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    B a m b a   N d i a y e ,   P h D
    Assistant Professor of African Studies | Activist | Thought Leader

    ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

    Bamba Ndiaye, PhD

    The Global Africanist

    ABOUT MY CAREER
    Bamba Ndiaye, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of African Studies at Emory University and host of The Africanist Podcast. His work explores Pan-Africanism and Black Atlantic social movements. A widely published scholar and former Cornell Mellon Fellow, he is currently authoring a book on digital-era Black social movements.

    EXPERIENCE

    Bamba Ndiaye is the creator and host of The Africanist Podcast. He is an Assistant Professor of African Studies at Emory University’s Oxford College and a former Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell University’s Society for the Humanities. He earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Humanities at the University of Louisville.

    INTERESTS

    His research interests are at the intersection of Black Atlantic social movements, critical race theory, Black Atlantic popular cultures, mobility, and Pan-Africanism.

    INVOLVMENT

    He is the author/co-author of several peer-reviewed publications in leading interdisciplinary journals including “Social Movements and the Challenges of Resources Mobilization in the Digital Era” (in Africa Today), “Mbas Mi”: Fighting COVID-19 Through Music in Senegal” in African Studies Review and “African American Evangelic Missions and Social Reforms in the Congo” in Reflections of Leadership and Institution in Africa (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020). He is currently working on his book manuscript entitled Black Social Movements in the Digital Era.

    EDUCATION & STATUS

    2009

    Bachelor of Arts. Language, Literatures, and Civilizations of the Anglophone World

    UNIVERSITY GASTON BERGER

    2010

    Joint Certificate in Literature Across Cultures and Globalization

    HAMLINE UNIVERSITY & UNIVERSITY GASTON BERGER

    2010

    Creative Enterprise Core Business Skills ,

    THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND BORDEAUX MANAGEMENT SCHOOL-DAKAR

    2011

    Master of Arts. Language, Literatures, and Civilizations of the Anglophone World

    UNIVERSITY GASTON BERGER

    2013-2015

    Visiting Scholar

    ComUNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLEpany

    2020

    Ph.D. Comparative

    UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

    2021-2022

    Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Society for the Humanities

    CORNELL UNIVERSITY

    2022-PRESENT

    Assistant Professor of African Studies

    EMORY UNIVERSITY-OXFORD COLLEG

    Université Gaston Berger, Saint- Louis, Senegal (with distinction)

    Joint Certificate in Literature Across Cultures and Globalization

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    LATEST PROJECTS
    These are my latest projects, where I've applied my expertise.

    The Africanist Podcast

    Client :
    Date : Started 2020

    This podcast investigates political, socio-economic, and cultural issues in contemporary Africa and the African Diasporas. It engages Africanist scholars, artists, activists, athletes, opinion leaders, business people, and ordinary citizens in a critical conversation about the challenges facing Africans and people of African descent.

    The Africanist Podcast

    Dakar Publishing Academy (DPAC)

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    Dakar Publishing Academy (DPAC)

    ASMART Labs

    African Social Movements Applied Research and Teaching Lab
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    ASMART Labs

    African Social Movements Applied Research and Teaching Lab
    EXPERTISE & SKILLS
    My expertise spans research, teaching, and applied practice, grounded in a strong commitment to academic excellence and real-world impact.
    100 %
    LEVEL PROFICIENT
    EXPERIENCE 30+ YEARS

    French: Proficient (native level)

    Wolof: Proficient (mother tongue)

    English: Proficient (native level)

    Arabic: fairly good spoken; very good written and reading skills

    90 %
    LEVEL INTERMEDIATE
    EXPERIENCE 5+ YEARS

    Podcasting

    Video and audio editing

    Web design

    95 %
    LEVEL ADVANCED
    EXPERIENCE 5+ YEARS

    Digital mapping

    Word processing

    ACADEMICS

    RESEARCH & WRITING
    Explore my latest academic publications and contributions to African studies, showcasing my research and insights into contemporary issues affecting the continent. My work aims to foster a deeper understanding of African cultures and societies.
    Manuscript In Progress

    Analyzing the 'Zone of Turbulence' in the digital era.

    Description of the writing to be added here

    MY ACADEMICS

    “Social Movements and the Challenges of Resources Mobilization in the Digital Era: A Case Study from Francophone West Africa.”

    Africa Today, Indiana University Press.

    Accumulating resources for mass action in francophone West Africa involves seeking financial, media, and popular backing. Many prominent social movements have succeeded in finding the necessary resources for their activism, but they often face apprehensions concerning the legitimacy and origin of their resources. Focusing on the Y’en a marre movement in Senegal, this article argues that resource mobilization presents several challenges for francophone African activists, some of which can delegitimize their struggles for social change and expose them to governmental surveillance and repression. The article primarily explores the benefit and inconvenience of traditional and social media for mass action. It examines the evolution of Senegalese youth engagement in social change and the origin of the financial resources of Y’en a marre.
    1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    “Mbas Mi: Fighting COVID-19 Through Music in Senegal” with Margaret Rowley in African Studies Review

    Cambridge University Press

    In the first two months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senegalese musicians produced a large body of songs addressing the coronavirus. These songs engage with prophylaxes, symptoms, instructions in case of infection, and metaphysical conceptions about the origin and meaning of the pandemic. These songs are part of a national strategy aimed at containing and eradicating the coronavirus by developing “COVID-literacy”: knowledge about the pandemic which is spread through music. In this article, we examine a socio-local history of music’s use during health crises, its place in local religious communities, and how its use interlaces linguistic, traditional, and metaphysical tenets.
    1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    “Francophone Social Movements and the Challenges of Cyber-Monitoring” in African Social Research

