequent formation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – has posed a critical challenge…
- Africa's digital future · 32 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 49Africa's digital landscape is one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving in the world. African states are not merely adopters of digital norms; they are shaping regulatory…
- Can the African Union withstand fractures to multilateralism? · 22 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 48Mahamoud Ali Youssouf and Amb. Selma Malika Haddadi assumed the leadership of the African Union (AU) at last year's 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly – ushering…
- Financing Africa's development · 46 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 47The IMF's economic outlook for Africa in 2026 points to an average GDP growth rate of 4.3% – making it the fastest-growing region globally. In practice, however, per capita…
- Strengthening African-led peace and security initiatives · 32 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 46Reflecting on research conducted as part of a joint Chatham House and UNDP research project on 'African Peace Processes: Lessons Learned', this episode examines what makes peace…
- Will elections in Tanzania bring change? · 38 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 45Tanzania's October 2025 election will mark President Samia Suluhu Hassan's first as a presidential candidate, despite her holding office since 2021. A former vice-president…
- Côte d'Ivoire elections: A conversation with Tidjane Thiam · 44 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 44Côte d'Ivoire is widely regarded as a regional powerhouse amid increased political instability and fragmentation in West Africa. However, the country has also been marked by…
- Strengthening Africa's Health Security · 28 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 43The public health systems in Africa are under growing pressure. The sharp 70% drop in official development assistance (ODA) risks weakening critical health programmes, while a…
- Envisioning a more peaceful and secure Africa · 28 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 42The uptick in armed conflicts across Africa in recent years has challenged peacebuilding efforts and upset a trajectory towards continental stability. In this episode, HE…
- How transnational human smuggling fuels conflict in Libya · 35 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 41In this episode, Tim Eaton and Lubna Yousef discuss their latest research on how transnational human smuggling has fuelled conflict in Libya through a systems analysis of three…
- What the African Union's G20 membership means for Africa · 33 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 40In this episode, Professor Carlos Lopes discusses what the African Union's G20 membership means for Africa's economic and geopolitical influence on the global stage.
- Tagadom's vision for ending the war in Sudan · 20 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 39In this episode, Khalid Omer Yousif discusses how Sudan's broadest anti-war, pro-democracy coalition, Tagadom, aims to bring civilian voices to the fore in a war dictated by…
- Building Somalia's climate resilience · 34 min. · Sæson 38 Episode 1For years now, Somalia has experienced the effects of not only climate change, but also climate extremes – oscillating between devastating droughts and fierce floods. Ranked as…
- Tackling perceptions of corruption in Nigeria · 49 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 37There is a deeply entrenched view both within and outside of Nigeria that corruption represents an intrinsic feature of Nigerian society. In reality, however, the issue of…
