Nepal's Gen Z reckoning

The AIAC Podcast by Africa Is a Country

Sep 26, 202501:21:31News & Politics

In September 2025, Nepal experienced one of the most significant waves of political unrest in its recent history. Led largely by Gen Z protesters, the movement brought down the governing coalition and forced a national r...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from The AIAC Podcast.

The music is not yours

Apr 21, 2026 - 01:27:08

Our most recent recording features the celebrated Nigerian poet, psychiatrist, and music critic Dami Ajay...

We must learn to sit in the dark together

Oct 21, 2025 - 01:05:58

In June 2025, Africa Is a Country held its inaugural Festival of Ideas in Nairobi—a week of screenings, w...

After the uprising

Sep 18, 2025 - 01:04:46

On June 25, 2024, Kenya entered a new political era. Sparked by opposition to the Finance Bill—a package...

De-dollarization from below

Jun 23, 2025 - 58:29

Discussions about ongoing attempts to move beyond the US dollar as the hegemonic currency of world trade...

What's left of Nigeria's feminist left?

Apr 30, 2025 - 01:27:41

This episode was recorded in the wake of the recent public controversy surrounding the suspension of Nige...

Between Nkrumah and neoliberalism

Mar 17, 2025 - 01:41:02

Recorded on the anniversary of the coup that removed Kwame Nkrumah on February 24, 1966, and in the wake...

Africa's sibling rivalry

Dec 11, 2024 - 01:13:54

Recorded as Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived for bilateral talks with South Africa’s Preside...

What is free and fair?

Oct 21, 2024 - 01:22:24

In an unprecedented election year, more voters than ever in recorded history will have headed to the poll...