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AFRICA: Changing the Narrative
by Africa.com LLC
Creating a better-shared future.
Episodes
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Landslides, Purges, and Power’s New Polishing Act
This episode examines how political systems in Benin, Djibouti, and South Sudan are managing continuity while shrinking real competition, and why those patterns matter for governance and stability. It also looks at South Africa’s legal and diplomatic pressures, Ghana’s cautious economic rebound,...
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Oil Shock vs AI Capital: Africa’s New Investment Split
Brent crude above $100 and a Hormuz disruption would hit African importers fast, lifting fuel, transport, food, and fiscal pressures. At the same time, Morocco’s $1.2 billion renewable-powered AI deal shows how stability, legal clarity, and strategic location are still drawing in capital even as...
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Africa’s Growth Gains Meet the Oil Shock
Africa’s growth outlook is improving, with broad-based GDP gains, lower inflation, and stronger inflows from FDI and remittances. But the episode also examines how the Hormuz crisis and surging oil prices are squeezing fuel-importing economies, reshaping fiscal responses, and shifting capital...
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Africa Trends to Watch in 2026
Africa’s story in 2026 will not be shaped by a single narrative. Some of the most important developments ahead, particularly in trade, security, and geopolitics, will affect every African Union (AU) member state. Others will emerge at a national or local level, yet carry ripple effects that…
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Advancing Financial Inclusion in Africa: An Interview with Sabine Mensah of AfricaNenda
This interview with Sabine Mensah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of AfricaNenda, focuses on the organization's role in assisting African governments with digital financial inclusion. Sabine explains how AfricaNenda helps map out needs and strategies for governments, focusing on creating…
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Africa Director for the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure
In this podcast by Africa.com, Emmanuel Khisa shares insights on the organization's role in supporting African governments in building effective and inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). He highlights Zambia's success with electronic Know Your Customer (eKYC) systems, which have...
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Wamkele Mene Secretary-General of AfCFTA
Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of AfCFTA, discusses the challenges and progress in implementing Africa’s digital trade protocol. While overcoming initial hurdles like data movement and payment systems was key, the real challenge now is implementation. Mene highlights the need for...
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Mohammed Abdi Mashaka
In the interview, Mohammed Abdi Mashaka, Director of Information Systems Development at Tanzania's Ministry of ICT, highlights the country’s progress in Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). He emphasizes governance, innovation, and the development of the "JAMI stack" for digital payments…
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ESG & Agriculture
70% of Africans make a living through agriculture, and technology could transform their world. Rural areas are chronically underserved by financial service providers, which is a limiting factor for economic development. Even where financial services are accessible, evidence shows that social...
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Unpacking the Mercer Report
Many African companies have realised that life will never be the same again post Covid-19. Business survival will, to a large extent, depend on how organisations embrace the future, use technology, invest in skilling and re-skilling employees, develop tailor-made employee benefits, incorporate...
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Friends Or Foes ESG & The Mining Sector
Many mining and minerals businesses are already taking active steps on their ESG agenda; identifying their priorities and measuring their performance. But the real benefits come when you move beyond measurement and take action to improve.
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Blockchain As Monitor Of Human Rights
Blockchain is, for many people, still synonymous with cryptocurrencies and financial applications. Yet the features that make blockchain technologies so appealing for asset management and monetary transactions -- transparency, tamper-resistance, efficiency, and smart contracts -- are also useful…
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Impact Investing - The African Reality
Investing in impact businesses can increase access to basic services such as finance, healthcare, education, clean water, and energy. Several prominent examples in Africa demonstrate that impact businesses can be both profitable and beneficial for a wide range of stakeholders and while offering...
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Why Africa Must Be At The Heart Of COP26
Africa’s situation deserves extraordinary attention: the continent contributes just 4 percent of global total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the lowest of any region, yet its socio-economic development is threatened by the climate crisis. In other words, Africa contributes the least emissions…
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Unspoken Rules for Women Who Are Climbing The African Corporate Ladder
Men significantly outnumber women not just at the senior management and board levels but at every stage of the African Corporate pipeline. This is why Africa.com is committed to supporting talented women who aspire to climb the corporate ladder in Africa. This workshop will inspire junior women…
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Women Leading Corporate Africa
Why is it that most discussions of African women in business are focused on small and medium-sized businesses? We want to see African women dream big – why not earn the top spot in a large, complex organization? On October 13, 2021, we began the journey of supporting every African woman to take…
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The First Public Sector Comprehensive Cancer Center for East and Central Africa
GE Healthcare – East Africa Projects Development Director Alexander Oketch KUTRRH is poised to become the only Public facility in East and Central African region to offer the comprehensive continuum of cancer care with the establishment of an MIC. This centre will have state of the art…
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Restoring Up To 360MW In Nigeria Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
Kenneth Oyakhire of GE Gas & Power Sub - Saharan Africa. Restoring Up To 360MW In Nigeria Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic. “Being Nigeria’s largest electricity generating company, with a total installed capacity of 4.0 gigawatts (GW), representing about 35% of Nigeria’s generating capacity, we are...
