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On the 21st of October, Dr Graciana del Castillo gave a lecture discussing the current concerns presented in her latest book, 'Guilty Party: The International Community in Afghanistan’. The lecture included commentary on aid and drug dependency in Afghanistan, as well as the challenges that both the new government and the international community face in bringing peace, stability and prosperity to the region. Dr Graciana del Castillo is an expert on countries in crises, including those affected by conflict, natural disasters and financial collapse. In the early 1990s, she was the first senior economist in the Cabinet of the UN Secretary-General, involved in ongoing post-conflict operations in Central America, Asia, and Africa. Dr. del Castillo designed the arms-for-land program for El Salvador that was credited for bringing the peace process back on track.

Aggie & Cassie's ACS Radio Show Tune in to our first show entitled 'Myths, Truths & Legends'. The show will seek to consolidate Black History Month and explore the relevance of the month as a whole whilst celebrating a number of key musical icons in Black history. To find out more about the SOAS African-Caribbean Society visit: https://www.facebook.com/soasacs

For the second show of the Fossil Free SOAS ‘Divestment Digest’, we meet with representatives from Fossil Free UCL and Kings College to talk about the need to unite campus activists for fossil fuel divestment. The 'Divestment Digest' is a series based at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, and focuses on the university campaign to divest from fossil fuels.

This is the first instalment in the 'Divestment Digest' series, based at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London UK, focusing on the university campaign to divest from fossil fuels. For this show, we are joined by Rob Abrams from the Fossil Free SOAS campaign, as well as Danni Pffard from 350 Europe.

In Behind The Music this week, we hear from Guillermo Rozenthuler, who talks about his upcoming concert 'Candombe: Songs and Drums from Uruguay'. We learn something of the music from Uruguay, Latin-America’s ‘unknown gem’, and how the Afro-carnival tradition and rhythm of Candombé spread from Montevideo to influence the music of South America.

ITS A BOOTY BASS SHAKING SPECIAL ... Global Bass High Priest BUMPS from label CLUB POPOZUDA is MADERA's guest this week, talking about future releases, how he makes tracks without actually meeting his collaborators + a very special Halloween party. Puuuuul up! TRACKLISTING: YESKING, Devil Inside (J Star Dub) LUCAS SANTANNA, Nao Tenho Medo Nao BUMPS vs LOKI, Beleza * in conversation with BUMPS * RAFAEL ARAGON & TROPIKORE, Punjabi Bhangra * in conversation with BUMPS * BUMPS vs EL MALITO, Plastik Nites THE GRITS, Black Sambuca PILOOSKI, The Wizzard AGLORY, Esmeralda DJ TZINAS, Cienaguera TONY ALLEN, Moving On JAH WOBBLE & BILL LASWELL, Subcode

The Grand Union Orchestra have just celebrated 30 years on the road! Boasting a core team of over 30 musicians, all Londoners from multicultural backgrounds, this brilliant orchestra is undoubtedly the most diverse in existence. Their music conveys powerful & evocative stories about migration and unification. Musical director, Tony Haynes has created a new show to mark their three decades of activity, so catch him on this AWIL, alongside general manager Claire Sivier, talking about ‘Undream’d Shores’ which runs at The Hackney Empire Nov 1st & 2nd! Also on this A World In London, new CDs from Amparo Sanchez, Aziz Sahmaoui, and Martha D. Lewis. A World In London with Cultural Co-operation live on Wednesdays, 4pm, from SOAS Radio: mixlr.com/soasradio Online at iTunes/SOAS Radio website https://www.facebook.com/DjRitu Twitter:@djritu1 www.djritu.com ARTIST TRACK COUNTRY Aziz Sahmaoui Lawah-Lawah Morocco Amparo Sanchez Sin Nombre Spain Toure-Raichel Collective Gassi Gabbi Mali/Israel Cumbia All-Stars La Cumbia Del Parisino Peru Martha D. Lewis Pasatempo UK/Cyprus Lunasa Morning Nightcap Ireland Grand Union Orchestra Can’t Chain Up the Mind UK ‘ ‘ Tomar Basane ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Elugga Ko ‘ ‘

Live Recording of Världens Band from last Monday 20th October's Concert. Enjoy!

