Podcasts about francophone africa

This discussion is with Dr. Devin Bryson and Dr. Molly Enz.  Dr. Bryson is a professor of French and Francophone studies and Gender and Women's studies in the global studies program at Illinois College. He has published work in Research in African Literatures, the Journal of the African Literature Association, Black Camera, and African Studies Review. His research focuses on the cultural, cinematic, and literary practices and products from Francophone Africa, especially Senegal, and how those practices and products circulate locally and globally to reconfigure conceptualizations of African people, spaces, and relations. Dr. Enz is a distinguished professor of French and global studies at South Dakota State University. Her research focuses on Francophone literature and cinema from West Africa and the Caribbean. She has published articles in Black Camera, African Studies Quarterly, the Journal of the African Literature Association, Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, the French Review, and Nineteenth-Century French Studies. In Projections of Dakar: (Re)Imagining Urban Senegal through Cinema, the discussion for this conversation, Dr. Bryson and Dr. Enz illustrate how Senegalese filmmakers reimagine Africa as a place that will lead to a better future for its inhabitants.

Episode #171 with Dami Olawoye, CEO of Rivy (formerly Payhippo) and leader in renewable energy financing across Africa.Dami Olawoye is at the forefront of making clean energy accessible across Africa through Rivy, an AI-powered lender focused on enabling homes and businesses to switch to solar power. With Rivy's recent rebrand and a $4M pre-Series A funding round, the company is expanding its efforts to provide affordable financing solutions that help Nigerians move away from unreliable grid power and embrace renewable energy. Rivy's mission is to address one of Africa's biggest challenges by making solar power more accessible to those who need it most.In this episode, we explore how Rivy is helping to scale clean energy adoption, the role financing plays in supporting this transition, and how Nigerians can benefit from affordable solar energy. Dami shares his thoughts on the future of clean energy in Africa and the importance of financial solutions in making renewable energy a reality for everyone.What We Discuss With DamiThe inspiration behind Rivy's pivot from SME lending to focusing on renewable energy financing in Africa.The role of affordable financing in making solar power accessible to homes and businesses in Nigeria.How Rivy is using AI to scale the adoption of clean energy and ensure successful loan repayments.The significant impact Rivy is having on reducing CO2 emissions and improving energy access across underserved communities.Africa's clean energy future and the importance of building the financial infrastructure to support widespread solar adoption.Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss From Dakar to Abidjan: Investing in Women Entrepreneurs in Francophone Africa? Make sure to check it out!Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!Connect with Terser:LinkedIn - Terser AdamuInstagram - unlockingafricaTwitter (X) - @TerserAdamuConnect with Dami:LinkedIn - Dami OlawoyeTwitter - @RivyHQDo you want to do business in Africa? Explore the vast business opportunities in African markets and increase your success with ETK Group. Connect with us at www.etkgroup.co.uk or reach out via email at info@etkgroup.co.ukSubscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content, behind-the-scenes insights, and bonus material - Unlocking Africa Newsletter

Episode #170 with Stephanie Sarr Dioh, Tech and Finance Business Leader, Gender Lens Investor and Board Executive at Women's Investment Club (WIC).Stephanie SARR is driving inclusive economic transformation in West Africa through her pioneering work with WIC Capital, the first investment fund in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire dedicated exclusively to supporting businesses led by women. As a prominent figure in gender lens investing, Stephanie draws on her extensive background in both finance and technology to help reshape the entrepreneurial landscape for African women.In this episode, we explore how WIC Capital is unlocking the full potential of women-owned and women-run micro, small and medium enterprises across the region. Stephanie takes us inside the fund's unique investment approach, which blends capital provision with tailored technical support and hands-on mentoring.What We Discuss With StephanieThe inspiration behind pursuing impact investingThe reasons behind selecting Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire as the starting points for WIC Capital's investment focus.Notable milestones and success stories from WIC Capital that highlight the impact and progress made.The methods used to evaluate both financial performance and social impact when investing in women-led businesses.The key factors and evaluation strategies used to identify high-potential businesses for investment.Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss How to Enhance Supply Chain Efficiency in Africa Through Product Digital Identity Management? Make sure to check it out!Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps!Connect with Terser:LinkedIn - Terser AdamuInstagram - unlockingafricaTwitter (X) - @TerserAdamuConnect with Stephanie:LinkedIn - Stephanie Sarr DIOHDo you want to do business in Africa? Explore the vast business opportunities in African markets and increase your success with ETK Group. Connect with us at www.etkgroup.co.uk or reach out via email at info@etkgroup.co.ukSubscribe to our newsletter for exclusive content, behind-the-scenes insights, and bonus material - Unlocking Africa Newsletter

Three West African countries - Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso - have finalized their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Another thing they have in common? All three countries are under junta rule after military coups that took place in recent years. They have since formed their own union - the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).   Why have these three countries exited ECOWAS, and is this a crisis point for the regional bloc? Catherine Nzuki is joined by Beverly Ochieng, Senior Analyst for Francophone Africa at Control Risks, and a Senior Associate with the CSIS Africa Program, to unpack these questions and more.   They discuss the state of politics and security in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso (1:30); why the leaders of these military juntas are popular at home and across Africa (4:40); what drove the decision to exit ECOWAS and what this means for unity in the region (7:37); how the AES is using arts, culture, and media to self-legitimize; (20:00); how the pan-African, decolonial rhetoric of the leaders of AES is translating into their governance choices (24:11); if the AES confederation is strong enough to weather rough international winds on their own (28:49); the state of Africa's legacy institutions today and how responsive they are to shifting regional politics and the collapsing post-WWII order (37:15).

"PREVIEW: TURKIYE: NIGER: Colleague Andrea Stricker of FDD reports on Turkish officials' visit to Niger seeking access to abundant uranium ore deposits. More tonight." 1932 Francophone Africa

PREVIEW: AFRICA: RUSSIA: PRC: Colleague Ronan Wordsworth explains the transformation of Francophone Africa colonies to Wagner Group outposts that usher in China resource exploitation while grabbing larger shares of the gold fields. More later. 1885

What happens when a Lebanese-born, Paris-educated investment banker returns to Dakar and discovers her true calling in venture capital? In this deeply personal episode, Sabrine Chahrour, Investor at Partech Africa, takes us through her remarkable journey from Googling "what is venture capital" to becoming a key player in Africa's tech ecosystem. But this isn't just another VC story. As a mother of two young children, Sabrine offers rare insights into navigating the demanding world of venture capital while embracing parenthood. She challenges conventional wisdom, revealing how motherhood enhanced her investment approach through improved empathy, patience, and strategic thinking. Whether you're a founder seeking to understand VC dynamics, a professional navigating work-life integration, or an investor curious about Francophone Africa's potential, this episode offers fresh perspectives on building impactful organizations in unexpected places. Key conversations include: The power of curiosity in career pivots Motherhood as a catalyst for better investing Why Francophone Africa might be tech's next frontier Strategic frameworks for evaluating African startups The art of managing both internal and external expectations

In this episode, Loye and Fola discuss Turkey stepping in as a mediator between Ethiopia and Somalia, Ethiopia's economic growth including their new stock exchange, Senegal's parliamentary elections, Francophone Africa's military men, Nigeria's usual wahala and Malawi shaking down foreign businesses. We also touch briefly on elections come and gone. 00:00 Welcome back02:22 What's been happening?25:28 Predictions for 202539:37 What we would like to happen in 2025https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/

Recorded on 9 January 2025 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Jean-Paul Dansou This Webinar is about how to build a strong family. We believe that family is the first cell of every society - weak families make weak nations. Building strong families is a powerful means to prepare a better new generation. Based on US research we plan to share six characteristics of strong families and some practical frameworks to build a strong family. Dr Jean-Paul is a radiologist based in Lome, the capital of TOGO, at Source of Life Social Hospital and is the ICMDA Regional Secretary for Francophone Africa. He has been married to Esse for 20 years and they have three children: Esther, Priscilla and Stéphane. Together they have been involved in family ministry since 2009. They are the authors of A Thought for Your Home, and have written many articles on the family which are published every week on social media.They founded FORGIM INTERNATIONAL, a mission which focusses on family and education, including marriage preparation, counselling, marriage school (two year course on family life), annual family camps, seminars and online training, radio broadcasting on family life, and a fathers and women academy. FORGIM is also involved in education sponsorship of children from poor family conditions as as well as Christian school promotion. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

SuperAnnotate has emerged as a key player in AI data annotation and management, offering advanced tools and securing significant funding, but faces challenges with annotator dissatisfaction over compensation and working conditions, highlighting broader industry issues. Perplexity, backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia, has launched a new shopping hub featuring visual product cards and integrations with Shopify to enhance user experience and challenge Google's dominance in the search engine market. Seven-year-old Sergey from St. Petersburg, a coding prodigy with a popular YouTube channel, has been offered a future role as head of corporate training at Pro32, a Russian software company, which plans to invest in his development through mentorship, specialized training, and hands-on experience. Sagence AI, founded by Vishal Sarin, aims to address the high energy consumption of GPUs in AI applications by developing more efficient analog chips that reduce power, cost, and latency issues. Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against Open AI, accusing the company of abandoning its nonprofit mission and shifting towards commercialization under the leadership of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Nvidia's stock is under pressure due to technical issues with its new AI chips, while Wall Street grapples with inflation concerns and mixed economic signals. ANI has filed a lawsuit against Open AI, alleging unauthorized use of its copyrighted content to train AI models and generate false information, raising significant questions about intellectual property rights and ethical AI use. Newly elected San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has enlisted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other tech leaders to address the city's pressing public safety and homelessness issues. The European tech sector in 2024 shows signs of recovery with projected startup funding of $45 billion, despite ongoing challenges such as regulatory hurdles and economic uncertainties. Apple's new AI summaries in iOS 18 streamline notifications into concise previews, enhancing user efficiency, while Google's AI overviews in search results provide direct answers, reducing the clutter of ads. Mistral AI has introduced significant enhancements to its Le Chat chatbot platform, including real-time web search, advanced content creation tools, and multimodal capabilities for processing text, images, and videos. Generative AI offers businesses the potential to enhance operational efficiencies and drive growth, but its integration requires careful consideration of regulatory compliance, ethical concerns, and technical complexities. Perplexity has launched a new AI-driven shopping tool for its U.S. subscribers, offering product recommendations and seamless purchasing directly within search results, positioning it against giants like Google and Amazon. Socium, a Senegal-based HR tech startup, is rapidly expanding across Francophone Africa with its AI-driven platform, securing $5 million in seed funding to streamline HR processes and democratize hiring. Meta Platforms has launched AI features for its Ray-Ban Meta augmented reality glasses in France, Italy, and Spain, enabling users to interact with Meta AI in multiple languages for the first time. The rapid growth of generative AI startups, fueled by significant venture capital investments, is driving intense competition and innovation in the sector, particularly in generative video. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, praises GM's OnStar for its advanced automotive technology, emphasizing safety, connectivity, and continuous innovation. ElevenLabs has launched a new platform for creating highly customizable conversational AI bots, allowing developers to tailor agents' tone, response length, and other features to fit various applications. The rise of AI agents, driven by generative AI and large language models, is transforming industries by automating complex tasks, enhancing efficiency, and reducing emissions.

Francophone Africa (including countries like Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, and others) has unique cultural and linguistic differences compared to other parts of Africa. Today, Daniel King talks to Jean-Claude Chaffra who has a heart for reaching people in French speaking Africa.

1/2: #WESTERN SAHARA: Francophone Africa and the tangle of  post-colonial anarchy. Ronan Wordsworth, @GPFutures 1770

2/2: #WESTERN SAHARA: Francophone Africa and the tangle of  post-colonial anarchy. Ronan Wordsworth, @GPFutures 1900 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

As a global executive and team coach, Jihane Labib empowers corporate leaders and teams to enhance their collaboration, strategic impact and performance, while nurturing their well-being and inspiration, since 2009. Jihane Labib works in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and her clients list includes global and Middle-Eastern companies - international banks, hi-tech industries, FMCG and ‘big 4' consultancies. Jihane Labib partners with C-Suite & Executive, she develops innovative Coaching programs for Leader/ Manager and Millennials, she is also Coaching Teams for Cultural Change. Along her corporate career, Jihane Labib led marketing functions at multinational companies in the telecommunication, medias and pharmaceutical industries. Jihane Labib is the first coach in the North African region and Francophone Africa to be awarded the ‘Master Certified Coach' credential and 1st Arab coach to be elected as a Global Board Director by the International Coaching Federation. Jihane Labib holds an MBA, a Master in Governance & Human Resources and speaks Arabic, French, English. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jihanelabib/

Associate Professor Emily Lynn Osborn from the Department of History talks about how studying African History merged with her sense of rebellion with the French language and interest in history. Opportunities that brought her abroad made her see the world differently, and these experiences transferred to her role at UChicago as she spearheaded the Study Abroad Civilization program in Senegal. Tune in to hear more about her thoughts on UChicago's educational mission, her research inspirations, and being on a reality TV show. 

