<![CDATA[Africa Knows]]>8900ee00-dbd0-54d6-86d7-639293b76015Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:47:12 +0000Captivate.fmAfrica Knows Collectivehttps://artwork.captivate.fm/741f21e0-9456-4aa2-8bfa-c19ffe155476/dnIQf9f2BAw9aCtYgf2qxdv7.pngAfrica KnowsAfrica Knows CollectiveAfrica Knows CollectiveEvery other Monday, Africa Knows brings you conversations with African(ist) scholars, teachers, and thinkers who talk about their own work and the knowledge revolution taking shape all over the African continent. We are a collaborative platform, with co-hosts calling in from different locations - go to africa-knows.captivate.fm for more details. Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana are our first ports of call, but we aim to expand our reach over time. Interested in collaboration? Contact us at africaknowspodcast@gmail.com. Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod https://bit.ly/3sscIwchttps://africa-knows.captivate.fm/falseepisodicnopodcastHalima Ben Umar on the Rights of Women in IslamHalima Ben Umar on the Rights of Women in IslamHajiya Halima Ben Umar is a Nigerian public intellectual and the Executive Director at Women in Media Communication Initiative. She is based in Kano, northern Nigeria, where she also co-anchors the popular TV programme Mata A Yau, Women Today in Hausa, that you will also hear discussed in the conversation. Ben Umar speaks with Gaddafi about fighting for the rights of women in Islam while being a working mother of seven; her tensions and collaborations with Islamic scholars; her Islamically-inspired engagement with a range of social problems such as drug use, mental health, and teenage pregnancies; and the importance of educating young girls - and what happens if a society fails to do so.

]]>Hajiya Halima Ben Umar is a Nigerian public intellectual and the Executive Director at Women in Media Communication Initiative. She is based in Kano, northern Nigeria, where she also co-anchors the popular TV programme Mata A Yau, Women Today in Hausa, that you will also hear discussed in the conversation. Ben Umar speaks with Gaddafi about fighting for the rights of women in Islam while being a working mother of seven; her tensions and collaborations with Islamic scholars; her Islamically-inspired engagement with a range of social problems such as drug use, mental health, and teenage pregnancies; and the importance of educating young girls - and what happens if a society fails to do so.

]]>c8835b60-6cb7-4828-8461-c16d8148fec2Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +020045:39falsefull2992Julie Sanda on storytelling, partnership ethics, and life as a Nigerian academicJulie Sanda on storytelling, partnership ethics, and life as a Nigerian academicIn this episode, Henry speaks with Dr Julie Sanda, a political scientist and the director general of the Plateau Peace Building Agency in Jos. In a very open and frank conversation, they explore the ethics of international partnerships, the impact of the difficulties of life on Nigerian academics, the importance of storytelling in science, being a “pocket psychologist”, and what the Nigerian academy looks like when it is intellectually vibrant and exciting.


]]>In this episode, Henry speaks with Dr Julie Sanda, a political scientist and the director general of the Plateau Peace Building Agency in Jos. In a very open and frank conversation, they explore the ethics of international partnerships, the impact of the difficulties of life on Nigerian academics, the importance of storytelling in science, being a “pocket psychologist”, and what the Nigerian academy looks like when it is intellectually vibrant and exciting.


]]>d38f842a-afa5-4562-baa2-6adeb942c15cMon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +020038:19falsefull2882Nzioka John Muthama on teaching climate science after COVIDNzioka John Muthama on teaching climate science after COVIDThis week, you will hear Dr Nzioka John Muthama, a professor at the University of Nairobi. Dr Muthama is an applied meteorologist with an interest in climate change and sustainability, and long experience teaching university students from the BA to the PhD.

In this episode, he talks to Charity about the drastic changes in the University of Nairobi’s teaching methods after COVID, the impacts of his research on the ozone layer and climate change, the four questions of methodology, and writing a thesis that everybody wants to read.

]]>This week, you will hear Dr Nzioka John Muthama, a professor at the University of Nairobi. Dr Muthama is an applied meteorologist with an interest in climate change and sustainability, and long experience teaching university students from the BA to the PhD.

In this episode, he talks to Charity about the drastic changes in the University of Nairobi’s teaching methods after COVID, the impacts of his research on the ozone layer and climate change, the four questions of methodology, and writing a thesis that everybody wants to read.

]]>69e43bd5-6f4b-4cd4-9887-57fe4d3f2bedMon, 09 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +020027:14falsefull2772Ibrahim Sani Kankara on Bandits, Community Policing, and Boko HaramIbrahim Sani Kankara on Bandits, Community Policing, and Boko HaramIn this episode, Gaddafi is speaking to Ibrahim Sani Kankara, an associate professor and pioneer head of the department of anthropology, faculty of history and development studies at Bayero University Kano, northern Nigeria.

In this conversation, Dr Kankara talks about historians always being afraid of numbers, teaching students to mould their character, the importance of collaboration when researching conflict, and more.

]]>In this episode, Gaddafi is speaking to Ibrahim Sani Kankara, an associate professor and pioneer head of the department of anthropology, faculty of history and development studies at Bayero University Kano, northern Nigeria.

In this conversation, Dr Kankara talks about historians always being afraid of numbers, teaching students to mould their character, the importance of collaboration when researching conflict, and more.

]]>cf4bf229-69ee-4042-b26f-0ca3a72ad8fcTue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +020029:41falsefull2662Abdourahmane Idrissa on wrestling with the state in West Africa and the Sahel.Abdourahmane Idrissa on wrestling with the state in West Africa and the Sahel.This week, we get to hear Dr Abdourahmane Idrissa, a Nigerien philosopher and political scientist based in Leiden but who has worked and lived all around the world. Idrissa’s areas of research expertise include the state, Islam, democracy, and security in the Sahel and West Africa more broadly.

In this episode, he speaks with Henry and Gaddafi a truly wide range of subjects, from the impact of 9/11 on his academic path to the birth and death of the Songhai empire, and from the intellectual prophets of the 1960s to West African social structure - and, of course, the security crises in the Sahel.

]]>This week, we get to hear Dr Abdourahmane Idrissa, a Nigerien philosopher and political scientist based in Leiden but who has worked and lived all around the world. Idrissa’s areas of research expertise include the state, Islam, democracy, and security in the Sahel and West Africa more broadly.

In this episode, he speaks with Henry and Gaddafi a truly wide range of subjects, from the impact of 9/11 on his academic path to the birth and death of the Songhai empire, and from the intellectual prophets of the 1960s to West African social structure - and, of course, the security crises in the Sahel.

]]>a281cf1b-dcf7-4e5b-92fc-b5b541db5524Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +020001:04:34falsefull2552Samuel Ntewusu on chieftaincy, social change, and being a teacher in GhanaSamuel Ntewusu on chieftaincy, social change, and being a teacher in GhanaIn this episode I'm speaking to Dr. Samuel Ntewusu, the director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana in Accra.

Prof. Ntewusu is an expert in African history and politics and teaches African studies and specifically courses on chieftaincy and development in Africa. We talk about moral icons, chiefs, the impact of the display of wealth by Ghanaian politicians, how to be approachable as a teacher, and a lot more.

]]>In this episode I'm speaking to Dr. Samuel Ntewusu, the director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana in Accra.

Prof. Ntewusu is an expert in African history and politics and teaches African studies and specifically courses on chieftaincy and development in Africa. We talk about moral icons, chiefs, the impact of the display of wealth by Ghanaian politicians, how to be approachable as a teacher, and a lot more.

]]>208b250d-51e8-471c-9217-e562356bb699Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +020029:03falsefull2442Mildred Ambani Songoro on urban planning in KenyaMildred Ambani Songoro on urban planning in KenyaIn this episode, you’ll hear Dr Mildred Ambani Songoro, a university lecturer and Land Use Planner, GIS Expert, and Cartographer with over ten years’ experience in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode, Charity talks with her about why “planners come after God”, about what it means to teach urban planning in the aftermath of COVID, about her research on industrial gentrification in Nairobi, and how to prevent a PhD from giving you permanent head damage.

]]>In this episode, you’ll hear Dr Mildred Ambani Songoro, a university lecturer and Land Use Planner, GIS Expert, and Cartographer with over ten years’ experience in Nairobi, Kenya. In this episode, Charity talks with her about why “planners come after God”, about what it means to teach urban planning in the aftermath of COVID, about her research on industrial gentrification in Nairobi, and how to prevent a PhD from giving you permanent head damage.

]]>db45b14c-7fcc-4c9a-bb30-2644dfcb2679Mon, 12 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +020033:44falsefull2332Angela Adeoye on conflict, gender-based violence, and subjectivity in academic researchAngela Adeoye on conflict, gender-based violence, and subjectivity in academic researchIn this episode, we are introduced to Dr. Angela Adeoye, a senior lecturer at the University of Jos whose work sits at the intersection of gender, conflict management, and development. Drawing on her research in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Northern Nigeria, she reflects on how gender-based violence is shaped by conflict and displacement. Dr Adeoye also speaks candidly about the realities of Nigerian academia, including mystification, chronic underfunding and its impact on research quality.

