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Iss1/B2 How to Become a Dictator (a Friend was Asking)
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Chris and Charley cover the darkly fascinating cloak-and-dagger story of Ahidjo’s rise to power – with help from the French, of course.
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Issue 1: Climate Change and Freshwater
Intro: Why did Lake Chad collapse and why are Cameroonians so thirsty?
Chapter 1: Desertification of the Sahel and Cameroon’s water infrastructure
Chapter 2: Cameroon gains “independence” from France
Chapter 3: Poverty, structural adjustments, and dictators
Chapter 4: The US New Deal’s Soil Conservation Service is a proven model
Bonus 1: More on Cameroon’s independence movement
Bonus 2: How did Ahidjo make himself a dictator?
Bonus 3: How did Biya take control from Ahidjo?
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Issue 1 is available in written and podcast format
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