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On this episode, Harry Symeou reacts to the news Gabriel suffered an 'adductor' injury during Brazil's friendly win at Emirates Stadium versus Senegal. We react to the reports, Ancelotti's comments and have a wider discussion with regards to who is to blame given he looks set to miss some crucial matches in the coming weeks. Sign up to support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/thechroniclesofagooner?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Celso Ishigami e Fred Figueiroa comentam tudo sobre a vitória do Brasil diante de Senegal, no conjunto de amistosos que preparam para a Copa do Mundo.
España goleó a Georgia y está calificada al Mundial. Brasil venció a Senegal en partido amistoso en Londres. Japón Sub-17 avanzó a la siguiente ronda al ganarle a Sud África.
From the 1720s to the 1940s, parents in the kingdom and later colony of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) developed and sustained the common practice of girl fostering, or "entrusting." Transferring their daughters at a young age into foster homes, Dahomeans created complex relationships of mutual obligation, kinship, and caregiving that also exploited girls' labor for the economic benefit of the women who acted as their social mothers. Drawing upon oral tradition, historic images, and collective memories, Jessica Reuther pieces together the fragmentary glimpses of girls' lives contained in colonial archives within the framework of traditional understandings about entrustment. Placing these girls and their social mothers at the center of history brings to light their core contributions to local and global political economies, even as the Dahomean monarchy, global trade, and colonial courts reshaped girlhood norms and fostering practices. In The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720–1940 (Indiana UP, 2025) Reuther reveals that the social, economic, and political changes wrought by the expansion of Dahomey in the eighteenth century, the shift to "legitimate" trade in agricultural products in the nineteenth century, and the imposition of French colonialism in the twentieth all fundamentally altered—and were altered by—the intimate practice of entrusting female children between households. Dahomeans also valorized this process as a crucial component of being "well-raised"—a sentiment that continues into the present, despite widespread Beninese opposition to modern-day forms of child labor. Dr. Jessica Reuther is an associate professor of African and world history at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. She came to Ball State after earning her PhD in African History from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, in 2016. Dr. Reuther is a historian of Africa, specializing in Atlantic West Africa and French West Africa from the 16th century to the present. She has conducted archival and oral history research in Benin, Senegal, France, Switzerland, and the United States. You can learn more about her work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. 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
From the 1720s to the 1940s, parents in the kingdom and later colony of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) developed and sustained the common practice of girl fostering, or "entrusting." Transferring their daughters at a young age into foster homes, Dahomeans created complex relationships of mutual obligation, kinship, and caregiving that also exploited girls' labor for the economic benefit of the women who acted as their social mothers. Drawing upon oral tradition, historic images, and collective memories, Jessica Reuther pieces together the fragmentary glimpses of girls' lives contained in colonial archives within the framework of traditional understandings about entrustment. Placing these girls and their social mothers at the center of history brings to light their core contributions to local and global political economies, even as the Dahomean monarchy, global trade, and colonial courts reshaped girlhood norms and fostering practices. In The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720–1940 (Indiana UP, 2025) Reuther reveals that the social, economic, and political changes wrought by the expansion of Dahomey in the eighteenth century, the shift to "legitimate" trade in agricultural products in the nineteenth century, and the imposition of French colonialism in the twentieth all fundamentally altered—and were altered by—the intimate practice of entrusting female children between households. Dahomeans also valorized this process as a crucial component of being "well-raised"—a sentiment that continues into the present, despite widespread Beninese opposition to modern-day forms of child labor. Dr. Jessica Reuther is an associate professor of African and world history at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. She came to Ball State after earning her PhD in African History from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, in 2016. Dr. Reuther is a historian of Africa, specializing in Atlantic West Africa and French West Africa from the 16th century to the present. She has conducted archival and oral history research in Benin, Senegal, France, Switzerland, and the United States. You can learn more about her work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history
From the 1720s to the 1940s, parents in the kingdom and later colony of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) developed and sustained the common practice of girl fostering, or "entrusting." Transferring their daughters at a young age into foster homes, Dahomeans created complex relationships of mutual obligation, kinship, and caregiving that also exploited girls' labor for the economic benefit of the women who acted as their social mothers. Drawing upon oral tradition, historic images, and collective memories, Jessica Reuther pieces together the fragmentary glimpses of girls' lives contained in colonial archives within the framework of traditional understandings about entrustment. Placing these girls and their social mothers at the center of history brings to light their core contributions to local and global political economies, even as the Dahomean monarchy, global trade, and colonial courts reshaped girlhood norms and fostering practices. In The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720–1940 (Indiana UP, 2025) Reuther reveals that the social, economic, and political changes wrought by the expansion of Dahomey in the eighteenth century, the shift to "legitimate" trade in agricultural products in the nineteenth century, and the imposition of French colonialism in the twentieth all fundamentally altered—and were altered by—the intimate practice of entrusting female children between households. Dahomeans also valorized this process as a crucial component of being "well-raised"—a sentiment that continues into the present, despite widespread Beninese opposition to modern-day forms of child labor. Dr. Jessica Reuther is an associate professor of African and world history at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. She came to Ball State after earning her PhD in African History from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, in 2016. Dr. Reuther is a historian of Africa, specializing in Atlantic West Africa and French West Africa from the 16th century to the present. She has conducted archival and oral history research in Benin, Senegal, France, Switzerland, and the United States. You can learn more about her work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies
From the 1720s to the 1940s, parents in the kingdom and later colony of Dahomey (now the Republic of Benin) developed and sustained the common practice of girl fostering, or "entrusting." Transferring their daughters at a young age into foster homes, Dahomeans created complex relationships of mutual obligation, kinship, and caregiving that also exploited girls' labor for the economic benefit of the women who acted as their social mothers. Drawing upon oral tradition, historic images, and collective memories, Jessica Reuther pieces together the fragmentary glimpses of girls' lives contained in colonial archives within the framework of traditional understandings about entrustment. Placing these girls and their social mothers at the center of history brings to light their core contributions to local and global political economies, even as the Dahomean monarchy, global trade, and colonial courts reshaped girlhood norms and fostering practices. In The Bonds of Kinship in Dahomey: Portraits of West African Girlhood, 1720–1940 (Indiana UP, 2025) Reuther reveals that the social, economic, and political changes wrought by the expansion of Dahomey in the eighteenth century, the shift to "legitimate" trade in agricultural products in the nineteenth century, and the imposition of French colonialism in the twentieth all fundamentally altered—and were altered by—the intimate practice of entrusting female children between households. Dahomeans also valorized this process as a crucial component of being "well-raised"—a sentiment that continues into the present, despite widespread Beninese opposition to modern-day forms of child labor. Dr. Jessica Reuther is an associate professor of African and world history at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. She came to Ball State after earning her PhD in African History from Emory University in Atlanta, GA, in 2016. Dr. Reuther is a historian of Africa, specializing in Atlantic West Africa and French West Africa from the 16th century to the present. She has conducted archival and oral history research in Benin, Senegal, France, Switzerland, and the United States. You can learn more about her work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies
Neste sábado (15), nossos comentaristas analisam tudo da vitória do Brasil contra o Senegal em amistoso. A amarelinha venceu a partida por 2 a 0, com gols de Estêvão e Casemiro. Vem com a gente! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We hear warnings that unless we see some serious rain, England will be in drought next year. The Environment Agency says there will be widespread impacts on farming as well as nature and describes the current situation as 'precarious'. COP 30, the annual world meeting on tackling climate change is underway in Brazil. This one is notable perhaps for the leaders who've skipped it, neither the Chinese or American presidents are attending, but plenty of farmers are.All this week we are looking at growing mushrooms. We hear from a farming family in Leicestershire producing 25 tonnes of woodland mushrooms every week. Over the winter most of the sweetcorn, radishes, spring onions and chilli peppers sold by supermarkets will come from two farms in northern Senegal. The businesses involved say it's a win-win arrangement for the local communities, and more vegetables for the UK market are likely to be grown there in future.Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Wendell H. Marsh (Mohammad VI Polytechnic University) to explore his groundbreaking book Textual Life: Islam, Africa, and the Fate of the Humanities (Columbia University Press, 2025). Marsh takes us deep into the intellectual world of Shaykh Musa Kamara, a towering figure of West African Islamic scholarship, whose bilingual manuscript History of the Blacks becomes a lens for examining colonial disruption, epistemic resistance, and the literary life of African thought. We unpack how Marsh reimagines African Islamic texts not as anthropological artifacts but as living documents of literary and philosophical engagement. From Kamara's struggle to publish in colonial Senegal to the broader implications for postcolonial humanities, this conversation challenges us to rethink what counts as knowledge, who gets to preserve it, and how textual traditions shape futures across continents.
