# EP 114: Governance, Grievance & Violent Extremism in West Africa- Zacharias Pieri & Kevin Fridy

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Podcast: [Conflict & Development in Africa Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/conflict-development-in-africa-podcast-6690680)
Published: 2026-01-12T18:13:57+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mikelon/episodes/EP-114-Governance--Grievance--Violent-Extremism-in-West-Africa--Zacharias-Pieri--Kevin-Fridy-e3dhtpt
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Duration seconds: 2840

## Resource

In this week’s episode, Dr Zacharias Pieri, Associate Professor of international relations at the University of South Florida and Professor Kevin Fridy, Professor of Government & World Affairs at University of Tampa join me to discuss their recent book: Governance, Grievance and Violent Extremism in West Africa: From the Caliphate to Great Power Competition.

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