    PASR Publications

    This essay examines the dual nature of digital technology in Francophone West African activism, specifically focusing on Senegal’s Y en a marre (YEM) movement and the rise of state-led cyber-surveillance. While social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp have empowered a new generation of "citizen journalists" to bypass state-controlled media and expose corruption, the author argues that the "Facebook Revolution" theory is overstated due to low internet penetration and the high risk of digital repression. The text highlights how the Senegalese government weaponizes activists' digital footprints to conduct arrests—exemplified by the cases of Assane Diouf and Guy Marius Sagna—while movements like YEM counter this by maintaining a hybrid strategy that prioritizes offline, ground-level confrontation over purely virtual mobilization.
    1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    “African Social Activism and the Rise of Neo Pan-Africanism: A Look at the UPEC Summit” in Global Africa

    Global Africa

    This article explores the emergence of "Neo-Pan-Africanism" as a grassroots, activist-driven movement that shifts the focus of African unity from state-led diplomacy to transnational social mobilization. Drawing on insights from a 2022 workshop in Dakar, the text analyzes how a new generation of "Afro-optimist" activists is challenging neo-colonial structures and linguistic divides (specifically between Francophone and Anglophone Africa) to demand systemic change. By emphasizing the role of women, the diaspora, and the rejection of Western-centric development models, the paper highlights a contemporary "repertoire of contention" aimed at reclaiming African sovereignty and fostering a more inclusive, bottom-up approach to continental liberation.
    1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    “Religion and Politics in Africa” with Amy Niang and Marc Lynch in African Social Research

    African Social Research, Vol. 4, PASR Publications

    This collection, born from a 2023 junior scholar workshop in Dakar, Senegal, offers a vibrant tapestry of interdisciplinary research on the evolving relationship between religion and politics across the African continent. Moving beyond the traditional "Christianity-Islam binary," these essays explore the omnipresence of indigenous belief systems and the "transnational flows" of Pentecostalism and Salafism. By highlighting local innovations in gender roles, electoral integrity, and anti-colonial resistance, the authors decenter Western and Middle Eastern narratives, positioning African religious practice as a primary driver of global spiritual transformation.
    1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    “Youth Mobilization and Democracy in Senegal” in Current History

    University of California Press

    When President Macky Sall took an authoritarian turn, young people mobilized once again to preserve Senegalese democracy. Youth political engagement has been influential in Senegal since the 1960s through a series of popular movements. More recently, hip-hop and digital activism became strong forces of opposition to the government’s democratic backsliding. The Senegalese diaspora participated in online networks and gave crucial backing to opposition candidates running on an anti-system, Pan-African platform. The outcome of the 2024 presidential election confirmed the power of youth-led pro-democracy movements in Senegal.
    1. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

    “African American Evangelic Missions and Activism in the Congo: The Activism of Reverend Sheppard,” in Reflections on Leadership and Institutions in Africa

    Rowman & Littlefield

    This book contains different reflections on leadership and institutions in Africa. Drawing from different ideological and methodological orientations, the book highlights how leadership and institutions have shaped and continue to shape the trajectory of Africa's political and economic development. The book explores different epochs in Africa's history, from the era of colonialism to the period of nationalist movements, and up to post-colonial Africa. Essays in the volume engage with major actors and important institutions that defined each era. By presenting various reflections and representations of leadership and institutions in Africa, this book attempts to make the connection between leadership and institutions on the one hand, and between these variables and Africa's development on the other. Similar to most studies on Africa's political economy, the book considers the role of external forces whether operationalized through direct interventions as was the case during the colonial era, or through subtle imposition of policies as has been the new model in post-colonial times. Drawing from these lenses, issues around Africa's dependency on external interventions, neo-colonialism, neoliberalism, and disregard for Africa's culture are explored and contextualized within the framework of leadership and institutions. (source: Nielsen Book Data)
    2. Book Chapters

    “Hip-Hop and Anti-Establishment Politics in Senegal: The Activism of the Y en a marre Movement,” in Youth and Popular Culture in Africa: Media, Music and Politics

    University of Rochester Press 2021

    This particular book chapter argues that popular music serves as a vital site of social activism in Africa, functioning as a "weapon of protest" that governments often view with both disdain and fear. Using the legendary Fela Kuti as a primary example of art’s power to mobilize the masses against oppressive regimes, the passage establishes a lineage of resistance that connects past icons like Miriam Makeba to contemporary youth movements. Specifically, it focuses on the Y en a marre movement in Senegal, analyzing how young activists utilize rap music, "musical diatribes," and "musical open letters" to occupy political spaces and challenge the sociopolitical status quo despite the state's efforts to discredit them.
    2. Book Chapters

    “Roll Back Malaria: Music and Public Health Messaging in Senegal” in The Power of Entertainment

    Lexington Books (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield)

    Music, Health and the Body: Cross-Cultural Perspectives focuses on the role of music in understanding new dimensions of health and healing through a unique relationship between identity, social interactions and the human body under the overarching paradigm of culture. The recent Covid-19 pandemic also has highlighted the significance of social and individual factors in people’s perception of and their ability to cope with the pandemic situation globally through music. Based on inter-disciplinary themes, and contributions from highly qualified international cohort of scholars, the volume will command attention amongst historians, ethnologists, musicologists, sociologists, anthropologists, psychotherapists and other scholars in arts and humanities.
    2. Book Chapters

    From London to Dakar, UPEC Reminisces the First Pan-African Conference

    2018 UPEC Conference Proceedings

    "From London to Dakar, UPEC Reminisces the First Pan-African Conference" is a scholarly article or conference paper by Bamba Ndiaye that explores the legacy and modern evolution of Pan-Africanism. The paper focuses on the University of African Knowledge (UPEC) summit held in Dakar, Senegal, in 2018. This summit served as a symbolic commemoration of the First Pan-African Conference (London, 1900), aiming to redefine the movement for the 21st century. Key Summary Points: Commemoration and Reimagining: The paper analyzes how the 2018 UPEC summit brought together African and diasporic activists to symbolically usher in a new era for Pan-Africanism, echoing the goals of the original 1900 London conference. Neo Pan-Africanism: Ndiaye introduces the concept of "Neo Pan-Africanism," which he defines as a 21st-century manifestation of Pan-African ideals driven by grassroots mass actions. Unlike historical movements often led by political elites, this new wave is fueled by social activists and popular movements—such as Senegal's Y'en a marre—fighting for democratic transitions and good governance. Afrotopia: The article highlights the influence of thinker Felwine Sarr and his concept of "Afrotopia," which encourages Africans to collectively rethink the continent's future and self-determination without external or Western influence. Music and Art as Resistance: Ndiaye examines how contemporary social movements utilize popular culture, particularly hip-hop and visual arts, to foster transnational solidarity and challenge neocolonial processes and state repression. A New Agenda: The UPEC summit is framed as "ground zero for a New Pan-African Spirit," breaking previous barriers to create a shared consciousness and a collaborative agenda among diverse social movements across the African continent and the diaspora.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Attendez! Cheikh Yérim, ‘Sexe’ nous parle d’éthique

