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  • The music is not yours

    April 21, 2026 · 1 hr 27 min

    Our most recent recording features the celebrated Nigerian poet, psychiatrist, and music critic Dami Ajayi. The major thread of discussion centers on the evolution of Afrobeats—its origins, global rise, and current uncertainties. Ajayi…

  • We must learn to sit in the dark together

    October 21, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min

    In June 2025, Africa Is a Country held its inaugural Festival of Ideas in Nairobi—a week of screenings, workshops, panels, and long, searching conversations about the future of political and cultural life on the continent. As part of the…

  • Nepal's Gen Z reckoning

    September 26, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min

    In September 2025, Nepal experienced one of the most significant waves of political unrest in its recent history. Led largely by Gen Z protesters, the movement brought down the governing coalition and forced a national reckoning with the…

  • After the uprising

    September 18, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min

    On June 25, 2024, Kenya entered a new political era. Sparked by opposition to the Finance Bill—a package of regressive taxes pushed by President William Ruto’s government—the protests that began in Nairobi quickly spread nationwide…

  • De-dollarization from below

    June 23, 2025 · 58 min

    Discussions about ongoing attempts to move beyond the US dollar as the hegemonic currency of world trade often focus on the official policies of nation-states. Frequently referenced in such debates, for instance, are attempts by central…

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  • What's left of Nigeria's feminist left?

    April 30, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min

    This episode was recorded in the wake of the recent public controversy surrounding the suspension of Nigerian Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following sexual harassment allegations she leveled against Godswill Akpabio, the current…

  • Between Nkrumah and neoliberalism

    March 17, 2025 · 1 hr 41 min

    Recorded on the anniversary of the coup that removed Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, and in the wake of Ghana’s recent presidential inauguration, this episode examines Ghana’s political economy to make sense of its democratic…

  • Africa's sibling rivalry

    December 11, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min

    Recorded as Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived for bilateral talks with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, this episode explores the dynamics of the Nigeria-South Africa relationship. At first glance, the warm visuals…

  • What is free and fair?

    October 21, 2024 · 1 hr 22 min

    In an unprecedented election year, more voters than ever in recorded history will have headed to the polls by the end of 2024—in at least 64 countries, with over half of the world’s population involved. In the last six months alone…

  • Fuel's errand

    October 10, 2024 · 1 hr 25 min

    Despite being one of the world's major crude oil producers, Nigeria has depended for decades on imports of refined petroleum products to meet its domestic energy needs. While Nigeria exports “Bonny Light,” a variant of “Light sweet crude…

  • Business as Usual?

    September 19, 2024 · 57 min

    On September 7, 2024, Algeria’s incumbent president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, was re-elected for a second five-year presidential term with 94.65 percent of the vote. Tebboune came into power in 2019, replacing Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who ruled…

  • France? Nothing good comes of it

    July 5, 2024 · 56 min

    On July 7, France heads to the polls in the second round of a legislative election widely viewed as a referendum on the country's future. The results of the first round boasted a strong showing for the far-right party, Rassemblement…

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About the show

Hosted by Will Shoki, the Africa Is a Country Podcast is a weekly destination for analysis of current events, culture, and sports on the African continent and its diaspora, from the left.