]]>In this episode, we are introduced to Dr. Angela Adeoye, a senior lecturer at the University of Jos whose work sits at the intersection of gender, conflict management, and development. Drawing on her research in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Northern Nigeria, she reflects on how gender-based violence is shaped by conflict and displacement. Dr Adeoye also speaks candidly about the realities of Nigerian academia, including mystification, chronic underfunding and its impact on research quality.

]]>c63758c8-903c-4438-83d5-be07222bd86dMon, 22 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +020046:02falsefull2222Zubairu Dagona on Trauma, Healing, and Science in AfricaZubairu Dagona on Trauma, Healing, and Science in AfricaIn this first episode of the brand new season, we are introduced to Dr. Zubairu Dagona, a professor at the University of Jos who specialises in Clinical Psychology at the University of Jos. In this conversation, he shares how engagement with qualitative methods has shaped his understanding of trauma and healing within the Nigerian context. Dr. Dagona also articulates a compelling argument against the reliance on Western instruments, suggesting that such practices can perpetuate neocolonial attitudes in research. Besides that, he critiques the prevalent academic culture that dismisses qualitative research as inferior, advocating for a comprehensive approach that includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. 

]]>In this first episode of the brand new season, we are introduced to Dr. Zubairu Dagona, a professor at the University of Jos who specialises in Clinical Psychology at the University of Jos. In this conversation, he shares how engagement with qualitative methods has shaped his understanding of trauma and healing within the Nigerian context. Dr. Dagona also articulates a compelling argument against the reliance on Western instruments, suggesting that such practices can perpetuate neocolonial attitudes in research. Besides that, he critiques the prevalent academic culture that dismisses qualitative research as inferior, advocating for a comprehensive approach that includes both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. 

]]>00984974-ee89-4b4a-b54a-f3c518675ad4Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +020030:23falsefull2112Abraham Dogo on phytomedicine and academic life under COVIDAbraham Dogo on phytomedicine and academic life under COVIDAbraham Dogo is a Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, Entomology and Public Health at the University of Jos, Nigeria. In this final episode of the season, he talks with Henry about phytomedicine, his directorship at the Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine Research and Development, and his work as a clergyman - all in the unusual times of COVID-19. They also touch on the potential of COVID-tea and other herbal solutions to the coronavirus, the positive impact of lockdowns on innovation in the church, ASUU's never-ending strikes, anti-snake-venom vaccines, and the central role of church care groups in Nigeria. 

]]>Abraham Dogo is a Professor of Veterinary Parasitology, Entomology and Public Health at the University of Jos, Nigeria. In this final episode of the season, he talks with Henry about phytomedicine, his directorship at the Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine Research and Development, and his work as a clergyman - all in the unusual times of COVID-19. They also touch on the potential of COVID-tea and other herbal solutions to the coronavirus, the positive impact of lockdowns on innovation in the church, ASUU's never-ending strikes, anti-snake-venom vaccines, and the central role of church care groups in Nigeria. 

]]>ec692211-6fe2-4f4a-bfc7-a95fb169e1b0Mon, 30 May 2022 09:00:00 +020026:56falsefull114141Aliyu Isa Aliyu on being successful in Nigerian academiaAliyu Isa Aliyu on being successful in Nigerian academiaGaddafi meets Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Federal University Dutse, Nigeria, and Senior Research Associate at Sun-Yatsen University in China. Dr Aliyu speaks about his work and academic career, including his recipe for a successful PhD, the high quality of Nigerian undergraduate math courses, the role of complex mathematics in fixing hospital queueing, lie symmetry analysis, the need for a total overhaul of Nigerian basic education, GPS software that can help you locate your cars and loved ones, and even the potential of politics to give back to society. 

]]>Gaddafi meets Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics at Federal University Dutse, Nigeria, and Senior Research Associate at Sun-Yatsen University in China. Dr Aliyu speaks about his work and academic career, including his recipe for a successful PhD, the high quality of Nigerian undergraduate math courses, the role of complex mathematics in fixing hospital queueing, lie symmetry analysis, the need for a total overhaul of Nigerian basic education, GPS software that can help you locate your cars and loved ones, and even the potential of politics to give back to society. 

