To assist please visit www.eyeonesudan.net Since 15th April Sudan has been embroiled in a power struggle between two Generals. So far at least 700 people have been killed and hope for Sudan’s democracy after the ousting of longtime authoritarian leader Omar Al Bashir seems as bleak as ever. The A4D team discusses this with Dr Nisirin Elamin, Assistant Professor in the Africa Programme at the University of Toronto.

Since 15th April Sudan has been embroiled in a power struggle between two Generals. So far at least 700 people have been killed and hope for Sudan’s democracy after the ousting of longtime authoritarian leader Omar Al Bashir seems as bleak as ever. The A4D team discusses this with Dr Nisirin Elamin, Assistant Professor in the Africa Programme at the University of Toronto.

In recent weeks the south-eastern African countries of Mozambique and Malawi have been hit by the longest cyclone on record, Cyclone Freddy. This cyclone has seen over 400 people dead, many landslides and millions worth of damage. With cyclone Idai in 2017 and cyclone Kenneth in 2019 claiming thousands of lives and billions in damages the annual cyclone seasons are getting more and more devastating. Whats happening and whats being done to help ? We discuss this with our special guest Alexina Phiri. Originally Malawian, she is an experienced lawyer, human rights activist and a UK diplomat with the FCDO (Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office ) who helped organise the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, UK. Music: I AM AN AFRICAN - Ethan Tomas

On the 25 February Nigeria will be electing its 14th president. As incumbent Muhammadu Buhari's second and final four year term as president comes to close he is barred from having more than two terms. 18 people (1 woman) are vying  to succeed him at Aso Rock (presidential residence). In this four-part episode we talk to Desmond Okumbor, a PhD candidate at Oxford University in Political Science and an SDG Research Fellow. Key topics we discus include the four-front runner candidates, the power of the youth vote, the state of the economy and in the last one we look at how this election could determine Nigeria's foreign policy. IN THIS EPISODE We discuss foreign policy in this episode. Nigeria's economy, population and miltary makes it a lynchpin of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States). In this final Episode we briefly discuss where Nigeria's next leader might take Nigeria internationally. We end by looking at Google Trends of front-runner candidates.     Music: I AM AN AFRICAN- Ethan Tomas

On the 25 February Nigeria will be electing its 14th president. As incumbent Muhammadu Buhari's second and final four year term as president comes to close he is barred from having more than two terms. 18 people (1 woman) are vying  to succeed him at Aso Rock (presidential residence). In this four-part episode we talk to Desmond Okumbor, a PhD candidate at Oxford University in Political Science and an SDG Research Fellow. Key topics we discus include the four-front runner candidates, the power of the youth vote, the state of the economy and in the last one we look at how this election could determine Nigeria's foreign policy. IN THIS EPISODE  We discuss the economy in this episode. With a $440 billion GDP Nigeria is Africa's largest economy. However in the last year Nigeria's GDP growth has reduced and a few weeks ago a botched attempt to redesign the currency has lead to a cash shortage and widespread protests. Cash is key as 57% of Nigeria is in the informal economy (e.g food marketeers).  How will this affect the vote ? Music: I AM AN AFRICAN- Ethan Tomas

On the 25 February Nigeria will be electing its 14th president. As incumbent Muhammadu Buhari's second and final four year term as president comes to close he is barred from having more than two terms. 18 people (1 woman) are vying  to succeed him at Aso Rock (presidential residence). In this four-part episode we talk to Desmond Okumbor, a PhD candidate at Oxford University in Political Science and an SDG Research Fellow. Key topics we discus include the four-front runner candidates, the power of the youth vote, the state of the economy and in the last one we look at how this election could determine Nigeria's foreign policy. IN THIS EPISODE In this episode we discuss old leaders and young voters as well as ethnicity. With 70% of Nigerians being under 30 we ask why are all front runners over 60? We also discus how movements like #EndSARS could tell us how young people could be influencing the rise of Peter Obi. We also discuss ethnicity religion  and power rotation.   Correct ages if presidential front-runners : Atiku Abubakar's age is 76 and not 70 as stated.  Bola Tinubu is 70.  Peter Obi is 61.  Rabiu Kwnakwaso is 66. Music: I AM AN AFRICAN- Ethan Tomas