Thousands of lives have been claimed in the West African Ebola outbreak since the World Health Organisation (WHO) was first notified of the outbreak in Guinea in March 2014. The epidemic is expected to spread rapidly over months to come. The three countries most affected by the crisis, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, are post-conflict states with weak health infrastructures. In a climate of fear and mistrust of government institutions, health workers face huge challenges in raising awareness and educating communities. The crisis has not only highlighted the deficiencies in the capabilities of these West African governments, but those of the international community. The World Health Organisation’s emergency response mechanisms, which have experienced budget cuts over recent years, have shown they are largely inadequate in the face of international health crises. Speakers: - Dr Kandeh K. Yumkella, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and CEO, Sustainable Energy for All - Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Major General Michael von Bertele, Humanitarian Director at Save the Children International - Robtel Neajai Pailey, Liberian writer and PhD researcher at SOAS. Chair: Dr Titi Banjoko, healthcare professional & RAS Council Member Recorded at SOAS, University of London on 8th October 2014.

Live recording of Soas Concert Series' first performance of Ashiq Nargile and Tabuni on 13th October. Produced by Will Roper & Katie Bruce

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cultural and political contexts. Dr Vayu Naidu has a Ph.D in Performance Oral Traditions (University Of Leeds) and has performed the Ramayana everywhere from the Barbican to London’s hip Bombay-style café Dishoom. She is the author of the Ramayana-inspired novel Sita's Ascent (Penguin) [www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/sitas-ascent] Produced by Rahul Verma [twitter.com/_storywallah]. Edited by Daniel Avis [twitter.com/DanielAvis123] Photo: Bhaskar Peddhapati [www.flickr.com/photos/peddhapati] Music: Sona Rupa label [www.sonarupa.co.uk]Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cultural and political contexts. Dr Vayu Naidu has a Ph.D in Performance Oral Traditions (University Of Leeds) and has performed the Ramayana everywhere from the Barbican to London’s hip Bombay-style café Dishoom. She is the author of the Ramayana-inspired novel Sita's Ascent (Penguin) [www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/sitas-ascent] Produced by Rahul Verma [twitter.com/_storywallah]. Edited by Daniel Avis [twitter.com/DanielAvis123] Photo: Bhaskar Peddhapati [www.flickr.com/photos/peddhapati] Music: Sona Rupa label [www.sonarupa.co.uk]

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cultural and political contexts. Dr Vayu Naidu has a Ph.D in Performance Oral Traditions (University Of Leeds) and has performed the Ramayana everywhere from the Barbican to London’s hip Bombay-style café Dishoom. She is the author of the Ramayana-inspired novel Sita's Ascent (Penguin) [www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/sitas-ascent] Produced by Rahul Verma [twitter.com/_storywallah]. Edited by Daniel Avis [twitter.com/DanielAvis123] Photo: Bhaskar Peddhapati [www.flickr.com/photos/peddhapati] Music: Sona Rupa label [www.sonarupa.co.uk]

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cultural and political contexts. Dr Vayu Naidu has a Ph.D in Performance Oral Traditions (University Of Leeds) and has performed the Ramayana everywhere from the Barbican to London’s hip Bombay-style café Dishoom. She is the author of the Ramayana-inspired novel Sita's Ascent (Penguin) [www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/sitas-ascent] Produced by Rahul Verma [twitter.com/_storywallah]. Edited by Daniel Avis [twitter.com/DanielAvis123] Photo: Bhaskar Peddhapati [www.flickr.com/photos/peddhapati] Music: Sona Rupa label [www.sonarupa.co.uk]

Ramayana: The Living Legend sees distinguished storyteller Dr Vayu Naidu share the magical epic that lies behind Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, which will be marked by more than 1 billion Hindus, Sikhs and Jains on Thursday October 23rd. Vayu brings to life an unscripted telling of the Ramayana drawn from India’s four corners and in touching on themes including honour, and the battle between might and right, highlights how the epic inhabits everyday, contemporary India in religious, cultural and political contexts. Dr Vayu Naidu has a Ph.D in Performance Oral Traditions (University Of Leeds) and has performed the Ramayana everywhere from the Barbican to London’s hip Bombay-style café Dishoom. She is the author of the Ramayana-inspired novel Sita's Ascent (Penguin) [www.penguinbooksindia.com/en/content/sitas-ascent] Produced by Rahul Verma [twitter.com/_storywallah]. Edited by Daniel Avis [twitter.com/DanielAvis123] Photo: Bhaskar Peddhapati [www.flickr.com/photos/peddhapati] Music: Sona Rupa label [www.sonarupa.co.uk]

In the latest show of SOAS Radio's new coverage of the University's Concert Series, we talk to Cassandre Balbar and Charu Hariharan from Världens Band to find out more about the band and their music. Featuring 15 musicians, from 7 different countries, Världens Band came together to discover the possibilities when traditions are shared, creativity is freed and diversity is embraced. In this interview we learn how the band met and how they went on to bring their different musical traditions together in a new creative venture that breaks all kinds of borders. Tracklisting: 1. Kolonien – My Adventure – Intro music. 2. Världens Band – Sammanhang 3. Världens Band - Tamzara 4. Världens Band – Indian Song 5. O Shakuntala – Pandit Debahshish Bhattacharya & Charu Hariharan 6. Follow the Rats – Barrel Organ Set 7. Världens Band – Farewell to Govan : Superfly Världens Band – http://varldensband.com/ Monday 20th October: https://www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts/20oct2014-swedish-polskas-meet-scottish-reels-and-more.html SOAS Concert Series: www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts/ SOAS Radio: http://soasradio.org/ Produced by Alexandra Richardson, Katie Bruce and Karen Boswall Thanks to Cassandre Balbar and Charu Hariharan from Världens Band

In this audio clip, Professor Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and one of the members of the team that discovered Ebola in 1976, and Dr Kandeh Yumkella, UN Under-Secretary-General - Special Representative & CEO - Sustainable Energy for All, speak about the cultural dimensions of Ebola, behavioural change and the role of Community Radio in disseminating information to help contain the disease. Interviews by Carlos Chirinos. Image: Ebola awareness poster, UNICEF.

In the first of SOAS Radio's new coverage of the University's Concert Series, we talk to Stefan of the Sayat Nova Project to find out more about Music from the Caucasus. In an area often thought as a border between Europe and Asia, we learn a little about the region's rich linguistic and cultural heritage. We learn about the Ashiq bards that travel through the diverse region, and how Monday's performer, Ashiq Nargile fits into that tradition. Tracklisting: 1. MiqayelVoskanyan – Eshkhemet (Sayat Nova) – Intro music. 2. Yosi ben Yohai –Juhuro (Mugham sung by a mountain Jew) 3. Pankisi Ensemble 4. Absalden – Avar song on accordion 5. AshiqGarib – OrtaSaritel 6. AshiqNargile- YurdYeri (Homeland) 7. Marina Mustafaeva - MoiIzbranniy (My Elites) 8. AmiraniNekerauli – Tush Balalaika Sayat Nova Project - http://www.sayatnovaproject.com/ Monday 13th October: https://www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts/13oct2014-a-special-evening-of-caucasian-music.html SOAS Concert Series: https://www.soas.ac.uk/music/events/concerts/ Produced by Will Roper and Alexandra Richardson Thanks to Stefan Williamson Fa from Sayat Nova Project

Another Movimientos edition with plenty of fresh latin beats from across the board Afro-Venezuelan sounds to Peruvian psych, Salsa Dura, Latin House, future Mexican Norteño, Digital Cumbia and Brazilian Bass. With new music from Mexico's Nortec Collective and LA's Jungle Fire from Nacional Records, plus a great track from the new Chancha Via Circuito album, Ruben Blades goes Tango and new Aurelio Martinez on Real World Records. TRACKLISTING: Monsalve y Los Forajidos - La Carcajá Jeriko - Hey Joe Jungle Fire - Tropicoso Herman Olivera - El Venecedor Captain Planet - Un Poquito Mas ft Chico Mann Don Pascal - Tributo Ruben Blades - Pedro Navaja Chancha Via Circuito - Sueno En Paraguay Afroelectro - Omin Coco De Tebei - Peixe Piaba (Chico Correa remix) Jackson Do Pandeiro - Buraca Velho Stereo (Tahira edit) Nortec Collective - El Coyote Aurelio Martinez - Sañanaru