    www.malisenegal.com

    In this article, Bamba Ndiaye offers a sharp critique of Senegalese journalist Cheikh Yérim Seck, particularly following Seck's legal troubles and public scandals. Ndiaye highlights the irony of a public figure often associated with "sex scandals" and moral controversy attempting to position himself as an authority on national ethics and political conduct. By examining the disconnect between the journalist’s personal reputation and his public lectures on morality, Ndiaye argues that such figures often use their media platforms to distract from their own "reputational baggage" while attempting to gatekeep Senegalese values. Ultimately, the piece serves as a commentary on the crisis of credibility within the Senegalese media landscape and the importance of personal integrity for those who seek to influence public discourse.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Election Frauds and New Leadership: The Challenges of Senegalese Democracy

    Africa is a Country

    In his article "Election Frauds and New Leaders," Bamba Ndiaye critiques the 2019 Senegalese presidential election, arguing that widespread irregularities and the systematic sidelining of opposition candidates tarnished the country’s reputation as a model for African democracy. Ndiaye details how the government manipulated the electoral registry and suppressed first-time voters to favor the incumbent, President Macky Sall, yet he finds a silver lining in the rise of Ousmane Sonko. By framing Sonko as a leader of a new Pan-African movement that resonates with disillusioned youth and advocates for economic sovereignty from France, Ndiaye suggests that while the institutional process was flawed, the election successfully introduced a potent anti-establishment force capable of challenging neocolonial ties and traditional political corruption in the region.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Entre alarmisme et prouesse médicale: l’autre défi des Etats africains face au COVID-19

    www.yerimpost.com, www.senenews.com, & www.malisenegal.com

    Bamba Ndiaye challenges the Western narrative of an inevitable COVID-19 catastrophe in Africa, highlighting instead the continent's significant scientific and medical achievements. Ndiaye critiques the "alarmism" of figures like Emmanuel Macron and Antonio Guterres, arguing that their concerns were often rooted in a fear of the virus spreading back to the Global North rather than genuine altruism. He points to countries like Senegal and South Africa as models of success, noting that their prior experience with epidemics allowed them to implement rapid testing and effective containment strategies that, in some cases, outperformed more industrialized nations. Ultimately, Ndiaye calls for "scientific decolonization," urging African researchers to develop their own statistical models, validate local traditional remedies, and reclaim leadership in global medical discourse.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Sanctioning the Regime in Senegal

    Africa is a Country

    In this article for Africa Is a Country, Bamba Ndiaye analyzes the 2022 local elections as a powerful "message of disobedience" from the Senegalese electorate toward the ruling Benno Bokk Yakaar (BBY) coalition. Ndiaye argues that the significant losses suffered by President Macky Sall’s camp in key urban centers—including Dakar and Ziguinchor—represented a popular sanction against government corruption, economic hardship, and the perceived weaponization of the judiciary against opposition figures like Ousmane Sonko. By highlighting the rise of youth-led candidacies and the rejection of a potential unconstitutional third term for Sall, Ndiaye frames these results as a precursor to a broader movement for regime change, asserting that the Senegalese people effectively used their ballots to reclaim democratic agency and warn against further autocratic overreach.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Présidentielle au Sénégal: un scrutin qui s’annonce disputé avec les électeurs comme maîtres du jeu

    The Conversation Africa

    In this article, the authors argue that Senegal’s 2022 legislative elections marked a historic turning point where the electorate reclaimed its role as the ultimate "masters of the game." By stripping the ruling coalition of its absolute majority for the first time in the country's history, the authors contend that voters successfully imposed a new era of political cohabitation and checked the executive's overreach. This shift is framed not just as a partisan victory, but as a powerful demonstration of institutional resilience and citizen agency, signaling that the Senegalese public—driven by a mobilized youth and a unified opposition—is no longer willing to grant any leader a blank check.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Senegal’s Presidential poll is Shaping up as a Real Contest, with Voters in the Driver’s Seat

    The Conversation Africa

    In their joint analysis, Bamba Ndiaye, Oumar Ba, and Rachel Beatty Riedl argue that Senegal’s 2022 legislative elections served as a critical precursor to the 2024 presidential race, signaling a major shift in the country's political landscape. They contend that by stripping the ruling coalition of its absolute majority, Senegalese voters effectively placed themselves "in the driver's seat," challenging President Macky Sall’s grip on power and rejecting the trend of democratic backsliding. The authors emphasize that this "real contest" was fueled by a highly organized opposition and a mobilized youth population, ultimately framing the period as a vital test of Senegal’s institutional resilience and the public's demand for political accountability.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Tension politique au Sénégal: s’achemine-t-on vers une impasse?

