In the first episode of the semester, Radio UF is hosted by Jenny and Benjamin from the UF Travel Group. Earlier this summer, the group visited Rwanda. They tell us all about their trip and what they learned about this country… but beware! You will be very tempted to by…
Read MoreBy Astrid Othelius Two terrorist attacks. Eight days apart. Different parts of the world. But how were these events portrayed in Western media? Let us narrow it down and take a look at how the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter covered two terrorist attacks in New Zealand and Mali in 2019.…
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By Axel Falk In one of the driest corners of the world, “the left foot of Africa”, an anomaly has risen, muchto the hopefuls of a world in peace. Namibia has done right where so many have done wrongand now stand on the top of a hill, looking down on…
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By Alexandra Ndisi Grantham A good friend of mine once made an interesting comparison between the concept of a perfect state to Newton’s third law; For every action in nature, there is an equal and opposite reaction. “Forces occur in pairs, one body cannot exert a force on another without…
Read MoreBy Axel Falk After a coup in 2009, Madagascar has returned to electoral politics. This has been a welcome change in modus operandi to both the Malagasy people, as well as to Madagascar’s trade partners. However, this electoral system has since been subject to a long array of corruption scandals…
Read MoreContrasts and contradictions. On 10 December 2019, the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize for resolving the border conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Less than one year later, he is waging a military operation in the Tigray region, northern Ethiopia.…
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With the 2019 nobel peace prize going to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, now is the perfect time to talk about the country Ethiopia, its political history and the challenges it might face in the future! Broadcast 2019-10-24 Broadcasters: Akram Yasin Abdulrahman, Anna Belia, Pauline Fritz, Melker Hörner Cover photo: Office…
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By Aishwarya Siva Modern day media seems to focus exclusively on negative stories and it isn’t any different for news about Africa, the land that is reportedly in a perpetual cycle of ethnic violence. To classify the rich tapestry of Africa as a homogenous continent vulnerable to spontaneous spurts of…
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea.…
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Afrika. Ja, känn lite på ordet: Afrika. Vilken bild har du av Afrika? Bilderna av Afrika varierar men återkommande är att det finns förlegade uppfattningar av att allt är likadant överallt.…
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