On September 26th 2014 SOAS Students’ Union hosted its first public lecture of the year in collaboration with the London Middle East Institute and the Centre for Gender Studies, SOAS. The event featured 3 speakers who all specialise in the Middle East, and addressed the topics of ISIS, and the recent crisis in the Middle East. CHAIR: Dr Hassan Hakimian, London Middle East Institute, SOAS SPEAKERS (In order of appearance): - Ghias Aljundi : ‘ISIS and the Syrian cause’ - Charles Tripp: 'Iraq: the rentier caliphate' - Nadje Al-Ali: 'Gender, Violence and Minorities' Recorded and edited by Daniel Avis for SOAS Radio

SOAS Anthem, performed by Ali Khan. Recorded for The Rustle Radio Show Christmas Special 2010.

Why these lectures are improvised. World history seen from an African perspective. Why this is needed. African critiques of European capitalist imperialism from the viewpoints of nationalism and socialism. Cheikh Anta Diop The African Origins of Civilisation (1974) Walter Rodney How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (1972)

What are the origins of inequality? World history is here seen through the lens of production: before agriculture, agriculture without and then with cities, after agriculture, each phase marked by revolutions. How does Africa relate to this scheme? V. Gordon Childe What Happened in History (1942) Michael E Smith ‘V Gordon Childe and the urban revolution’ (2009 pdf)

Bernal’s critique of Eurocentric history as a racist project of social exclusion. The Eastern Mediterranean distorted by regional specialization. The urban revolution seen in wider comparative perspective. Jack Goody’s application of Childe to Africa is rooted in production and population. Martin Bernal Black Athena: The Afro-asiatic roots of classical civilization (1987) http://thememorybank.co.uk/2012/01/10/jack-goodys-vision-of-history-and-african-development-today/

Recording curtailed (see unpublished essays above). C L R James synthesizes Western Marxism and postcolonial theory. His history of the Haitian revolution brought it back into world history and inspired his own vision of the anti-colonial and world revolutions. (Recording curtailed) C L R James The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo revolution (second edition 1963) http://thememorybank.co.uk/2010/03/20/waiting-for-emancipation-slavery-and-freedom-in-west-africa/ http://thememorybank.co.uk/2011/02/07/clr-james-and-the-idea-of-an-african-revolution/

Dubois’ great assemblage aims to touch hearts and not just minds. The issue of the 20th century is the ‘colour line’. The meaning of ‘soul’, ‘veil’ and ‘double consciousness’. Dubois’ later history takes him from integration to separation. Reflections on the history of the abolition movement and Panafricanism. W E B Dubois The Souls of Black Folk (1903)

Diversion on method: scaling up the self, scaling down the world (Shakespeare, Gandhi). The Lewis model is traced to theories of development that hinge on the rural-urban division of labour. A racist world society divided between rich and poor countries was formed c.1900, not by centuries of European colonialism. W Arthur Lewis The Evolution of the International Economic Order (1978)

The main event of the twentieth century was the anti-colonial revolution. Fanon says that war is the normal catalyst of social change; but his psychiatric case studies shows that war is humanly insupportable. Brilliant writing on the class struggle, nationalism, the successor elite and culture. Frantz Fanon The Wretched of the Earth (1961)

From evolution to development. The post-war boom of developmental states. The neoliberal counter-revolution. ‘Development’ is now just talk without real economic improvement. Capitalism enriches and destroys society (Schumpeter). The 1970s as the origin of our times. V. Padayachee (ed) The Political Economy of Africa (2010), especially Chapters 1-4, 20, 22. K Hart & V Padayachee “Development” in K Hart, J-L Laville & A Cattani eds The Human Economy (2010) M Cowan & R Shenton Doctrines of Development (1996)

What is Panafricanism? James reviews African revolt on both sides of the Atlantic, concludes that Africa is ready for an anti-colonial revolution now. Race + capitalism is dynamite. Revolution in Africa and world revolution. C L R James The History of Pan-African Revolt (third edition, 2012)

