Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

City of Immigrants

City of Immigrants

FromInto Africa


City of Immigrants

FromInto Africa

ratings:
Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Jan 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Most migrants stay in Africa, settling in a neighboring country rather than traveling to Europe. How is this shaping demographic and urbanization trends in Africa? Host Judd Devermont is joined by Abdi Nor Iftin (Author), Erol Yayboke (CSIS), and Beza Tesfaye (Mercy Corps) to discuss Abdi’s book ‘Call Me American: A Memoir.’ Also on this episode; guests discuss South Sudan’s fragile peace deal and humanitarian challenges, plus the threat of Al Shabaab in Somalia.
 
Background Reading


Call Me American: A Memoir by Abdi Nor Iftin


A Short Window to Resuscitate South Sudan’s Ailing Peace Deal by Crisis Group


Trends in Forced Migration Report by Erol Yayboke


Critical Choices Report by Mercy Corps
Released:
Jan 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Fearless music activists. Savvy tech entrepreneurs. Social disrupters. Into Africa shatters the narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. Host Judd Devermont, Africa program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C., sits down with policymakers, journalists, academics and other trailblazers in African affairs to shine a spotlight on the faces spearheading cultural, political, and economic change on the continent.