Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast

Dr Michael Nwankpa

The Conflict & Development in Africa podcast brings experts from Africa and the world as guests to discuss critical conflict and development issues that affect Africa. Our guests include practitioners, academics, journalists, researchers, policy makers and advocates that are renowned and are nationally and internationally recognized for their work, expertise and contribution to conflict and development issues in Africa. Our audience includes policy makers, governments, researchers, students, businesses and anyone that is interested in conflict and development issues in Africa.

135 episodi

EP 135: Romance Scams & cybercrimes in Nigeria-Prof Ikenga Oraegbunam
26/10/2026
42:22
In this week’s episode, we discuss cybercrimes in Nigeria spotlighting the growing romance scams. Our guest, Professor Ikenga Oraegbunam, a Professor of Law and Applied Jurisprudence at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, provides a legal, socio-political and international law perspective on the subject matter.
EP 134: Nigeria’s paternity crisis- Prof Olayinka Akanle
26/10/2026
48:58
This episode focuses on the growing epidemic in Nigeria where recent paternity testing (July 2024-June 2025) show that 25 percent of Nigerian men who underwent the test were not the biological fathers of the children in question. Our guest is Professor Olayinka Akanle, Professor of Sociology at the University of Ibadan.
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EP 133: The Ebola Outbreak in DRC- Dr Joanne Liu
28/9/2026
50:54
In this week’s episode, we focus on the recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Our guest is Dr. Joanne Liu, a Canadian practicing paediatric emergency physician and professor at McGill University’s School of Population & Global Health. Prior to joining McGill, she was the International President of Medecins Sans Frontiers from 2013-3019.
EP 132: Placenta Consumption, Culture & Maternal Health- Dr. Bryony McNeil
21/9/2026
35:43
In this episode, we discuss the growing trend of placenta consumption among new mothers, the cultural notions behind the practice and implications on maternal health. Our guest is Dr. Bryony McNeil, Senior Lecturer and course deputy director at Deakin University’s School of Medicine.
EP 131: A Reflection on the Zambian 2026 Elections-Prof Miles Larmer & Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa
14/9/2026
54:51
In this episode, Professor Miles Larmer, Professor of History and Director of the Centre of African Studies at the University of Florida and Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, Senior lecture at Stellenbosch University join me to reflect on the recently concluded elections in Zambia
EP 130: Nigeria-Turkey Military Agreement- Dr Abdurrahim Siradag
7/9/2026
51:26
In this week’s episode, Dr Abdurrahim Siradag, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science & International Relations at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, joins me in discussing Nigeria’s defence agreement with Turkey which involved Turkey establishing a military training facility in Nigeria.
EP 129: The Evolving Crisis & “Coup” in Mali-Dr. Alessio Iocchi
31/8/2026
44:09
Dr Iocchi, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Cultural & Environmental Heritage at the University of Milan, joins me in discussing the crisis and suspected coup that happened in Mali a few months ago.
EP 128: The Climate Crisis of Langue de Barbarie, St-Louis, Senegal Mamadou Sarr & Dr. Jeslyn Lemke
10/8/2026
1:00:51
In this episode, Mamadou Sarr ( Chair of the Environment & Resource Protection Committee of the Saint-Louis artisanal Fishermen’s Association) and Dr. Jeslyn Lemke (an international journalist and CACD fellow) join me to discuss the climate crisis in Senegal’s coastal and fishing town of Langue de Barbarie and the negative impacts of the activities of multinational gas station built directly on the fishing land (thereby displacing the fishermen and affecting their livelihood).
EP 127: New Wave of Xenophobic Attacks on Foreign African Nationals in South Africa-Prof Landau
1/6/2026
41:36
In this week’s episode, I am joined by our returning guest, Professor Loren Landau, Research Professor at the University of Witwatersrand and Professor of Migration and Development at Oxford University, to discuss the ongoing Xenophobic attacks against African foreign nationals in South Africa.
EP 126: The Recent U.S.-Nigeria Security Cooperation- James Barnett
25/5/2026
54:09
In this week’s episode, I am joined by our returning guest, James Barnett, PhD candidate at Oxford University and non-residential fellow at Hudson Institute to discuss the current United States and Nigeria military cooperation.

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Conflict &amp; Development in Africa Podcast

Dr Michael Nwankpa

135 episodi

EP 135: Romance Scams & cybercrimes in Nigeria-Prof Ikenga Oraegbunam

EP 134: Nigeria’s paternity crisis- Prof Olayinka Akanle

EP 133: The Ebola Outbreak in DRC- Dr Joanne Liu

EP 132: Placenta Consumption, Culture & Maternal Health- Dr. Bryony McNeil

EP 131: A Reflection on the Zambian 2026 Elections-Prof Miles Larmer & Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa

EP 130: Nigeria-Turkey Military Agreement- Dr Abdurrahim Siradag

EP 129: The Evolving Crisis & “Coup” in Mali-Dr. Alessio Iocchi

EP 128: The Climate Crisis of Langue de Barbarie, St-Louis, Senegal Mamadou Sarr & Dr. Jeslyn Lemke

EP 127: New Wave of Xenophobic Attacks on Foreign African Nationals in South Africa-Prof Landau

EP 126: The Recent U.S.-Nigeria Security Cooperation- James Barnett

Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast