
As the world witnesses a progressive crisis of liberal powers, the EU’s approach to human rights strategies in Africa assumes the outline of a greater challenge, in which actors have to balance the universality of rights and multilateral action. Lano Mahmood, writer at EST, joins our podcast team to analyse this issue.
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This episode was hosted by Victoria Bergstörm and Florentin Ndizeye. Edited by Asimina Melissi and Laura Sanzarello. Sound engineered by Florentin Ndizeye. Research and content by Lano Mahmood.
Music by John Sib and Winking Fox Music.

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