Send us a text As Africa’s youth rise and leaders retreat into fear or fury, Morocco bends while others break. Rabat’s monarchy buys peace with reforms and royal calm. In Tanzania, the ballot turned into a battlefield, leaving hundreds dead and a nation reeling. And from across the ocean, Donald Trump stokes new anger, snubbing South Africa’s G-20 summit with a baseless claim about the “slaughter of Afrikaners.” This episode unpacks Africa’s uneasy balance between reform, repression, and fore...
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Send us a text As Africa’s youth rise and leaders retreat into fear or fury, Morocco bends while others break. Rabat’s monarchy buys peace with reforms and royal calm. In Tanzania, the ballot turned into a battlefield, leaving hundreds dead and a nation reeling. And from across the ocean, Donald Trump stokes new anger, snubbing South Africa’s G-20 summit with a baseless claim about the “slaughter of Afrikaners.” This episode unpacks Africa’s uneasy balance between reform, repression, and fore...
BNP 019: Buhari Is Dead. To Mourn or Not to Mourn Nigeria’s Soldier-President?
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BNP 019: Buhari Is Dead. To Mourn or Not to Mourn Nigeria’s Soldier-President?
Send us a text On July 13, 2025, Nigeria’s former military ruler turned civilian president, Muhammadu Buhari, died in a London hospital. His life and leadership raise a fundamental question at the heart of Africa’s postcolonial journey: Can the military ever be trusted to birth democracy? In this episode, we explore the layered legacy of Buhari — from his 1983 coup that toppled President Shehu Shagari, to his 2015 election as a “reformed democrat” defeating Goodluck Jonathan. We examine his ...
The Bad Natives Podcast.
Send us a text As Africa’s youth rise and leaders retreat into fear or fury, Morocco bends while others break. Rabat’s monarchy buys peace with reforms and royal calm. In Tanzania, the ballot turned into a battlefield, leaving hundreds dead and a nation reeling. And from across the ocean, Donald Trump stokes new anger, snubbing South Africa’s G-20 summit with a baseless claim about the “slaughter of Afrikaners.” This episode unpacks Africa’s uneasy balance between reform, repression, and fore...