Valerie Urbain, CEO of Euroclear, joins Hiten Patel and Nikolai Dienerowitz to discuss Euroclear's role as a foundational global financial market infrastructure and the company's strategic priorities. Valerie opened up about her journey from Senegal to her role as Euroclear's CEO, emphasizing how culture, human capital development, diversity, and inclusion were at the core of her leadership philosophy and the organization's ability to innovate responsibly. The conversation touched upon the importance of trust and interoperability in traditional and digital markets, the need to convert European savers into investors to finance growth and scale-ups, balanced and nuanced regulation, cautious but active engagement with distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, and practical applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve productivity and client services.Key topics include:Euroclear's role and scale: As a global financial market infrastructure, Euroclear manages securities settlement and safekeeping (including equities, bonds, funds, ETFs), acting as a digital notary and a connector between issuers and investors. Euroclear links Europe to more than 45 markets, settles about the equivalent of the world's GDP each month, and safekeeps over €41 trillion in assets. Valerie's leadership formation: Raised across African countries, Valerie had an early exposure to “being different,” and gained autonomy when she moved to Europe at the age of 16. Her career spans client-facing roles, banking, and then progressing through commercial, product and general management positions and a formative five-year stint as head of HR, which later shaped her enterprise-wide people perspective. European capital markets: Valerie argues Europe must convert savers into investors to fund startups, scale-ups, and large financing needs, with Euroclear lowering costs through scale, supporting savings and investment union efforts, and enhancing market accessibility. Digital assets and DLT: Euroclear has piloted DLT-based issuance with reputable issuers, but volumes remain small. Scaling requires broad market participation and interoperability between legacy and digital systems.AI adoption: Euroclear has widely deployed Microsoft Copilot and uses AI to review end-to-end processes for productivity gains. Valerie shares an early client-facing use case where AI is used to predictively identify likely unmatched trades ahead of T+1 settlement. To embed ethics and governance into AI adoption, Euroclear hired a professional with a background in philosophy. Interoperability and trust as strategic assets: In a fragmented/geopolitical world, Euroclear positions itself as an interoperability glue between markets and traditional and digital assets, with a core strength being its ability to connect liquidity pools and enable collateral mobility. Valerie talks about trust as a scarce and crucial commodity and highlights Euroclear's commitment to upholding that, helped by their scale and rules-based operations.This episode is part of Innovators' Exchange, a series that explores the financial infrastructure and technology landscape. Tune in for a captivating exploration of key themes and opportunities for both professionals and retail investors, touching on AI's transformative potential in financial markets. Subscribe for more on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Youtube | Podscribe
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Bem amigos do Pelada na Net, chegamos em definitivo para o programa 756! E hoje temos o Príncipe Vidane e Rafa Louzada (@rafaelouzada, do Frango Fino) dando maracujá pro Menino Ney.E neste programa abordamos o chilique vergonhoso de Neymar que desrespeitou seus companheiros e se humilhou no último Santos e Flamengo, especulamos os resultados dos jogos da seleção brasileira nos amistosos contra Senegal e Tunísia, além de muito mais!#ONEYNÃOVAITECOMERACOMPANHE AS LIVES EM kick.com/jovemnerdORIGINAIS DO FUT - Acesse www.originaisdofut.com, use o cupom PELADA10 para 10% de desconto! E siga a @originaisdofut_ no instagramSTAND-UP DO VITINHO EM SÃO PAULO - Compre o ingressosite https://peladananet.com.br | bsky @peladananet.com.br | twitter @PeladaNET | instagram @PeladaNaNet | grupo no telegram https://t.me/padegostosodemaisSiga os titulares:Maidana – Twitter / Instagram / BskyShow do Vitinho – Twitter / Instagram / BskyPríncipe Vidane – Twitter / Instagram / BskyProjetos paralelos:Dentro da Minha CabeçaReinaldo JaquelineFábrica de FilmesContribua com o Peladinha:Apoia.sePatreonChave pix: podcast@peladananet.com.brColaboradores de Outubro/2025!Seguem os nomes de alguns dos queridos que colaboraram com ao menos R$5. Obrigado a todos! :)[...] Khayan Joaquim Macedo Lima | Leonardo Lachi Manetti | Listen2urs2 (Listen Tchu Iór Rârrtchi)) | Luan Silva Rodrigues | Lucas Freitas | Lucas Pereira De Aguiar Afonso | Luis Alberto De Seixas Buttes | Matheus Costa Marques | Paulo Vitor Nogueira Sales | Pedro Lauria | Rafael Clementino Dos Santos | Rafael Gomes Da Silva | Robson De Sousa | Vinícius Nogueira Cavalcanti | Thiago Lins | Hassan Jorge | Susana Pérez | Leonardo Motta | Felipe Pastor | Bruno Franzini | David Gilvan | Adryel Romeiro | Aline Aparecida Matias | Anderson Pires | Antonino Firmino Da Silva Neto | Arthur Meister Wistuba | Bruno Kellton | Bruno Marques Monteiro | Carlos Eduardo Ardigo | Daniel Pandeló Corrêa | Débora Mazetto | Eduardo Camacho Pellegrini | Elisnei Menezes De Oliveira | Evilasio Costa Junior | Fabio Simoes | Felipe Brasil | Felipe De Amorim Prestes | Felipe Duarte | Gabriel Frizzo | Gabriel Lecomte | Gabriel Lopes Dos Santos | George Alfradique | Guilherme Pereira Mendes | Gustavo Henrique Rossini | Ian Campelo Da Silva | Jailson Gomes | João Pedro Machareth | Luca Vianna | Marcelo São Martinho Cabral | Marcio Leandro Lima Dos Santos | Marco Antônio Maassen Da Silva | Marianna Feitosa | Mario Peixoto [...]Obrigado por acreditarem em nós!Comente!Envie sua cartinha via e-mail para podcast@peladananet.com.br e comente tanto no post do Instagram com a capa deste episódio quanto no Spotify (se batermos 50 comentários em cada, leremos comentrouxas no programa que vem)!
Neste episódio, falamos sobre a ida de Endrick para o Lyon, já quase acertada, e a disputa pela camisa 9 da seleção brasileira. Também traçamos o que esperar dos amistosos do Brasil contra Senegal e Tunísia. E tem Hofman entrevista com Bremer! Vem com a gente. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Entre las novedades de música africana del programa de hoy de AfricaPachanga tenemos afrobeat de la mano de dos grandes orquestas, la vuelta de los míticos Antibalas desde Nueva York y la super-banda de Londres Eparapo. También,, la música etíope de la excelente cantante Meklit, el highlife moderno de Amamere, y ritmos urbanos con el senegalés Mao Sidibe junto a las raperas Def Mama Def y el nigeriano Patoranking. En la segunda parte, rumba congoleña con Orchestre Veve, puxá con Africa Negra, música del norte de Senegal con Baaba Maal, música tradicional maliense con Bassekou Kouyate y la despedida con la diva de los pies descalzos, nuestra querida y admirada Cesaria Evora, desde Cabo Verde. Espero que te giste !! Track List Antibalas - Hourglass Eparapo - Truth To Power Meklit - Abebayehosh Amamere - Amane Hunu Mao Sidibe & Def Mama Def - Oya Patoranking - No Jonze Orchestre Veve - Ah Ngai Matinda Africa Negra - Epa Sa Cata Pabo Manda Mum Baaba Maal - Laam Tooro Bassekou Kouyate - Fanga Cesaria Evora - Avenida Marginal
From the BBC World Service: Australia is increasingly vulnerable to "high-impact sabotage" from hackers backed by China, according to Australian intelligence official Mike Burgess. He told business leaders in Melbourne that there had been multiple attempts to hack into transportation, telecommunications, water, and energy networks. Plus, a multibillion-dollar natural gas platform off the coast of Senegal promised to bring economic prosperity, but fishermen there say the development has caused disruption and unemployment.
From the BBC World Service: Australia is increasingly vulnerable to "high-impact sabotage" from hackers backed by China, according to Australian intelligence official Mike Burgess. He told business leaders in Melbourne that there had been multiple attempts to hack into transportation, telecommunications, water, and energy networks. Plus, a multibillion-dollar natural gas platform off the coast of Senegal promised to bring economic prosperity, but fishermen there say the development has caused disruption and unemployment.