On the 25 February Nigeria will be electing its 14th president. As incumbent Muhammadu Buhari's second and final four year term as president comes to close he is barred from having more than two terms. 18 people (1 woman) are vying  to succeed him at Aso Rock (presidential residence). In this four-part episode we talk to Desmond Okumbor, a PhD candidate at Oxford University in Political Science and an SDG Research Fellow. Key topics we discus include the four-front runner candidates, the power of the youth vote, the state of the economy and in the last one we look at how this election could determine Nigeria's foreign policy. IN THIS EPISODE  This episode will profile the four front-runners. With the largest population in Africa at 213 million and over 90 million registered voters this is a highly anticipated election and also a very unpredictable election as the two traditional parties face not one but two disrupter parties. Indeed, in addition to the rulling All Progressive Congress (APC) fielding Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Congress (PDP) fielding Atiku Abubakar the disruptors are the Labour Party led by Peter Obi and the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso. Music: I AM AN AFRICAN Ethan Tomas 

In this episode we discuss the complexities of Africa's relationship with African Americans and the wider African ancestral diaspora.  Our special guest is a young African American entrepreneur who at age 19 decided to pack up and move to Tanzania. Mark Victorian whose YouTube channel is ''Mark Meets Africa' has set up various business ventures in and around Dar Es Salaam. He is currently establishing a community centre for arriving diaspora Africans. In this episode you'll find out why African Americans choose to move to Africa, the pros and cons to moving to Africa as a person of African decent as well as an unfiltered understanding of Pan-African challenges.  Music: I AM AN AFRICAN - Ethan Tomas (282) Mark Meets Africa - YouTube

Five years ago, this month the world's oldest president at age 94 was overthrown by his own military in a stage-managed coup after 37 years at the helm of power. This 2-part episode revisits the perceptions and realities of life during the controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Gabriel Mugabe's rule and what has happened since? Was he a liberation hero or an intellectual tyrant? Was he an anglophile or a black nationalist?  We ask questions about the Gukurahundi massacre/genocide and the land reform programme.  Finally, we ask...is Zimbabwe better now 5 years since Mugabe? This is all answered by our guest Dr Chipo Dendere. A Zimbabwean academic from Wellesley College in the US who has testified before US Congress on Zimbabwean Sanctions. Also in the episode are ordinary Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds sharing their perspective on Mugabe's Zimbabwe and the aftermath. Music: Gomba - Hope Masike Cheuka - Victor Kunonga, Wilfred Mafrika Nyamasvisva Zimababwe - Kintar Remix - SANDHAUS, KOBAIEN, Sound of Bam, Kintar

Five years ago, this month the world's oldest president at age 94 was overthrown by his own military in a stage-managed coup after 37 years at the helm of power. This 2-part episode revisits the perceptions and realities of life during the controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Gabriel Mugabe's rule and what has happened since?   Was he a liberation hero or an intellectual tyrant? Was he an anglophile or a black nationalist?  We ask questions about the Gukurahundi massacre/genocide and the land reform programme.  Finally, we ask...is Zimbabwe better now 5 years since Mugabe?  This is all answered by our guest Dr Chipo Dendere. A Zimbabwean academic from Wellesley College in the US who has testified before US Congress on Zimbabwean Sanctions.  Also in the episode are ordinary Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds sharing their perspective on Mugabe's Zimbabwe and the aftermath. Music:  Gomba - Hope Masike  Cheuka - Victor Kunonga, Wilfred Mafrika Nyamasvisva Zimababwe - Kintar Remix - SANDHAUS, KOBAIEN, Sound of Bam, Kintar