Join us for an enlightening session with Olympian John Carlos. Dr. Carlos will provide a sneak peek at the upcoming Paris Olympics and draw parallels to his iconic role in the 1968 Games. Delving into current affairs, he will share his perspective on Trump's recent gesture following an alleged assassination attempt.  You also won't want to miss political blogger Brandon's insights on the Democrat's odds of retaining the White House with Kamala Harris leading the ticket. Dr. Ganoke Lagoke will also offer crucial updates on changes in Francophone Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senegalese international and former Chelsea goalkeeper Édouard Mendy is considered a legend of football. Becoming the first African to be awarded both the UEFA and FIFA goalkeeper of the year in 2021, followed by a big money transfer deal to Saudi Arabia, Mendy has reached the very heights of the game. But football careers don't last forever, so he is diversifying, and can now add a new line on his CV - as an investor in Francophone Africa. We hear about his work on the pitch to date, what's motivated a move into fintech, and why he thinks footballers need to plan for their future after they give up the professional game.(Image: Edouard Mendy looks on in the paddock during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia, 2024. Credit: Getty Images)Presented and produced by Peter MacJob

PREVIEW #AFRICA: #RUSSIA:  Excerpt from a longer conservation with analyst Ronan Wordsworth of Geopolitical Futures re the creation and deployemnt and mission of the Russian Africa Corps -- an expanded and well-funded version of the now defunct Wagner Group.  The examples here are Francophone Africa, including DR Congo.  More later today. 1910 Congo

China's firms are shedding value at pace and foreign investors are starting to look elsewhere. We ask why faith is fading in a market that once looked unstoppable. Slam poetry, an American invention of the 1980s, is now conquering Francophone Africa (08:54). And why there are ever fewer athletes who excel at more than one sport (17:32).Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+If you're already a subscriber to The Economist, you'll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China's firms are shedding value at pace and foreign investors are starting to look elsewhere. We ask why faith is fading in a market that once looked unstoppable. Slam poetry, an American invention of the 1980s, is now conquering Francophone Africa (08:54). And why there are ever fewer athletes who excel at more than one sport (17:32).Get a world of insights for 50% off—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+If you're already a subscriber to The Economist, you'll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page or watch our video explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined our year at The Take. This originally aired on September 5. Protests in Niger are bigger than they've ever been. Only a month after overthrowing the president, protesters are now focusing their anger on their former colonial power, France. And it's not just the protesters – Niger's top court also approved the expulsion of France's ambassador. France's president, Emmanuel Macron, insists the ambassador will stay. So what's next for Niger and for France's slippery hold on Francophone Africa? In this episode:  Ahmed Idris, Al Jazeera correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Amy Walters and our host Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera AlDosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube

This episode of My Climate Journey features two guests: Tobias Ruckstuhl, Managing Partner at Persistent, and Bim Adisa, CEO at Beacon Power Services, which is a climate tech company providing data and software solutions for Africa's power sector.Bim joined the MCJ pod previously for an in-depth episode on Beacon in February 2021. If you're interested in a deeper dive on his business in particular, check out that episode from the archives.In today's conversation, we talk about the evolution of the startup funding landscape in Africa and the sources of capital that are available, the geographic startup hubs that are growing across the continent, the role model companies that are emerging, and the advice that Bim and Tobias have for founders looking to build in Africa.Africa is huge, and the diversity of business needs, policy environments, economic mobility, capital availability and opportunity varies greatly from country to country. But in general, there's a sense of rising tides floating all boats in Africa at present, and the numbers seem to back this up. While global venture capital funding has seen significant year-over-year declines of 50% or more according to Crunchbase, VC funding in Africa is up slightly according to recent reports, accounting for $6.5 billion in financings in 2022. The capital stack also looks quite different than in the US and Europe.In this episode, we cover: [03:38]: Overview and mission of Beacon Power Services[07:49]: Tobias's background and his work with Persistent[11:21]: Persistent's investments, exits, and locations[13:04]: How Bim and Tobias connected[15:50]: Bim's experience with the fundraising process and growth after Persistent's investment[18:17]: Overview of venture funding and climate tech startups in Africa[23:42]: Breakdown of the capital stack available to African startups[30:41]: Evolution of the venture market and examples of active venture funds investing in African climate tech[33:53]: Geographic hubs of entrepreneurship across Africa[39:14]: Challenges specific to the Francophone Africa market[41:12]: Bim's advice for foreign and local founders building in Africa[43:54]: What sectors are currently booming and Persistent's criteria for evaluating new climate tech sectors[48:52]: Leading climate tech companies in Africa that can inspire founders[51:25]: Balancing urgency and realism in deploying climate solutions at scale[53:31]: Persistent's LP fundraising process and investor prioritiesGet connected: Bim Adisa Twitter LinkedInTobias Ruckstuhl LinkedInCody Simms X / LinkedInMCJ Podcast / Collective / Instagram*You can also reach us via email at info@mcjcollective.com, where we encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded on Sep 14, 2023 (Published on Oct 16, 2023)

Cryptocurrency trends in Q4 of 2023 with Hannes Wessels Binance's General Manager of Southern and Francophone Africa

On this episode of the Energy Security Cubed Podcast, Kelly Ogle and Joe Calnan discuss current events in energy security, including the Saudi and Russian extension of crude curtailment policies, offshore wind price spikes in the United States, and the concept of "carbon contracts for difference" in Canada. For the interview section of the podcast, Joe talks with Joe Ingram and Chris Roberts about the intersection of resources, development, and foreign interference in Francophone Africa, and the resulting political instability which laid the groundwork for the recent coups in Niger and Gabon. Guest Bios: - Joe Ingram is a CGAI Fellow and a former official with the World Bank, where he worked for 30 years with a primary focus on Francophone Africa - Chris Roberts is a CGAI Fellow, President of African Access Consulting, and a Sessional Instructor in International Relations at the University of Calgary Host Bio: - Kelly Ogle is the CEO of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Reading Recommendations - "Soldier and State in Africa", by Claude E. Welch: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-modern-african-studies/article/abs/soldier-and-state-in-africa/694B14E68815E981008281FC6691B75C - "Global Governance and the Emergence of Global Institutions for the 21st Century", by Augusto Lopez-Claros, Arthur L. Dahl, and Maja Groff: https://www.amazon.ca/Global-Governance-Emergence-Institutions-Century/dp/1108701809 - "Robert S. McNamara at the World Bank: In Retrospect", by Olivier Lafourcade, Leif E. Christoffersen, Anders E. E. Ljungh, Sven Burmester, Caio K. Koch-Weser, and Rainer B. Steckhan: https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/abs/10.1596/35898 Interview recording Date: September 5, 2023 Energy Security Cubed is part of the CGAI Podcast Network. Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs), or on LinkedIn. Head over to our website at www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Protests in Niger are bigger than they've ever been. Only a month after overthrowing the president, protesters are now focusing their anger on their former colonial power, France. And it's not just the protesters – Niger's top court also approved the expulsion of France's ambassador. France's president, Emmanuel Macron, insists the ambassador will stay. So what's next for Niger and for France's slippery hold on Francophone Africa? In this episode:  Ahmed Idris, Al Jazeera correspondent Episode credits: This episode was produced by David Enders, Amy Walters and our host Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera AlDosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take's executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook

Pascal discusses what's going on in Francophone Africa with Milton Allimadi   About TIR Thank you for supporting the show! Remember to like and subscribe on YouTube. Also, consider supporting us on   Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents   Check out our official merch store at https://www.thisisrevolutionpodcast.com/   Also follow us on... https://podcasts.apple.com/.../this-is.../id1524576360 www.youtube.com/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Follow the TIR Crüe on Twitter: @TIRShowOakland @djenebajalan @DrKuba2 @probert06 @StefanBertramL @MarcusHereMeow    Read Jason's work in Sublation Magazine here: https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles  

  Clement speaks to Faith Mabera, a senior researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue, Dr. Adeoye Akinola, the Head of research and teaching at the Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation and Dr Hoinathy Remadji, a senior researcher for Central Africa and the Great Lakes at the ISS about the role of foreign influence in political stability in Western and Central Africa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest strand of Fintech Insider, in association with Visa, we're taking a burning question from financial services across the globe - and really putting it under the microscope with explainers, expert panels, and in-depth interviews all to bring the global community into focus. In this episode, David Barton-Grimley sat down with Cedric Atangana, CEO & Co-Founder, WeCashUp to delve into his incredible motivation to start a mobile money operator, the value of mobile money to Africa's economy, and why investors should pay attention to Francophone Africa. This episode is sponsored by Visa Visa's Fintech Fast Track program is streamlining the onboarding process for fintechs – enabling them to gain access to Visa's powerful capabilities and network. Visa and their enablement partners help fintechs launch and scale cards, virtual credentials, and disbursement programs. To learn more visit, partner.visa.com (https://partner.visa.com/) Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a bi-weekly podcast dedicated to all things finance, banking, technology, and financial services. Our expert hosts, with real industry experience, are joined by the biggest decision-makers, VCs, and reporters from across financial services including guests from Visa, Nubank, M-Pesa, Techcrunch, Starling, and JP Morgan Chase to discuss the latest news, developments, and trends within the industry. Our weekly news show drops every Monday and tackles the biggest news stories, from acquisitions and launches, to regulatory changes and innovation. Then, every Friday our Insights show dives deeper into the hottest topics shaping the industry like web3 and BNPL. Whether you're already immersed in the world of financial services, or just keen to learn more, this is the #1 podcast for you. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Cedric Atangana and Miranda Perumal.

On this Moats, George Galloway gives a not so fond adieu to France as the worm turns in Francophone Africa. There is Recession in Germany and Britain as Biden prints his way out of the western economic slump. The “left” is dead in Europe - can it come back?Max Abrahms: Professor of International Security, Author and Political Commentator.Twitter: https://twitter.com/maxabrahmsSimon Winlow: Professor of Politics and Author of ‘The Death of The Left'.Twitter: https://twitter.com/winlow_s Get bonus content on Patreon Become a MOATS Graduate at https://plus.acast.com/s/moatswithgorgegalloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this twenty-third episode of the Inspiring Stewards Podcast, Nathan Jones speaks with Dr. Prosper Deh from Togo, Africa. Dr. Deh serves as the Francophone Africa regional representative for the African Council for Accreditation and Accountability (AfCAA). He sees stewardship as our responsibility from the personal to the organizational to the national to the global level, where Christians have to embody values like honesty, love, forgiveness, justice, and solidarity in their life. He concludes by challenging Christians to not just pray but also work to make this world better.   We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. To do so, email us at mail@gtp.org. The music is Concerto a' 4 Violini No 2 by Telemann played on classical guitar by Jon Sayles. Published by Exzel Music Publishing.   Length: 15:02

This discussion is with Dr. Isaac Joslin who holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota in Francophone Studies. Currently Assistant Professor of Francophone Studies and Global Futures Scholar at Arizona State University, he has travelled extensively for research in Francophone Africa in Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Burundi. His research interests include Postcolonial Francophone African literatures and cinemas, aesthetics and theories of representation, theories of cultural hybridity, ecocriticism, Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism, as well as pedagogical approaches for teaching African literatures and cultures. He has published scholarly articles on African literature and culture in the International Journal of Francophone Studies, Contemporary French and Francophone Studies, African Literature Today, The French Review, Critical African Studies, Nouvelles Études Francophones, Oeuvres et Critiques, and others. His first monograph from Ohio University Press (April 2023) is entitled, Afrofuturisms: Ecology, Humanity, and Francophone Cultural Expressions.