    The Conversation Africa

    In this article for The Conversation, Bamba Ndiaye analyzes the escalating political tensions in Senegal, questioning whether the country is headed toward a dangerous institutional impasse. Writing amidst the turmoil of early 2023, Ndiaye argues that the "Senegalese model" of democratic stability is being pushed to its breaking point by the direct confrontation between President Macky Sall’s administration and opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The piece emphasizes that the crisis is not merely a legal dispute but a systemic struggle over the future of the nation's governance, fueled by a disillusioned youth and a government increasingly reliant on repressive tactics to maintain control. Ultimately, Ndiaye warns that without a genuine dialogue and a commitment to constitutional norms, Senegal risks losing its status as a regional beacon of democracy.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Senegal: Behind the Protests is a Fight for Democratic Freedoms

    The Conversation Africa

    This writing in The Conversation Africa contends that the mass protests in Senegal are a fundamental defense of democratic freedoms against escalating state authoritarianism rather than a simple reaction to the legal battles of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. The piece highlights how the government’s efforts to disqualify political rivals, suppress media freedom, and restrict civic spaces have pushed the nation toward a crisis of legitimacy. Ultimately, Ndiaye characterizes these movements as a determined effort by disillusioned youth and civil society to reclaim their constitutional rights and halt the erosion of the rule of law under President Macky Sall.
    3. Public Scholarship

    The Demise of Senegalese Democracy

    The Journal of Democracy (Johns Hopkins University Press)

    In this writing "The Demise of Senegalese Democracy," the author argues that President Macky Sall’s February 2024 decree to postpone the presidential election represented a "constitutional coup" that threatened to dismantle decades of democratic stability. Ndiaye details a steady slide toward autocracy characterized by the judicial harassment of opposition leaders like Ousmane Sonko, the arbitrary detention of activists, and the suppression of press freedoms. Ultimately, the piece frames this political maneuvering as a desperate attempt by the ruling coalition to avoid an electoral defeat against rising "antisystem" sentiment, concluding that only robust popular resistance could prevent the definitive death of Senegalese democracy.
    3. Public Scholarship

    Catherine Appert’s In Hip Hop Times: Music, Memory, and Social Change in Urban Senegal

    Oxford University Press 2018

    4. Book Review

    Social Activists in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa

    The Daily Life of Women in World History

    5. Encyclopedia Entries

    Wives and Co-Wives in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa

    The Daily Life of Women in World History

    5. Encyclopedia Entries

    “Negritude: Emergence of a Movement and an Ideology” Update on Africa and the World

    The Continent in Global History. Ed. Saheed Aderinto. Santa Barbara, CA

    The work explores Negritude not just as a 1930s literary movement, but as an ideology that evolved,, and its relevance in shaping contemporary African identity, social activism, and Pan-Africanist thought.
    5. Encyclopedia Entries

    Towards a Periodization of Pan-Africanism

    Association of Global South Studies Indiana University Southeast

    6. Conferences

    Towards a Periodization of Pan-Africanism

    The Africa Seminar, Northwestern University, Chicago,

    6. Conferences

    African American Evangelic Missions and Activism in the Congo: The Activism of Reverend Sheppard

    Annual Africa Conference, University of Texas, Austin

    6. Conferences

    The Contribution of Contemporary Francophone West African Social Movements in the Idea of Pan-Africanism: The Case Study of ‘Y’en a marre’ in Senegal

    Afrisem Annual Conference, Northwestern University, Chicago

    6. Conferences

    Towards a Periodization of Pan-Africanism

    Annual International Symposium of The Dakar Institute for African Studies. Dakar

    6. Conferences

    Le Pan africanisme en tant que mouvement et idéologie

    First Edition of the Université Populaire de l’Engagement Citoyen. Dakar

    6. Conferences

    Solidarity and Global Liberation

    Research-Meets-Activism Symposium by Ann Braden Institute for Social Justice and the Urban League, Louisville

    6. Conferences

    The Contribution of Contemporary Francophone West African Social Movements in the Idea of Pan-Africanism: The Case Study of ‘Y’en a marre’ in Senegal

    61st Annual Conference of the African Studies Association, Atlanta

    6. Conferences

    From Social Movement to Pan Africanism: The emergence of a New type of Activism in West Africa

    University of Louisville

    6. Conferences

    African American Evangelic Missions and Activism in the Congo: The Activism of Reverend SheppardMarch 2019

    Boston University

    6. Conferences

    Contemporary Social Activism in Francophone West Africa and the Rise of Neo Pan- Africanism

    Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University

    Institute of Humane Studies
    6. Conferences

    Contemporary Social Activism in Francophone West Africa in the Rise of Neo Pan- Africanism

    Boston

    Annual African Studies Association Conference
    6. Conferences

    Social Movements and the Challenges of resource mobilization: A Case in Francophone Africa.

    Annual African Studies Association Conference
    6. Conferences

    Panel “Is #BlackLivesMatter Dynamic a Response to Police Violence, Constitutional Tampering, and Restrictions on Civic Spaces in Africa and Elsewhere

    Dakar, Senegal

    Second Edition of the Université Populaire de l’Engagement Citoyen
    6. Conferences

    Voice, Media, and the Political Unrest /Activism during the Presidency of Macky Sall in Senegal

    Virtual

    64th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    Social Movements and Democracy in Senegal

    Accra Ghana

    Afrobarometer & Pasiri Junior Scholars Workshop
    6. Conferences

    Social Movements in a Changing Africa: Trends and Challenges

    65th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    Senegalese Popular Music Today: Mobility, Diaspora and Civic Engagement

    65th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    Democratic Backsliding and Sociopolitical Instability in Senegal

    San Francisco

    66th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    Academic Podcasting PACT Workshop

    Chicago

    67th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    Projections of Dakar Author Meets Critics

    Atlanta

    68th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    Covid-Induced Migration and Cyber-Activism in Senegal

    Atlanta

    68th Annual Conference of the African Studies Association
    6. Conferences

    African American Evangelic Missions and Social Reforms in the Congo Free State

    Afrisem Annual Conference, Northwestern University

    7. Invited Lectures

    Guest Speaker at West African Literature and Film in Francophone Africa

    University of Louisville French Department

    7. Invited Lectures

    Guest Speaker at Francophone West African culture and Francophone African literature

    University of Wisconsin’s French and Italian Department

    7. Invited Lectures

    Diaspora Re-Crossing or Relationships Between Africans and Diasporic Africans

    University of Louisville’s Mouhamed Ali Institute for Peace and Social Justice

    7. Invited Lectures

    Research Meets Activism

    The Urban League and the Ann Braden Institute, Louisville KY

    7. Invited Lectures

    Social Protest and the Rise of Neo Pan-Africanism in the Black Atlantic

    Missouri State University’s Program of African & African American Studies

    7. Invited Lectures

    The Rise of New Social Activism and Social Change in the Contemporary Francophone West Africa

    Princeton University’s Department of French & Italian

    7. Invited Lectures

    Mbas mi: Fighting Covid-19 Through Music in Senegal

    Cornell University

    Musicology Colloquium
    7. Invited Lectures

    Guest Lecturer at African American Evangelic Missions and Activism in the Congo: The Activism of Reverend Sheppard.

