EP 124: Mass Killings & Violence Against Civilians in Africa- Jeanine Ntihirageza & Scott Straus

About this episode

This episode discusses historical and contemporary mass killings and political violence against civilians in Africa with experts Jeanine Ntihirageza and Scott Straus.

In this week’s episode, we discussed both historical and contemporary mass killings and political violence against civilians in Africa. Our guests are Professor Jeanine Ntihirageza, Director for the Center for Genocide, Human Rights and Research in Africa and the Diaspora at Northeastern Illinois University; and Professor Scott Straus , Professor of Political Science at the University of California Berkeley.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Michael Nwankpa

Guests: Jeanine Ntihirageza, Scott Straus

Topics covered

• mass killings
• political violence
• civilians
• Africa
• historical context
• contemporary issues

Keywords

• mass killings
• political violence
• Africa
• civilians
• genocide
• human rights
• historical context

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Genocide, Human Rights and Research in Africa and the Diaspora, Northeastern Illinois University, University of California Berkeley

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