Brian Valente-Quinn is an Associate Professor of Francophone African studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His book, Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa, was published at Northwestern University Press in 2021. Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater‑making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, Senegalese Stagecraft explores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan‑Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente‑Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies. Annie deSaussure, holds a Ph.D. in French from Yale University and is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Lafayette College. Her work focuses on minority regional languages, literatures, and cultures in contemporary France, radio, sound studies, and podcasting. Her most recent article on feminist discourses of motherhood in French podcasting is forthcoming in the 2023 special issue, “Podcasting Disruptive Voices,” of CFC Intersections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Brian Valente-Quinn is an Associate Professor of Francophone African studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His book, Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa, was published at Northwestern University Press in 2021. Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater‑making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, Senegalese Stagecraft explores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan‑Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente‑Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies. Annie deSaussure, holds a Ph.D. in French from Yale University and is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Lafayette College. Her work focuses on minority regional languages, literatures, and cultures in contemporary France, radio, sound studies, and podcasting. Her most recent article on feminist discourses of motherhood in French podcasting is forthcoming in the 2023 special issue, “Podcasting Disruptive Voices,” of CFC Intersections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

Brian Valente-Quinn is an Associate Professor of Francophone African studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His book, Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa, was published at Northwestern University Press in 2021. Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater‑making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, Senegalese Stagecraft explores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan‑Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente‑Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies. Annie deSaussure, holds a Ph.D. in French from Yale University and is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Lafayette College. Her work focuses on minority regional languages, literatures, and cultures in contemporary France, radio, sound studies, and podcasting. Her most recent article on feminist discourses of motherhood in French podcasting is forthcoming in the 2023 special issue, “Podcasting Disruptive Voices,” of CFC Intersections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Brian Valente-Quinn is an Associate Professor of Francophone African studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His book, Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa, was published at Northwestern University Press in 2021. Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater‑making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, Senegalese Stagecraft explores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan‑Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente‑Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies. Annie deSaussure, holds a Ph.D. in French from Yale University and is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Lafayette College. Her work focuses on minority regional languages, literatures, and cultures in contemporary France, radio, sound studies, and podcasting. Her most recent article on feminist discourses of motherhood in French podcasting is forthcoming in the 2023 special issue, “Podcasting Disruptive Voices,” of CFC Intersections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Brian Valente-Quinn is an Associate Professor of Francophone African studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His book, Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa, was published at Northwestern University Press in 2021. Senegalese Stagecraft explores the theatrical stage in Senegal as a site of poetic expression, political activism, and community engagement. In their responses to the country's colonial heritage, as well as through their innovations on the craft of theater‑making, Senegalese performers have created an array of decolonizing stage spaces that have shaped the country's theater history. Their work has also addressed a global audience, experimenting with international performance practices while proposing new visions of the role of culture and stagecraft in society. Through a study of the innovative work of Senegalese theater-makers from the 1930s onward, Senegalese Stagecraft explores a wide range of historical contexts and themes, including French colonial education, cultural Pan‑Africanism, West African Sufism, uses of television and mass media, and popular theater and activism. Using a multidisciplinary approach that includes field, archival, and literary methods, Valente‑Quinn offers a fresh look at performance cultures of West Africa and the Global South in a book that will interest students and scholars in African, Francophone, and performance studies. Annie deSaussure, holds a Ph.D. in French from Yale University and is an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies in the Department of Languages and Literary Studies at Lafayette College. Her work focuses on minority regional languages, literatures, and cultures in contemporary France, radio, sound studies, and podcasting. Her most recent article on feminist discourses of motherhood in French podcasting is forthcoming in the 2023 special issue, “Podcasting Disruptive Voices,” of CFC Intersections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

The PurpleUrchin freejacking campaign. Bluebottle activity against banks in Francophone Africa. The PyTorch framework sustains a supply-chain attack. 2022's ransomware leaderboard. Cellphone traffic as a source of combat information. FBI Cyber Division AD Bryan Vorndran on the interaction and collaboration of federal agencies in the cyber realm. Our guest Jerry Caponera from ThreatConnect wonders if we need more "Carrots" Than "Sticks" In Cybersecurity Regulation. And two incommensurable views of information security. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/3 Selected reading. An analysis of the PurpleUrchin campaign. (CyberWire) PurpleUrchin Bypasses CAPTCHA and Steals Cloud Platform Resources (Unit 42) Bluebottle observed in the wild. (CyberWire) Bluebottle: Campaign Hits Banks in French-speaking Countries in Africa (Symantec) PyTorch incident disclosed, assessed. (CyberWire) PyTorch dependency poisoned with malicious code (Register) Compromised PyTorch-nightly dependency chain between December 25th and December 30th, 2022. (PyTorch) Most active, impactful ransomware groups of 2022. (CyberWire) 2022 Year in Review: Ransomware (Trustwave) Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops (AP NEWS) For Russian Troops, Cellphone Use Is a Persistent, Lethal Danger (New York Times) Kremlin blames own soldiers for Himars barracks strike as official death toll rises (The Telegraph)  No Water's Edge: Russia's Information War and Regime Security (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

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In this episode Elizabeth Jacob (Providence) joins editor Moses Ochonu (Vanderbilt) to discuss women's vital role in anticolonial struggles in Côte d'Ivoire and Francophone Africa, through acts both spectacular and mundane. Using the famous 1949 march of two thousand Ivorian women as an entry point, Jacob offers a groundbreaking application of the concept of public motherhood to contextualize the march in a stream of history, and interrogate the impacts and afterlives of women's activism and responses by male officials in the colonial bureaucracy and in the Parti Démocratique de Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI). The wide-ranging conversation also touches upon the work of exploring well known events and the joys of historical research. Jacob's open access article Militant Mothers: Gender and the Politics of Anticolonial Action in Côte d'Ivoire features in the November 2022 issue of the JAH.

This discussion is with Dr. Brian Valente-Quinn, he is an associate professor of Francophone African Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. His research focuses on the histories and politics of theatrical performance in West Africa, and especially the stage's interplay with questions of decoloniality, Pan-Africanism, popular culture, and forms of activist performance. In this discussion we discuss his book, Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa, where he employs an interdisciplinary approach to explore the reworkings and innovations of stage spaces and performance practices in Senegal from the colonial era to the present day. 

Raphael Anzenberger has been raising up evangelists throughout the French speaking world. On today's podcast we talk about his Ph.D research on the incubation of evangelists and about a polycentric approach to missions. You will hear his exciting insights about how God is moving in Francophone Africa, French-speaking Canada, and in France.

Magali Palmira Wora fait parties des références parmi les professionnels de l'industrie musicale en Afrique. Manager d'artiste, productrice, représentante de MTV Base Africa pendant des années, directrice de casting pour The Voice Afrique saison 2, Music Executive chez Believe Digital, elle travaille actuellement chez l'américain The Orchard où elle occupe le poste de Labels & Artists Relation for Francophone Africa. Auteure du livre Guide d'initiation au management artistique en musique urbaine en Afrique: Manuel didactique paru en 2019, et initiatrice de l'école en ligne "Hema Music Online Academy", la gabonaise a eu un riche échange avec Bonas Fotio dans Le Bon As Radio sur Sweet, à propos de son parcours, de ses métiers, notamment ce qu'est le travail d'un manager ! Bonne écoute !

Today's podcast travelled through three countries: Nigeria, Togo, and Senegal. Although the last one could more correctly be tied to Francophone Africa, but let's not get into technicalities. First on the list is Kuda, more popularly known as "the bank of the free", and its recent circular to customers informing them that they would start charging a ₦50 stamp duty charge on all deposits above ₦10,000. Understandably, Nigerians had quite a bit to say on this decision, and we did too. Timestamps 04:38 - Kuda Bank introduces ₦50 stamp duty 13:24 - Togo's e-Visa platform 19:26 - Wave lays off 15% of its staff Useful links Kuda Bank to charge customers ₦50 for deposits of ₦10,000 and above from July 15 Togo completes its e-Visa platform To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Wave, a Stripe-backed African fintech valued at $1.7 billion, cut 15% of its staff in June Oui Capital's form for laid-off Wave employees Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.

Hugues Abriel, MD PhD, is a biologist (ETH Zurich, 1989) and physician (University of Lausanne, 1994). He completed his PhD in medicine and life sciences (specializing in medical physiology) at the University of Lausanne in 1995. Since 2009, Hugues Abriel has been a Professor of Molecular Medicine at the University of Bern. He is since 2022 one of the members (vice-rector for research) of the executive board of the University of Bern. Hugues Abriel is particularly interested in the molecular and genetic aspects of medicine. He has been in close contact with young doctors and researchers from French-speaking African universities for several years. He has just finished an academic sabbatical spent at the Universities of Kinshasa (the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Fez (Morocco). Personal profiles ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0465-5138 Lab website: abriellab.org Twitter: @SwissIonChannel Linkedin: /in/huguesabriel/ Personal website: /hugues.abriel/ More details at access2perspectives.org/2022/06/a-conversation-with-hugues-abriel Host: Dr Jo Havemann, ORCID iD 0000-0002-6157-1494 Editing: Ebuka Ezeike Music: Alex Lustig, produced by Kitty Kat License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) At Access 2 Perspectives, we provide novel insights into the communication and management of Research. Our goal is to equip researchers with the skills and enthusiasm they need to pursue a successful and joyful career. Website: access2perspectives.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/access2perspectives/message

Overview: Today, we're going to talk about Wave, the African consumer payments company. We'll explore Wave's story across 5 areas: We'll start with some context about payments in Africa Wave's launch & early history Wave's Product & monetization strategy Wave's competitive positioning & potential exit options Overall outlook This episode was recorded on May 1, 2022 Companies discussed: Wave, Sendwave, Safaricom (M-PESA), bKash, TeamApt, Chipper Cash, Orange, Opay, Paga, MTN, Airtel, Zedbank & Kuda Bank Business concepts discussed: Consumer Fintech (Agency banking & mobile money), Banking regulation, low cost pricing strategy, customer acquisition strategy, innovator's dilemma & low end disruption Conversation highlights: (01:02) - Wave context (09:13) - Financial inclusion context in Africa (30:10) - Founder background and Sendwave origins (36:06) - Wave Launch in Francophone Africa (54:20) - Fundraising strategy & investors (1:12:15) - Product and monetization strategy (1:34:28) - Competition and exit options (1:55:44) - Bankole's overall thoughts and outlook (2:08:57) - Olumide's overall thoughts and outlook (2:27:30) - Recommendations and small wins Olumide's recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Brené Brown was on the "We can Do Hard Things" podcast, on an episode called "What to Say to Get What You Need". Spoke about human connection. Truly awesome. I liked it so much I started reading Brene's book "Atlas of the heart". Recommendation: Samora Kariuku's substack post about Wave Recommendation: Everett Randle's (from Founders Fnnd) Substack post about Wave Small win: Got lost on the internet prepping for this episode and ended up watching hours of boxing matches. Don't ask Interested in investing in Africa Tech with Olumide: Read about Adamantium fund & contact me at olumide@afrobility.com Founders looking for funding: If you're a B2B founder working on Education, Health, Finance or food, please contact me for funding at olumide@afrobility.com Bankole's recommendations & small wins: Recommendation: Laws of Trading & Only Murders In The Building Small win: Lots of dinners with friends and travel Other content: State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money & 406 Na D Code - Tekno and Falz Investors, Operators, Entrepreneurs - We'd love to hear from you. Please email info@afrobility.com to share feedback or propose topics you'd like to hear.

In recent years, investors have begun to show keen interest in Francophone Africa. In this vidcast, representatives of Webber Wentzel and their alliance partner Linklaters Paris talk about the latest trends and developments. In 29 African countries, French is the official or first language; most of these countries are located in the western, central and northern regions of the continent. Seventeen of them are signatories to Ohada, a French acronym for “Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires”, a grouping which essentially guarantees legal and judicial security for investors and companies in its member countries which were previously considered volatile areas. Yael Shafrir of South African-headquartered law firm Webber Wentzel, leading the conversation, says an interesting feature of Francophone Africa is that it has the most regional groupings which adhere to uniform laws and policies. Justin Faye, a managing associate in the Banking & Projects practice of Linklaters Paris, goes on to discuss the legal regimes that need to be considered when doing business in the region. He explains that with Ohada, the uniformed legislation that applies across member countries makes doing business there easier. This is the case for business law, security, arbitration and even insolvency proceedings. Justin also elaborates on other regional group sureties to assist investors. Bruce Dickinson, Webber Wentzel's specialist in mergers and acquisitions in the mining sector, notes that project development and expansion of existing projects are on the rise as companies move towards green minerals and energy. “From an investment perspective, we tend to see a lot of internationals coming directly into those countries, but also quite a few of them structuring through South Africa or having elements of their business in South Africa. Given that so many of the service providers to these mining operations are South African based, be they technical service providers or equipment service providers, we see these linkages happening quite a lot,” he commented. Discussing other trends, Bertrand Andriani, Head of Banking: Energy and Infrastructure department of Linklaters in the Paris office, said among the most recent developments is the interest in green hydrogen. He pointed out that this important source of energy is expected to be active in the coming years and presentes a number of advantages for Africa to build the facilities. Another outstanding shift, according to Bertrand, is that the market is no longer being driven by western investors, but by their African counterparts. The speakers go into detail about the markets and opportunities on the uptick, as well as why it is still business as usual even when there is a coup in a particular Francophone country.