    Rider University Department of History

    7. Invited Lectures

    Démocratie et activisme en Afrique

    MKE Cooperatiba, Spain

    Forum tricontinental des organisations populaires et mouvements sociaux d'Afrique d'Amérique latine et du Pays basque
    7. Invited Lectures

    Coup d’Etat au Burkina Faso

    Collectif pour le Renouveau Africain
    7. Invited Lectures

    Guest Lecturer for Mbas mi: Fighting Covid-19 Through Music in Senegal

    University of California, Riverside

    7. Invited Lectures 8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Guest Lecturer at Mbas mi: Fighting Covid-19 Through Music in Senegal

    University of Louisville

    7. Invited Lectures

    Academic Podcasting: Amplify Your Scholarly Voice

    Talk given to the CFDE and the Center for Public Scholarship
    7. Invited Lectures

    Guest Lecturer for Mbas mi: Fighting Covid-19 Through Music in Senegal

    University of Louisville

    7. Invited Lectures

    Executive Board Member, Bridge Kids International

    Coordinate and supervise the different projects that Bridge Kids groups are working on in six countries.
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Initiator of the English Teaching Program (ETP) Saint-Louis – Senegal

    Built relationships between Gaston Berger University and 10 elementary schools in Saint-Louis to teach English.
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Co-organizer of the Annual African Heritage Festival in Louisville (KY)

    Louisville (KY)

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Volunteer at Open Hand Atlanta

    Atlanta

    Prepping healthy meals for people with disability or medical challenges.
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Participant/Volunteer, in the Popular University for Civic Engagement Université Populaire de l’Engagement Citoyen (UPEC)

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Conference Proceedings Coordinator for the Popular University for Civic Engagement Summit (UPEC 1)

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Representative of the Graduate Students in the Senegambian Studies Association.

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Panel Chair, 63rd African Studies Association Annual Conference in Boston

    Boston

    Chaired the “Diaspora in Africa” panel
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Creator and Host of the academic podcast The Africanist

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Webinar Host, “Pan-Africanism Today: Linking Africa and the Diaspora for Cultural, Economic and Social Empowerment.”

    Panel of scholars, activists and businesspeople from Africa and the United State to talk about new perspectives on Pan-Africanism
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Panel Chair, 64th African Studies Association Annual Conference

    Chaired the “Trends and Strategies of Political Communication Over Time” Panel
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Press Secretary of the Senegambian Studies Association

    Dakar, Senegal

    Charge of the academic talk series called Ataya and the annual conference in Dakar
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Created the Dakar Publishing Academy (DPAC) to support publishing and grant writing in African Universities

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Head of the English Club Pedagogic and Scientific Committee

    Gaston Berger University, Senegal

    Organized guest lectures and debates; Trained students participating in the Arts and Humanities knowledge bowl.
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    President of the English Club Gaston

    Berger University, Senegal

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Assistant Treasurer for SIFE (Student in Free Enterprise)

    Gaston Berger University, Senegal

    Selected from the English Department to participated in the supervision of the Senegal Valley’s Women Empowerment project.
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Member of the African Students Union

    University of Louisville

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Diop Society Research Coordinator

    University of Louisville

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Pan-African Studies Graduate Student Association Research Coordinator

    University of Louisville

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Participant/Volunteer for the “We Are Louisville” Hackathon

    University of Louisville

    An all-day social justice and advocacy event.
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Coordinate with my students an oral history project documenting Black Louisvillians’ lives during the global Pandemic

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Coordinated a mapping of the project movements in Louisville and Southern Indiana following the death of Breonna Taylor

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Peer-reviewer for Third World Quarterly (Taylor & Francis)

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Reviewer for Africa Today

    Indiana University Press

    one of the top-ranked journals in African Studies
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Peer-reviewer for African Studies Review

    Cambridge University Press

    the flagship journal of the African Studies Association
    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Peer-reviewer for Muziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa (Taylor and Francis)

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Peer-reviewer for Routledge’s Book Series, Direction & Provocations in African Studies

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Peer-reviewer for The Journal of African History

    Cambridge University Press

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Editor of Senegambia and Its Global Connections Book Series

    Bloomsbury

    8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Guest Lecturer for Mbas mi: Fighting Covid-19 Through Music in Senegal

    University of California, Riverside

    7. Invited Lectures 8. Service and Leadership Experience

    Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Favorite Award

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    The Graduate Student Council’s Research Scholarship

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    The Graduate Network in Arts and Sciences Travel Scholarship

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    The Comparative Humanities Travel Scholarship

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    The Comparative Humanities Research Scholarship

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Barbara Harlow Prize for Best Graduate Student Paper at the 18th Annual Africa Conference

    The University of Texas at Austin

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    The Roberson Fund for African Studies Research Grant

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice and Research Award

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Undergraduate Research/Mentorship Initiative Grant

    University of Louisville

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    University of Louisville’s Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University Travel Grant

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Institute for Humane Studies’ Hayek Fund for the Scholars Award

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Graduate Dean’s Citation Award

    University of Louisville

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Cornell University

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    Scholarly Writing and Publishing Grant

    Center for Faculty Development and Excellence, Emory University.

