Dans cet épisode, Farid El Asri, directeur de publication de la revue Afrique en mouvement (AEM) de l’université internationale de Rabat (UIR) nous présente les opportunités et les défis de l’édition universitaire au Maroc à travers le lancement de la revue AEM en 2019. Il explique que l’objectif de la mise en place de la revue est de faire émerger un chantier épistémologique fondamental à partir des réalités africaines avec des acteurs africains qui sont parfois « invisibles » et qui n’ont pas la possibilité de publier ailleurs.

This episode features Prof. Dzodzi Tsikata from the University of Ghana. Prof. Dzodzi is a senior scholar in Africa with many years of experience as a researcher, lecturer and editor. She speaks about the challenges of scholarly publishing in Africa, where she also offers some of the solutions we need to think about.

Dans cet épisode , nous recevons Nora Bouzida, membre de l’organisation nationale des Éditeurs de livres en Algérie et fondatrice des éditions Samar pour discuter des défis de l’édition et de la diffusion du livre en Algérie et au Maghreb.

The AfCFTA brings with it the potential for improving food security and sustainability in Africa. In this sixth and final episode of our podcast series, we talk to Assia Sidibe and Mandipa Ndlovu on issues around food security and AfCFTA. Joining the conversation are researchers on the continent who are working in the area of food technology and sustainability: Maya Marshak and Dr Mavis Owureku-Asare. 

Co-hosts: Carl Manlan & Olumide Abimbola

In this fifth episode of our podcast series, we are joined by Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, CEO of Ghana Enterprises Agency, and Fati N’zi Hassane, Head of human development at AUDA-NEPAD in thinking about AfCFTA and rural livelihoods in Africa. Adding to the conversation are some of those working close to the ground, including researchers Stha Yeni and Prof Ed Mabaya. We also hear about the more palpable experiences of farmer Samual Sarr and his concerns regarding the AfCFTA.

Co-hosts: Carl Manlan & Olumide Abimbola

In this fourth episode of our podcast series, we talk about AfCFTA, regional integration, civil society and state intervention. The guest speakers engaging in this conversation are Ndanga Kamau, international laywer/founder of Ndanga Kamau Law, and Nana Afadzinu, executive director of the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI). Also contributing to the discussion are Susana Edjang and Hanan Taifour.

Co-hosts: Carl Manlan & Olumide Abimbola

In this third episode of our podcast series, we are thinking through AfCFTA and the impacts of industrialisation in Africa. We speak with two leading thinkers: Teniola Tayo, a consultant with the Institute for Security Studies in Dakar (Senegal) and Nshuti Lucy Mbabazi, Head of Africa Advocacy and Partnerships of The Better Than Cash Alliance. We also share contributions from people who have been engaging with the economics of cross-border trade for some time: Fauzia Mohammed, Lewis Caruzi and Prof Ari Sitas.

Co-hosts: Carl Manlan & Olumide Abimbola

In this second episode of our podcast series, we reflect on how intellectual property, ‘big data’ and knowledge production will be shaped by AfCFTA. Our guest speakers are Safura Abdool Karim, public health lawyer and PhD candidate at the UKZN, and Rachel Sikwane, commercial IP Attorney and founder of the female-owned boutique law firm RNMS Inc. Also voicing their thoughts are people who have been involved in vaccine production and large-scale data analytics on the continent, namely Murray Stanford, Caryn Fenner, and Chuks Nnaji.

Co-hosts: Carl Manlan & Olumide Abimbola