After seven years in the production of electronic gadgets, under his company Imose Technologies, Osayi Izedonmwen took leave to explore an idea that he had toyed with for some time.

After seven years in the production of electronic gadgets, under his company Imose Technologies, Osayi Izedonmwen took leave to explore an idea that he had toyed with for some time.

Ana Atallah and Clément Fouchard discuss developments in the field of international arbitration in Francophone Africa, including the official launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area and initiatives to promote international trade, access to finance, and dispute resolution on the continent, before exploring arbitral diversity in the region, a rise in local efforts to promote a culture of arbitration, and the prospect of more China-Africa disputes.

Let's talk about digital identity with Titi Akinsanmi. In episode 57, Oscar talks to Titi about the various trust frameworks being developed across the world. Titi also explores how the frameworks could interact with each other across borders, how important the frameworks are to ensuring data privacy is upheld, and about the Good ID movement. [Transcript below] "Digital identity is very much at the core of a lot of the adoption of technology that's happening." Titi Akinsanmi is a Public Policy thought leader on the digital economy focused on shaping an enabling environment for innovation. A thought leader, coach and mentor, Titi has served as a Berkman Klein Fellow (Faculty of Law, Harvard University from 2018 – 2020); an advisory and steering committee Board member at GoodID, with the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Digital Economy and on the strategy and advisory team on Digital Identity. Titi is a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on the 4th Industrial Revolution of the UNDP (Africa) and serves on the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Digital Economy (StartUpBill.NG) for Nigeria. She sits on the board of nonprofits like the Alliance for Affordable Internet, Yemi Shyllon Museum of Arts and Junior Achievement amongst others. She has spent the last two decades – globally – advising, speaking and delivering on laws and policies connecting the public, civil and private sectors. Her expertise is discerning which, where, and how regulations and policies help harness digital opportunities while mediating its emerging tensions, addressing gaps and building sustainable allies. She is the Global Policy team lead for Google Assistant and Hardware having previously led the cluster for the global tech giant as the Government affairs and Public policy lead for West & Francophone Africa. She holds a master's degree in Law specialising in Privacy and Cybersecurity (Osgoode Law) and a master's in Public Policy & Development Management (Uni. of Witwatersrand). Find out more about Titi at www.titiakinsanmi.com. Connect with Titi on Twitter @titiakinsanmi and LinkedIn. We'll be continuing this conversation on Twitter using #LTADI – join us @ubisecure!     Podcast transcript Let's Talk About Digital Identity, the podcast connecting identity and business. I am your host, Oscar Santolalla. Oscar Santolalla: Hello and welcome to a new episode of Let's Talk About Digital Identity and the focus of today, this conversation, is going to be about trust frameworks. For that we have an amazing guest who knows a lot about this, who is Titi Akinsanmi. She is a Public Policy thought leader on the digital economy focused on shaping an enabling environment for innovation. A thought leader, coach and mentor, Titi has served as a Berkman Klein Fellow, the Faculty of Law at Harvard University from 2018 to 2020; an advisory and a steering committee Board member at GoodID, with the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Digital Economy and on the strategy and advisory team on Digital Identity. Titi is a member of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on the 4th Industrial Revolution of the UNDP (Africa) and serves on the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Digital Economy (StartUpBill.NG) for Nigeria. She has spent the last two decades globally advising, speaking and delivering on laws and policies connecting the public, civil and private sectors. Her expertise is discerning which, where, and how regulations and policies help harness digital opportunities while mediating its emerging tensions, addressing gaps and building sustainable allies. She is the Global Policy team lead for Google Assistant and Hardware and having previously led the cluster for the global tech giant as the Government Affairs and Public Policy Lead for West & Francophone Africa. She is a Mama of three and a wifey to one. Hello Titi. Titi Akinsanmi: Hello. Oscar: Very welcome.

Paris-based international arbitration partner Clément Fouchard and senior associate Guillaume Aréou welcome Dr. Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo for the first in a series of podcasts focused on arbitration in Francophone Africa. Dr. Bebohi Ebongo is co-founder and partner of HBE Avocats. She is admitted to the Paris and Cameroon bars. In this episode, our speakers explore the practice of arbitration in the region covered by the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires) (OHADA). The discussion will highlight the importance of civil law and the French language in this part of Africa, and will explore recent developments in OHADA and its modern and international approach to arbitration.

What makes francophone Africa such a specific region of the continent to conduct and grow innovation? With a vibrant startup ecosystem and growing access to investors, different entrepreneurs, institutions, and governments support and engage to enhance the growth of digital industries and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Get to know two stellar stakeholders in the region - Hanae Bezad (Beehane), Raphael Dana (Gozem) are hosted by Matteo Rizzi - and accompanied by a special participation of Alex Sea: founder of the Africa FinTech Forum, taking place this week in Abidjan. More on the guests: Raphael DanaConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaeldana/Gozem: https://gozem.co/en/ Hanae BezadConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanaebezad/Beehane: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beehane-llc/about/ Alex SeaConnect: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexsea/Africa FinTech Forum: africafintechforum.net

Cyberpolitik #1: France’s Influence Operations Doctrine— Prateek WaghreIn October, France announced a new doctrine for Information Warfare. This development has received surprisingly little attention in English-language discourse over the last three weeks. It was initially reported by Francesco Busseletti, who highlighted: Objective: to counter the growing spread of fake news and disinformation, aimed at weakening the image of Paris and weakening its armed forces, especially abroad such as the Sahel. Considering that its adversaries no longer hesitate to use the weapon of social media against its military operations, France intends to “win the war before the war”. Its strategy boils down to “being on the offensive” …The Defence Minister Florence Parly’s speech also highlighted this aspect of the “war before the war”. Here’s an excerpt from a google-translated version of her speech.“When used wisely, the weapon of information allows you to win without fighting.”What does the doctrine say?The doctrine identifies six characteristics of the “informational layer of cyberspace”:Contraction of space and time.Ability to conceal/falsify origin due to anonymity.Difficulty with erasing information since it can be duplicated, moved, and re-used without the original context.Any individual can produce and broadcast information. (The minister’s speech seems to have gone as far as stating these individual and anonymous actors are at par with media organisations)The point is that social networks have an equalizing power: on Twitter, the voice of an anonymous user counts as much as that of a major media whose essential function is to inform (sic).Continuous innovation such as deepfakes, AI, AR/VR, etc.The presence of operators who impose their own regulations. A challenge for law enforcement as the space is ‘dematerialised.It defines two types of actors that threaten armed forces:Noting that information war is already an everyday reality for the military, it goes on to say that ‘mastery’ in the information field is now a pre-condition for ‘operational superiority’. And that cyberspace offers opportunities to create effects in ‘both information and physical environments’. The document is peppered with many important statements about Lutte Informatique D’influence (L2I).Definition:military operations conducted in the informational layer of cyberspace to detect, characterize and counter attacks, support StratCom, provide information or (perform) deception, independently or in combination with other operations.L2I stands at “the confluence of cyber defence and influence”. And that it requires skills in common with LID (defensive cyber operations) and LIO (offensive cyber operations).L2I offers opportunities for ‘intelligence gathering’ and ‘deception' operations’. (The minister’s speech defined some boundaries explicitly)the French armies will not conduct an information operation (within) the national territory. The French armies … will not destabilize a foreign state through information actions that would target, for example, its electoral processes.As future challenges, the doctrine identifies the need to build skills and tools, as well as cooperation with firms that specialise in the field and coalitions with allies to coordinate responses.Operationally, this would fall within the purview of the Chief of Staff of the armed forces, who would further rely on the Cyber Defense Commander (COMCYBER) and specialised military units.Two more questionsFor France to come out and explicitly state its doctrine is undoubtedly a significant step. But this also raises two broader questions.What should other democracies do?What will DCN operators do?Camille Francois rightly points out that it raises the question of what democracies can/should do in this space and the possibility of gaining a better understanding of techniques used by countries not named - Russia, China, or Iran.Thomas Rid, in his book Active Measures, argues that liberal democracies cannot be good at disinformation. “For liberal democracies in particular, disinformation represents a double threat: being at the receiving end of active measures will undermine democratic institutions—and giving in to the temptation to design and deploy them will have the same result. It is impossible to excel at disinformation and at democracy at the same time. The stronger and the more robust a democratic body politic, the more resistant to disinformation it will be—and the more reluctant to deploy and optimize disinformation. Weakened democracies, in turn, succumb more easily to the temptations of active measures.”Then, there’s the question of Digital Communication Networks which have become the battlefield for such operations. As Lukasz Olenik notes in his overview of the French doctrine, Facebook has taken action against Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour it identified originating from a network with links to the French Military in December 2020:We found this activity as part of our internal investigation into suspected coordinated inauthentic behavior in Francophone Africa. Although the people behind it attempted to conceal their identities and coordination, our investigation found links to individuals associated with French military.Now that France has explicitly stated its doctrine (and maybe others will follow), will platforms act more aggressively, considering they are already under fire for either enabling or not doing enough to mitigate the fallout from influence operations? Or, will there be wink-wink-nudge-nudge arrangements between them and a particular set of states?Note: Google Translate was used for French to English translations.If you enjoy this newsletter please consider taking our 12 week Graduate Certificate Programmes in Technology & Policy, Public Policy, Defence & Foreign Affairs and Health & Life Sciences. Click here to apply and know more. You can also get a gift coupon worth ₹1000 every time you successfully refer a friend to our programmes.Siliconpolitik #1: AI Chips — Arjun GargeyasWhat are They?One of the emerging applications of semiconductor devices is the concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips. With new and emerging technologies cropping up, there is an increased need for chipsets with increasing computational power and capabilities. Technologies like Machine Learning and Deep Neural Networks, which are part of the AI ecosystem, have a tremendous workload that cannot be fulfilled by traditional chipsets. AI algorithms work on parallel processing or parallelism, which is the ability to multitask and simultaneously run different computational processes. AI chips, in recent years, have tried to incorporate the needs of AI algorithms into chipsets that can be used both in the cloud as well as at network edges (in smartphones, tablets, and other consumer devices).The diverse applications of AI chips have increased its role in the global economy with companies from various industries all looking to maximise the benefits of AI chip technology. Robotics and autonomous driving, for example, need AI algorithms for efficient and effective working, with the computational power of the chipsets needing incredibly fast processing speeds. This has evolved the role of chipsets with AI capabilities from only being used in the cloud or servers to being used in consumer products at the network edges. However, applications such as Biometrics and Image Recognition need AI chips in the cloud or servers for maintaining a large amount of data. The use of AI chips remains integral in data centers which eventually reduces operational costs and improves information management. Why They MatterThe market for AI chips has consistently increased in the last decade with AI chipsets projected to account for 22% of the global AI revenue by 2022. A strong compounded annual growth rate of 54% has been projected for the AI chips market with technologically advanced regions like the Americas and Europe dominating the market in the future. AI chips also rely on a variety of companies, ranging from smartphone manufacturers like Apple, Samsung, and Huawei, to traditional chip designers like Qualcomm and MediaTek, to intellectual property (IP) license providers like ARM. With most of the major semiconductor companies across the world in the business, AI chips look to be the next big thing for the industry. Semiconductor companies have already thrown their hats in the AI ring with the development of advanced AI chips like Graphical Processing Units (GPUs). NVIDIA has a dedicated application programming language called CUDA used in parallel computing on GPUs. Other targeted AI chips like Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are developed for specific applications of AI technology. Companies like Microsoft and Google have also invested in the manufacture of these chipsets keeping in mind specific needs such as the speech processing unit of Google Assistant.With increasing global economic revenue and a large market ripe for capture, the presence of China in the AI chips has also been increasing. AI chip funding activity in China has been driven by the hope of creating industry-leading capabilities in machine learning, deep compression, pruning, and system-level optimization for neural networks. Chinese technology companies like Alibaba and Huawei have invested heavily in the manufacture of AI chips for smartphones and other devices. Some Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturers are also getting into the AI optimization game. With domestic AI research in China still playing catch up to the capabilities of Western countries like the United States, these local manufacturing companies have relied on tweaking existing algorithms to create modified AI models. But increased investments along with state support and financing, similar to the semiconductor industry in China, has made AI chips an important technology worth pursuing in technologically adept states. The race for the domination of the global AI chips markets is something to watch out for in the very near future. Cyberpolitik #2: Are Norms Possible?— Sapni G KSince the last edition of this newsletter, much has happened on cyberspace and international action for establishing norms for its operation and regulation. The United States of America joined the Paris Call for Trust and Security in the cyberspace. The 2018 Call led by the French, proposes a multi-stakeholder model for laying down norms for activity in cyberspace during peacetime. This includes, but is not limited to cybersecurity and the concerns of systemic harms to individuals and critical infrastructure. The Call details nine principles that are open for states, local governments, companies, and civil society organizations to support.  Protect individuals and infrastructureProtect the internet Defend electoral processes Defend intellectual propertyNon-proliferation Lifecycle security Cyber hygiene No private hack back International norms They incorporate norms of international law, including the ideas put forth by the UDHR, customary international law, and state laws on the governance of information and communication technologies. This operates as a non-binding, non-enforceable set of principles that are to guide the supporters of the Call and their actions. Most major US tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Facebook Inc (now Meta) are already supporters of the Call and have engaged closely with the various associated working groups. However, the US officially supporting the Call signals that it is no longer holding back in international norm-setting in cyberspace. This could also be read as a furtherance of the USA’s reinvigorated interest in cyber norms, both in peacetime and military applications, as evidenced by recent documents such as the 2021 Interim National Security Strategic Guidance and the recent report by the Department of Defense. However, it is noteworthy that the US has not yet made any concrete steps to sign up to the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, an effort led by research institutes in the Netherlands and Singapore with the support of the French, Dutch, and Singapore governments,  which is also engaged in drawing out international norms for cyberspace during peacetime and armed conflict. China, Russia, Israel, and Iran are other major actors in cyberspace that have not supported the call yet. This is indicative of the fissures in international norm-setting on cyberspace, particularly when China is marching ahead creating a regulatory environment that can have ripple effects internationally. India has not officially supported the Call, but several Indian enterprises and the Karnataka Centre of Excellence of Cybersecurity have joined the Call. It is a proposal worth consideration for the Indian government. An early head start can give India a definitive say in the development of doctrines as well as import legislative principles that can be beneficial to the many millions of Indians who go online every day.  Siliconpolitik #2: US-China-Chips — It’s Complicated— Pranay KotasthaneThree recent news reports have turned the world's attention back to the links between the US and China in the semiconductor domain. Until now, the commonplace understanding is that the US is focused on constraining China's progress in the semiconductor domain, a weak link in China's otherwise impressive technology stack. These news reports contest this narrative by suggesting the constraints don't seem to be working, as many US investors and firms are still flocking to China.WSJ reports that between 2017 and 2020, many US companies, including Intel, have invested in Chinese design companies. The number of deals (58) has more than doubled when compared to the 2013-2016 period.Bloomberg reports Intel wanted to start a manufacturing plant in Chengdu, but the White House officials discouraged it.These reports come on the heels of another big claim in mid-October, when Alibaba unveiled a 5nm server chip, making many heads turn. This news seemed to indicate that China's pursuit of semiconductor self-sufficiency is bearing fruit despite the geopolitical headwinds.Connecting the DotsIntel seems to be interested in China a lot. While the WSJ report showed that Intel is among the active investors in a Chinese Electronic Design Automation (EDA) firm, the Bloomberg report points out that Intel also wants to build a fab in Chengdu. It’s notable that both these stages of the semiconductor value chain are precisely where the US had planned to restrict Chinese access during the Trump administration. Reportedly, the US NSA Jake Sullivan and a few senators, want to change the investment screening methods to prevent such deals in the future.Why are US companies still rushing to China?The supply side: The Chinese government's incentives are 'crowding in' investments from Chinese firms and global semiconductor players alike.The demand side: A significant number of customers of chip makers are based in China - laptop manufacturers, phone manufacturers, servers etc. Companies still want a piece of that pie because homegrown alternatives in China are not enough, yet. It's a mouth-watering market, still.My initial assessmentThe number of investment deals between 2017-20 (58) doesn't sound that big in the overall scheme of things. They also mostly appear to be in chip design firms. What this does suggest is like many industrial policies, there is a crowding-in of capital. When a player the size of the Chinese government throws big money at a problem (starting the Chip Fund in 2014), this is expected to happen. There will be national champions and duds, both. The question really is, how long such subsidies can be sustained.The time period 2017-2020 suggests that the US companies rushed into China before the Trump administration tightened the export controls.Intel's investment in a Chinese EDA firm and a possible fab is indeed worrying. Although, the tone of the Chengdu fab proposal suggests it is more a tactic to get the CHIPS Act passed in the US, which will guarantee big subsidies for the likes of Intel back home. The report had no numbers, or plans, just a few unnamed sources.The demand side question is an important one. As long as China remains the hub for electronics Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), chip makers will find it attractive to sell their products to China. Solving this will require a plurilateral effort to move electronics manufacturing -- and not leading-edge chip manufacturing alone -- out of China.Finally, the Alibaba server chip news report has many unknowns. Unveiling a chip is different from being able to produce it. Manufacturing at 5nm is not possible in China. They must rely on TSMC (and now Samsung) for this purpose. Moreover, the processor IP is still ARM, something that Alibaba hasn't been able to displace.The reportage of the kind WSJ, Bloomberg is putting out is indicative of the change in mindset in the US. A few years ago, no one would have even cared about such investments. These are front-page news items now.I expect some more export controls and more subsidies from the US government, both.Our Reading Menu1. [Full Text] of the Paris Call for Trust and Security in the cyberspace2. [Full Text] 2021 Interim National Security Strategic Guidance of the White house 3. [Policy Study] Principles for Content Policy and Governance by Chris Riley, R Street 4. [Article] by Oleg Shakirov discussing the US-Russia rapprochement on Information and Cyber Security5. [Blog] by Oleg Shakirov explaining why US-Russia cooperation on countering Ransomware threats makes sense This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit hightechir.substack.com