Can new tougher measures announced by Sierra Leone's President Bio really be effective in combating kush, the illegal psychoactive blend of addictive substances that is devastating the country.What caused the fatal helicopter crash in Ghana that killed eight people, including two high profile government ministers?And why has Senegal dismissed the IMF's debt restructure plan as "a disgrace"?Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Sunita Nahar, Yvette Twagiramariya, Mark Wilberforce, Joseph Keen and Stefania Okereke Technical Producer: Philip Bull Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne Editor: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
A long siege by al-Qaeda-linked fighters has left Bamako low on fuel, food and power. Life has stalled and fear is growing across Mali. The crisis now tests a military government that has promised safety yet cannot break the blockade. What does this mean for Mali and the wider region? In this episode: Beverly Ochieng (@BeverlyOchieng), analyst at Control Risks Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé and Melanie Marich, with Diana Ferrero, Farhan Rafid, Fatima Shafiq, Tamara Khandaker, and our host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube
No sé muy bien como definir la charla que tuvimos con @javirroyo fue tan divertida y tan auténtica. Y es que Javi Royo además de un magnífico ilustrador es una persona maravillosa. Tiene un sentido del humor brutal y una humildad tremenda como demuestra ya desde el minuto 3 de episodio. Escucharnos te va a transmitir buen rollo, pasión y ganas por hacer aquello que anhelas. Quizás te entren unas ganas irrefrenables de potenciar tu creatividad, incluso de dibujar o crear desde lo que tu esencia te pida Javi Royo es pura creatividad. Domina como nadie el arte de escribir con dibujos y lo hace proyectando una esencia y unos valores super bonitos. Por eso no es de extrañar que tantas personas sigan su trabajo y haga tanto bien con sus ilustraciones. Ha colaborado e ilustrado para grandes marcas y medios, además de tener su propia marca personal y llevar a cabo múltiples proyectos de ilustración propios. A nivel más personal Javi colabora con muchas fundaciones y organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro y está al mando de varios proyectos como la creación de una escuela en Senegal. En el epiosdio nos recomienda el libro "El poder de las palabras" de Mariano Sigman y yo os recomiendo encarecidamente también todos los suyos, pero especialmente "Dibujo, luego pienso" Si ves el episodio en video (en mi canal de Youtube- Psicóloga y Humana) os lo enseño un poco por dentro al final del episodio. ✨Puedes saber más sobre Javi en www.javirroyo.com y si no lo haces aún te recomiendo mucho que lo sigas en instagram para no perderte ninguno de los cursos y libros que va lanzando durante el año. ️Recuerda que tienes la versión en videopodcast en Youtube (Psicóloga y Humana) por si te apetece también que te acompañemos en video. Disfruta del episodio y sobre todo, ponlo en práctica✨
Katika makala yetu leo tunaangazia pakubwa Uchaguzi Mkuu nchini Tanzania ambapo Rais Samia Suluhu aliapishwa siku ya Jumatatu kuongoza muhula wa pili, hata hivyo ni uchaguzi ambao ulikumbwa na utata huku waangalizi kutoka jumuiya ya Afrika kusini SADC na wale wa umoja wa Afrika AU wakisema haukuzingatia vigezo vya demokrasia. Tunaangazia pia taarifa ya Rais Paul Biya, wa Cameroon kuapishwa Alhamisi iliyopita kuongoza nchi hiyo kwa muhula wa nane, huku upinzani ukiitisha maandamano kupinga matokeo yaliyompa Biya ushindi. Lakini pia tutaangazia kongamano la kimataifa la mazingira, COP30 ambalo linafanyika huko Belem, nchini Brazil, kati ya Novemba 10 na 21.
Hear stories from visiting Nubia, the slums of Nairobi, rural villages in Zambia & going volcano-boarding in Nicaragua. _____________________________ Subscribe to The Maverick Show's Monday Minute Newsletter where I email you 3 short items of value to start each week that you can consume in 60 seconds (all personal recommendations like the latest travel gear I'm using, my favorite destinations, discounts for special events, etc.). Follow The Maverick Show on Instagram ____________________________________ Darren Chew (“Chew”) joins Matt and starts off talking about his Jamaican and Chinese heritage and shares the story of how his parents met in Jamaica and immigrated to New York. He then talks about his experience growing up in New York with mixed cultural heritage, traveling back to Jamaica to visit family, and the pivotal role of basketball in his life. Chew explains how he started traveling the world to visit former basketball teammates in Europe and then reflects on his first impression of the continent of Africa. He tells travel stories from Kenya, Zambia, Senegal, Egypt, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and explains why Rio is his favorite city in the world. Chew reflects on visiting Nubia, gives a preview of his upcoming talk at Black Travel Summit in Brazil, and ends with a unexpected story of cultural immersion in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. FULL SHOW NOTES WITH DIRECT LINKS TO EVERYTHING DISCUSSED ARE AVAILABLE HERE. ____________________________________ See my Top 10 Apps For Digital Nomads See my Top 10 Books For Digital Nomads See my 7 Keys For Building A Remote Business (Even in a space that's not traditionally virtual) Watch my Video Training on Stylish Minimalist Packing so you can join #TeamCarryOn See the Travel Gear I Use and Recommend See How I Produce The Maverick Show Podcast (The equipment, services & vendors I use) ____________________________________ ENJOYING THE SHOW? Please Leave a Rating and Review. It really helps the show and I read each one personally. You Can Buy Me a Coffee. Espressos help me produce significantly better podcast episodes! :)
The Sahel stands at a crossroad, it is torn by crisis, instability, and shifting power. Join Dr. Jessica Moody and Dominic Bowen as they dive deep into the region's unfolding humanitarian emergency. What does ECOWAS's withdrawal mean for the people? How is Russian influence rewriting the rules? And why are jihadist groups gaining ground? From Bamako's frontlines to the corridors of power, this is your inside look at the struggles shaping the Sahel's future!Dr. Jessica Moody is a political risk, due diligence and peacebuilding consultant in West Africa. She conducts open source and on the ground research into political, economic and security developments in West Africa and provides timely forecasts as well as scenario planning to clients, enabling them to better plan their operations. She also provides detailed insights into key personalities across West Africa, to enable businesses to understand power structures and who they should prioritise engagement with.Jessica has worked in and on West Africa for more than a decade, during which she has consulted for an array of organisations ranging from S&P Global to Horizon Engage to the United States Institute of Peace. Having spent time living and working in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali, she has an extensive range of local contacts in government and the private sector across the region. Jessica has a BA hons degree in History from the University of Nottingham, an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a PhD in War Studies, focusing on Cote d'Ivoire from King's College London. She is the author of Life After War: Lessons in Human Centered Peacebuilding from Cote d'Ivoire (London, Bloomsbury) – forthcoming in May 2026.The International Risk Podcast brings you conversations with global experts, frontline practitioners, and senior decision-makers who are shaping how we understand and respond to international risk. From geopolitical volatility and organised crime, to cybersecurity threats and hybrid warfare, each episode explores the forces transforming our world and what smart leaders must do to navigate them. Whether you're a board member, policymaker, or risk professional, The International Risk Podcast delivers actionable insights, sharp analysis, and real-world stories that matter.The International Risk Podcast – Reducing risk by increasing knowledge.Follow us on LinkedIn and Subscribe for our updates!Tell us what you liked!
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have blocked fuel deliveries to Mali’s capital for two months. They want to seize territory and drive out Western influence. But could their ultimate goal be to control the country? And what would that mean for the rest of the Sahel? In this episode: Moussa Kondo, Executive Director, Sahel Institute. Oluwole Ojewale, Regional Coordinator, West and Central Africa, Institute for Security Studies. Nicolas Normand, Former French Ambassador to Mali, Senegal and Congo Republic/Congo-Brazzaville. Host: Nick Clark Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
O que era para ser um simples amistoso contra a Argentina, se transformou numa polêmica que envolve dinheiro e representantes de Angola. De acordo com o canal de notícias Sport New Africa, Angola teria pago €12 milhões aos argentinos, algo em torno de R$ 74 milhões, para que a seleção campeã da última Copa do Mundo jogue com Lionel Messi no país africano. Marcio Arruda, da RFI em Paris O montante pago à AFA (sigla da federação de futebol da Argentina) seria dividido entre governo e empresários locais. No entanto, o ministro da Juventude e Desporto de Angola, Rui Falcão, disse ao correspondente da RFI em Angola, Francisco Paulo, que “naturalmente, haverá contribuição voluntária de alguns empresários. O mais relevante é o seguinte: o nosso compromisso é ir buscá-los e levá-los. Vamos pagar o hotel e o transporte dos argentinos. Portanto, é isso que está negociado”. Um desses empresários é o general Bento Kangamba, conhecida personalidade em Angola. “O Ministério da Juventude e Desportos orientou três empresários para procurar formas para conseguir patrocinar este evento. E um dos empresários sou eu”, disse. Bento Kangamba, que é membro do partido do governo MPLA, sigla que significa Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, é acusado de ter dívidas trabalhistas com ex-jogadores de futebol e de atrasar salários dos jogadores do clube que ele preside. O presidente da Associação Justiça, Paz e Democracia, Serra Bango, exige ações de entidades angolanas. “Nós não conseguimos entender como o Ministério Público e a PGR, até agora, ainda não pediram ao Bento Kangamba para justificar a origem desses US$ 6 milhões que ele disse que vai pagar à seleção argentina. O interessante é que, como sabemos, paralelo a isso ele não consegue pagar em dia os salários de sua equipe de futebol”, declarou Serra Bango. Futebol não é prioridade O líder da associação fez questão de lembrar os problemas que Angola enfrenta há décadas. "Precisamos chamar atenção para o sofrimento que os cidadãos angolanos passam, como fome, miséria, desemprego e falta de escolas. Nós temos graves problemas de saneamento básico e de saúde, como cólera, malária e febre tifoide por quase todo o país. Além disso, infelizmente, ocorreram aquelas execuções sumárias, que têm sido denunciadas por vários ativistas. O que temos assistido em muitos países da África, e infelizmente incluo Angola nisso, é que governantes preferem desembolsar muito dinheiro para visitas momentâneas de ilustres figuras, enquanto o povo angolano vive na indigência”, lembrou Serra Bango. Presidente da ONG Friends of Angola, Florindo Chivucute criticou a concordância da Argentina em jogar esse amistoso e afirmou que os jogadores argentinos levarão para sempre essa mancha em suas carreiras. “A decisão deles ficará na história. Os argentinos sabem muito bem quais são as consequências de uma ditadura. É importante lembrar das mães da Praça de Maio, que começaram suas marchas em 1977. É um dos maiores símbolos mundiais de resistência contra a violência de Estado e o desaparecimento forçado de pessoas”, afirmou Florindo Chivucute, lembrando que a ditadura militar argentina durou de 1976 a 1983. “Atualmente, as mães da Praça de Maio se reúnem sempre às quintas-feiras. O objetivo, hoje, é