CSIS Into Africa
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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.

Into Africa is produced by Cera Baker.

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — June 1, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — May 18, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — May 4, 2023

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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).

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — April 20, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Catherine Nzuki — April 6, 2023

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Diving Deeper: U.S.-Africa Engagement on Maritime Security

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. 

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — March 22, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — March 10, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — February 23, 2023

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The Trailblazing Founder of TRACE

Mvemba is joined by Claude Grunitzky, founder of TRACE and TRUE Africa. Mvemba and Claude discuss ways African investors can support Africa's creative future, and the importance of the next generation of young media creators, entrepreneurs, and investors on the continent owning their intellectual property and cultural contributions.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — February 9, 2023

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