It was 1994. Nelly Diop was a little girl living in Dawala, Cameroon - when all of a sudden, at the drop of a dime, France devalued the CFA franc -- the currency used by more than a dozen of its former African colonies. What'd that mean? Well, in countries like Gabon, Chad, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, and many others -- just like that, over night, millions and millions of people lost half their purchasing power, half their wealth. Gone -- into thin air. With absolutely no say in the matter. And for Nelly, coming from a middle class Cameroonian family, things weren't easy... Now fast forward 20 years or so from that day in 1994...and Nelly, while living in Europe, in her words...she “met Bitcoin”. She - with eyes wide open - went through whitepapers and exchanges, and became an early adopter of the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tezos...not to make a quick buck….but because the assets were hers...not at the control of a central bank...or even another country far, far away. And Nelly's enthusiasm for crypto? Well, by hosting meet-ups and crypto events in Cameroon, her passion for blockchain technology became SO contagious that in 2020...Ejara was born: the first-ever crypto exchange and non-custodial wallet built for Francophone Africa. A little over a year later? Ejara has over 10,000 users... and with a seed raise of $2m just a month ago, Nelly Diop just raised more money than any other female founder in Francophone African history. But the future for Nelly and Ejara? It's not just giving Francophone Africans easy access to the likes of SHIB and Doge...it's about improving the continent's financial literacy and striving for financial inclusion all throughout Africa. This is Nelly's story...and Nelly's vision.

In today's episode, we chat with Maia Matshikiza. The Chief Network Officer at Africa's foremost institution for training young African leaders.Maia has had a fruitful career working in management and operations consulting, engaging corporate clients in various initiatives. Being bilingual has allowed Maia to work in various parts of Anglophone and Francophone Africa on projects in the Mining, Manufacturing, and Oil & Gas industries.Maia graduated from the University of Cape Town with an MSc (Chemical Pathology) (2003) and completed an MBA at the Copenhagen Business School (2011).

Phillip Magness, Sacred Music Educator serving the Lord in French-speaking West and Central Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his work in Francophone Africa, how the pandemic has affected his ministry there, and the music that he teaches to the congregations there. Hear some selections of music and how these pieces have influenced both his work and the church in Francophone Africa. Join Phillip's missionary group on Facebook for all updates and newsletters at facebook.com/groups/MagnessAfrica. Read his story and how to support his work at https://www.lcms.org/magness. This is a rebroadcast from April 7, 2021. Music selection notes: « O Christ, Étoile du matin » "O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright" Permission for use granted by the Comité liturgique francophone of the Lutheran Church-Canada. « Notre Père » A live recording of the Lord's Prayer from the Divine Service at Paroisse Wittenberg in Pointe-Noire, Congo. Copyright, Église Évangelique Luthérienne au Congo, used with permission from Pastor Joseph Mboungou. « Comment, céleste maître » "O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?" Permission for use granted by the Comité liturgique francophone of the Lutheran Church-Canada. « Le Premier Commandement » The First Commandment Copyright 2020, Phillip Magness, Used by permission.

In this episode of The Startup Show, Briter Bridges Founder Dario Giuliani takes us through their growth from one innovation map on a Friday evening in 2018 to a full-scale business intelligence startup covering emerging markets and specifically Africa. Dario further breaks down the themes from their recent reports titled The State of Fintech in Emerging Markets and The State of Technology and Investment in Francophone Africa. We talk about the funding landscape in Africa and try to understand why M&As are more prominent while seed rounds as still quite low in ticket size despite the increase in number. We further discuss the growing need for startups to look at underserved markets like women, rural, poor and unbanked populations in their apps. On what we can expect from Briter Bridges, Dario promises us more maps and more deep-dive reports :) This episode features: Dario Giuliani – Founder, Briter Bridges Eric Jackson – Co-Founder & CTO, Hisa Technologies Audio Production by Ally Mwakaneno Gakweli

In this episode of The Startup Show, Briter Bridges Founder Dario Giuliani takes us through their growth from one innovation map on a Friday evening in 2018 to a full-scale business intelligence startup covering emerging markets and specifically Africa. Dario further breaks down the themes from their recent reports titled The State of Fintech in Emerging Markets and The State of Technology and Investment in Francophone Africa. We talk about the funding landscape in Africa and try to understand why M&As are more prominent while seed rounds as still quite low in ticket size despite the increase in number. We further discuss the growing need for startups to look at underserved markets like women, rural, poor and unbanked populations in their apps. On what we can expect from Briter Bridges, Dario promises us more maps and more deep-dive reports :) This episode features: Dario Giuliani – Founder, Briter Bridges Eric Jackson – Co-Founder & CTO, Hisa Technologies Audio Production by Ally Mwakaneno Gakweli

Phillip Magness, Sacred Music Educator serving the Lord in French-speaking West and Central Africa with the LCMS Office of International Mission, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his work in Francophone Africa, how the pandemic has affected his ministry there, and the music that he teaches to the congregations there. Hear some selections of music and how these pieces have influenced both his work and the church in Francophone Africa. Join Phillip's missionary group on Facebook for all updates and newsletters at facebook.com/groups/MagnessAfrica. Read his story and how to support his work at https://www.lcms.org/magness. Music selection notes: « O Christ, Étoile du matin » "O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright" Permission for use granted by the Comité liturgique francophone of the Lutheran Church-Canada. « Notre Père » A live recording of the Lord's Prayer from the Divine Service at Paroisse Wittenberg in Pointe-Noire, Congo. Copyright, Église Évangelique Luthérienne au Congo, used with permission from Pastor Joseph Mboungou. « Comment, céleste maître » "O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?" Permission for use granted by the Comité liturgique francophone of the Lutheran Church-Canada. « Le Premier Commandement » The First Commandment Copyright 2020, Phillip Magness, Used by permission.