Three social types: egalitarian kinship, agrarian civilization, national capitalism. Sketch of the state in Africa before colonial empire. Colonial and post-colonial states. The privatization of public interests. Collusion between African rulers and foreign interests. The Scandinavian model. Moeletse Mbeki Architects of Poverty (2009) Jean-François Bayart The State in Africa: The politics of the belly (third edition, 2009)

What happened in Africa during the last century, as against what didn’t happen (‘development’). Africa’s regions and African unity. Population and urban explosion. The Old Regime and liberal revolution (Tocqueville). Everyday harassment. Development through cultural production, informal commerce and regional association. K. Hart http://thememorybank.co.uk/2007/05/16/two-lectures-on-african-development/ Essays tagged as “The African revolution” at www.thememorybank.co.uk See http://web.up.ac.za/humaneconomy

A case study of national capitalism. An outline history of South Africa: creation and persistence of a racist mining enclave. Afrikaner and ANC strategies compared. Transition to a modern economy blocked (Feinstein). After the Mining Energy Complex. South Africa’s future is in Africa. Charles Feinstein An Economic History of South Africa (2005, also online) K. Hart & V. Padayachee 2010 http://thememorybank.co.uk/2009/10/10/south-africa-needs-africa/ K. Hart and V. Padayachee 2013 A history of South African capitalism in national and global perspective, Transformation 81/82, 55-85.

Is Fair trade fair for all involved in the production of tea, coffee and other commodities? The Fair Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia and Uganda project set out to improve our understanding of how global trade in agricultural commodities affects the lives of poor rural Africans, especially through wage employment. Listen to Professor Christopher Cramer (Development Studies, SOAS) talk to Dr. Michael Jennings, (Chairman of the Centre of African Studies, SOAS) about the methodology, findings and implications of this DFID funded 4-year study in Ethiopia and Uganda. For more information about the Fair Trade, Employment and Poverty Reduction Research visit: http://ftepr.org

Each year, during Refugee Week UK, Celebrating Sanctuary London supports and showcases music and arts by and about refugees and migrants. The programme at this year's CSL Southbank was part of a wider programme of events and it included a number of collaborations from Rafiki Jazz and Somali Party Southall to Afrikan Boy and this year's CSL commissions. The two commissions brought together Haymanot Tesfa with Katy Carr and the Aviators and Jewan Mohammad with Gabby Young and Other Animals. This podcast brings the sounds from the day and interviews with the featured artists. Celebrating Sanctuary London is produced by Counterpoints Arts, www.counterpointsarts.org.uk @cslondonfest facebook/celebratingsanctuarylondon Presented by Rita Ray Edited by Katie Bruce

Development Matters: Assessing impact of malaria control on early cognitive development and educational outcomes for children in Mali and Senegal. In 2013 LIDC awarded its first Fellowship grants for interdisciplinary research in international development to three inter-college teams of academics from Bloomsbury Colleges. Nearly a year into the projects, LIDC talked to one of the teams: Sian Clarke, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Yvonne Griffiths, Institute of Education were awarded an LIDC Fellowship to explore the development of assessment tools for impact evaluation of malaria control on early cognitive development and educational outcomes for children in Mali and Senegal.

This is the first update from the SOAS Students' Union Sabbatical Officers for the 2014-2015 Academic Year.

"We believe that intensifying peaceful civil disobedience is not only ethically justifiable but morally necessary” - Kumi Naidoo. In this public lecture, Kumi Naidoo looks at what justifies non-violent direct action, and discusses when and why it should be deployed. Dr Naidoo draws on recent campaigns such as last year's protest at an Arctic oil drilling rig, which saw activists arrested by Russian authorities and held for 100 days, and the anti-apartheid struggle he was part of in his home country, South Africa. Dr Kumi Naidoo is the Executive Director of Greenpeace International. In addition to leading the organisation to critical campaign victories and augmenting its influence in international political negotiations, Naidoo has been responsible for promoting considerable growth and activity by Greenpeace in the Global South. He has also been influential in fostering further cooperation between Greenpeace and many diverse parts of civil society in the fight to avert catastrophic climate change and promote environmental justice. Chair: Dr. Michael Jennings

In this Governance in Africa Conversations podcast produced by the School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS)/Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Dr. Kumi Naidoo, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, talks about natural resources in Africa, governance and the effects of climate change. Dr. Kumi Naidoo is the Executive Director of Greenpeace International. In addition to leading the organisation to critical campaign victories and augmenting its influence in international political negotiations, Naidoo has been responsible for promoting considerable growth and activity by Greenpeace in the Global South. He has also been influential in fostering further cooperation between Greenpeace and many diverse parts of civil society in the fight to avert catastrophic climate change and promote environmental justice.

