Ep. 103: A conversation with Cyril Obi of the African Peacebuilding Network

Joining us in conversation this week is Cyril Obi, program director of the African Peacebuilding Network, to talk with Rachel about the geopolitics of oil in Africa, his work with the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa Program, and the great work of the African Peacebuilding Network. And if you're still looking for gifts for your African studies friends, check out this week's news wrap where Kim and Rachel share the books we should be reading. In other news, we talk Ghanian elections, all of the happenings in the Sahel, and Malawi being selected as the country of the year.Books, Links, & ArticlesWestern Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution by Stephen Zunes and Jacob MundyTravelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move by Nanjala NyabolaDevelopment, (Dual) Citizenship and Its Discontents in Africa: The Political Economy of Belonging to Liberia by Robtel Neajai PaileGlobal Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa by Peace MedieThe Governance, Security and Development Nexus: Africa Rising edited by Kenneth OmejePeacebuilding in Contemporary Africa: In Search of Alternative Strategies edited by Kenneth OmejeSouth Africa's Post-Apartheid Military: Lost in Transition and Transformation by Lindy HeineckenThe Postcolonial African State in Transition: Stateness and Modes of Sovereignty by Amy NiangCommunity of Insecurity: SADC's Struggle for Peace and Security in Southern Africa by Laurie NathanWar-Time Care Work and Peacebuilding in Africa by Fatma Osman IbnoufPrevious Episodes We MentionedEp. 91. A conversation with Peace Medie about gender and conflict in Africa, writing research and fiction, and moreEp. 102: A conversation with Noah Nathan about the Ghanaian electionFind the books, links, and articles we mentioned in this episode on our website, ufahamuafrica.com.