Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast

About Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast

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.

Publisher

Dr Michael Nwankpa

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Nov 2023

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

135 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

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

   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.

2. 

   26 Oct 2026

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

   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.

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

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

   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.

Who has been a guest on Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Prof Christi van der Westhuizen
• Dr Jude Mutah
• Prof Christopher Isike
• Dr Samuel Oyewole
• Dr Tapiwa Victor Warikandwa

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 57 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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