This podcast is part of the Governance for Beginners workshop series that was carried out by JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA and The Centre of African Studies in Accra, Ghana in April 2014. The purpose of the workshop series was to engage young people in discussions about good governance in Africa. This podcast captures young people's responses to 'Natural Resources Governance' and the podcast by Silas Siakor (http://soasradio.org/content/governance-africa-conversations-silas-siakor). Participants of this workshop came from the Ghana Youth Environmental Movement. This Governance for Beginners workshop was part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, London and JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA. To listen to the Governance In Africa Conversations and for more information on this youth engagement initiative please visit http://www.governanceinafrica.org/youth-engagement/. To find out more about JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA please visit www.jtliveghana.org. Music by Tsotsoobi Band 'Ofetse' (Ghana)

This podcast is part of the Governance for Beginners workshop series that was carried out by JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA and The Centre of African Studies in Accra, Ghana in April 2014. The purpose of the workshop series was to engage young people in discussions about good governance in Africa. This podcast captures young people's responses to 'New Media and Participatory Governance' and the podcast by Simon Kolawale (http://soasradio.org/content/governance-africa-conversations-simon-kolawale). Participants of this workshop came from a Senior High School in Accra, Ghana. This Governance for Beginners workshop was part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, London and JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA. To listen to the Governance In Africa Conversations and for more information on this youth engagement initiative please visit http://www.governanceinafrica.org/youth-engagement/. To find out more about JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA please visit www.jtliveghana.org. Music by Tsotsoobi Band 'Ofetse' (Ghana)

This podcast is part of the Governance for Beginners workshop series that was carried out by JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA and The Centre of African Studies in Accra, Ghana in April 2014. The purpose of the workshop series was to engage young people in discussions about good governance in Africa. This podcast captures young people's responses to the 'West African Political Model' and the podcast by Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim (http://soasradio.org/content/governance-africa-conversations-jibrin-ibrahim). Participants of this workshop came from the The University of Ghana in Legon. This Governance for Beginners workshop was part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, London and JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA. To listen to the Governance In Africa Conversations and for more information on this youth engagement initiative please visit http://www.governanceinafrica.org/youth-engagement/. To find out more about JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA please visit www.jtliveghana.org. Music by Tsotsoobi Band 'Ofetse' (Ghana)

This podcast is part of the Governance for Beginners workshop series that was carried out by JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA and The Centre of African Studies in Accra, Ghana in April 2014. The purpose of the workshop series was to engage young people in discussions about good governance in Africa. This podcast captures young people's responses to 'HIV/AIDS in South Africa' and the podcast by Hein Marais (http://soasradio.org/content/governance-africa-conversations-hein-marais). Participants of this workshop came from the Community Based Organisation Act for Change, based in Jamestown Accra. This Governance for Beginners workshop was part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, London and JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA. To listen to the Governance In Africa Conversations and for more information on this youth engagement initiative please visit http://www.governanceinafrica.org/youth-engagement/. To find out more about JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA please visit www.jtliveghana.org. Music by Tsotsoobi Band 'Ofetse' (Ghana)

This podcast is part of the Governance for Beginners workshop series that was carried out by JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA and The Centre of African Studies in Accra, Ghana in April 2014. The purpose of the workshop series was to engage young people in discussions about good governance in Africa. This podcast captures young people's responses to 'New Media and Participatory Governance' and the podcast by Simon Kolawale (http://soasradio.org/content/governance-africa-conversations-simon-kolawale). Participants of this workshop came from the YPG Church Youth Group in Accra. This Governance for Beginners workshop was part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, London and JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA. To listen to the Governance In Africa Conversations and for more information on this youth engagement initiative please visit http://www.governanceinafrica.org/youth-engagement/. To find out more about JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA please visit www.jtliveghana.org. Music by Tsotsoobi Band 'Ofetse' (Ghana)