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Empowering Youth and Women Through Technology
Njideka U. Harry is the President and CEO of Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), an innovative non-profit organization focused on using the power of technology to transform the lives of youth and women living in developing countries. YTF’s strength lies in its ability to access market demands,...
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Africa’s Portal to Doing Business with the United States
Overview This Virtual Summit, the first and the largest of its kind convenes thousands of c-suite executives and decision-makers at African businesses, large and small, to present to you, from the highest ranks, the ways in which the U.S. can assist in growing your businesses through trade,...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Women & Girls - A Call to Action
COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens that women carry the world over. Graça Machel and Melinda Gates joined Africa.com to discuss their policy recommendations in regards to women during the pandemic. Both of these women…
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African COVID-19 Cases Rapidly Rising.Economic Strategies: What Now?
Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO, Africa.com Panelists: Dr. Acha Leke, Senior Partner, Johannesburg, Chairman, McKinsey Africa Dr. John N. Nkengasong, MSc, PhD, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Dr. Vera Songwe, UN Under-Secretary-General...
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Disruptions with Impact: The Intersection of Business & Philanthropy
Dr. James Mwangi, Managing Director and CEO of Equity Group Holdings and Executive Chairman of the Equity Group Foundation is featured in a fireside chat with Harvard Business School Professor Caroline Elkins, as part of Africa.com’s webinar series Crisis Management for African Business Leaders....
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Building a New Generation of Digital Leaders for Africa
William Miller, GE Senior Leader for Learning and Development The Africa Industrial Internet Programme GE partnered with African Leadership Group to build a new generation of digital leaders for Africa. The Programme enables mid-career engineers to build new skills in data analytics, data…
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2020 Africa Investors Conference
Featured speakers include Victor Williams, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Africa Regions at Standard Bank Group and Mark Chaban, GM & CTO, Microsoft Middle East, and Africa. The Africa Investors Conference is designed to connect institutional investors to leading policymakers and…
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2020 Africa Investors Conference, Goolam Ballim Presentation
Introduction by Sim Tshabalala, Group Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group. Presentation by Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist, Head: Standard Bank Research Standard Bank Group. The Africa Investors Conference is designed to connect institutional investors to leading policymakers and some of Africa's...
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2020 Africa Investors Conference, Interview Goolam Ballim
Challenges and Opportunities for Africa at the 10th Africa Investors’ Conference From the Africa Investors Conference, Goolam Ballim, Chief Economist and Head of Research, Standard Bank talks with Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO of Africa.com. Mr. Ballim highlighted the stellar GDP growth that…
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Digital Consumer Trends that will Continue to Dominate Daily Life in Africa
This session explores the many ways in which African consumers have shifted towards digital products and services. The discussion will explore how Africans are shifting towards delivery takeaways with UberEats, how telemedicine has taken a huge leap forward, how distance learning is gaining…
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Safeguarding Africa's Food SystemsThrough and Beyond the Crisis
A discussion with experts working with agricultural companies on development strategies, the introduction of technology, and creating sustainable employment opportunities for the continent’s burgeoning youth population. How governments/development partners/private sector along the agriculture…
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What African Business Leaders Need to Know about Social Movements that Have Gained Momentum in 2020
A moderated discussion on how the current crises, health and economic, have focussed a bright light on numerous social issues facing Africans including inequitable access to healthcare, the economic vulnerability of workers, occupational safety and wellbeing, temporary improvements in air and…
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Law and Crisis Management: Working with Lawyers to Manage the Challenges of COVID-19
A timely and valuable series produced by Africa.com in partnership with faculty from Harvard Business School to address this unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis as a result of COVID-19. Professor David B. Wilkins leads the discussion with top lawyers across Africa while the welcome is...
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Showcasing Brilliant African Innovations Against COVID-19
A pitch competition to showcase and support African entrepreneurs who have developed solutions to support Africa’s fight against the coronavirus. Entries are evaluated primarily on their impact against the virus and the viability of delivering the product or service. Financial sustainability is…
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What’s the Real Story Behind Africa’s COVID-19 Figures?
Leading health experts on the frontlines of the pandemic in Africa will answer questions such as: “The numbers are low, but why?”, “Is it a question of access to testing?”, “Is it the climate?”, “Is it the youthful population?” and “Is it a matter of reporting?” Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair and…
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Women are Proving to Be Great Leaders During COVID-19. Is this the Pathway to Power?
