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This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that the minister of education of an African country comes to you and asks you to help develop a new language policy in the education system. Do you agree to help? If not, why not? If so, what sort of policies would you create?”

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that a radio station in Germany that wants to feature exclusively African content approaches you and asks you to create a weekly program. You have the rights to air anything you want for two hours every week. What kind of program do you make?”

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that an Africanist Hall of Fame has been established and you’ve been approached by the committee and asked to nominate three Africanists to be considered for induction. Whom do you choose and why?”

In each episode of Afrikanists Assemble, people from various academic backgrounds answer a question related to the field of Afrikanistik and African Studies. This month’s episode is a special one which was recorded live during a digital session of the lecture series “(de)colonial practices in/across academia” put on by the departments of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Leipzig!