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    The Allen Grant to conduct research in Senegal and Burkina Faso

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    CAORC-WARA Grant for the organization of the Dakar Publishing and Grant Writing Academy

    9. Scholarship - Prizes - Awards

    CAORC-NEH Research Fellowship

    Council of American Overseas Research Centers PO Box 37012, MRC 178 Washington, DC 20013-7012

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    TEACHINGS

    EMORY UNIVERITY

    Political Protest and the Challenges of Democracy in Africa

    Spring 2024

    The Making of Modern Africa (AFS_OX 221-1)

    Spring 2024

    Social Protest in Africa (AFS_OX 270R)

    Sring 2023

    Intro to African Studies (AFS_OX 263)

    Spring 2023 | Fall 2022

    Intermediate French (FREN 201)

    Fall 2022
    CORNELL UNIVERSITY

    Rhetoric of Social Movements (M 7356)

    Spring 2022

    Soundscapes of Social Protests (M 1340)

    Fall 2021
    UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

    Introduction to the French-Speaking World (ML 250)

    SPRING 2021

    Contemporary Social Movements in the Black Atlantic

    SPRING 2021

    Basic French and Francophone Cultures (FREN 122)

    SPRING 2021

    Introduction to Pan-African Studies (PAS 200)

    FALL 2020

    Intermediate French and Francophone Cultures (FREN 122)

    SPRING 2020, SPRING 2019

    Cultures of America (HUM 152)

    FALL 2015-SPRING 2019

    Creativity and the Arts (HUM 151)

    SPRING-SUMMER 2018

    Basic French and Francophone Cultures (FREN 121)

    FALL 2014

    Francophone African Cultures, Lit and History (FREN 317)

    SPRING 2013

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    STARTED 2020

    THE AFRICANIST PODCAST

    This podcast investigates political, socioeconomic, and cultural issues in contemporary Africa and the African Diasporas. It engages Africanist scholars, artists, activists, athletes, opinion leaders, business people, and ordinary citizens in a critical conversation about the challenges facing Africans and people of African descent.

    2026

    Mapping Defiance: Dr. Mark Deets on the Casamance Conflict

    This episode of The Africanist Podcast features a rich and thought‑provoking conversation with Dr. Mark Deets of the American University in Cairo, whose award‑winning monograph A Country of Defiance (Ohio University Press 2023) has reshaped scholarly understanding of the Casamance conflict in Senegal. In this episode, Dr. Deets walks listeners through the spatial and historical dynamics that have shaped the region’s long‑running struggle, offering a perspective that moves beyond conventional political narratives. 

    Tanzania’s Political Crisis: State, Protest, and Consequences

    In this installment of our series Podcasting African Democracy, we sit down with Dr. Aikande Kwayu to unpack the turbulent aftermath of Tanzania’s recent presidential election.

    Textual Life: Shaykh Musa Kamara and the Politics of Knowledge

    In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Wendell H. Marsh (Mohammad VI Polytechnic University) to explore his groundbreaking book Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025).

    Insistent Presence: Reimagining the Human Figure, Histories & Identities

    In this episode, Ph.D candidate, (in Art History) Margaret Nagawa discusses “Insistent Presence”, her curated exhibition at Emory University’s Michael Carlos Museum.

    Taxed to the Limit: Kenya’s Youth Uprising and the Fight for Economic Justice

    This episode is the first installment of a new series entitled Podcasting African Democracy. It was recorded on August 5th, 2025. In this episode, we speak with Wairimu Gathimba — writer, researcher, and longtime organizer within Kenya’s social justice movement — about the mass protests that erupted in June 2025 following the commemoration of the 2024 controversial Finance Bill protest.

    Sonic Scholarship: Teaching, Research and the Academic Podcast

    Ihis special episode recorded live at the 2024 African Studies Association’s Conference in Chicago, we delve into the vibrant world of academic podcasting with scholar-creators: Peter Alegi (Michigan State University), Bamba Ndiaye (Emory University), Reginold Royston (University of Wisconsin), Dean Rehberger (Michigan State University) and Michael Green.

    Africanfuturism vs. Afrofuturism

    Step into the imaginative realms of Africanfuturism in this insightful episode featuring Prof. Kimberly Cleveland of Georgia State University in conversation with Bukunmi Bifarin (Emory University).

    Projections of Dakar: A Conversation with Devin Bryson and Molly Krueger Enz

    In this episode, Profs Devin Bryson (Illinois College) and Molly Krueger Enz (South Dakota State University) discuss their co-authored monograph, Projections of Dakar: (Re) Imagining Urban Senegal Through Cinema (Ohio University Press 2024).

    Shadows of Conflicts: Eastern DRC’s War and Regional Tensions

    NB: This episode was recorded on February 8, 2025. Since then, the conflict in Eastern DRC has dramatically evolved with more than 7000 fatalities, thousands of displaced and sanctions against Rwanda.

    Mozambique: Political Protest & Electoral Violence

    In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Natàlia Bueno, researcher at the Center for Social Studies (Coimbra University), to explore the recent political turmoil in Mozambique. 

    Perfect Marriage: A Conversation with Ba Mulenga Kapwepwe

    This episode is a conversation with distinguished Zambian writer and activist Ba Mulenga Kapwepwe, who was recently invited to Emory University’s Institute of African Studies to discuss her latest novel, Perfect Marriage.

    Coup Attempt in The Democratic Republic of the Congo

    In this episode, Dr. Patrick Litanga (Eastern Kentucky University) discusses the details of this recent coup attempt, the history of military takeovers and takeover attempts in the DRC as well as the current political crisis between the DRC and Rwanda in the Eastern Congo.

    Insignificant Things: A Conversation with Matthew Rarey

    In this episode, Nyaradzai Mahachi (Emory University) discusses with Dr. Matthew Rarey (Oberlin College) about the latter’s first monograph, Insignificant Things: Amulets and the Art of Survival in the Early Black Atlantic (Duke University Press, 2023).

    The Demise of Senegalese Democracy?

    In this conversation, Michelle Gavin (CFR), Rachel Beatty Riedl (Cornell University) and Bamba Ndiaye (Emory University) discuss the ongoing political crisis in Senegal.