This podcast is part of the Governance for Beginners workshop series that was carried out by JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA and The Centre of African Studies in Accra, Ghana in April 2014. The purpose of the workshop series was to engage young people in discussions about good governance in Africa. This podcast captures young people's responses to 'Governance in Mozambique' and the podcast by Luisa Diogo (http://soasradio.org/content/governance-africa-conversations-luisa-diogo). Participants of this workshop came from the IPMC Training College in Accra. This Governance for Beginners workshop was part of the Governance for Development in Africa Initiative funded by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in collaboration with the Centre of African Studies, London and JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA. To listen to the Governance In Africa Conversations and for more information on this youth engagement initiative please visit http://www.governanceinafrica.org/youth-engagement/. To find out more about JT LIVE RADIO, GHANA please visit www.jtliveghana.org. Music by Tsotsoobi Band 'Ofetse' (Ghana)

In this episode Armando Conte interviews Daniel Kaufmann, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and previously Director at the World Bank Institute, leading expert on Governance and Anti-Corruption. Daniel Kaufmann has an incredible theoretical and practical knowledge on Governance and Corruption worldwide. Kaufmann in this interview elaborates on the crucial relations between development, governance and corruption in Africa. He emphasis the importance of the rule of law and developmental success, and the significance of implementing the governance indicators in measuring Good governance and Corruption. Conte questions Kaufmann on the present debate regarding Foreign Aid in the development discourse. Kauffmann suggests that developmental aid agencies “should step back and study the failures and success of aid” ensuring “well governed aid” at all levels. In the last part of the interview, Kaufmann warns on the other and new forms of corruption such as what he defines as State captured i.e. politicians working with the private elite sector managing regulations and policies of the state to their own benefits; this phenomena is present both developing countries and developed countries, and one recent example can be seen in the crisis of Wall Street. Kaufmann concludes this interview emphasising the fact that the democratisation process, independent and free media, leadership accountability, the rule of law and transparency are crucial instruments in fighting corruption and promoting Good Governance.

In this episode, Armando Conte speaks to Stephen Chan, Professor of International Relations at SOAS and an expert in Governance in Africa.

In 2004, Silas Kpanan'Ayoung Siakor officially launched the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) to empower local communities in Liberia to have an active role in natural resources governance. In 2006, Siakor received the Goldman Environmental Prize, the world's largest prize honouring grassroots environmentalists, for his fearsome advocacy. In this Governance in Africa Conversations podcast produced by the School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS)/Mo Ibrahim Foundation, Siakor reflects on Liberia's successes and challenges in natural resources governance with fellow Liberian, SOAS Ph.D. student Robtel Neajai Pailey. Music by Peter Cole 'Kou I Rlor Oh Ti' (Liberia)

In the first of the series Armando Conte speaks to Dr. Jibrin Ibrahim, the director of The Centre for Democracy and Development, which provides advocacy and research for governance in West Africa as well as training for foreign NGO staff to work effectively in the region. In this interview Jibrin Ibrahim speaks in detail about the goals of The Centre of Democracy and Development in West Africa and the issues still opposing economic and political development in the province. He speaks of the legacies of colonialism and neo-colonialism and their continued influence on modern governance processes as well as inherent corruption in the West African political model as well as elaborating on the future threats to democracy and governance in the region including the recent addition of the economic power of South American drug cartels in West Africa. Dr Ibrahim explains his optimism for the future of African political and economic progress as well as how best to focus on fulfilling the Millennium Development Goals, boost the economy in West Africa, and close the gender discrimination gap.

In this episode, Dr Michael Jennings from the Department of Development Studies at SOAS, speaks to Hein Marais, author of the book South Africa pushed to the limit about the impact of HIV/Aids in South Africa.

Interview with her excellency Luisa Diogo, former prime minister of Mozambique and former student at SOAS. Interviewed by Professor Chris Cramer.