Greetings Glocal Citizens! In preparation for this week's episode, I was excited to spend some time tuning my Francophone ears AND eyes watching episodes of African Woman 2.0 (https://www.youtube.com/c/AfriqueFemme/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=1), hosted by my guest, Aissata Sidibé N’Dia, president and founding member of Yelenba-Women in Action. The creation of Yelenba is the result of a collaborative decision to support, through concrete actions, African women and girls, offering them opportunities to improve their daily lives. In addition to her philanthropic pursuits, Aissata is also runs the popular Francophone platform www.afriquefemme.com. Aissata holds an MBA from the University of Maryland in the United States and over 18 years of communications experience. She started her career at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) where she spent thirteen years in various positions in the Communication Department. At the end of 2015, her family relocated to Abidjan, where she worked as a Communication Expert, with the team responsible for the implementation of the Compact Program of the Ivory Coast of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). Following her work with MCC, Aissata served as the West Africa Communication Manager at the African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), a Nairobi-based development institution that operates in agribusiness and renewable energies. This position allowed her to expand her network in sub-Saharan Africa and gain a better understanding of the challenges of small private sector businesses and the rural communities they support. Speaking with Aissata was definitely a treat you'll not want to miss as we take a mini tour living, working and playing in Francophone Africa. Where to find Aissata? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aissatasidibe/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AfriqueFemme) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tata.sidibe2.0/) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/AfriqueFemme/) Yelenba on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/yelenba_womeninaction/) www.yelenba.org (https://yelenba.org/) What's Aissata reading" If the Black is not Capable of Standing... (http://www.michel-lafon.fr/livre/2024-SI_LE_NOIR_N_EST_PAS_CAPABLE_DE_SE_TENIR_DEBOUT_LAISSEZ-LE_TOMBER_TOUT_CE_QUE_JE_VOUS_DEMANDE_C_EST_DE_NE_PAS_L_EMPECHER_DE_SE_TENIR_DEBOUT.html) by Venance Konan Half a Yellow Sun (https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1400095204/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_VB7PNVKHXSV0PAESASPT) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Other topics of interest: On Bambara (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bambara_language) Millennium Challenge Corporation (https://www.mcc.gov/) International Monetary Fund (https://www.imf.org/en/Home) African Enterprise Challenge Fund (https://www.aecfafrica.org/) Special Guest: Aissata Sidibe N’Dia.

Overview: Today we’re going to talk about Orange - The 2nd largest telco in Africa, we’ll discuss its French founding, global expansion, success in Africa, non-telco businesses & end with our views on its future outlook. This episode was recorded on Nov 1, 2020. Companies discussed: Orange S.A. (France Telecom), Orange Africa, Airtel Africa, Bharti Airtel Group, Celtel, Zain, MTN, Reliance Jio, Safaricom, Sonatel, Orascom, Mobinil, Ivoiris & Meditel Business concepts discussed: Telco developing markets growth strategy, mobile money, telco M&A strategy & developing markets growth strategy. Conversation highlights: (01:22) - Why we’re talking about Orange and why it’s important to African tech (05:19) - History of Orange Group and France Telecom (10:22) - History of Orange Africa (17:56) - Europe's historical influence in Africa tech (vs Indian and Chinese influence today) (29:10) - Orange Africa’s non-telco businesses (primarily Orange Money) (41:58) - Orange Africa today and growth opportunities (47:18) - Orange expanding to South Africa and Nigeria? (53:55) - Bankole’s thoughts and overall outlook (1:01:27) - Olumide’s thoughts and overall outlook (1:05:59) - Recommendations, small wins and open questions Olumide’s recommendations, small wins & open questions: Recommendation: Millionaires unveiled podcast Small win: Standing during all meetings experiment (going well so far) Other content: “Cell C is not an MVNO” article Open question: What other non-telco businesses should Orange consider? Bankole’s recommendations, small wins & open questions: Recommendation: Hey Email Small win: Spent the weekend visiting White Salmon, Washington Other content: Minitel, the open network before the Internet - The Atlantic Other content: Signal v Noise - Blog by the founders of Basecamp Open question: What other companies that are dominant in North Africa or French West Africa should more people be aware of? We’d love to hear from you. If you have feedback, topics you’d like to hear, or just want to say hello, please email info@afrobility.com Join our insider mailing list where we get feedback on new episodes & find all episodes at Afrobility.com

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Are Asian markets the best model for African tech companies? Is the Super App the future of tech? And what exactly is a Super App? This week on Meet the Entrepreneur we speak to Emeka Ajene, Co-Founder of Gozem, the company aiming to be Francophone Africa's Super App, to answer these questions and more.

France has complicated and often contentious relations with Francophone Africa. What is Françafrique and how has it evolved in recent years? Judd Devermont is joined by Rahmane Idrissa (African Studies Center in Leiden), Ambassador Jeff Hawkins (Former U.S. Ambassador to CAR), and Marielle Harris (CSIS) to discuss Françafrique's prominence in the region, Mali's worsening political crisis, and the Central African Republic’s upcoming presidential elections. Background Reading: Why Mali Needs a New Peace Deal - Judd Devermont and Marielle Harris

Francophone Africa is set to cut its colonial ties through the introduction of a new regional currency, the Eco.That would put to rest the CFA franc currency that has been supported by France since 1945.The Eco was set to roll out this year, but with the arrival of coronavirus, what impact will it have on the region, and ultimately on the timing of this new currency?

Francophone Africa boasts some of the continent's fastest growing economies and has seen major Anglophone multinationals move into these markets. With uncertainty around the future of the Eco currency in Francophone Africa, and upcoming elections in both Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, Patrick Smith, Editor-in-Chief of The Africa Report leads the discussion with our expert panel to discuss the implications of a new currency in the region. Thank you to our panellist: Patrick Smith, Editor-in-Chief, The Africa Report (moderator), Douty Fadiga, Partner, Deals Leader, Sub-Saharan Francophone Africa, PwC, Emmanuel Kwapong, Associate Director, Sub-Saharan Africa Economist, Standard Chartered Bank and Aurélien Mali, Vice-President, Senior Credit Officer, Sovereign Risk Group, Moody's Investors Group. For more information about Invest Africa Insights, please visit: https://investafrica.com/invest-africa-insights/

Rebecca Enonchong (@africatechie) is widely known for her evangelism of the African tech ecosystem. But she's much more than merely an evangelist. Rebecca started the US-based enterprise software company in 1999, growing it into a global business, and along the way has co-founded the Africa Business Angels Network, AfriLabs, I/O Spaces, ActivSpaces and more. I was so fortunate to be paid a visit by Rebecca in Johannesburg, where we sat down for a conversation on how to best help entrepreneurs in the ecosystem, her views on doing business in Francophone Africa, her journey as an entrepreneur as the founder and CEO of AppsTech, and about how one particular telecom owes them a lot of money and caused her to miss out on a multi-million dollar exit opportunity.

Join Claire-Marie for a conversation with Max Bone, Research Fellow at the Africa Center for Strategic Progress and Student at the Elliott School of International Affairs (GWU), Washington DC as they discuss the status of Francophone Africa, languages, and the terrain navigated by North American diplomats working with the new center of la Francophonie.Support the show (http://patreon.com/northamericanfrancophone)

In this episode we look at Africa’s relationship with its European colonial masters. One of the biggest obstacles to African progress is the continent’s apparent unwillingness to divorce herself from her abusive colonial powers. It is fair to compare Africa to a battered woman who’s is so dependent on her husband that she doesn’t consider … Continue reading Episode 15: Francophone Africa Suffers from Severe Case of Battered Woman Syndrome

Togolese hip hop artist Elom 20ce is a multitalented artist, activist, and Pan Africanist. He brings Pan African ideals to his music and his art, and this episode Elom discusses studying international politics and working with the United Nations, and how his studies and experiences influenced his music. After witnessing the hypocrisy around international development and politics, he felt compelled to speak on it in his music. In his music he talks about the importance of Pan Africanism and the current state of neocolonialism that many African people find themselves living in. He stressed that neocolonialism is not just about what Europeans are doing, but it is also about our lack of unity. In the interview we also discuss hip hop in Francophone Africa, and how it differs from hip hop in Anglophone Africa. Elom explains that a lot has to do with Francophone Africa’s colonial history. The French had a system of direct rule, meaning that they were much more involved in not only economic control, but also influencing and transforming the culture of their colonies. The French maintained control over their colonies, even after independence. Elom believes that as a result, Francophone Africans are still struggling for their independence. Elom 20ce also talks about his “Arctivism" project, and the importance of activism and hip hop. He talks about being introduced to the works of George Jackson, Frantz Fanon, and Cheikh Anta Diop, and others through hip hop. Through Arctivism, he hosts programs and workshops that facilitate dialogues around freedom of speech, development, and Pan Africanism.  Elom 20ce is online at Website: http://elom20ce.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/Elom20ceBandcamp: https://elom20ce.bandcamp.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Mpn9hRpr8mUuNJ7adxMGgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/elom20ce Continue reading

Phillip Magness, Music Specialist serving the Lord in West & Central Africa, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about his journey into his music vocations, stories about his initial work in Francophone Africa, the legacy of church music in Africa, and how local African churches make Lutheran church music their own. Read more about Phillip and how to support his work at lcms.org/magness. The hymns in today's program, “Avant que l'abue n'ait paru” and “C'est un rempart que notre Dieu” and the first recording of Psalm 27 were recorded by students of Cantor Phillip Magness at Christ Le Roi Lutheran Church in Brazzaville, Congo. The second excerpt of Psalm 27 was recorded by St. Augustine Lutheran Church in Brazzaville, Congo. Permission for use granted by the Comité liturgique francophone of the Lutheran Church-Canada. View the music featured in this episode on YouTube. “A Mighty Fortress”: youtube.com/watch?v=-0umIJ6onAM Psalm 27: Students of mine at Christ the King Parish (Christ le Roi) in Brazzaville, Congo, learning a setting of Psalm 27. youtube.com/watch?v=NMHPigN0ups Psalm 27 – The same song inculturated: Here it is being sung two years later at a different parish (St. Augustine). youtube.com/watch?v=4TjFW2CFOrU “Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds” (en français): youtube.com/watch?v=21-pruFLrbo&t=19s

Episode 7: In this special edition of the GLD podcast Boniface Dulani (Chancellor College, University of Malawi) discusses traditional leadership and authority in Malawi and the impact these structures have on the country's political system at both the local and national level. The podcast was recorded live in Malawi during a field visit as part of our ongoing SSA project. Boniface holds a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Political Science from Michigan State University in the United States (2011). Dr. Dulani brings to IPOR a rich experience in conducting survey research in Africa through his involvement as a senior member of the Afrobarometer- a pan- Africanist research network that undertakes a series of public opinion surveys on governance, democracy, markets, livelihoods and other related topics in over 35 African countries. His areas of research interest include governance and democracy, presidential politics, politics of development, rural development, civil society and other related topics. Dr. Dulani is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science of at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi and also serves as the Fieldwork Operations Manager for Southern and Francophone Africa in the Afrobarometer. Selected Work: Muriaas, R. L., Wang, V., Benstead, L., Dulani, B., & Rakner, L. (2019). Why the gender of traditional authorities matters: Intersectionality and women’s rights advocacy in Malawi. Comparative Political Studies, 52(12), 1881-1924. Available at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0010414018774369

Our guest this month is Biblibio for some women in translation recommendations for #WITMonth and don't forget to vote in the #100BestWIT project.  Podcast Transcript Mentioned in this episode; Awu’s Story by Justine Mintsa (translated by Cheryl Toman) Mars by Asja Bakic (translated by Jennifer Zoble) The Extraordinary Lives of Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson (translated by Lucy Moffatt) Svetlana Alexievich Notes of a Crocodile by Qiu Miaojin (translated by Bonnie Huie) A Rain of Words:A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa edited by Irene Assiba D'Almeida (translated by Janis A. Mayes) Albert Camus La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono (translated by Lawrence Schimel) Disoriental by Negar Djavadi (translated by Tina Kover) Albertine Prize Lammy Award for Best Bisexual Novel Flights by Olga Tokarczuk (translated by Jennifer Croft) Sphinx by Anne Garreta (translated by Emma Ramadan) Amatka by Karin Tidbeck (translated by the author) My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness by Kabi Nagata (translated by Jocelyne Allen)  The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir (translated by Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier) The Faculty by Dream by Sara Stridsberg (translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner) The S.C.U.M. Manifesto by Valerie Solanas   Read_WIT online Twitter: Read_WIT Instagram: ReadWIT   Find Meytal online Blog: Biblibio Twitter: Biblibio   Support the show via Patreon Social Media links Email: losttranslationspod@gmail.com Twitter: @translationspod Instagram: translationspod Litsy: @translationspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/translationspod/ Produced by Mccauliflower.

