From AfRICA To The World

From AfRICA To The World

Conversations CHANGING the narrative of Africa, telling the stories of, AfRICAN Excellence. AfRICAN Leadership. AfRICAN Inspiration. From Africa, to the World with Yavi Madurai

Episodes

August 18, 2021 16 mins

OPPO Ep3: Tech Table of Opportunities

The Tech Table of OPPOrtunities is brought to you by @OppoSouthAfrica in partnership with 'I AM South African' & PABWA

In this week's episode Yavi Madurai & OPPO's Avashnee Moodley welcome South African Social Media Sensations, Youtuber Thato Fox & @ Tik Tok-ker Chane Grobler to 'The Table' to chat about is a career in being a Social Media Influencer, a behind the scenes look at the...

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Happy Womens Month 

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OPPO brings you “The TECH Table of OPPOrtunities”

A Limited Series Podcast for Women’s Month, in partnership with 'I AM South African' & PABWA.

We’re talking "Mobile Tech: Changing the Way we do Business"

Join us at the OPPOrtunity Tech Table where OPPO’s Avashnee Moodley & I AM South African & PABWA's, Yavi Madurai bring entrepreneurs Sibu Mabena and Logan Coleman to chat about how mobile tech has changed the way we do...

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OPPO brings you “The TECH Table of OPPOrtunities”

A Limited Series Podcast for Women’s Month, in partnership with 'I AM South African' & PABWA.

We’re talking Women & Their Phones in this first episode.

Join us at the OPPOrtunity Tech Table where OPPO’s Avashnee Moodley & I AM South African & PABWA's, Yavi Madurai bring Digital Natives Deshnie Govender from #THATDESH, and Roseanna Hall from @the_goldenrose - to the t...

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Amb Mehreen Mia Cassimjee is a UN Goodwill Ambassador in Humanitarianism, based in Durban, South Africa.

She has been directly involved in the peace and social cohesion efforts during the unrest and violence plaguing South Africa at the moment.

Large-scale looting, destruction of infrastructure and development, extreme violence was prevalent over a week until the army was deployed.

Now racial tensions are bubbling to the surface as...

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Davisha L. Johnson is a dual resident of the US and Ghana as a serial entrepreneur with a passion for African economic development in respect of gender. She has a multifaceted career, as: 

  • CEO of D.L. Johnson Consulting Agency, LLC a US-based political consulting and brand management firm
  • Chief of Staff to Georgia State House Representative Sandra G. Scott
  • Creator of the Ghana Investment Tour focused on SME's and inte...
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The Generation Equality Forum

The Generation Equality Forum took place in Paris from 30 June – 2 July 2021, the 2nd leg after Mexico City in March earlier this year.

The Forum launched a 5-year action journey to achieve irreversible progress towards gender equality, founded on a series of concrete, ambitious and transformative actions, including $40 Billion in financial commitments, announced by UN Women Executive Director...

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The GENERATION EQUALITY FORUM: A ONCE IN A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY

#ActForEqual

The Generation Equality Forum is a global movement for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France.

The Forum brings together governments, corporations, NGOs, youth-led groups and Foundations to secure concrete, ambitious, and transformative commitments for gender equality. These are shaped by the...

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Being Special Advisor to the Nigerian Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment - means that Collins Osagie Omokaro is the man that drives the implementation of a range of initiatives within the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan to facilitate the implementation of key initiatives, aimed at accelerating the diversification of the Nigerian economy for:

  • economic growth
  • job creation
  • poverty alleviation<...
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June 16th, is commemorated annually as the DAY of the AFRICAN CHILD (DAC).

The theme for 2021 is “30 years after the adoption of the Charter: accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2040 for an Africa fit for children”.

The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (Committee), established under Articles 32 and 33 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (the Charter) selected this the...

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Special Advisor to the Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, means that Collins Osagie Omokaro is the man that drives the implementation of a range of initiatives within the Nigerian Industrial Revolution Plan to facilitate the implementation of key initiatives, aimed at accelerating the diversification of the Nigerian economy for:

  • economic growth
  • job creation
  • poverty alleviation

Some of these initiati...

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Matthew Wilson, Chief Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre - from his offices at the ITC in Geneva speaks to PABWA ED Yavi Madurai - somewhere on the continent "they call it Africa, we call it home'.

*Season 4 has a new format of an on-demand miniseries with volumes: we invite you to the Matthew Wilson miniseries.

Let's listen in as Yavi and Matthew chat though trade, intra-Africa t...

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Matthew Wilson, Chief Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre - from his offices at the ITC in Geneva speaks to PABWA ED Yavi Madurai - somewhere on the continent "they call it Africa, we call it home'.

*Season 4 has a new format of an on-demand miniseries with volumes: we invite you to the Matthew Wilson miniseries.

Let's listen in as Yavi and Matthew chat though trade, intra-Africa t...

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Matthew Wilson, Chief Advisor and Chief of Staff to the Executive Director of the International Trade Centre - from his offices at the ITC in Geneva speaks to PABWA ED Yavi Madurai - somewhere on the continent "they call it Africa, we call it home'.

*Season 4 has a new format of an on-demand miniseries with volumes: we invite you to the Matthew Wilson miniseries.

Let's listen in as Yavi and Matthew chat though trade, intra-Africa t...

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Inspired and Dedicated to the Youth of Africa

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I AM Africa Rising.

We are born IN Africa. Nay we are born OF Africa, a soil & hearts so great, Africa is born IN us.

We are born of a continent where wars, (neo) colonialism, & propaganda are plotted to keep us small, because they fear the power if we are to know who we tru...

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May 22, 2021 1 min
My idea for a great podcast: "How to podcast"
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We hope you are all ready for Part 2 of the conversation with #TheSisterhood
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I’m a Simon Sinek “start with why” advocate, so... ‘WHY this book?’

Did we really need another book about leadership or Africa?

Yes, we did.

Because, quite simply, the more people ‘get’ the key messaging about African excellence, leadership and inspiration – the better it is for Africa. The more we draw attention to the narrative that has indeed started to change, the more it needs to be harnessed into the essence of the continent,...

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This book is not about me – it’s about the conversations I have had, and the take-aways from those conversations.

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If there is one thing that I am constantly annoyed about - it is the lack of recognition and affirmation for the excellence, leadership, and sources of inspiration that come out of the African continent.

There are many organisations working towards changing the na...

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The podcast audio excerpt of the prologue of the book - based on the podcast ;)

What is "Africa Rising"?

What does it mean?

Why name a book after it?

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