    Islam & Anarchism: A Conversation with Mohamed Abdou

    In this episode, we discuss Mohamed Abdou’s (Columbia University) Islam and Anarchism. “Islam and Anarchism is a highly original and interdisciplinary work, which simultaneously disrupts two commonly held beliefs – that Islam is necessarily authoritarian and capitalist; and that anarchism is necessarily anti-religious and anti-spiritual. 

    Seeing the Unseen: A Conversation with Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi

    In this episode, Chelsy Monie and Dr. Susan Gagliardi (Emory University) discuss, the latter’s recent monograph entitled Seeing the Unseen: Arts of Power Association on the Senufo-Mande Cultural “Frontier” (Indiana University Press, 2023).

    Decolonizing the Mind: In Conversation with Ngūgī wa Thiong’o

    In this episode, renowned Kenyan writer and thinker Ngūgī wa Thiong’o discusses crucial issues in African literature including the 1962 African Writers Conference in Kampala, language use and the specter of (neo)colonialism in literary productions and African development.

    PART-TWO: The Sentencing of Ousmane Sonko & Another Uprising in Senegal

    On June 1, 2023, a criminal court in Dakar found opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko guilty of corrupting the youth while dropping the rape and death threats charges in a historic case opposing him to Adji Sarr.

    PART-ONE: The Sentencing of Ousmane Sonko & Another Uprising in Senegal

    In this conversation, journalist, Borso Tall and the host discuss the outcome of the Sonko v. Sarr verdict and their experiences with the June 2023 uprising in Dakar, Senegal.

    PART-TWO: Why The Current Politico-Legal Unrest in Senegal?

    In this conversation, Chevening Scholar and freelance journalist, Borso Tall takes us into weeks of covering protest movements in Senegal and talking with protesters and victims’ families.

    PART-ONE: Why The Current Politico-Legal Unrest in Senegal?

    In this conversation, Chevening Scholar and freelance journalist, Borso Tall takes us into weeks of covering protest movements in Senegal and talking with protesters and victims’ families.

    Dispossession, Slavery and Inequality in West-Central Africa

    In this conversation, Prof. Candido elaborates on the issues of women’s land ownership, theories of “unoccupied lands and land surplus” as well as the power of written documentation under colonial rule in West-Central Africa.

    Written Out of History: A Conversation with Joel Cabrita

    In this episode, historian, Joel Cabrita  (Standford University), discusses her recent monograph Written Out: The Silencing of Regina Gelana Twala (Ohio University Press 2023).

    Policing Social Activism in Africa

    In this episode, Ugandan social activist and scholar, Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire (Institute of African Studies, Emory University), discusses the policing of social activism in contemporary Africa.

    Opposing Apartheid on Stage: A Conversation With Historian Tyler Fleming

    In this episode, Associate Professor of History, Tyler Fleming (University of Louisville) discusses his book Opposing Apartheid on Stage: King Kong the Musical  (University of Rochester Press 2020).

     

    Discussing Scripts of Blackness with Dr. Noémie Ndiaye

    In this episode, Dr. Noémie Ndiaye (University of Chicago) discusses her recent monograph, Scripts of Blackness: Early Modern Performance Culture and the Making of Race (University of Pennsylvania Press 2022). The book chronicles the representation of Blackness in early modern Europe (with a focus on England, France, and Spain) through theater and performance culture.

    Military Coup and Political Impasse in Burkina Faso

     In this episode, Dr. Lassane Ouédraogo (Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo de Ouagadougou) discusses the recent military coup in Burkina Faso and the removal of President Sandaogo Damiba who came to power in January 2022 after overthrowing the civilian regime led by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

    Challenging the Executive: Legislative Election in Senegal

    In this episode, Prof. Ousmane Sène of the West African Research Centre (WARC) discusses the results of the election as well as the controversies noted during the pre-campaign period and casting of the ballots, including fraud allegations and the need to abide by the instituted rules.

    Popular Uprising in Senegal: A Year Later

    In this episode, the Drs. Oumar Ba (Cornell University) and Marame Gueye (East Carolina University) discuss the recent developments following the 2021 popular uprising in Senegal including the preliminary hearings in the Sonko vs. Adji Sarr case.

    The Lemba People of South Africa and Jewish Genetic Ancestry Studies

    In this episode, Dr. Noah Tamarkin (Anthropology, Cornell University) talks about his recent book, Genetics Afterlives: Black Jewish Indigeneity in South Africa (Duke University Press 2020). The book chronicles the politics of race, religion and recognition among the Lemba people of South Africa who were the subject of Jewish genetic ancestry studies in the 1980s and 1990s.

    The Muridiyya on the Move: Islam, Migration and Place Making

    In this episode, Prof. Cheikh Anta Babou (University of Pennsylvania) discusses his latest book, Muridiyya on the Move: Islam, Migration and Place-Making (Ohio University Press 2021). He talks about how mobility and memorialization constitute integral parts of the Murid identity. He also delves into the feminization of Senegalese migration to the United States and the impact of gentrification on African communities in New York City.

    ”Decolonizing Diasporas”: A Conversation with Dr. Figueroa-Vásquez

    In this episode, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez (Associate Prof. at Michigan State University) discusses her recent book entitled Decolonizing Diasporas: Radical Mappings of Afro-Atlantic Literature (Northwestern University Press 2020). She breaks down the notions of intimacy, dispossession, and the “peripheralizing” of Hispanophone Afro-Atlantic aesthetics in the context of coloniality and dictatorship. 

    Military Coup in Guinea and the Arrest of President Alpha Condé

    In this episode, Professor Mohamed Saliou Camara, Chair of the African Studies Department at Howard University discusses the recent military coup in Guinea Conakry that ousted President Alpha Condé. He analyses the circumstances under which the event happened as well as provides an overview of the different military coups and takeover attempts in Guinea since its independence in 1958. 

    Idriss Déby’s Death and the Political Transition in Chad

    In this conversation, Dr. Daniel Eizenga, Research Fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Studies examines the current political situation in Chad following the unexpected death of President Idriss Déby Itno who ruled the country for 30 years.

