Regime Watch: Beijing

What are the implications of China’s growing (and un-democratic) sphere of influence in Africa? Over at the Independence Institute’s podcast website, I have an interview with Ethiopian journalist Habtamu Dugo. We discuss the effects that China’s relationship with Africa has had on its people and policies. Habtamu brings a unique perspective, having personally been the on the receiving end of the brutal Ethiopian government’s treatment of journalists who write what the regime doesn’t like.

Podcast here.

MP3 compatible podcast here.

For a firsthand account of life under an African thugocracy, check out Habtamu’s website, Free Oromia.