Protests Against Egyptian President Mursi

Last Thursday, Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi announced a decree giving him sweeping new powers. The announcement was met with nationwide protests decrying his attempts to put himself above the law. We speak with Nahed Mansour for an update and analysis.

We start the program with headlines from the African continent.

Listen to the program here.  Interview with Nahed starts at 13:55


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Retrospective look at the Egyptian revolution with Samir Amin, Firoze Manji and Mamdou Habashi

Chinua Achebe's "There Was A Country: A Persoanl History of Biafra

This week on African Perspectives, we speak with Daneil Tseghay, independent freelance journalist, about Chinua Achebe's new memoir "There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra." We start the show as we always do with headlines from the African Continent.

You can read Daniel's article about Achebe's new memoir at The Millions

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Interview with Daniel starts at 10:50

LGBT Rigths in Africa

The impact of criminalization of same sex acts and 'promotion
of homosexuality' in Uganda, Kenya and Botswana, and the work to advance LGBTI rights. Click here to Listen

Steve Biko and Wangari Maathai

In this episode of African Perspectives, we look at the lives of two African legends, Steve Biko and Wangari Maathai.

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Passing of Ethiopian President Meles Zanawi, Mine massacre in South Africa, Trial of former Chadian president Hissene Habre

This week on African Perspectives, we discuss the passing of Ethiopian president Meles Zanawi with Farid Omar, the shooting of 34 miners in South Africa with Ajamu Nangwaya, and the trial of former Chadian president Hissene Habre with Darnace Torou.

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Colonizing African Values: How the U.S. Christian Right Is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa

A new Political Research Associates report, Colonizing African Values: How the U.S. Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa, reveals that American conservative groups are in fact continuing to build organizational strength and promote homophobia and anti-abortion politics in African countries. We speak with Rev. Dr. Kapya Kaoma, author of the report.

Read the complete report on the PRA website

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Weekly headlines: 0 - 11:45
Interview with Dr. Kaoma: 11:46 - end

African Football Summer 2012 Update

The summer of 2012 has seen a lot of news on African football, both on the continent and abroad. From the Eurocup to Didier Drogba move to China, we speak with Faird Omar for an update

Weekly Headlines: 0 - 20:14
Football: 20:14 - end

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