    The Current Popular Uprising in Senegal

    In this episode, Drs. Marame Guéye (East Carolina University) and Oumar Ba (Morehouse College) discuss the causes and potential ways out of the civil unrest.

    The Evolution of Hip Hop in Urban Senegal_A Conversation with Dr. Catherine Appert

    In this episode, Associate Professor at Cornell University, Dr. Catherine Appert, talks about her book In Hip Hop Time: Music, Memory and Social Change in Urban Senegal. She also talks about her fieldwork experience navigating culturally complex spaces where class, gender, and national origin intersect.

    Graduate/Doctoral Research Amidst a Global Pandemic

    COVID-19 has affected every aspect of life including the possibility to conduct dissertation fieldwork. In this episode, doctoral students (Astou Guèye – University of Wisconsin, Bright Gyamfi – Northwestern University, Margaret Rowley – Boston University) and recent graduate (Dr. Nicholas McLeod, Rider University) share their experiences about doing fieldwork and writing a dissertation amidst a global pandemic.

    #EndSARS: Protest Against Police Brutality in Nigeria

    In this episode, Ph.D candidate and #EndSARS protest facilitator, Shamsudeen Abubakar, talks about the origin and manifestations of the #ENDSARS protest that has been taking place in many Nigerian cities/States and abroad.

    African Philosophy and the “Existential” Quest

    In this episode, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Dismas Masolo (University of Louisville) revisits historical attempts to deny the existence of African Philosophy as well as African scholars’ response to these attempts. 

    Pan-Africanism Today: Linking Africa & the Diaspora for Cultural, Economic and Social Empowerment

    This episode is the outcome of a Zoom panel that The Africanist co-organized in the framework of the annual African Heritage Festival of Louisville, Kentucky. In this panel, Stacy Bailey-Ndiaye, Amos Azerimana, Dr. Babacar Mbaye, Dr. Nicholas McLeod, and Aukram Burton discuss the origin and the relevance of Pan-Africanism in the 21st century. They walk us through some of the cultural, political, and economic challenges that the Black Atlantic has been facing and how responses can/should be coordinated to solve these issues.

    On Black Liberation Movement, Capitalism and Spirituality

    In this episode, Dr. Tony Van Der Meer from the University of Massachusetts-Boston, talks about his activism and his involvement with the black liberation movement. He also invokes some of the obstacles that have historically impeded the struggle of Black folks in Africa, the United States and other parts of the Black Atlantic. 

     

    Ajamization, Islam in West Africa and Racism in the Arab World: A Conversation With Prof. Fallou Ngom

    Professor Fallou Ngom (Boston University) discusses his award-winning work on Ajami and the diffusion of Islam in West Africa. He also talks about racism in the Arab world and the use of Islamic texts to justify racist and discriminatory actions towards people of Africa descent. 

     

    Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 2

    Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements following the death of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. He also talks about his own experience as a freedom fighter in the 60s and his encounter with prominent civil rights activists including Robert F. Williams his mentor. 

    Tragedies, Solidarity & Black Social Protest Part 1

    Aukram Burton, Executive Director of the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, discusses Black activism in the 1960s and 1970s in relation to the recent protest movements following the death of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd. He also talks about his own experience as a freedom fighter in the 60s and his encounter with prominent civil rights activists including Robert F. Williams his mentor. 

    Postcolonialism in Theory and Practice

    Dr. Mawuena Kossi Logan discusses Postcolonial Theory in relation to literary productions and the African experience. He also examines how a postcolonial thought process can help in the COVID-19 pandemic management on the African continent.

     

    Discussing an Africa and African Diaspora-centered non-profit organization: Bridge Kids International.

    In this episode, we talk with Stacy Bailey Ndiaye, founder, and director of Bridge Kids International, a global non-profit organization that serves Africans and people of African descent. We also talk about the meaning and importance of reconnecting with African cultural heritage as well as the economic opportunities Africa can offer to people of African descent. www.bridge-kids.org 

     
    The DPAc
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    STARTED 2022

    The Dakar Publishing Academy (DPAc)

    Empowering African Scholars in Research Communication Located in the heart of Dakar, Senegal, The Dakar Publishing Academy (DPAc) stands as a beacon of hope for aspiring African researchers.

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    Media

    BAMBA IN THE MEDIA

    "Hip-Hop Artists and the 2024 Senegal Election”

    On NPR’s All Things Considered 2024

    "Senegal’s President Faye dissolved the opposition-dominated National Assembly”

    BBC September 2024

    "Senegal’s president-elect, straight from prison"

    ABC-Australia March 2024

    " Is Senegal back on the path to stability?"

    The News Makers April 2024

    "Senegal elects a new president"

    TRT World-Turkey April 2024

    “The Country that never had a coup”

    BBC News | Africa March 2024

    “What Senegal’s delayed election says about Africa’s next generation of politicians”

    ABC- Australia February 2024

    “Senegal Elections”

    BBC News’ Focus on Africa March 2024

    “The President who vowed not to overstay”

    BBC Africa February 2024

    “Planet Hip Hop: Senegalese Rappers Push for Social and Political Change”

    NPR’s The World. July 2023

    “On Senegalese Democracy”

    Ufahamu Africa Podcast April 2023
    THE CONVERSATION

    "Sénégal : pourquoi et comment le tandem Diomaye-Sonko a déraillé"

    December 12, 2025

    Sénégal : derrière les manifestations se cache un combat pour les libertés démocratiques

    July 5, 2023

    Senegal: behind the protests is a fight for democratic freedoms

    July 3, 2023

    Tensions politiques au Sénégal : s'achemine-t-on vers une impasse?

    March 16, 2023

    Présidentielle au Sénégal : un scrutin qui s'annonce disputé avec les électeurs comme maîtres du jeu

    October 12, 2022

    Senegal’s presidential poll is shaping up as a real contest, with voters in the driver’s seat

    September 14, 2022