Africa 4 Dummies

07/01/2024

Check out a clip from A4D’s episode with former vice president of Zambia Nervers Mumba. In this clip he talks about his role in the August 2023 Zimbabwean election.

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The Big Man: he has many honorary titles, he is heavily corrupt, his face is on the money, he has been in power for as long as most of his citizens have been...

02/02/2023

13/12/2022

🌍Africa’s Current Leaders !

Check out the first part of Africa’s current leaders. Kings, Presidents and Prime Ministers alike!

[For countries K - Z check the following post]

25/11/2022

🗣️🎙️MUGABE’S ZIMBABWE AND THE AFTERMATH

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Five years ago this week the worlds oldest president, aged 94 was overthrown by his own military.

A4D discuses the complexity of Mugabe’s Zimbabwe and the aftermath with Dr Chipo Dendere.

She’s a renowned academic from Wellesley College in Massachusetts, US whose testified before US Congress on Zimbabwean Sanctions.

Also featuring are opinions from Zimbabweans on Mugabe and the aftermath.

(This is a 2part episode )

11/11/2022

African Regional Bodies 🌍

[Technical term : Regional Economic Communities]

The African Union (AU) is vast!
To help out, smaller regional groupings of countries support the AU in its goal to integrate the continent politically, economically & socially.

So what do they actually do ?

➡️Respond faster to conflicts (I.e SADC in northern Mozambique 🇲🇿 or EAC in Eastern DRC🇨🇩)

➡️They make cross-border trade easier by establishing common markets and aim to have a single currency (i.e the Eco of Ecowas)

➡️Most RECs have free travel areas for themselves (‘visa free’) and foreigners (i.e KAZA tourist Visa in the SADC) and aspire to have one common passport

10/11/2022

African Regional Bodies 🌍

[Technical term : Regional Economic Communities]

The African Union (AU) is vast!
So to help out smaller regional groupings of countries support the AU in its goal to integrate the continent politically, economically & socially.

So what do they actually do ?

➡️Respond faster to conflicts (I.e SADC in northern Mozambique 🇲🇿 or EAC in Eastern DRC🇨🇩)

➡️They make cross-border trade easier by establishing common markets and aim to have a single currency (i.e the Eco of Ecowas)

➡️Most RECs have free travel areas for themselves (‘visa free’) and foreigners (i.e KAZA tourist Visa in the SADC) and aspire to have one common passport

06/11/2022

Africa’s least and most corrupt countries. #1 Seychelles 🇸🇨off the East African coast
#2 South Sudan 🇸🇸 the worlds youngest state

02/11/2022

🗣🎙I AM A FREEDOM FIGHTER - THIS IS MY STORY
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This is Hon. Matiya Ngalande’s personal journey.

From working with the colonial administration to joining the fight against it and then becoming a diplomat after independence, he had had a front row seat to define moments in Africa’s history.

This is the first of a two part interview covering his journey to independence in Zambia (then Northern Rhodesia).

In the 1960s 34 African states gained independence. This is a tribute to those who fought for it and a time capsule for future generations.

30/10/2022

🗣🎙(DBA) I started a construction firm at 23!

A4D in this episodes speaks to a young upstart in the construction industry, Yebo Ngulube. At 23 he started his own construction firm and is hoping to disrupt the Zambian construction industry through tech innovation.

Other talking pints include :
- The pros and cons of building vs buying a house
- Is renting worse than buying
- Is Africa facing a housing crisis ?

15/10/2022

🇺🇳🌍How have African countries votes changed over the Ukraine war ?

The UN General Assembly has had two votes on the Russia 🇷🇺 -Ukraine🇺🇦war.

Whilst some countries have changed their positions from ‘against’ to ‘abstain’ like Eritrea🇪🇷 other countries like Kenya🇰🇪 have stayed in favour of Ukraine in both votes.