Africa Connect: Africa Credit Rating Agency - A Timely Intervention or a Pipe Dream?

About the PodcastAfrica Connect is a podcast series aimed at exploring African topics around democracy. It runs on the theme: Deepening Democracy through information.About the EpisodeIn case you missed it, catch the waves re-run of the interview between our very own Dr Paul Kariuki and Shafiq Morton from The Voice of the Cape that airs on 91.3FM. The new segment, African Mirror in News Beat (every Thursday @12:32PM GMT +2) tackles African issues and on the 20th of February 2025 discussed the Africa Unions pursuit to establish the Africa Credit Rating Agency which would serve as an initiative that aims to contribute towards the continent's economic integration and resilience.About the guestDr. Paul Kariuki holds a Ph.D. in Administration (Public Administration) from the University ofKwaZulu Natal (UKZN). He is the Executive Director of the Democracy Development Program(DDP), a national think tank based in Durban, South Africa.