]]>29adf581-7524-4f38-b8b5-d0434a111ffbMon, 09 May 2022 09:00:00 +020027:39falsefull113131Ibrahim Bello Kano on the romance and politics of academiaIbrahim Bello Kano on the romance and politics of academiaGaddafi talks to Ibrahim Bello Kano ("IBK"), Professor of English Studies at Bayero University Kano and vocal critic and public intellectual. They talk about the romance of academia but also its (sometimes ugly) political economy, and also touch upon: the growing historical ignorance of students; the importance of the literary analysis of nonfiction writing; the place of non-African sources in a decolonised curriculum; why staying in university housing makes academics subservient; the threat of intellectual ghettoisation; the central place instability should have in our social analyses; and the challenges of Nigerianisation versus universalist thought. 

]]>Gaddafi talks to Ibrahim Bello Kano ("IBK"), Professor of English Studies at Bayero University Kano and vocal critic and public intellectual. They talk about the romance of academia but also its (sometimes ugly) political economy, and also touch upon: the growing historical ignorance of students; the importance of the literary analysis of nonfiction writing; the place of non-African sources in a decolonised curriculum; why staying in university housing makes academics subservient; the threat of intellectual ghettoisation; the central place instability should have in our social analyses; and the challenges of Nigerianisation versus universalist thought. 

]]>8ce1960b-f186-4d48-b752-1acddcf788a8Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +020058:27falsefull112121Barira Mohammed on grappling with Africa's peculiarityBarira Mohammed on grappling with Africa's peculiarityHenry talks with Barira Mohammed, a historian and Director of Research at Plateau State University in Bokkos, central Nigeria. Henry and Dr. Mohammed touch on the impact of COVID on teaching and research in Nigeria, the importance of being a polyglot, Nigeria's school of historical championed by Prof. Bala Usman, the responsibility of African scholars to come together and assert themselves, the need for reform in African academic journals, and the complex position of South Africa in the Global South. 

]]>Henry talks with Barira Mohammed, a historian and Director of Research at Plateau State University in Bokkos, central Nigeria. Henry and Dr. Mohammed touch on the impact of COVID on teaching and research in Nigeria, the importance of being a polyglot, Nigeria's school of historical championed by Prof. Bala Usman, the responsibility of African scholars to come together and assert themselves, the need for reform in African academic journals, and the complex position of South Africa in the Global South. 

]]>aa098cea-dd8c-4539-ae08-7e1efb5045e7Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +020028:51falsefull111111Yusuf Adamu on how writing can change the world and why Hausa books sell better than English onesYusuf Adamu on how writing can change the world and why Hausa books sell better than English onesGaddafi speaks to Yusuf M. Adamu: member of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Social Science Academy of Nigeria Laureate, poet, novelist, critic, blogger and photographer, and a professor of medical geography at the Bayero University Kano. They discuss Prof. Adamu's work on maternal health and other academic matters, but also engage with his work as a poet and author - both in English and Hausa. They raise questions about what Nigerian youth should be taught, who gets to set the intellectual agenda in Nigerian academia, how writing can change the world, why gender equity is important, and how important female readership is to northern Nigerian literature. 

]]>Gaddafi speaks to Yusuf M. Adamu: member of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Social Science Academy of Nigeria Laureate, poet, novelist, critic, blogger and photographer, and a professor of medical geography at the Bayero University Kano. They discuss Prof. Adamu's work on maternal health and other academic matters, but also engage with his work as a poet and author - both in English and Hausa. They raise questions about what Nigerian youth should be taught, who gets to set the intellectual agenda in Nigerian academia, how writing can change the world, why gender equity is important, and how important female readership is to northern Nigerian literature. 

]]>a993b3c1-b6e0-41c1-ae6c-ba39d0d99d15Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +020001:05:03falsefull110101Joseph Lengman on decoloniality, peace spoilers and other challenges to peacebuilding in NigeriaJoseph Lengman on decoloniality, peace spoilers and other challenges to peacebuilding in NigeriaHenry meets Joseph Lengman, an academic and practitioner of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, who is the Director General, Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA) in central Nigeria. They talk about the synergies between academia and practice in peacebuilding, but also about the challenges posed by, among others, peace spoilers, Western epistemic domination, the limited commitment to research in Nigerian universities, and COVID. The conversation also touches on the need for decolonisation and reinventing Nigerian unity, as well as the various security threats facing the country at the moment. 

