Podcasts

Wasoko’s network now spans 75,000 businesses across six African countries, but the plan is to become the “operating system” for commerce across urban Africa.

The CEO of the UK's official development finance agency joins us to discuss the big questions of development, finance and investment.

How can Africa develop affordable, reliable and sustainable power? General Electric's Vuyelwa Mahanyele explains how the aspiration can be made a reality.

Former director-general of the WTO Pascal Lamy joins us to discuss Africa's position on global climate change ahead of Cop27 in November.

Charlie Mitchell, Kenya correspondent for the Times of London, previews the upcoming contest between Raila Odinga and William Ruto, which will be a crucial test for the East African nation.

Solomon Quaynor, AfDB vice president for private sector, infrastructure and industrialisation, Professor Kevin Urama, AfDB acting chief economist, and Omar Ben Yedder, MD of IC Publications, share their views on the AFDB's Annual Meetings.

Alexander Rhodes, Chair of Tusk, tells us how the charity is working to amplify the impact of progressive conservation initiatives across Africa

Dr Alex Vines, director of the Africa Programme at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House, talks to us about the African dimensions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Amine Antari unpicks three contemporary crises – Covid-19, climate change and the invasion of Ukraine – and outlines how he sees them unfolding across Africa and the Middle East.