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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Angola’s Paradox of Abundance

Sergio Calundungo, Founder of Social Observatory of Angola, and Carlos Rosado de Carvalho, Journalist and Radio Host on MFM Radio, join Mvemba to discuss the “paradox of abundance” that Angola faces.  

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 30, 2023

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Taking Africa's Pulse with Afrobarometer

Dr. Joseph Asunka, the CEO of Afrobarometer, speaks with Mvemba about the challenges in data collection in Africa as well as the ways Afrobarometer is building data collection methodologies for various contexts in Africa.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 16, 2023

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Cooking Up a Storm from Dakar to Brooklyn

Mvemba is joined by Pierre Thiam, a renowned chef, author, and social activist, best known for bringing West African cuisine to the global fine-dining world.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 2, 2023

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CorpsAfrica: Peace Corps by and for Africans

Mvemba is joined by Liz Fanning, Founder and CEO of CorpsAfrica, to discuss the ideas, challenges, and successes of CorpsAfrica as well as the ways African youth are engaging with the organization. 

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — October 19, 2023

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A Look Inside the First Africa Climate Summit

After attending the Africa Climate Summit, Ikal Angelei, an indigenous rights activist in Kenya, and Serah Makka, Africa Executive Director at ONE, shared their reflections with Mvemba.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — October 5, 2023

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Nine Coups in Three Years

Burkina Faso (twice). Chad. Gabon. Guinea. Mali (twice). Niger. Sudan. The recent spate in coups has forced many to pause and ask difficult questions. Has democracy failed? Why do a minority of citizens support or tolerate military rule, and what does this backing say about the ineffectiveness of their previous governments?

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — September 21, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — September 7, 2023

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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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 24, 2023

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The Restitution of African Art

Eric Kuikende-Banshona highlights the importance of restituting African artifacts to move past European colonial history in Africa. 

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 10, 2023

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The Wagner Group: The Kremlin’s Indispensable Hand in Africa

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.

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Catrina Doxsee — July 27, 2023

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