]]>Henry meets Joseph Lengman, an academic and practitioner of peacebuilding and conflict resolution, who is the Director General, Plateau Peace Building Agency (PPBA) in central Nigeria. They talk about the synergies between academia and practice in peacebuilding, but also about the challenges posed by, among others, peace spoilers, Western epistemic domination, the limited commitment to research in Nigerian universities, and COVID. The conversation also touches on the need for decolonisation and reinventing Nigerian unity, as well as the various security threats facing the country at the moment. 

]]>bc25f0d3-e562-4125-9d11-1dbb9ddb9765Mon, 14 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +020058:30falsefull1991Ismael Bala on the marginal voices in African literature and academiaIsmael Bala on the marginal voices in African literature and academiaGaddafi talks with Dr. Ismael Bala, a poet, writer, translator and scholar from northern Nigeria, who recently published the poetry collection Line of Sight (2020). Born and educated to the university level in Kano, Bala did his post-graduate studies at Oxford, and is a Fellow of the International Writing Programme of the University of Iowa. The discussion touches on African literature and poetry, the striking success of Hausa romance novels, decolonisation, the problems of Nigerian academia, feminism, the struggle (and joy) of creative writing, and the deceptions of Nigerian unity. 

]]>Gaddafi talks with Dr. Ismael Bala, a poet, writer, translator and scholar from northern Nigeria, who recently published the poetry collection Line of Sight (2020). Born and educated to the university level in Kano, Bala did his post-graduate studies at Oxford, and is a Fellow of the International Writing Programme of the University of Iowa. The discussion touches on African literature and poetry, the striking success of Hausa romance novels, decolonisation, the problems of Nigerian academia, feminism, the struggle (and joy) of creative writing, and the deceptions of Nigerian unity. 

]]>c323331f-ec15-4210-94f3-c8d6e8627a14Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +020030:18falsefull1881Rabia Salihu Sa'id on being a physicist in NigeriaRabia Salihu Sa'id on being a physicist in NigeriaGaddafi meets with Prof. Rabia Sa'id, professor of physics at Bayero University Kano, in northern Nigeria. Prof. Sa'id tells us about her career as a physicist; her mentoring of young students and scholars; her NGO work to promote the position of women in northern Nigeria; the practical implications of North-South inequality in global academia; and even the best ways of raising your daughters (and sons).

]]>Gaddafi meets with Prof. Rabia Sa'id, professor of physics at Bayero University Kano, in northern Nigeria. Prof. Sa'id tells us about her career as a physicist; her mentoring of young students and scholars; her NGO work to promote the position of women in northern Nigeria; the practical implications of North-South inequality in global academia; and even the best ways of raising your daughters (and sons).

]]>9b410388-e973-498a-8e80-889fa0867eafMon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +020038:31falsefull1771Jimam Lar on informal security providers and Hegel's dialectic in African scholarshipJimam Lar on informal security providers and Hegel's dialectic in African scholarshipHenry talks with Dr. Jimam Lar, researcher on peace and security and Lecturer in History at the University of Jos in Nigeria. They delve into academic life under COVID; the complexities of security provision in contemporary Africa; plausible similarities between Nigerian vigilantes and Batman; the need for African scholars to study Hegel, and to contribute theses and syntheses as well as antitheses; the political and institutional problems of Nigerian academia; and the relationship between 'Western' knowledge and African scholarship.

]]>Henry talks with Dr. Jimam Lar, researcher on peace and security and Lecturer in History at the University of Jos in Nigeria. They delve into academic life under COVID; the complexities of security provision in contemporary Africa; plausible similarities between Nigerian vigilantes and Batman; the need for African scholars to study Hegel, and to contribute theses and syntheses as well as antitheses; the political and institutional problems of Nigerian academia; and the relationship between 'Western' knowledge and African scholarship.

]]>fcf3b4df-ea6e-4479-a4e3-24f0b7ad002dMon, 31 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +020047:47falsefull1661Abdulganiyu Rufai on tech-preneurship for development and the Nigerian oligarchyAbdulganiyu Rufai on tech-preneurship for development and the Nigerian oligarchyGaddafi meets Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakubu, a tech-preneur and civic technology activist as well as PhD researcher at Bayero University Kano in northern Nigeria. They talk about the importance of entrepreneurship and technology for development; the Nigerian diaspora in the Middle East; Nigeria's youth; the oligarchy in Nigeria's political economy, especially around land ownership; the history of colonisation of (northern) Nigeria; traditional institutions in modern politics; and the importance of adapting religion to local circumstances and needs.