She's been named CEO of the Year, Insurance CEO of the Year and one of the 50 most influential women in Francophone Africa, and yet Delphine Traoré Maïdou's first job in the industry was opening mail! Growing up in Burkina Faso, Delphine never aspired to be an executive in the world's largest insurance company.  In fact, she wanted to be an international translator. But her father convinced her to study business and accounting at university, which she found she really enjoyed. When she graduated, Delphine had multiple job offers. Despite knowing nothing about the industry, she chose a job as an insurance underwriter. Much to her surprise, for the first six months she was assigned to work in the company mailroom opening mail! She learned later that this was actually a very important job because it helped her understand the different insurance claims coming in, and how to deal with them. Delphine took a job in Toronto as an underwriter with Allianz, which is one of the world's largest insurance companies.  Little did she know that this would eventually lead to her coming back to work on the African continent. “When the boss of my boss asked me to be CEO of our company in South Africa, I immediately went to my boss and said, ‘I've never been a CEO before, I don't even know where to start!' And he told me, ‘Sometimes other people see what you are capable of before you can see it.'” - Delphine Traoré Maïdou In this candid interview, Delphine talks about the loneliness and challenges of being one of only a few African female CEOs, what she thinks are some of her greatest achievements, and the big goals she has for the future. “My father always taught us humility and hard work. He would say that ‘You are better than no one, so make sure you are humble enough in your growth. But also, remember that no one is better than you. So don't be intimidated by people you see, because we are all human in the end. Each of us have been given a gift, and you need to use it in the environment that you're in with the support of others.'” - Delphine Traoré Maïdou IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: What Delphine's childhood was like growing up in Burkina Faso as the oldest of four children How Delphine survived arriving in the United States not speaking a word of English How she literally started from the bottom in the insurance industry…opening mail What Delphine sees as her biggest challenges What she thinks has been her greatest achievement so far Why Delphine sees it as her duty and responsibility to support other women in pursuing their dreams The words of wisdom her parents told her that changed the trajectory of her life What Delphine thinks is her life purpose What she loves most about herself The question I asked Delphine that left her stumped! The advice Delphine would give to her own children What Delphine's “I am…” is Follow NDINI on: Website: http://www.ndini.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NDINImedia/ Twitter: @NDINImedia Instagram: @ndinimedia Follow The NDINI Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher and SoundCloud

Meredith Segal is an American social entrepreneur, education reformer, and political strategist. Meredith founded and led Students for Barack Obama and was selected as one of the original 10 National Co-Chairs of President Obama’s 2008 campaign. She has also worked for Senator Sanders and has consulted for candidate and issue campaigns domestically and internationally.Meredith was one of the founding leaders of Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where she directed operations, student services, and community engagement. She subsequently served as Chief of Staff and Director of Strategy for Match Education in Boston, Massachusetts. Most recently, Meredith co-founded the African Development University (A.D.U.) in Niger. The mission of A.D.U. is to prepare the most talented young women and men in Francophone Africa to lead the development of their nations as entrepreneurs, accountants, physicians, engineers and government officials.Support the show (http://www.gaterhodeisland.org)

Ndongo Samba Sylla is a Senegalese development economist and Research and Programme manager at the West Africa office of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. Sylla is also the author of many articles and three books, including the recently published L’Arme Invisible de la Francafrique, or “The Invisible Weapon of Franco-African Imperialism.” In that book, Sylla and coauthor Fanny Pigeaud lay out a comprehensive case against the CFA Franc, a neocolonial currency union that presently constrains the social, political, and economic prospects of each of its member states. In this episode, Scott Ferguson and Maxximilian Seijo talk with Sylla about the history of political economy in pre-and post-colonial Africa; the theoretical bases and political stakes of the anti-CFA Franc movement; and how Modern Monetary Theory ought to inform current and future efforts to restore political and economic sovereignty to West African nations.Sylla's book: https://www.amazon.fr/Larme-invisible-Françafrique-Fanny-PIGEAUD/dp/2348037394Sylla's Twitter: @nssylla

Erwan Garnier, Director, Radisson Hotel Group talks about the operator's growth plans in Francophone Africa, why it has such an important significance to their overall 5 year plans and the specific challenges faced when doing developments in Francophone countries.

Malawian comic Daliso Chaponda says his way of coping with the world is through humour. He does so with much irreverence while getting laughs out of sensitive and complex issues. Chaponda is convinced laughter has a better chance of shifting views. On an average day two to three strangers will come up to Daliso Chaponda asking for a selfie, that modern translation of autograph. For the time being he finds it delightful, as not that many people recognise him as the comedian and Britain’s Got Talent contestant. But this is surely about to change: he keeps adding more dates to his UK tour while still finding time to perform in Africa. Nomadic nation Chaponda says he is part of “this new nomadic nation” of “international children” who grew up in different countries. He was born in Zambia of Malawian parents. As his father was working for the United Nations, he lived in Somalia, Kenya, Zambia, Switzerland, Malawi, to name but a few. As an adult he spent some time in Canada and, since 2006, has been living in the United Kingdom. This exposure to different cultures makes him feel that he is part of both Western and African culture but at the same time, he says, he is a citizen of nowhere. “I realise how much I don’t fit in, in both places," he comments. "In England it is obvious: I am African, I have to keep reapplying for visas, I’ve got some African values. "But when I go home to Malawi, I feel even more of an outsider because I do not speak the vernacular language, I believe in equal rights for homosexuals, I am not as religious as some of the people there. So, I can’t say that I fit in that culture as well." Colonialism, old and new Chaponda’s humour touches on a wide range of topics but he has a talent for getting laughs out of sensitive issues such as colonialism or slavery. He talks about the troubled relations between the UK and Africa much the same way Francophone Africa talks about “La Françafrique”, a term used to describe the murky, incestuous relationship France entertains with its former African colonies. That is to say, after decolonisation, the colonial powers did not really leave. “Government can leave but money never leaves,” explains Chaponda. “If you own a mine, you are never leaving because that mine provides millions if not billions of potential earnings.” In his show Chaponda jokes about a current UK/Malawi deal, dating back to 1955, which allows British companies to send tax-free revenues back to the UK. He also cites a report on 101 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange which control resources in Africa worth one trillion US dollars. “Even when things are renegotiated, it is in small increments and it is rarely ever beneficial," he says. "Then you have people like [former Zimbabwean president Robert] Mugabe taking this absurd view to chase them out and repossess everything. And that doesn’t help because it creates its own brand of chaos.” Chaponda doesn’t lay the blame on one side only, he believes the Africans are also responsible for “this horrible situation because of the mismanagement and corruption happening in African governments”. Self-loathing The comedian has a way of making people laugh at more subtle and complex issues. One of his routines raises this notion that “white is better”. To illustrate this Chaponda tells the true story of his mother, who used to work as doctor in a hospital in Malawi, and how she was cast aside when a foreign white male doctor came to work at the same hospital. “All of the patients, who were predominantly black, queued for this white doctor because they perceived he was better, even though he didn’t have the experience in tropical diseases that my mother has because she grew up there and done her education there," he remembes. "Often the white doctor would then, ironically, ask my mother for a consult. It is a pervasive sense of self-loathing.” An attitude that permeates all aspects of life. Chaponda recalls how in Malawi black waiters in restaurants would automatically give the bill to his white friend and not to him, even though he was the one paying. “They just automatically defer to the white person. The word for white person… [is] 'Bwana' which means boss! So even down to the wording that people use there is this culture of subservience, the feeling that we are not good enough.” He has been personally affected by this attitude, as he only earned respect at home as a comedian after performing in the UK. “They only found me valid because they said ‘Oh, you made the white people laugh, you must be funny,',” he says. This mentality is very slow to change even though decolonisation happened some 50 years ago. According to Chaponda, it has a lot to do with the education system in former colonies. “We study Shakespeare, British history," he says. "If you do not see anything of your culture in what you are learning when you are a child, if all the intelligent role models you have are Albert Einstein, Florence Nightingale … it’s a natural thing to think they are the best [and you] want to be like them.” Black humour vs white humour The comedian has been performing standup for the past 17 years but winning third place on Britain’s Got Talent last year gave a tremendous boost to his career. Suddenly his shows start attracting bout 1,000 people, when prior to the contest they gathered 80-100 spectators. Daliso Chaponda relishes the “wonderful immediacy” of performing live, saying it feels like a conversation with the audience. Something his work as a fiction writer doesn’t provide. He also performs in Africa - recently in Rwanda and South Africa. He is preparing an African tour while slowly working on a show about next year’s presidential elections in Malawi. He says he spends at least six months researching the candidates before “mocking it all”. That posed a problem when his father was in the government and didn’t understand why his own son had to make fun of him. “I kept telling him that I only have integrity in the eyes of the audience if I insult [him] harder than I insult [his] opponents,” explains Chaponda. Chaponda found out the hard way that politics and religion are topics of controversy in Africa. In Zimbabwe he received an avalanche of insults on social media after he made fun of a self-proclaimed prophet. But, in his experience, Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria allow considerable freedom of speech. “Every place in the world has something you are not meant to talk about," he comments. "The difference is [that] in a lot of African cultures, they let you say whatever you want about groups but there are certain individuals they do not want you to talk about. While in some Western countries you can say anything you want about individuals but when you talk about groups, especially minority groups, people get nervous. You have to think about the words before you say them and you have to think about the repercussions.” Chaponda's success on Britain’s Got Talent encouraged Malawian theatres to search for the next homegrown comedy star with weekly shows. He is confident that in two to three years, he will “have lots of competition”. Follow Daliso Chaponda on Twitter @dalisochaponda Follow Zeenat Hansrod on Twitter @zxnt

She's been named CEO of the Year, Insurance CEO of the Year and one of the 50 most influential women in Francophone Africa …. and yet Delphine Traoré Maïdou's first job in the industry was opening mail! Growing up in Burkina Faso, Delphine never aspired to be an executive in the world's largest insurance company.  In fact, she wanted to be an international translator. But her father convinced her to study business and accounting at university, which she found she really enjoyed.  When she graduated, Delphine had multiple job offers. Despite knowing nothing about the industry, she chose a job as an insurance underwriter.  Much to her surprise, for the first six months she was assigned to work in the company mailroom opening mail!  She learned later that this was actually a very important job because it helped her understand the different insurance claims coming in, and how to deal with them.  13 years ago, Delphine took a job in Toronto as an underwriter with Allianz, which is one of the world's largest insurance companies.  Little did she know that this would eventually lead to her coming back to work on the African continent.  In this very candid interview, Delphine talks about the loneliness and challenges of being one of only a few African female CEOs, what she thinks are some of her greatest achievements, and the big goals she has for the future.   WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE What Delphine's childhood was like growing up in Burkina Faso as the oldest of four children How Delphine survived arriving in the United States not speaking a word of English How she literally started from the bottom in the insurance industry…opening mail What Delphine sees as her biggest challenges What she thinks has been her greatest achievement so far Why Delphine sees it as her duty and responsibility to support other women in pursuing their dreams The words of wisdom her parents told her that changed the trajectory of her life What Delphine thinks is her life purpose What she loves most about herself The question I asked Delphine that left her stumped! The advice Delphine would give to her own children What Delphine's "I am…" is   EPISODE LINKS Delphine on Instagram Delphine on LinkedIn Delphine on Twitter

Sit back and enjoy some of the best bits of the francophone TOUT AFRO, TOUT BUSINESS show. In this episode, you will hear from Venicia Guinot (Multi Awards-Winning Editor-in-Chief at TROPICS MAGAZINE) and Onesiphore NEMBE (Editor-in-Chief at AFRIQUE PROGRES MAGAZINE). In this episode, we talk with African Entrepreneurs who are more interested in profit than hype. Forget acquisitions, equity, etc. We'll dig into the details of their journey and understand how they DARED TO START. Let's talk about Africa! Stay informed, be advised and hopefully inspired. We want to share with you what these two Media Entrepreneurs are up to, highlight some of the lessons learned and broadcast their thoughts on the industries they work with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tout-afro-tout-business/support

The Roy Green Show A government source says that Canada will send an aviation task force to the embattled African nation of Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission.   Will Canada's presence in the country be helpful or is the situation too dangerous?   Guest: Dr. Bruno Charbonneau, Directeur, Centre FrancoPaix en résolution des conflits et missions de paix, Chaire Raoul-Dandurand, Université du Quebec, Canadian and global expert on UN missions to Francophone Africa, particularly Mali - Roy speaks with Tom Quiggin, a court qualified expert on terrorism with two decades of experience in the intelligence community, on a couple of subjects related to security and terrorism.   Global News is reporting that Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh wants Canada to declare anti-Sikh violence that took place in India in the 1980s to be genocide.   Roy also chats with Tom about John Letts, father of Jack Letts, who will be arriving in Canada from the United Kingdom to plead for his son to be accepted in this country. Jack Letts has dual citizenship in Canada and the U.K., but he's suspected of being a member of ISIS and the U.K. doesn't want to let him in.   Guest: Tom Quiggin, court certified Canadian expert on terrorism, Intelligence work for RCMP, CAF, UN, and War Crimes Tribunals, author of ‘SUBMISSION: The Danger of Political Islam to Canada' - Alex was a guest on the show a few weeks ago. He worked as an interpreter for Canadian troops in Afghanistan and although he's received letters of commendation from Canadian military officers, he's also received letters containing death threats from the Taliban. He and his family are desperate to come to Canada to live in safety.   James is a friend of Alex and was also an interpreter for Canadian troops during the Afghan campaign. However, James is happily living in Alberta.   Guests: Alex, a former interpreter for Canadian forces, still in Afghanistan James, a former interpreter for Canadian forces, now living in Alberta (joined by Toronto Sun columnist Joe Warmington in the final segment) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A government source says that Canada will send an aviation task force to the embattled African nation of Mali as part of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. Will Canada's presence in the country be helpful or is the situation too dangerous? Guest: Dr. Bruno Charbonneau, Directeur, Centre FrancoPaix en résolution des conflits et missions de paix, Chaire Raoul-Dandurand, Université du Quebec, Canadian and global expert on UN missions to Francophone Africa, particularly Mali (Photo: Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo, File) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In which Trinishia discusses experiencing life as a native Washingtonian, learning Spanish in Mexico, scuba diving, her aspirations to live and work in Francophone Africa, reading her husband's mind, gentrification, her kids' fluency in Mandarin, and more. 