lembrar ao mundo que não se deve esquecer o passado", disse. "É um movimento que simboliza a luta pela memória, pela verdade e pela justiça; e é isso que nós esperávamos que a seleção da Argentina fizesse, mas, infelizmente, não fez” Cinquentenário da independência A data do jogo entre Angola e Argentina não foi escolhida ao acaso. A partida será disputada na capital Luanda no dia 14 de novembro, apenas três dias da data que Angola celebrará os 50 anos da independência. "Nós não somos contra a partida de futebol. Aliás, é bom que a celebração dos 50 anos seja feita assim. Mas aqui há outro elemento: o partido no poder e o Executivo querem fazer desta celebração a sua atividade. Particularmente não querem envolver os angolanos; nem outros movimentos. Não devemos esquecer que a independência não foi conquistada só pelo MPLA. Seria interessante que Angola, ao invés de convidar a seleção argentina, convidasse quatro seleções africanas. O valor não seria tanto", criticou Serra Bango. Leia tambémNo ano do cinquentenário da independência, Cabo Verde garante vaga na Copa do Mundo Florindo Chivucute, líder da Friends of Angola, criticou o dinheiro gasto nesse amistoso. “Este montante deveria ser usado para dar oportunidade a centenas de crianças em Luanda e em todo o país para irem à escola pela primeira vez. Nós temos centenas de crianças que estão fora do ensino porque, segundo as autoridades locais, não há condições para essas crianças irem à escola; dizem que não há escolas suficientes” Angola e Argentina vão jogar no Estádio Nacional 11 de Novembro, que é o maior do país e, recentemente, passou por uma grande reforma que custou US$ 13 milhões, que é o equivalente a quase R$ 70 milhões. De 2009 a 2025 A última vez que essas seleções se enfrentaram foi em 2009. Aquele jogo disputado na Itália terminou com a vitória argentina por dois a zero, gols de Maxi Rodriguez e Sorín. Lionel Messi, que na época tinha 21 anos, começou a partida no banco e entrou aos 18 minutos do segundo tempo. Curiosamente, Lionel Scaloni, hoje técnico da seleção da Argentina, também entrou na etapa final ao lado de Messi. Os dois são esperados no confronto desta semana contra Angola. A vitória da Argentina de 16 anos atrás foi assistida por quatro mil pessoas na arena italiana. Agora, o amistoso deverá reunir 48 mil torcedores no estádio em Luanda. Os ingressos para essa partida já começaram a ser vendidos. A expectativa é que esgotem antes mesmo do dia do jogo. A seleção de Angola não disputará a Copa do Mundo de 2026. Os angolanos foram eliminados do grupo D e a vaga ficou com a seleção de Cabo Verde. Leia tambémNo ano do cinquentenário da independência, Cabo Verde garante vaga na Copa do Mundo Além dessa partida entre Angola e Argentina, haverá amistosos nessa última Data-Fifa de 2025. O Brasil medirá forças contra Senegal, em Londres, e contra Tunísia, em Lille. Também neste mês, França e Portugal devem garantir matematicamente suas vagas na Copa de 2026, que vai ser disputada nos Estados Unidos, México e Canadá.
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En este episodio, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, director del Fondo Mundial para el Medio Ambiente (GEF), explica que esta institución es el mecanismo financiero que apoya a los países en desarrollo a cumplir compromisos ambientales de la ONU. Describe cómo el GEF ha pasado de proyectos fragmentados a un enfoque integral que aborda los problemas ambientales de forma sistémica. Destaca la importancia de aprender de experiencias exitosas para influir en políticas públicas y fortalecer la institucionalidad ambiental. Como ejemplos, menciona un proyecto de energía solar en una comunidad remota en Sahel de Senegal y programas como los pagos por servicios ambientales en Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Colombia, que han protegido cuencas, aumentado biodiversidad y capturado carbono. También señala los retos del sistema político, la falta de coherencia entre sectores, la crisis de liderazgo global y la insostenibilidad de la producción de alimentos. Concluye con la necesidad de transformar la educación para formar generaciones más conscientes y comprometidas con la sostenibilidad
In this episode of the Leading Voices in Food podcast, host Norbert Wilson is joined by food and nutrition policy economists Will Masters and Parke Wilde from Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy. The discussion centers around the concept of the least cost diet, a tool used to determine the minimum cost required to maintain a nutritionally adequate diet. The conversation delves into the global computational methods and policies related to least cost diets, the challenges of making these diets culturally relevant, and the implications for food policy in both the US and internationally. You will also hear about the lived experiences of people affected by these diets and the need for more comprehensive research to better reflect reality. Interview Summary I know you both have been working in this space around least cost diets for a while. So, let's really start off by just asking a question about what brought you into this work as researchers. Why study least cost diets? Will, let's start with you. I'm a very curious person and this was a puzzle. So, you know, people want health. They want healthy food. Of course, we spend a lot on healthcare and health services, but do seek health in our food. As a child growing up, you know, companies were marketing food as a source of health. And people who had more money would spend more for premium items that were seen as healthy. And in the 2010s for the first time, we had these quantified definitions of what a healthy diet was as we went from 'nutrients' to 'food groups,' from the original dietary guidelines pyramid to the MyPlate. And then internationally, the very first quantified definitions of healthful diets that would work anywhere in the world. And I was like, oh, wow. Is it actually expensive to eat a healthy diet? And how much does it cost? How does it differ by place location? How does it differ over time, seasons, and years? And I just thought it was a fascinating question. Great, thank you for that. Parke? There's a lot of policy importance on this, but part of the fun also of this particular topic is more than almost any that we work on, it's connected to things that we have to think about in our daily lives. So, as you're preparing and purchasing food for your family and you want it to be a healthy. And you want it to still be, you know, tasty enough to satisfy the kids. And it can't take too long because it has to fit into a busy life. So, this one does feel like it's got a personal connection. Thank you both for that. One of the things I heard is there was an availability of data. There was an opportunity that seems like it didn't exist before. Can you speak a little bit about that? Especially Will because you mentioned that point. Will: Yes. So, we have had food composition data identifying for typical items. A can of beans, or even a pizza. You know, what is the expected, on average quantity of each nutrient. But only recently have we had those on a very large scale for global items. Hundreds and hundreds of thousands of distinct items. And we had nutrient requirements, but only nutrient by nutrient, and the definition of a food group where you would want not only the nutrients, but also the phytochemicals, the attributes of food from its food matrix that make a vegetable different from just in a vitamin pill. And those came about in, as I mentioned, in the 2010s. And then there's the computational tools and the price observations that get captured. They've been written down on pads of paper, literally, and brought to a headquarters to compute inflation since the 1930s. But access to those in digitized form, only really in the 2000s and only really in the 2010s were we able to have program routines that would download millions and millions of price observations, match them to food composition data, match that food composition information to a healthy diet criterion, and then compute these least cost diets. Now we've computed millions and millions of these thanks to modern computing and all of that data. Great, Will. And you've already started on this, so let's continue on this point. You were talking about some of the computational methods and data that were available globally. Can you give us a good sense of what does a lease cost diet look like from this global perspective because we're going to talk to Parke about whether it is in the US. But let's talk about it in the broad sense globally. In my case the funding opportunity to pay for the graduate students and collaborators internationally came from the Gates Foundation and the UK International Development Agency, initially for a pilot study in Ghana and Tanzania. And then we were able to get more money to scale that up to Africa and South Asia, and then globally through a project called Food Prices for Nutrition. And what we found, first of all, is that to get agreement on what a healthy diet means, we needed to go to something like the least common denominator. The most basic, basic definition from the commonalities among national governments' dietary guidelines. So, in the US, that's MyPlate, or in the UK it's the Eat Well Guide. And each country's dietary guidelines look a little different, but they have these commonalities. So, we distilled that down to six food groups. There's fruits and vegetables, separately. And then there's animal source foods altogether. And in some countries they would separate out milk, like the United States does. And then all starchy staples together. And in some countries, you would separate out whole grains like the US does. And then all edible oils. And those six food groups, in the quantities needed to provide all the nutrients you would need, plus these attributes of food groups beyond just what's in a vitamin pill, turns out to cost about $4 a day. And if you adjust for inflation and differences in the cost of living, the price of housing and so forth around the world, it's very similar. And if you think about seasonal variation in a very remote area, it might rise by 50% in a really bad situation. And if you think about a very remote location where it's difficult to get food to, it might go up to $5.50, but it stays in that range between roughly speaking $2.50 and $5.00. Meanwhile, incomes are varying from around $1.00 a day, and people who cannot possibly afford those more expensive food groups, to $200 a day in which these least expensive items are trivially small in cost compared to the issues that Parke mentioned. We can also talk about what we actually find as the items, and those vary a lot from place to place for some food groups and are very similar to each other in other food groups. So, for example, the least expensive item in an animal source food category is very often dairy in a rich country. But in a really dry, poor country it's dried fish because refrigeration and transport are very expensive. And then to see where there's commonalities in the vegetable category, boy. Onions, tomatoes, carrots are so inexpensive around the world. We've just gotten those supply chains to make the basic ingredients for a vegetable stew really low cost. But then there's all these other different vegetables that are usually more expensive. So, it's very interesting to look at which are the items that would deliver the healthfulness you need and how much they cost. It's surprisingly little from a rich country perspective, and yet still out of reach for so many in low-income countries. Will, thank you for that. And I want to turn now to looking in the US case because I think there's some important commonalities. Parke, can you describe the least cost diet, how it's used here in the US, and its implications for policy? Absolutely. And full disclosure to your audience, this is work on which we've benefited from Norbert's input and wisdom in a way that's been very valuable as a co-author and as an advisor for the quantitative part of what we were doing. For an article in the journal Food