Into Africa
Fearless music activists. Savvy tech entrepreneurs. Social disrupters. Into Africa shatters the narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. Host Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Africa program director and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C., sits down with policymakers, journalists, academics and other trailblazers in African affairs to shine a spotlight on the faces spearheading cultural, political, and economic change on the continent.
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Assessing Tinubu’s First 150 Days in Office
Fyneface Dumnamene joins to assess President Bola Tinubu's first 150 days in office and the economic challenges facing the administration.
24 min
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Bobi Wine on Youth Movements and Liberation
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, commonly known as Bobi Wine, joins to discuss youth in Africa, reflecting on his candidacy in the 2021 Uganda general elections.
35 min
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The Restitution of African Art
a Provenance Researcher at the National Museum of the DRC joins to highlight the importance of restituting African artifacts to move past European colonialism.
27 min
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The Wagner Group: The Kremlin’s Indispensable H...
Mvemba, Catrina Doxsee and Delaney Simon discuss the quasi-independent Russian paramilitary group’s atrocious activities and how they have caused social, humanitarian, and economic harm in Africa.
39 min
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The State of Africa’s Indebtedness
David McNair, W. Gyude Moore, and Savior Mwambwa discuss the state of indebtedness in Africa.
37 min
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Utah National Guard’s 20-year Partnership with ...
Mvemba is joined by Major General Michael J. Turley, the Adjutant General of the Utah National Guard
29 min
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Health Workers Need Mental Health Care Too
Rawan Hamadeh, Program Officer for Mental Health Programs at Project HOPE, highlights Project HOPE’s mental health and resilience initiatives.
30 min
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A Trying Chapter for Africa’s Black Star
Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar, Executive Director of West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism, diagnoses Ghana’s politics, socioeconomic, and security landscape.
41 min
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A Peek Into the African Land Forces Summit
Major General Todd Wasmund, Commanding General of the Southern Europe Taskforce Africa discusses various goals and objectives of the 11th ALFS.
32 min
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VP Harris Takes U.S. Promises One Step Further
Mvemba is joined by Maria Burnett and Gyude Moore to discuss the slate of high-level U.S. government visits to Africa and their impacts on U.S.-Africa relations.
27 min
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Sudan Conflict: How Did We Get Here?
Mvemba is joined by Cameron Hudson to unpack the long-term drivers of tensions between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
27 min
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The Clerics Forging Peace in the Sahel
Catherine Nzuki, Associate Fellow with the CSIS Africa Program, is joined by two Ghanaian clerics: Bishop Alfred Agyenta and Sheikh Dr. Hazic Hussein Zakaria.
45 min
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Diving Deeper: U.S.-Africa Engagement on Mariti...
Mvemba is joined by Rear Admiral Chase Patrick, Director of the U.S. Naval Forces Maritime Headquarters to Europe-Africa and the U.S. Sixth Fleet and Mr. Mark Schapiro, Foreign Policy Advisor of the U.S. Naval Forces to Europe-Africa.
33 min
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Takeaways From Nigeria’s Elections
Amaka Anku, Practice Head for Africa at the Eurasia Group, joins us to discuss Nigeria's elections.
34 min
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The Summit for Democracy’s World Tour
Mvemba is joined by Marti Flacks, Tiseke Kasambala and Kate Hixon to discuss the March 2023 Summit for Democracy.
33 min
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The Trailblazing Founder of TRACE
Claude Grunitzky, founder of TRACE and TRUE Africa, joins us to discuss the ways African investors can support Africa's creative future, and the importance of the next generation.
28 min
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Maintaining Momentum After the U.S.-Africa Lead...
Mvemba is joined by Aloysius Uche Ordu and Kehinde Togun for a post-mortem of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
33 min
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Chad At A Crossroads
Mvemba is joined by Succès Masra, a leading Chadian opposition figure and the president of Les Transformateurs, the major opposition party in Chad.
47 min
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What to Watch For In The Upcoming U.S.-Africa L...
Mvemba is joined by Dana Banks, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States and Special Advisor for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.
32 min
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Life in Mali Today: Unpacking Internal and Exte...
Mvemba is joined by Doussouba Konaté, Country Director and Global Program Manager for Accountability Lab Mali.
28 min
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AFRICOM and the Triple Nexus
Mvemba is joined by Ambassador Andrew Young, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Engagement of U.S. Africa Command.
37 min
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A Conversation with DR Congo’s Minister of Fina...
Mr. Nicolas Kazadi, Minister of Finance of the Democratic Republic of Congo, discusses the Millennium Challenge Corporation, tackling corruption in the mining industry and the public sector, conflict in eastern DRC, and the auction of oil blocks and climate pledges.
34 min
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Forecasting African Futures
Jakkie Cilliers, Head of African Futures & Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies, joins us to discuss Africa’s potential growth in different global scenarios.
31 min
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H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia
Mvemba is joined by His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
51 min
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Survey: Why Turkey Is So Popular in the DRC, An...
Mvemba unpacks the results of CIC and BERCI's new national survey in the DRC with Joshua Walker, Director of Programs at the Congo Research Group and Francesca Bomboko, Co-Founder and Director of BERCI, a public opinion research firm based in the DRC.
44 min