This is the most fun show we’ve done in ages, or maybe ever. My friend Jean-Stephane Gourevitch offered to gather some really interesting people in London to talk about the data economy. We finally sat down last fall, during London’s Regtech Rising conference, and wow, did we talk. Jean-Stephane himself is French, based in London, and works with fintech startups throughout the world. His guests were, first, Edward George, who leads both research and the UK representative office for the pan-African bank, Ecobank. We also had Fiona Ghosh, a top London lawyer in the financial and fintech space -- Fiona is a partner at Addleshaw Goddard. Our other two participants have both founded young fintechs. Lukas Zoerner is CEO of Mespo, a fully independent robo money saver. And Luca Schnettler, from Germany, has founded HealthyHealth, which uses data to change the insurance world and to make people...healthier. We had an incredible conversation. We talked about how Europe’s new data regulations -- PSD2 and the GDPR -- will change banking and fintech (which, by the way, is a revolution that’s being under-discussed in the United States). We covered the opportunities that fintech is opening up in the developing world and especially Africa, where suddenly it’s possible, through the mobile phone, to bring banking to hundreds of millions of people who couldn’t be profitably served before. We talked about the future of cash. We figured out what regulators need to do. For me, probably the most riveting moments were a debate that broke out between the two fintech CEO’s -- both millennials -- who turned out to have strikingly different views about how data should be used, and also about consumers’ responsibility for securing their own wellbeing. I’ve never heard a discussion quite like it. So, we had six people around the table, counting me. It was a yeasty mixture of nationalities, languages, ages, continents, professional expertise, products, and target markets -- and with everyone having a whole lot to say. More about today’s guests Jean-Stephane Gourévitch Jean-Stéphane is an expert of the strategic, public policy and market aspects of digital/mobile payments, mobile money, digital/mobile banking, digital/mobile commerce, fintech, the data economy and innovation ecosystem with over 25 years global experience at senior management levels and a mix of corporate and entrepreneurial experience. He has held senior management positions with International telecom operators including Everything Everywhere Ltd. (EE), Orange, France Telecom, Verizon Business, Colt Technology Services Ltd. He has worked for OFCOM, the UK digital communications regulator. He also has held senior positions with Deloitte Consulting and with strategic marketing and PR/Communications firms. Jean-Stephane created his own management consulting company 5 years ago, combining strategic, public policy and commercial vision about digital convergence, fintech, insurtech and the data economy. He also has global experience mentoring and advising entrepreneurs and start-ups, in particular very young entrepreneurs. A frequent speaker on fintech, payments and insurtech, Jean-Stephane has addressed events such as Fintech Connect Live, Pay Expo, and Money2020. He is also an independent conference director, creating programs/content for major conferences such as Fintech Connect Live in London, INPAYCO Digital Payments in Toronto and Paris, Mobile Payments: Regulation, Risks and Opportunities in Berlin and London, the Africa Fintech Forum in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. As a mentor and advisor to 24 fintech, insurtech and digital technologies startups and to young entrepreneurs in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin and North America, Jean-Stephane’s expertise lies in strategy, business development, regulatory affairs, public policy, Government Relations, stakeholder relationships management, communication and PR. Edward George Twitter @DrTeddGeorge Dr. Edward George is the head of the UK representative office of pan-African bank, Ecobank, as well as being head of group research. Edward oversees the teams in the London office, with a focus on corporate banking, financial institutions/international organisations and research. As head of research he also manages a team of nine analysts based across Middle Africa covering the fixed-income, currencies and commodities space. His specialties include soft commodities and agribusiness, trade and trade finance, and disruptive technology. Edward is also the bank’s specialist on Francophone West Africa and Lusophone Africa. Prior to joining Ecobank in March 2011 he worked for The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for seven years as a Senior Editor in both the Commodities and Africa Departments. There he was responsible for producing and editing reports on Lusophone and Francophone Africa, as well as on 25 industrial raw materials, food, feedstuffs and beverages. Before joining the EIU, Edward worked as a freelance writer covering the politics and economics of Sub-Saharan Africa. A linguist by training, Edward is fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese and holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Bristol. His PhD thesis on the Cuban intervention in Angola was published as a book by Routledge in 2005 and as a paperback in December 2012. Luca Schnettler Luca started HealthyHealth  in January 2017 to realize his vision of using digital means to innovate the insurance sector and help customers become healthy individuals. Before having any partners or advisors, Luca was able to persist and focus on the objective, following his goal and passion of building a company that truly changes customers perception on Insurance and helps them to improve their health. Lukas Zoerner Twitter @lczoerner Lukas Zoerner is the Founder and CEO of Mespo, a fully independent robo money saver that detects and executes savings opportunities for consumers. Mespo has established a UK's market first partnership between a FinTech such as Mespo and a Credit Union, My Community Bank. Mespo won the UK's Fintech For All 2017 Financial Inclusion challenge in the category "New Fintechs". Lukas previously worked in Morgan Stanley's investment banking division advising Power & Utility companies across EMEA. He holds a degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim in Germany. Fiona Ghosh Fiona is a Partner in Addleshaw Goddard's Commercial Group, specialising in complex commercial, IS, payment and FinTech arrangements, particularly in the financial services sector where she has focused her practice for more than a decade. Fiona heads the firm’s FinTech Group. Her work has included bringing new payment solutions, including ApplePay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay, to market. She is an appointed expert on the editorial board of the Payments & Fin Tech Lawyer journal. Fiona's expertise also includes outsourcing and other complex commercial arrangements in the investment banking, retail banking, insurance and asset management sectors. She has longstanding experience in strategic advisory work, negotiation and drafting of multijurisdictional business process outsourcings, including back and middle office, platform integration, facilities management and global administration services for multinational corporations, banks, asset managers and global insurers. A leader in her field on advice relating to strategic alliances and joint ventures, Fiona has led several international joint venture arrangements for the provision of pensions, credit cards, loans, mortgages and related insurance products acting for both retailers and for providers. She also specialises in advising in the field of retail payments including payment services and commercial arrangements relating to digital and mobile payment solutions, payment aggregation and merchant acquiry in the UK, US and further afield. Fiona is a regular speaker at international conferences and events on FinTech and payments law including Pay Expo Europe, the Westminster Forum Projects and Digital Payments Intensive. More Links Ecobank Research portal Ecobank Twitter account: @ecobankresearch Edward George: ‘Banks are in danger of becoming utilities’ Africa FICC      It’s the disruption that matters All Hands on Bank: How Mobile Banking is Changing Personal Finance AG Elevate GDPR PSD2 Sanjay Jain Podcast on Barefoot Innovation AFI Podcast on Barefoot Innovation More for our listeners Watch for our upcoming shows, including two more from London. One is with the charismatic CEO of Starling Bank, Anne Boden (who was referenced in today’s show with high praise), and the other is with Innovate Finance CEO Charlotte Crosswell. Back in the U.S., we’ll have three fascinating CEO’s -- Financial Services Roundtable head Tim Pawlenty; Nerd Wallet CEO Tim Chen, and Cross River Bank CEO Gilles Gade. We also have an inspiring conversation with Michael Wiegand, who heads the Gates Foundation’s work on financial services for the poor. And we’re going to do a special one in San Francisco with my cofounders of Hummingbird Regtech -- so, stay tuned! I’ll hope to see you at upcoming events where I’ll be speaking: March 19-20 - Innovate Finance Global Summit - London April 18 - Bank Director, The Reality of Regtech - New York, NY May 3 - Texas Bankers Association Annual Convention - Houston, TX (and here’s the cover story I wrote for their magazine, on innovation and community banks) May 16 - Comply 2018 - New York, NY June 26, American Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference - Nashville TN As always, please remember to review Barefoot Innovation on iTunes, and sign up to get emails that bring you the newest podcast, newsletter, and blog posts, at jsbarefoot.com. Again, follow me on twitter and facebook.  And please send in your “buck a show” to keep Barefoot Innovation going. Till next time, keep innovating! Support our Podcast Subscribe Sign up with your email address to receive news and updates. Email Address Sign Up We respect your privacy. Thank you!

Daniel Bourdanné & Graham Hill discuss renewing humility, mission, discipleship & passion in the church. The GlobalChurch Project, Episode 15.Daniel Bourdanné was born in Chad. He has served IFES in Francophone Africa since 1990, including overseeing IFES ministry throughout the region, which encompasses 20 French-speaking countries.Daniel Bourdanné is General Secretary of IFES, and Deputy Director of the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. Over the past few years he has led a number of significant training initiatives designed to bring theologians and local churches together in mission and theology.Daniel Bourdanné challenges Christians to give their whole lives to God in discipleship and service and mission. He urges us to think about our life and who it belongs to. “Life is not granted,” he says, “it belongs to God.”

The French e-commerce startup, Afrimarket, has raised €10 million from the Global Innovation Fund and the private sector arm of the French Development Agency (AFD), Proparco, as well from as a handful of individual investors such as the co-founder of PriceMinister, Olivier Mathiot, who’s been granted a seat on Afrimarket’s board. At a glance, the company seems to have it made-- except that growth within the e-commerce sector across the continent has consistently failed to meet expectations, and foreign-owned, foreigner-run e-commerce copy-cat plays backed by the likes of Rocket Internet continue to have precious little to show in terms of solid success. The bottom line is that this is Africa, and Afrimarket’s founder and CEO, Rania Belkahia, better have a few good tricks up her sleeve, including a tonne of patience and access to a lot more cash, if her company is to achieve its ambitious aspiration of dominating the French-speaking West African e-commerce market. In this week’s episode of the African Tech Round-up, we share a conversation Andile Masuku had with Ernesto Spruyt, the founder of Tunga, an online market network that provides international clients access to African coding talent. He also happens to serve as Chief Mentor for Telegraph Media Group’s DigitalX accelerator program in Amsterdam. Ernesto explains what prompted him to come to Africa looking for coding talent, and shares a few key things African coders who aspire to having international careers ought to be keeping top of mind. Music Credits: Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Music licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Reporters worldwide: while refugees continue to stream out of Syria in their thousands, there are people who need to go INTO the country. Nigel Wilson's been talking to a group of them at the bus station in the Jordanian capital, Amman. Lyse Doucet, meanwhile, is in the Syrian capital Damascus where life for some, but not others, is becoming increasingly hard. Thomas Fessy talks of the shock in Francophone Africa at the killing of two French radio journalists in Mali. In Malaysia, elephants are losing their habitat as development continues apace. Bob Walker takes a look at a controversial plan to give the animals a new home. And Indian women over the centuries have been wearing the elegant sari -- Anu Anand has been hearing of a campaign to boost its popularity in the face of competition from more contemporary, if less stylish, clothing. From Our Own Correspondent is produced by Tony Grant.

For World Radio Day 2013, Pauline Roland of SOAS Radio looks at community radio in Francophone Africa as an efficient grassroots development tool, providing access to the information in local languages to people living in remote areas of the country. In Senegal, for example, community radio is reducing dangerous home-births and female genital mutilations, and also impacting on the economy by giving women access to knowledge on how to become an entrepreneur.