Podcasts

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.

The latest IPPC climate report, which details the disastrous consequences of climate change for Africa and other regions is an urgent wake-up call for global policymakers, says the administrator of the UN Development Programme

As Nissan boosts its manufacturing capacity in Ghana, its managing director for Africa talks to us about the prospects for the automotive market in Africa.

Barnaby Fletcher, associate director at Control Risks, joins us to discuss the risks and opportunities for Africa in 2022.

MainOne CEO and founder Funke Opeke talks to African Business about the data centre market in Africa and the future of the firm after its $320m takeover by NASDAQ-listed Equinix. 

Shalini Soopramanien fills us in on the US International Development Finance Corporation's vaccine funding for Gavi, and its climate and gender equality agendas for Africa.

Digital Africa executive director Stéphan Eloise-Gras talks about the potential of Francophone tech and France’s €130m plan to support startups

This week we talk about the economic and political implications of the coup in mining hub Guinea that removed President Alpha Condé, we review the success of the NBA's Basketball Africa League in Rwanda, and take a look at the booming fintech unicorns of West Africa.