]]>Gaddafi meets Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakubu, a tech-preneur and civic technology activist as well as PhD researcher at Bayero University Kano in northern Nigeria. They talk about the importance of entrepreneurship and technology for development; the Nigerian diaspora in the Middle East; Nigeria's youth; the oligarchy in Nigeria's political economy, especially around land ownership; the history of colonisation of (northern) Nigeria; traditional institutions in modern politics; and the importance of adapting religion to local circumstances and needs.

]]>233a7a6f-04a8-4b61-92b8-d74869914895Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +020057:48falsefull1551Ralia Abdullahi on African feminism, equality, and the insular universityRalia Abdullahi on African feminism, equality, and the insular universityGaddafi talks with Dr. Ralia Maijama'a Abdullahi, lecturer at Bayero University Kano and fellow in the African Humanities Program of the ACLS in the United States. They discuss African feminism, women's writing in northern Nigeria, the insularity of Nigerian universities, the contemporary meaning of gender equality, and the future of the Nigerian federation.

]]>Gaddafi talks with Dr. Ralia Maijama'a Abdullahi, lecturer at Bayero University Kano and fellow in the African Humanities Program of the ACLS in the United States. They discuss African feminism, women's writing in northern Nigeria, the insularity of Nigerian universities, the contemporary meaning of gender equality, and the future of the Nigerian federation.

]]>078616bf-c108-49d6-8aa1-7909d721f5b5Mon, 03 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +020035:38falsefull1441Plangsat Dayil on Africanity and African feminism, COVAX, and the risk of editing out contextPlangsat Dayil on Africanity and African feminism, COVAX, and the risk of editing out contextHenry converses with Plangsat Dayil, Director at Centre for Gender and Women Studies and lecturer in political science, University of Jos. Dr. Dayil discusses the need for Africanity in research; issues around COVAX in Nigeria; cross-cultural comparisons of marriage and family relations; mentorship in academia, particularly for women; the unequal dynamics of knowledge validation; and African feminism.

]]>Henry converses with Plangsat Dayil, Director at Centre for Gender and Women Studies and lecturer in political science, University of Jos. Dr. Dayil discusses the need for Africanity in research; issues around COVAX in Nigeria; cross-cultural comparisons of marriage and family relations; mentorship in academia, particularly for women; the unequal dynamics of knowledge validation; and African feminism.

]]>14cebc0b-b056-4f8c-aee2-5fefb2186d5fMon, 20 Dec 2021 09:01:00 +020001:06:17falsefull1331Samaila Suleiman on decolonisation and the communal politics of knowledge productionSamaila Suleiman on decolonisation and the communal politics of knowledge productionGaddafi talks with Samaila Suleiman, historian and Deputy Director of the Aminu Kano Center for Democratic Studies, Mambayya House, in Kano. They discuss Dr. Suleiman's own work; the communal politics of universities in Nigeria; the sentimentality of the decolonisation debate; the tangible North-South inequalities marking global academia; and the negotiability of Nigerian unity.

]]>Gaddafi talks with Samaila Suleiman, historian and Deputy Director of the Aminu Kano Center for Democratic Studies, Mambayya House, in Kano. They discuss Dr. Suleiman's own work; the communal politics of universities in Nigeria; the sentimentality of the decolonisation debate; the tangible North-South inequalities marking global academia; and the negotiability of Nigerian unity.

]]>40429bfb-9f7b-4fa9-ba9e-a01966625c8aMon, 20 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +020048:06falsefull1221M. Sani Umar on Nigerian academia, scientism, and its alternativesM. Sani Umar on Nigerian academia, scientism, and its alternativesMuhammad Sani Umar from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, joins David for this opening conversation. Professor Umar talks about his own life history; the tumultuous history of Nigerian academia, from colonialism through structural adjustment to today's growing influence of China; and the epistemological domination of scientism and some of its (African?) alternatives: symbolic, approximate, and religious thinking.

]]>Muhammad Sani Umar from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, joins David for this opening conversation. Professor Umar talks about his own life history; the tumultuous history of Nigerian academia, from colonialism through structural adjustment to today's growing influence of China; and the epistemological domination of scientism and some of its (African?) alternatives: symbolic, approximate, and religious thinking.

]]>0ce1895c-f5b7-49fd-a795-67c786a01fdeMon, 13 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +020001:24:52falsefull1111Introduction: Why the Africa Knows conversations?Introduction: Why the Africa Knows conversations?In this short introduction, David explains why he started the Africa Knows conversations.

]]>In this short introduction, David explains why he started the Africa Knows conversations.

]]>4a99cd13-72c0-474b-98e3-81afe36b4945Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +020001:46falsetrailer