Spotlight Africa

Host: Assumpta Oturu

Spotlight Africa documents African reality in politics, economics, current affairs, social and women issues. On a weekly basis, Spotlight Africa, on Saturdays at 12:00 pm, uniquely presents an in-depth analysis of developments on the continent from the perspective of African intellectuals, Activists, policymakers, politicians, diplomats and Africanists, so African too can be better understood as the realities of today's globalized world, so demand. It is in that spirit, that one day, news about Africa, the developments in Africa, the politics of Africa, the economics of Africa, the current affairs of Africa, and social and women issues of Africa will attain the rightful center stage in the world arena, in the way news from other parts of the world, today dominate the global media.

Online archives: https://archive.kpfk.org/index_one.php?shokey=spotlightafrica

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Schedule

Morning Mix: Radio Insurrection With Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane
8:00am - 9:00am

KPFK's Morning Mix: Radio Insurrection with Hamid Khan & Matyos Kidane
Thom Hartmann
9:00am - 10:00am

Nation's #1 progressive talk radio host on topics from psychiatry to culture to ecology to politics.
Letters & Politics wMitch Jeserich
10:00am - 11:00am

We look at the inside workings of Capitol Hill while also covering what happens at the state legislative level and on the streets. Basically the struggle between "austerity measures" and public programs
Global Village Thursdays w John Schneider
11:00am - 1:00pm

Music from around the world and around the block.With a special focus on stringed instruments and eclectic styles!