Policy, we use the same type of mathematical model that USDA uses when it sets the Thrifty Food Plan, the TFP. A hypothetical diet that's used as the benchmark for the maximum benefit in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is the nation's most important anti-hunger program. And what USDA does with this model diet is it tries to find a hypothetical bundle of foods and beverages that's not too different from what people ordinarily consume. The idea is it should be a familiar diet, it should be one that's reasonably tasty, that people clearly already accept enough. But it can't be exactly that diet. It has to be different enough at least to meet a cost target and to meet a whole long list of nutrition criteria. Including getting enough of the particular nutrients, things like enough calcium or enough protein, and also, matching food group goals reasonably well. Things like having enough fruits, enough vegetables, enough dairy. When, USDA does that, it finds that it's fairly difficult. It's fairly difficult to meet all those goals at once, at a cost and a cost goal all at the same time. And so, it ends up choosing this hypothetical diet that's almost maybe more different than would feel most comfortable from people's typical average consumption. Thank you, Parke. I'm interested to understand the policy implications of this least cost diet. You suggested something about the Thrifty Food Plan and the maximum benefit levels. Can you tell us a little bit more about the policies that are relevant? Yes, so the Thrifty Food Plan update that USDA does every five years has a much bigger policy importance now than it did a few years ago. I used to tell my students that you shouldn't overstate how much policy importance this update has. It might matter a little bit less than you would think. And the reason was because every time they update the Thrifty Food Plan, they use the cost target that is the inflation adjusted or the real cost of the previous edition. It's a little bit as if nobody wanted to open up the whole can of worms about what should the SNAP benefit be in the first place. But everything changed with the update in 2021. In 2021, researchers at the US Department of Agriculture found that it was not possible at the old cost target to find a diet that met all of the nutrition criteria - at all. Even if you were willing to have a diet that was quite different from people's typical consumption. And so, they ended up increasing the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan in small increments until they found a solution to this mathematical model using data on real world prices and on the nutrition characteristics of these foods. And this led to a 21% increase in the permanent value of the maximum SNAP benefit. Many people didn't notice that increase all that much because the increase came into effect at just about the same time that a temporary boost during the COVID era to SNAP benefits was being taken away. So there had been a temporary boost to how much benefits people got as that was taken away at the end of the start of the COVID pandemic then this permanent increase came in and it kind of softened the blow from that change in benefits at that time. But it now ends up meaning that the SNAP benefit is substantially higher than it would've been without this 2021 increase. And there's a lot of policy attention on this in the current Congress and in the current administration. There's perhaps a skeptical eye on whether this increase was good policy. And so, there are proposals to essentially take away the ability to update the Thrifty Food Plan change the maximum SNAP benefit automatically, as it used to. As you know, Norbert, this is part of all sorts of things going on currently. Like we heard in the news, just last week, about plans to end collecting household food security measurement using a major national survey. And so there will be sort of possibly less information about how these programs are doing and whether a certain SNAP benefit is needed in order to protect people from food insecurity and hunger. Parke, this is really important and I'm grateful that we're able to talk about this today in that SNAP benefit levels are still determined by this mathematical program that's supposed to represent a nutritionally adequate diet that also reflects food preferences. And I don't know how many people really understand or appreciate that. I can say I didn't understand or appreciate it until working more in this project. I think it's critical for our listeners to understand just how important this particular mathematical model is, and what it says about what a nutritionally adequate diet looks like in this country. I know the US is one of the countries that uses a model diet like this to help set policy. Will, I'd like to turn to you to see what ways other nations are using this sort of model diet. How have you seen policy receive information from these model diets? It's been a remarkable thing where those initial computational papers that we were able to publish in first in 2018, '19, '20, and governments asking how could we use this in practice. Parke has laid out how it's used in the US with regard to the benefit level of SNAP. The US Thrifty Food Plan has many constraints in addition to the basic ones for the Healthy Diet Basket that I described. Because clearly that Healthy Diet Basket minimum is not something anyone in America would think is acceptable. Just to have milk and frozen vegetables and low-cost bread, that jar peanut butter and that's it. Like that would be clearly not okay. So, internationally what's happened is that first starting in 2020, and then using the current formula in 2022, the United Nations agencies together with the World Bank have done global monitoring of food and nutrition security using this method. So, the least cost items to meet the Healthy Diet Basket in each country provide this global estimate that about a third of the global population have income available for food after taking account of their non-food needs. That is insufficient to buy this healthy diet. What they're actually eating is just starchy staples, oil, some calories from low-cost sugar and that's it. And very small quantities of the fruits and vegetables. And animal source foods are the expensive ones. So, countries have the opportunity to begin calculating this themselves alongside their normal monitoring of inflation with a consumer price index. The first country to do that was Nigeria. And Nigeria began publishing this in January 2024. And it so happened that the country's national minimum wage for civil servants was up for debate at that time. And this was a newly published statistic that turned out to be enormously important for the civil society advocates and the labor unions who were trying to explain why a higher civil service minimum wage was needed. This is for the people who are serving tea or the drivers and the low wage people in these government service agencies. And able to measure how many household members could you feed a healthy diet with a day's worth of the monthly wage. So social protection in the sense of minimum wage and then used in other countries regarding something like our US SNAP program or something like our US WIC program. And trying to define how big should those benefit levels be. That's been the first use. A second use that's emerging is targeting the supply chains for the low-cost vegetables and animal source foods and asking what from experience elsewhere could be an inexpensive animal source food. What could be the most inexpensive fruits. What could be the most inexpensive vegetables? And that is the type of work that we're doing now with governments with continued funding from the Gates Foundation and the UK International Development Agency. Will, it's fascinating to hear this example from Nigeria where all of the work that you all have been doing sort of shows up in this kind of debate. And it really speaks to the power of the research that we all are trying to do as we try to inform policy. Now, as we discussed the least cost diet, there was something that I heard from both of you. Are these diets that people really want? I'm interested to understand a little bit more about that because this is a really critical space.Will, what do we know about the lived experiences of those affected by least cost diet policy implementation. How are real people affected? It's such an important and interesting question, just out of curiosity, but also for just our human understanding of what life is like for people. And then of course the policy actions that could improve. So, to be clear, we've only had these millions of least cost diets, these benchmark 'access to' at a market near you. These are open markets that might be happening twice a week or sometimes all seven days of the week in a small town, in an African country or a urban bodega type market or a supermarket across Asia, Africa. We've only begun to have these benchmarks against which to compare actual food choice, as I mentioned, since 2022. And then really only since 2024 have been able to investigate this question. We're only beginning to match up these benchmark diets to what people actually choose. But the pattern we're seeing is that in low and lower middle-income countries, people definitely spend their money to go towards that healthy diet basket goal. They don't spend all of their additional money on that. But if you improve affordability throughout the range of country incomes - from the lowest income countries in Africa, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, to middle income countries in Africa, like Ghana, Indonesia, an upper middle-income country - people do spend their money to get more animal source foods, more fruits and vegetables, and to reduce the amount of the low cost starchy staples. They do increase the amount of discretionary, sugary meals. And a lot of what they're eating exits the healthy diet basket because there's too much added sodium, too much added sugar. And so, things that would've been healthy become unhealthy because of processing or in a restaurant setting. So, people do spend their money on that. But they are moving towards a healthy diet. That breaks down somewhere in the upper income and high-income countries where additional spending becomes very little correlated with the Healthy Diet Basket. What happens is people way overshoot the Healthy Diet Basket targets for animal source foods and for edible oils because I don't know if you've ever tried it, but one really delicious thing is fried meat. People love it. And even low middle income people overshoot on that. And that displaces the other elements of a healthy diet. And then there's a lot of upgrading, if you will, within the food group. So, people are spending additional money on nicer vegetables. Nicer fruits. Nicer animal source foods without increasing the total amount of them in addition to having overshot the healthy diet levels of many of those food groups. Which of course takes away from the food you would need from the fruits, the vegetables, and the pulses, nuts and seeds, that almost no one gets as much as is considered healthy, of that pulses, nuts and seeds category. Thank you. And I want to shift this to the US example. So, Parke, can you tell us a bit more about the lived experience of those affected by least cost diet policy? How are real people affected? One of the things I've enjoyed about this project that you and I got to work on, Norbert, in cooperation with other colleagues, is that it had both a quantitative and a qualitative part to it. Now, our colleague Sarah Folta led some of the qualitative interviews, sort of real interviews with people in food pantries in four states around the country. And this was published recently in the Journal of Health Education and Behavior. And we asked people about their goals and about what are the different difficulties or constraints that keep them from achieving those goals. And what came out of that was that people often talk about whether their budget constraints and whether their financial difficulties