A timely and valuable series produced by Africa.com in partnership with faculty from Harvard Business School to address this unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis as a result of COVID-19. Led by Teresa Clarke, Chair and CEO of Africa.com Panelists include Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila…
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Crafting Strategy in the Face of Uncertainty
A timely and valuable series produced by Africa.com in partnership with faculty from Harvard Business School to address this unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis as a result of COVID-19. Led by Andy Zelleke, Ph.D., Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer of Business Administration....
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This Isn't the West - How Africa's Informal Sector Reacts to COVID-19
A timely and valuable series produced by Africa.com in partnership with faculty from Harvard Business School to address this unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis as a result of COVID-19. Led by Hakeem Belo-Osagie, Chairman, FSDH Holding Company, and Harvard Business School Senior…
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Liquidity: Managing Cash Flow When Revenue & Funding Dry Up
A timely and valuable series produced by Africa.com in partnership with faculty from Harvard Business School to address this unprecedented humanitarian and economic crisis as a result of COVID-19. Led by Kunle Elebute, Chair of KPMG Africa Panelists include Welela Dawit, CFO, GE Africa, Admassu...
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Leadership in Times of Crisis
Leadership in Times of Crisis is led by Harvard Business School Professor, Linda Hill, Ph.D., Harvard Business School Professor of Business Administration, Faculty Chair, Leadership Initiative. PANELISTS: _Jay Ireland, Former CEO of GE-Africa _Fred Swaniker, Founder & CEO, African Leadership…
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Creating A Pan-African Communications Consultancy Starts With The People
With unprecedented access to technology, the way in which we connect has rapidly evolved and revolutionized the work we are able to deliver to clients. Harnessing the spirit of Pan-Africanism – which is rooted in the idea that we can operate collectively to achieve a shared goal, despite our...
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This is the African Century
Group CEO of Standard Bank, Sim Tshabalala believes this is the African century and that Africans will be the ones driving the development of the continent. He spoke to Teresa Clarke of Africa.com at the World Economic Forum in Davos about making sure the African continent plays its rightful role...
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Principles for Responsible Banking
On 22 September 2019, Standard Bank Group became a founding signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Banking. Alongside the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Standard Bank signed the first-ever global sustainability framework for the banking industry and committed to aligning its...
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Enabling Financial Inclusion and Innovation in a Converging World
Partnerships Are Key To Driving The Future Of Inclusive Payments In South Africa says Mark Elliott, President of Southern Africa MasterCard. In this podcast, Africa.com CEO Teresa Clarke discusses the future of payments in South Africa with Mark Elliott. The financial services sector in South...
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Women Leaders In Africa: Building Careers
In this podcast, Africa.com talks with Patricia Obozuwa and Brenda Mbathi of GE Africa. Patricia Obozuwa, Chief Communications & Public Affairs Officer for GE Africa Brenda Mbathi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for East Africa The transcript is available here.
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Women Leaders In Africa: Walk-the-Talk
In this podcast, Africa.com talks with two of GE Africa’s high-profile women leaders. Welela Dawit Chief Financial Officer, GE Power Services – Sub-Saharan Africa, GE West Africa Adesua Dozie General Counsel for GE Gas Power Systems and Services, Sub-Saharan Africa The transcript is available here.
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Women Leaders In Africa: Balancing The Gender Equation
Africa.com CEO Teresa Clarke speaks with Nitika Rosa, GE Africa’s Head of HR and Lerato Molebatsi, GE South Africa’s Managing Director. The transcript is available here.
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Training the Elderly to Fill the Mental Health Worker Gap
The Friendship Bench project is an evidence-based intervention developed in Zimbabwe to bridge the mental health treatment gap. Health experts say globally there has been an increase in anxiety and depression as people struggle to cope with COVID-19 and job losses. Some grandmothers in Zimbabwe…
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Love Letter to Africa by Koleka Putuma
South African slam poet Koleka Putuma delivers a powerful recitation of the poem she authored, entitled – “Love Letter to Africa.” Putuma uses the medium of the spoken word to express her love for Africa and to highlight the unique traditions, legacies, and culture of the African continent. Her...
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How Technology is Bridging the Divide in Africa's Emerging Markets
Mark Elliott - President, Southern Africa - Mastercard, talks to Africa.com about their recent acquisition of South African fintech Oltio, and how they will use the technology to drive cash displacement and innovation in emerging markets.
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Brenda Sisane: The Art of Sunday
Brenda Sisane chats with Teresa Clarke about her radio show, The Art of Sunday and how it brings the family together by playing new hidden gems from creative artists around the world, and old jazz records; enabling the parent to school their young ones on art and music in a comfortable setting.…
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Powering Zambia's First Robotics Team
Africa is making headway in the area of robotics and Zambia is on the forefront. Let's meet these young ambitious ladies and gentlemen who are bound to make Africa proud. More information here.
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