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Minute Africa is a weekly podcast that challenges "ordinary Africans" to own our problems and pioneer change!
Minute Africa
Minute Africa
30 MAR 2020 · It's very easy to sit comfortably from a place of privilege or even from a sincere concern for the "ordinary people" who survive on a day-per-day basis. Do we realize the gravity of the sacrifice, we're asking them to make? To literally die so we can survive and get on with our wonderful busy lives as soon as the pandemic passes? The facts do not lie, we're not prepared in the least to survive a health crisis. Handling everything with brute force will certainly result in more casualties than any virus, that is a simple truth!
Inept copy-and-paste strategies devoid of uniqueness for our situation is a cookbook for the Greatest Disasters
Stay safe!
23 MAR 2020 · Spoils of War: is the first episode in our series on conflict in the Sahel. We journey into the dusty landscapes and learn how violence has affected the lives of the women, children and men of the Sahel, what governments are doing, what they should do and how you can help.
Special credits for soundbites/tracks from:
TRT World
Uniq
Netflix
1 JAN 2020 · 2019 was a busy year for democracy in Africa. Here's a quick quirky look at how the election circus went round in 2019. Happy Holidays!
Background tracks credits: Ikebe Shakedown 04, The Next; Youssoupha Sidibe, Dieuf, Democracy without election, is it possible in Africa? TED/Youtube, Africa News and Aljazeera English
Episode cover image credit: howafrica.com
6 NOV 2019 · We round up our discussion with Adanna Enwezor, Founder of The African Hair Summit in this episode.
Adanna, has a unique philosophy about Africa, and she discusses her hopes for an Africa driven by passionate African problem solvers. Happy listen
Meanwhile, have you registered for the Afro Culture and Beauty Festival yet? Oya, come inside this house, sit down and click REGISTER
29 OCT 2019 · Tech is coming and the oil city of Nigeria is preparing for the future…
Known as the oil city and once famed for its lush greenery and gardens, Port Harcourt’s long-held reputation as the oil city of Nigeria is being challenged by innovative tech hubs and creative spaces that even dare to “… re-imagine Africa.” In this year’s edition of the Startup Port Harcourt Week, a pre-event Innovation tour is visiting these spaces to meet the amazing creatives driving this change. They are a mix of calm co-work spaces, energetic “solution” labs and relaxing spaces for Port Harcourt’s growing tech community. Learn more about this growing ecosystem and the people driving this change
7 OCT 2019 · How do you embrace your African identity?
On this episode of For Africa by Africans, I spoke with Adanna
Enwezor, a sociologist who is passionate about African hair care...
and our identity as Africans. She is the founder of the African Hair
Summit -a first for the continent- and Photizo Life Foundation.
In this podcast she talks about how she embraced her identity as an
Afriacn by learning to love and care for her hair. For four years
the African hair summit has been inspiring and teaching African
women, girls ... and men to love and care for the kinky hair that
adorns much of Africa's population.
To learn more about the African Hair Summit, visit https://africanhairsummit.org
Background tracks (Happy African Village) by John Bartmann and
(Dieuf) by Youssoupha Sidibe.
2 SEP 2019 · Some time in August, the American Federal Bureau of Investigations busted an online crime ring made up mostly of 80 Nigerians. While cyber crime is no exclusive to Nigeria, #80Nigerians started trending on Twitter - for the wrong reasons.
Like Chimamanda said, there is real danger when one story begins to define any complex set. This is my first episode profiling the real 80 Nigerians whose work have also affected Nigeria and people from all over the world - for good. Happy listening
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20 AUG 2019 · A Congolese doctor leads the team that has invented the most potent cure yet for ebola. Ebola has caused more than 1900 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Abraham Chinonso says, Dr Jean-Jacques has once again proven that when "ordinary Africans" work for Africa testimonies happen. This is also the first broadcast of the koboSense series on Minute Africa
Background music:
John Bartmann, Happy African Village
Mike Jacoby, African Royalty Free Music
20 AUG 2019 · A Congolese doctor leads the team that has invented the most potent cure yet for ebola. Ebola has caused more than 1900 deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Abraham Chinonso says, Dr Jean-Jacques has once again proven that when "ordinary Africans" work for Africa testimonies happen. This is also the first broadcast of the koboSense series on Minute Africa
Background music:
John Bartmann, Happy African Village
Mike Jacoby, African Royalty Free Music
14 JUL 2019 · In this short episode, Abraham takes a brief look at some factors highlighted by the African Union as important to the success of Agenda 2063: The Africa we want...
Minute Africa is a weekly podcast that challenges "ordinary Africans" to own our problems and pioneer change!
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