Minute Africa

Minute Africa

Minute Africa is a weekly podcast that challenges "ordinary Africans" to own our problems and pioneer change!

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March 30, 2020 11 mins
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. H...
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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
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January 1, 2020 50 mins
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
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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
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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 ...
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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 yea...
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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...
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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 Jaco...
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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 Jaco...
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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...
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March 18, 2019 1 min
Who should be more concerned about Africa's woes? Who should be at the fore front of "solving" the issues bedevilling Africa? Africa and Africans or the rest of the world. We kick off our new Agenda series looking at the African need for an African agenda.

"If this does not happen, Africa may still rise but only for those with an agenda for the continent" - Gerard Chirinda (Executive Director, Tapiwa Capital)
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February 23, 2019 2 mins
2019 is Election year in Africa with more than 20 countries going to the polls for presidential, parliamentary and local council elections. But what if the leadership we crave and need is not who we choose to lead us but how we choose to lead our lives
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February 20, 2019 1 min
What is the problem with Africa is probably not the question we should keep asking.
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