take away their autonomy to sort of be in charge of their own food choices. And this was something that Sarah emphasized as she sort of helped lead us through a process of digesting what was the key findings from these interviews with people. One of the things I liked about doing this study is that because the quantitative and the qualitative part, each had this characteristic of being about what do people want to achieve. This showed up mathematically in the constrained optimization model, but it also showed up in the conversations with people in the food pantry. And what are the constraints that keep people from achieving it. You know, the mathematical model, these are things like all the nutrition constraints and the cost constraints. And then in the real conversations, it's something that people raise in very plain language about what are all the difficulties they have. Either in satisfying their own nutrition aspirations or satisfying some of the requirements for one person or another in the family. Like if people have special diets that are needed or if they have to be gluten free or any number of things. Having the diets be culturally appropriate. And so, I feel like this is one of those classic things where different disciplines have wisdom to bring to bear on what's really very much a shared topic. What I hear from both of you is that these diets, while they are computationally interesting and they reveal some critical realities of how people eat, they can't cover everything. People want to eat certain types of foods. Certain types of foods are more culturally relevant. And that's really clear talking to you, Will, about just sort of the range of foods that end up showing up in these least cost diets and how you were having to make some adjustments there. Parke, as you talked about the work with Sarah Folta thinking through autonomy and sort of a sense of self. This kind of leads us to a question that I want to open up to both of you. What's missing when we talk about these least cost diet modeling exercises and what are the policy implications of that? What are the gaps in our understanding of these model diets and what needs to happen to make them reflect reality better? Parke? Well, you know, there's many things that people in our research community are working on. And it goes quite, quite far afield. But I'm just thinking of two related to our quantitative research using the Thrifty Food Plan type models. We've been working with Yiwen Zhao and Linlin Fan at Penn State University on how these models would work if you relaxed some of the constraints. If people's back in a financial sense weren't back up against the wall, but instead they had just a little more space. We were considering what if they had incentives that gave them a discount on fruits and vegetables, for example, through the SNAP program? Or what if they had a healthy bundle of foods provided through the emergency food system, through food banks or food pantries. What is the effect directly in terms of those foods? But also, what is the effect in terms of just relaxing their budget constraints. They get to have a little more of the foods that they find more preferred or that they had been going without. But then also, in terms of sort of your question about the more personal. You know, what is people's personal relationships with food? How does this play out on the ground? We're working with the graduate student Angelica Valdez Valderrama here at the Friedman School, thinking about what some of the cultural assumptions and of the food group constraints in some of these models are. If you sort of came from a different immigrant tradition or if you came from another community, what things would be different in, for example, decisions about what's called the Mediterranean diet or what's called the healthy US style dietary pattern. How much difference do this sort of breadth, cultural breadth of dietary patterns you could consider, how much difference does that make in terms of what's the outcome of this type of hypothetical diet? Will: And I think, you know, from the global perspective, one really interesting thing is when we do combine data sets and look across these very different cultural settings, dry land, Sahelian Africa versus countries that are coastal versus sort of forest inland countries versus all across Asia, south Asia to East Asia, all across Latin America. We do see the role of these cultural factors. And we see them playing out in very systematic ways that people come to their cultural norms for very good reasons. And then pivot and switch away to new cultural norms. You know, American fast food, for example, switching from beef primarily to chicken primarily. That sort of thing becomes very visible in a matter of years. So, in terms of things that are frontiers for us, remember this is early days. Getting many more nutritionists, people in other fields, looking at first of all, it's just what is really needed for health. Getting those health requirements improved and understood better is a key priority. Our Healthy Diet Basket comes from the work of a nutritionist named Anna Herforth, who has gone around the world studying these dietary guidelines internationally. We're about to get the Eat Lancet dietary recommendations announced, and it'll be very interesting to see how those evolve. Second thing is much better data on prices and computing these diets for more different settings at different times, different locations. Settings that are inner city United States versus very rural. And then this question of comparing to actual diets. And just trying to understand what people are seeking when they choose foods that are clearly not these benchmark least cost items. The purpose is to ask how far away and why and how are they far away? And particularly to understand to what degree are these attributes of the foods themselves: the convenience of the packaging, the preparation of the item, the taste, the flavor, the cultural significance of it. To what degree are we looking at the result of aspirations that are really shaped by marketing. Are really shaped by the fire hose of persuasion that companies are investing in every day. And very strategically and constantly iterating to the best possible spokesperson, the best possible ad campaign. Combining billboards and radio and television such that you're surrounded by this. And when you drive down the street and when you walk into the supermarket, there is no greater effort on the planet than the effort to sell us a particular brand of food. Food companies are basically marketing companies attached to a manufacturing facility, and they are spending much more than the entire combined budget of the NIH and CDC, et cetera, to persuade us to eat what we ultimately choose. And we really don't know to what degree it's the actual factors in the food itself versus the marketing campaigns and the way they've evolved. You know, if you had a choice between taking the food system and regulating it the way we regulate, say housing or vehicles. If we were to say your supermarket should be like an auto dealership, right? So, anything in the auto dealership is very heavily regulated. Everything from the paint to where the gear shift is to how the windows work. Everything is heavily regulated because the auto industry has worked with National Transportation Safety Board and every single crash investigation, et cetera, has led to the standards that we have now. We didn't get taxes on cars without airbags to make us choose cars with airbags. They're just required. And same is true for housing, right? You can't just build, you know, an extension deck behind your house any way you want. A city inspector will force you to tear it out if you haven't built it to code. So, you know, we could regulate the grocery store like we do that. It's not going to happen politically but compare that option to treating groceries the way we used to treat the legal services or pharmaceuticals. Which is you couldn't advertise them. You could sell them, and people would choose based on the actual merit of the lawyer or the pharmaceutical, right? Which would have the bigger impact. Right? If there was zero food advertising, you just walked into the grocery store and chose what you liked. Or you regulate the grocery store the same way we regulate automotive or building trades. Obviously, they both matter. There's, you know, this problem that you can't see, taste or smell the healthiness of food. You're always acting on belief and not a fact when you choose something that you're seeking health. We don't know to what extent choice is distorted away from a low-cost healthy diet by things people genuinely want and need. Such as taste, convenience, culture, and so forth. Versus things that they've been persuaded to want. And there's obviously some of both. All of these things matter. But I'm hopeful that through these least cost diets, we can identify that low-cost options are there. And you could feed your family a very healthy diet at the Thrifty Food Plan level in the United States, or even lower. It would take time, it would take attention, it would be hard. You can take some shortcuts to make that within your time budget, right? And the planning budget. And we can identify what those look like thanks to these model diets. It's a very exciting area of work, but we still have a lot to do to define carefully what are the constraints. What are the real objectives here. And how to go about helping people, acquire these foods that we now know are there within a short commuting distance. You may need to take the bus, you may need carpool. But that's what people actually do to go grocery shopping. And when they get there, we can help people to choose items that would genuinely meet their needs at lower cost. Bios Will Masters is a Professor in the Friedman School of Nutrition, with a secondary appointment in Tufts University's Department of Economics. He is coauthor of the new textbook on Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition and Health (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). Before coming to Tufts in 2010 he was a faculty member in Agricultural Economics at Purdue University (1991-2010), and also at the University of Zimbabwe (1989-90), Harvard's Kennedy School of Government (2000) and Columbia University (2003-04). He is former editor-in-chief of the journal Agricultural Economics (2006-2011), and an elected Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition (FASN) as well as a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA). At Tufts his courses on economics of agriculture, food and nutrition were recognized with student-nominated, University-wide teaching awards in 2019 and 2022, and he leads over a million dollars annually in externally funded research including work on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy (https://www.anh-academy.org), as well as projects supporting government efforts to calculate the cost and affordability of healthy diets worldwide and work with private enterprises on data analytics for food markets in Africa. Parke Wilde (PhD, Cornell) is a food economist and professor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University. Previously, he worked for USDA's Economic Research Service. At Tufts, Parke teaches graduate-level courses in statistics, U.S. food policy, and climate change. His research addresses the economics of U.S. food and nutrition policy, including federal nutrition assistance programs. He was Director of Design for the SNAP Healthy Incentives Pilot (HIP) evaluation. He has been a member of the National Academy of Medicine's Food Forum and is on the scientific and technical advisory committee for Menus of Change, an initiative to advance the health and sustainability of the restaurant industry. He directs the USDA-funded Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (RIDGE) Partnership. He received the AAEA Distinguished Quality of Communication Award for his textbook, Food Policy in the United States: An Introduction (Routledge/Earthscan), whose third edition was released in April 2025.
