EPISODE · May 15, 2024 · 52 MIN
The REAL reason for African poverty, with Magatte Wade
from Fire at Will · host Will Kingston
Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations.Why is Africa poor? There’s a series of trendy answers to that question, that are almost taken as read amongst the progressive elite that dominate our institutions. Racism, slavery, and colonialism. Magatte Wade has called BS on this narrative, and she is uniquely qualified to do so, being widely regarded as the world’s leading African prosperity activist. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. Her latest book is titled ‘The Heart of a Cheetah: How we have been lied to about African poverty, and what that means for human flourishing’.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Follow Magatte here.
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Australiana is now Fire at Will - your safe space for dangerous conversations. Why is Africa poor? There's a series of trendy answers to that question, that are almost taken as read amongst the progressive elite that dominate our institutions. Racism, slavery, and colonialism. Magatte Wade has called BS on this narrative, and she is uniquely qualified to do so, being widely regarded as the world's leading African prosperity activist. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, and author. Her latest book is titled 'The Heart of a Cheetah: How we have been lied to about African poverty, and what that means for human flourishing'. Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here [https://linktr.ee/fireatwillpod]. Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here. [https://www.spectator.com.au/join/] Follow Magatte here [https://www.magattewade.com/].
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