The Bad Natives Podcast.
Where Africa meets the world.
The Bad Natives Podcast.
Latest Episodes
Uganda Glorifies Israelis, Erases Tanzanians, As President Museveni Makes Last Rebrand
Uganda’s unveiling of a Yoni Netanyahu statue exposes a nation playing a dangerous game with memory. By honoring an Israeli combatant over murdered hostage Dora Bloch and Tanzania’s liberators, could an aging NRM regime be using selective histo...
Who’s Next UN Chief, as Netflix’s The Polygamist Dominates Africa’s Global Spotlight?
The race for the next UN Secretary-General intensifies as Olara Otunnu joins top contenders like Michelle Bachelet and Macky Sall amid global political shifts. Meanwhile, Netflix’s hit Zulu drama The Polygamist has captivated millions worldwide...
Red Sea Crossfire, Al-Shabaab’s Somalia Surge: What Next for the Horn?
From the spillover of the US-Israel conflict with Iran to shifting alliances in the Horn of Africa, we unpack a region at a pivotal crossroads. We explore Sudan’s existential threat; Djibouti’s strategic gamble; Eritrea’s fate; and Kenya’s sudd...
UPDF Guns Buy No Visas as Dangote’s $17B Refinery Threatens Uganda’s Lunch
Uganda finds itself at a geopolitical crossroads. Despite historic military and diplomatic sacrifices, from aiding South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement to securing Salva Kiir’s regime in South Sudan-Kampala receives little diplomatic reciproc...
No Raila, More Problems? Kenya, Rigy G, Africa’s Goons, and Congo Ebola Puzzle
Exploring a post-Raila Kenya, Africa’s elite-sponsored shadow goons, and DRC's broken Ebola intervention model, The Continent’s Christine Mungai joins Bad Natives to dismantle the myth of apolitical sport at the 2026 World Cup and expose fractu...