O Bate-Pronto de hoje atualizará e debaterá as últimas informações do futebol mundial. Pedro vai ter condição de disputar a final da Libertadores? O Flamengo vai trabalhar para isso! E a convocação de Ancelotti para os amistosos contra Senegal e Tunísia? Deixou a desejar?
Nesta segunda-feira (3), nossos comentaristas analisaram tudo sobre a convocação da seleção brasileira. O técnico Carlo Ancelotti convocou o Brasil nesta segunda-feira (3), visando os amistosos contra Senegal e Tunísia, na Europa, pela Data Fifa de novembro. As partidas serão disputadas em Londres (Inglaterra) e Lille (França), dando sequência à série de jogos preparatórios que o time canarinho fará até a Copa do Mundo de 2026, em junho do ano que vem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo’, confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’ desta terça-feira (04/11/2025): Duas décadas depois de o PCC ter promovido um sangrento acerto de contas que expulsou o Comando Vermelho (CV) do Estado, a facção fluminense voltou a colocar SP no seu plano de expansão. O MPE e as Polícias Civil e Federal detectaram a presença do CV na região de Americana, Santa Bárbara d’Oeste, Araras e Rio Claro, áreas onde o PCC não mais atua. Ação de criminosos ligados ao CV também foi constatada em São José dos Campos, Ubatuba e Caraguatatuba. Essa expansão teria como uma das causas o fato de o PCC estar abandonando o tráfico local de drogas para se dedicar ao tráfico internacional e ao setor de combustíveis. E mais: Metrópole: Castro diz a Moraes que ação contra o CV seguiu regras pedidas pelo STF Política: CPI do INSS não decola e vai dividir holofotes com a do Crime Organizado Economia: ‘Rei do gás’ tem revés, mas emplaca benefício na MP do setor elétrico Esportes: Ancelotti chama sete jogadores ‘caseiros’; Neymar segue fora Cultura: Lô Borges morreu após intoxicação por medicamentosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Gbolahan Taiwo and Katie Marney discuss the improving outlook for African economies. Fiscal, monetary and FX reforms, rebuilt external reserves, improving terms of trade, declining inflation, and monetary easing are putting African economies on a more solid footing. Gbolahan and Katie go through takeaways for Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, Egypt, Senegal and Uganda. Speakers Katherine Marney, Emerging Markets Economic and Policy Research Gbolahan Taiwo, Emerging Markets Economic and Policy Research This podcast was recorded on October 3, 2025. This communication is provided for information purposes only. Institutional clients can view the related report at https://www.jpmm.com/research/content/GPS-5110345-0 for more information; please visit www.jpmm.com/research/disclosures for important disclosures. © 2025 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved.
Shiva McMahon is the CEO and MD of Petro Australis Energy (PAE), an Australian exploration and production company. With over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, she has built a distinguished career in business leadership, delivering safe and sustainable operations, strategy development and implementation, financial management, business development, and risk management. Before joining PAE, Shiva was Executive Vice President for International Operations at Woodside Energy, where she managed operations across Gulf of Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, and Senegal. Her tenure at Woodside followed its merger with BHP Petroleum, where she was the Managing Director for the Australian business. Shiva spent a significant portion of her career at BP, primarily in the Upstream business. She also served as CFO for Castrol, BP's global lubricants business and prior to that ,held various leadership roles across multiple geographies, including as Chief of Staff for Upstream from 2014-2017. Her governance experience includes serving as a Non-Executive Director and Shareholder Representative on the Board of Castrol India, listed on the Mumbai Stock Exchange. She has also served on the boards of The Greater Houston Partnership, the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), and the Australian Energy Producers (formerly APPEA).
New music from as far afield as Malawi, Senegal, Mali, and Zimbabwe, and from all across Canada from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, to PEI, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Yukon, and BC. Plus a couple for tracks from the great new albums by Alison Brown & Steve Martin, and Robert Plant's new project. Previews of local concerts, too.
From winning the Coupe de France with Rennes to a thrilling FA Cup triumph at Crystal Palace, Ismaïla Sarr's journey is a rollercoaster of explosive pace and big-moment goals. This episode dives into the Senegalese forward's career, analyzing his standout performances—including that famous hat-trick against Liverpool—and his tactical evolution at Selhurst Park under a new system. Discover why Sarr is now one of the Premier League's most dangerous wingers, his impressive set-piece record, and what his resurgence means for the Eagles' future.Ismaïla Sarr, Crystal Palace, Premier League, FA Cup , Senegal football.
Joining Stephanie K and Jay this week in the studio is Crystal Croffe from Mott Community College. Taste of the Nations is your ticket to an unforgettable evening filled with bold flavors, rich culture, and community spirit. Travel the globe in one night and savor curated dishes from India, Senegal, Mexico, and Italy. For more information visit their website by clicking here.
Experimentando y bailando por todos los continentes Experimenting and dancing across all continents Intrigantes y cautivantes experimentaciones sónicas alternan con piezas muy bailables y sones tropicales en esta edición mundófona que viaja por todos los continentes: Australia, Noruega, Finlandia, Perú, Brasil, Alemania, Senegal, La Reunión, Armenia y Eslovenia. Intriguing and captivating sonic experimentations alternate with very danceable pieces and tropical sounds in this Mundofonías edition that travels across all continents: Australia, Norway, Finland, Peru, Brazil, Germany, Senegal, La Réunion, Armenia and Slovenia. - Inger Hannisdal - Volver volver - To long, longing, I have longed for so long: Saltvannsanger / Saltwater songs - Piirpauke - Soitin pillillä - Lumo - Robbie Melville & Zoe Knighton - Spider - Music from the village square volume I - Melcochita & Karamanduka - Machupicchu - MAGníficos bailables [V.A.] - Los Kintos - Tin Marín - MAGníficos bailables [V.A.] - Orquestra Afro-Brasileira - Obaluayê (remix) [+ Rogê] - 80 anos: Tribute-remixes - Fabia Mantwill Orchestra - Circular [+ Momi Maiga] - In-sight - Saodaj - Fnjan - Lodèr la vi - Širom - Tiny dewdrop explosions crackling delightfully - In the wind of night, hard-fallen incantations whisper Saodaj (Iris Mardemoutou)
What would you do with a $1,200 stimulus check?When Ellie was broke, newly divorced, and raising four kids out of her mom's house, she made one powerful decision — to invest that stimulus check into herself. Fast forward: she's now built a multi-million dollar business empire, helped 50,000+ women, and opened a café in Senegal.In this episode, we dive into:How she stretched $1,200 into an LLC, website, and first productThe moment her $15 course made $10K, then $1MBusiness credit vs personal credit — and what most people get wrongThe power of sweat equity over paid adsBuilding a café & coworking space in Africa with zero experienceEllie shares the blueprint, the mindset, and the mistakes to avoid if you're building a business from the bottom.Notes from the show:Join Ellie Diop's Ellievated AcademyFollow Ellie Talks Money on InstagramFollow Ellie Talks Money on TikTokSubscribe to Ellie Talks Money on YouTubeHead over to our YouTube channel to catch this episode in full video form. Apply to be a guest on the show. You can also email us at: thesugardaddypodcast@gmail.com Connect with us on InstagramWe're most active over at @thesugardaddypodcast Chat with BrandonWant to work together? Learn more about Brandon Book a free 30-min call to see if it's a fit. Show us some love, hit subscribe, leave a five star rating, and drop a quick review! Money, relationships, and the mindset to master both. Hosted by financial advisor Brandon and his wife Jessica, The Sugar Daddy Podcast breaks down how to build wealth, unpack old money beliefs, and have real conversations about love and finances. Our mission? To help couples and individuals grow rich in every sense of the word: emotionally, relationally and financially.
