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Author: Peter Dörrie

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  • MCA candidate Samantha Maina on the campaign trail. Credit: Peter Doerrie.
    KenyaPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    August 4, 2017
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    How the young and restless could change Kenya’s political future

    The headlines after 8 August will be about Kenyatta vs. Odinga. But the real contest for Kenya’s future is being waged at a more intimate and ...
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  • AngolaPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    March 15, 2016
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    AAP#11: No, Angola’s President dos Santos will not step down just yet

    Just hours after President José Eduardo dos Santos declared his intention to step down in 2018, we sat down with Angolan journalist/activist Rafael Marques de Morais ...
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  • PodcastPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    February 9, 2016
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    AAP#10: Africa’s Boom and Bust

    Mansour Sy and Lorenzo Fioramonti join us to share some very different but equally thought-provoking visions on how Africa should approach falling commodities prices, a trend ...
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  • PodcastPoliticsSouth Africa
    By Peter Dörrie
    January 26, 2016
    2645
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    AAP#9: On South Africa’s doom and gloom

    In this podcast, we are joined by Martin Plaut and Gushwell Brooks to discuss the deplorable state of South African politics. Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | ...
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  • PodcastPoliticsUganda
    By Peter Dörrie
    January 12, 2016
    2112
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    AAP#8: Who will win Uganda’s 2016 elections?

    Ugandan journalist Rosebell Kagumire and Crisis Group analyst Magnus Taylor join us to discuss Uganda’s upcoming elections. Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Soundcloud | ...
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  • PodcastPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    December 22, 2015
    2073
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    AAP#7: That was Africa’s 2015

    We are joined by Richard Dowden, Director of the Royal African Society, and Yinka Adegoke, the editor of Quartz Africa, to discuss the big trends of ...
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  • PodcastPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    December 8, 2015
    2377
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    AAP#6: Elections in West Africa with Cynthia Ohayon and Kamissa Camara

    West Africa experts Cynthia Ohayon and Kamissa Camara join us to talk about the outcome of this year’s elections in West Africa and their national and ...
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  • PodcastPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    November 26, 2015
    2599
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    AAP#5: China in Africa with Deborah Brautigam

    In this edition of the podcast, we are joined by Deborah Brautigam, author of Will Africa feed China and The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China ...
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  • PodcastPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    November 13, 2015
    2386
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    AAP#4: Economic Statistics in Africa with Morten Jerven

    We talk with Morten Jerven, author of “Poor Numbers” and “Africa: Why Economists get it Wrong” about the quality of economic statistics in Africa and why ...
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  • NigeriaPodcastPolitics
    By Peter Dörrie
    October 30, 2015
    2671
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    AAP#3: Nigeria and the Buhari Administration with James Schneider and Lagun Akinloye

    Five months after taking office, President Muhammadu Buhari has finally named his cabinet. Journalist James Schneider and analyst Lagun Akinloye join us to discuss why it ...
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