Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Highly Active
Since Dec 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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83%
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Every other Monday, Africa Knows brings you conversations with African(ist) scholars, teachers, and thinkers who talk about their own work and the knowledge revolution taking shape all over the African continent. We are a collaborative platform, with co-hosts calling in from different locations - go to africa-knows.captivate.fm for more details. Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana are our first ports of call, but we aim to expand our reach over time. Interested in collaboration? Contact us at [email protected]. Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod https://bit.ly/3sscIwc

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S2E13 Musyimi Mbathi on Why the Future Is Urban

Jun 01, 2026 28m Transcript

In this episode of Africa Knows, we speak with Dr. Musyimi Mbathi, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Nairobi.Drawing on over 20 years of experience across academia,…

S2E12 Ibrahim Ado Kurawa on Traditional Learning and Modern Education

May 18, 2026 43m Transcript

In this episode, Gaddafi is in Kano, Nigeria, speaking to Ibrahim Ado Kurawa, a prominent northern Nigerian writer, historian and Islamic scholar.Their conversation is about history, knowledge and…

S2E11 Alice Menya on Action Research and Urban Resilience in East Africa

May 04, 2026 47m Transcript

Charity is talking to Alice Menya.And Alice Menya is the Urban Program Coordinator at Nuvoni center, which is an independent research organization based in Nairobi, Kenya, that works together closely…

S2E10 Paul Gadi on Polytechnics in Nigeria

Apr 27, 2026 34m Transcript

In this episode you'll hear Paul Gadi, who is a faculty member in the Department of Business Administration and Management at Plateau State Polytechnic in Barkin Ladi, Nigeria.This week is about…

S2E9 Halima Ben Umar on the Rights of Women in Islam

Apr 13, 2026 45m Transcript

Hajiya Halima Ben Umar is a Nigerian public intellectual and the Executive Director at Women in Media Communication Initiative. She is based in Kano, northern Nigeria, where she also co-anchors the…

S2E8 Julie Sanda on storytelling, partnership ethics, and life as a Nigerian academic

Mar 23, 2026 38m Transcript

In this episode, Henry speaks with Dr Julie Sanda, a political scientist and the director general of the Plateau Peace Building Agency in Jos. In a very open and frank conversation, they explore the…

S2E7 Nzioka John Muthama on teaching climate science after COVID

Mar 09, 2026 27m Transcript

This week, you will hear Dr Nzioka John Muthama, a professor at the University of Nairobi. Dr Muthama is an applied meteorologist with an interest in climate change and sustainability, and long…

S2E6 Ibrahim Sani Kankara on Bandits, Community Policing, and Boko Haram

Feb 24, 2026 29m Transcript

In this episode, Gaddafi is speaking to Ibrahim Sani Kankara, an associate professor and pioneer head of the department of anthropology, faculty of history and development studies at Bayero…

S2E5 Abdourahmane Idrissa on wrestling with the state in West Africa and the Sahel.

Feb 09, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

This week, we get to hear Dr Abdourahmane Idrissa, a Nigerien philosopher and political scientist based in Leiden but who has worked and lived all around the world. Idrissa’s areas of research…

S2E4 Samuel Ntewusu on chieftaincy, social change, and being a teacher in Ghana

Jan 26, 2026 29m Transcript

In this episode I'm speaking to Dr. Samuel Ntewusu, the director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana in Accra.Prof. Ntewusu is an expert in African history and politics and…

S2E3 Mildred Ambani Songoro on urban planning in Kenya

Jan 12, 2026 33m Transcript

In this episode, you’ll hear Dr Mildred Ambani Songoro, a university lecturer and Land Use Planner, GIS Expert, and Cartographer with over ten years’ experience in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode,…

S2E2 Angela Adeoye on conflict, gender-based violence, and subjectivity in academic research

Dec 22, 2025 46m Transcript

In this episode, we are introduced to Dr. Angela Adeoye, a senior lecturer at the University of Jos whose work sits at the intersection of gender, conflict management, and development. Drawing on her…

S2E1 Zubairu Dagona on Trauma, Healing, and Science in Africa

Dec 09, 2025 30m Transcript

In this first episode of the brand new season, we are introduced to Dr. Zubairu Dagona, a professor at the University of Jos who specialises in Clinical Psychology at the University of Jos. In this…

S1E14 Abraham Dogo on phytomedicine and academic life under COVID

May 30, 2022 26m

Abraham Dogo is a Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, Entomology and Public Health at the University of Jos, Nigeria. In this final episode of the season, he talks with Henry about phytomedicine,…

S1E13 Aliyu Isa Aliyu on being successful in Nigerian academia

May 09, 2022 27m

Gaddafi meets Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Federal University Dutse, Nigeria, and Senior Research Associate at Sun-Yatsen University in China. Dr Aliyu speaks about his work and…

S1E12 Ibrahim Bello Kano on the romance and politics of academia

Apr 25, 2022 58m

Gaddafi talks to Ibrahim Bello Kano ("IBK"), Professor of English Studies at Bayero University Kano and vocal critic and public intellectual. They talk about the romance of academia but also its…

S1E11 Barira Mohammed on grappling with Africa's peculiarity

Apr 11, 2022 28m

Henry talks with Barira Mohammed, a historian and Director of Research at Plateau State University in Bokkos, central Nigeria. Henry and Dr. Mohammed touch on the impact of COVID on teaching and…

S1E10 Yusuf Adamu on how writing can change the world and why Hausa books sell better than English ones

Mar 28, 2022 1h 5m

Gaddafi speaks to Yusuf M. Adamu: member of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Social Science Academy of Nigeria Laureate, poet, novelist, critic, blogger and photographer, and a professor of medical…

S1E9 Joseph Lengman on decoloniality, peace spoilers and other challenges to peacebuilding in Nigeria

Mar 14, 2022 58m

Henry meets Joseph Lengman, an academic and practitioner of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, who is the Director General, Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA) in central Nigeria. They talk…

S1E8 Ismael Bala on the marginal voices in African literature and academia

Feb 28, 2022 30m

Gaddafi talks with Dr. Ismael Bala, a poet, writer, translator and scholar from northern Nigeria, who recently published the poetry collection Line of Sight (2020). Born and educated to the…

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