This episode introduces listeners to the origins and essence of the TRANSFORM initiative—an innovative, leading capacity-building program designed to strengthen social protection systems in Africa. It explores what sets TRANSFORM apart from other training programs and how it was designed as a uniquely African initiative, tailored to the continent's context and adaptable to the needs of its countries and communities. The episode is the first of a three-part TRANSFORM Podcast Series, which will present the initiative's achievements 10 years since its inception through conversations with guests from the continent. The series explores the impact of TRANSFORM on the social protection in the region, showcasing achievements in building culture and its integration into institutions. Hosted by Abidemi Coker, a passionate TRANSFORM Master Trainer. Meet our guests for episode 1: Emmy Tony Ameny, Assistant Commissioner of Programmes, Office of the Prime Minister of Uganda Kate Blaine, Instructional Designer and Facilitator, Learn to Lead Vincent van Halsema, Global Social Protection Advisor, WFP, and former TRANSFORM Hub Coordinator For our testimonial segment, we welcome Aly Cisse, Social Protection and Labour Migration Specialist and a TRANSFORM Master Trainer from Senegal. To learn more and explore how TRANSFORM can be tailored to your own context and how you can get involved with the initiative, go to https://transformsp.org and contact transform_socialprotection@ilo.org.
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NAJ - ناج - YouTube NAJ: The Moroccan Sensation Taking the World by Storm with Her Hit ‘OULALA OUNTALA — La Vie En Rose A story of rhythm, roots, and a rising Moroccan voice uniting Africa through music In this exclusive episode, Hurricane H welcomes NAJ, the young Moroccan artist who's taking the world by storm with her electrifying blend of pop, R&B, electro, afro, Latin, and oriental influences. From her early days chasing melodies in Morocco to becoming a continental sensation, NAJ opens up about her journey, her challenges, and the vision that drives her. She shares how staying true to her roots helped her rise above barriers and carve out a sound that bridges cultures and generations. Her latest hit, “OULALA OUNTALA — La Vie En Rose,” is more than a song — it's a celebration of unity and African pride. Filmed across Senegal's most iconic landmarks — from the lively streets of Dakar to the symbolic Gorée Island, the natural beauty of Somone and the Bandia Safari, and crowned by the monumental Renaissance statue — the video pays homage to shared history, freedom, and creativity. NAJ also reveals what it meant to become the first Moroccan artist to shoot a music video of this magnitude in Dakar, collaborating with a local Senegalese dance troupe, Nigerian artist Pekeys, and the painter Amadou Nieng, who painted live throughout the shoot — turning music into a moving work of art. With over 6 million TikTok views, a partnership with ARCOL, and growing international acclaim, NAJ's success is no coincidence. It's the story of a fearless artist who dares to dream big, build bridges, and wear her colors with pride. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation about art, culture, resilience, and the power of music to unite a continent. This is more than a song — it's a movement. #NAJ #OulalaOuntala #LaVieEnRose #HurricaneHShow #TheEMBCNetwork #iHealthRadio #TimeToEvolve #MoroccanArtist #MadeInMorocco #AfricanVibes #NorthMeetsWestAfrica #MoroccoToDakar #SenegalVibes #AfricanUnity #AfroFusion #PopRNB #AfroBeats #ElectroVibes #LatinPop #OrientalBeats #WorldMusic #NewMusic2025 #MusicWithoutBorders #WomenInMusic #RisingStar #DreamBigAfrica #CulturalPride #ArtMeetsMusic #BehindTheJourney #CreatorsOfAfrica #PodcastInterview #ViralArtist #GlobalSound #NextGenMusic #AFCON2025 #DakarShoot #MusicVideoRelease
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NAJ - ناج - YouTube NAJ: The Moroccan Sensation Taking the World by Storm with Her Hit ‘OULALA OUNTALA — La Vie En Rose A story of rhythm, roots, and a rising Moroccan voice uniting Africa through music In this exclusive episode, Hurricane H welcomes NAJ, the young Moroccan artist who's taking the world by storm with her electrifying blend of pop, R&B, electro, afro, Latin, and oriental influences. From her early days chasing melodies in Morocco to becoming a continental sensation, NAJ opens up about her journey, her challenges, and the vision that drives her. She shares how staying true to her roots helped her rise above barriers and carve out a sound that bridges cultures and generations. Her latest hit, “OULALA OUNTALA — La Vie En Rose,” is more than a song — it's a celebration of unity and African pride. Filmed across Senegal's most iconic landmarks — from the lively streets of Dakar to the symbolic Gorée Island, the natural beauty of Somone and the Bandia Safari, and crowned by the monumental Renaissance statue — the video pays homage to shared history, freedom, and creativity. NAJ also reveals what it meant to become the first Moroccan artist to shoot a music video of this magnitude in Dakar, collaborating with a local Senegalese dance troupe, Nigerian artist Pekeys, and the painter Amadou Nieng, who painted live throughout the shoot — turning music into a moving work of art. With over 6 million TikTok views, a partnership with ARCOL, and growing international acclaim, NAJ's success is no coincidence. It's the story of a fearless artist who dares to dream big, build bridges, and wear her colors with pride. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation about art, culture, resilience, and the power of music to unite a continent. This is more than a song — it's a movement. #NAJ #OulalaOuntala #LaVieEnRose #HurricaneHShow #TheEMBCNetwork #iHealthRadio #TimeToEvolve #MoroccanArtist #MadeInMorocco #AfricanVibes #NorthMeetsWestAfrica #MoroccoToDakar #SenegalVibes #AfricanUnity #AfroFusion #PopRNB #AfroBeats #ElectroVibes #LatinPop #OrientalBeats #WorldMusic #NewMusic2025 #MusicWithoutBorders #WomenInMusic #RisingStar #DreamBigAfrica #CulturalPride #ArtMeetsMusic #BehindTheJourney #CreatorsOfAfrica #PodcastInterview #ViralArtist #GlobalSound #NextGenMusic #AFCON2025 #DakarShoot #MusicVideoRelease
The United States has imposed new sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, in an effort to pressure Moscow into peace negotiations. President Trump says his conversations on Ukraine with President Putin have got nowhere, but he hopes the measures will be short-lived and lead to a breakthrough. Also: The US says it destroyed a boat smuggling drugs off the Colombian coast. The UN's top court has found that Israel has a legal obligation to ensure humanitarian supplies reach the population of Gaza. The Louvre museum in Paris has re-opened, three days after the French crown jewels were stolen. Why fake football agents are a danger for young athletes in Senegal. An exhibition in LA turns the Confederate statues that launched US protests into art. Two jailed journalists win the coveted Sakharov Freedom of Thought Prize for speaking out against injustice... and we look at why Hollywood A-listers can't resist getting involved in UK football teams.The Global News Podcast brings you the breaking news you need to hear, as it happens. Listen for the latest headlines and current affairs from around the world. Politics, economics, climate, business, technology, health – we cover it all with expert analysis and insight. Get the news that matters, delivered twice a day on weekdays and daily at weekends, plus special bonus episodes reacting to urgent breaking stories. Follow or subscribe now and never miss a moment. Get in touch: globalpodcast@bbc.co.uk
In this episode of the Living Proof podcast we're delighted to meet Moustapha Fall. Moustapha is the Center President of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Senegal and winner of a prestigious Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries. He also plays an important role on the international stage as Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee of the International Mathematical Union. Moustapha talks to us about about the amazing institution that is AIMS, about his outreach activities and advice for budding mathematicians, and about the challenges that face mathematicians in sub-Saharan Africa. You can find the IMU-ICIAM report on fraudulent publishing, which Moustapha mentions in the podcast, here. The same team of authors has also drawn up recommendations on how to fight fraudulent publishing.
The FC crew look back at the slate of European World Cup qualifiers including Thomas Tuchel's England qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Plus, Ronaldo's Portugal, Italy, & Spain all in action in World Cup qualifiers. Also, the panel discusses Barcelona's injury list after Robert Lewandowski was recently ruled out. And, Colin Udoh joins the show to talk African World Cup qualifiers: Nigeria head to the playoffs but Senegal, South Africa, & the Ivory Coast all punch their ticket to North America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A World Cup milestone for the ages — Cape Verde's 3-0 win over Eswatini sparks a carnival across the islands as the Blue Sharks qualify for their first-ever World Cup.
Mali's military government is reportedly engaged in talks with the militant group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) amid an ongoing blockade which has paralysed a key trade route for fuel, food, and essential goods. Could the crisis also threaten Mali's stability and governance?A BBC Africa Eye investigation in Cape Town, South Africa, reveals how self-appointed healers and shamans are openly using psychedelic drugs as part of treatment for mental health issues.And if you are in a relationship, do you have 'a swag gap'? We hear more about the new phrase that is going viral on social media and whether being more stylish and confident than your partner can be a deal breaker.Presenter: Nyasha Michelle Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke, Mark Wilberforce and Joseph Keen Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
Mali's military government is reportedly engaged in talks with the militant group Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) amid an ongoing blockade which has paralysed a key trade route for fuel, food, and essential goods. Could the crisis also threaten Mali's stability and governance?A BBC Africa Eye investigation in Cape Town, South Africa, reveals how self-appointed healers and shamans are openly using psychedelic drugs as part of treatment for mental health issues.And if you are in a relationship, do you have 'a swag gap'? We hear more about the new phrase that is going viral on social media and whether being more stylish and confident than your partner can be a deal breaker.Presenter: Nyasha Michelle Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya, Stefania Okereke, Mark Wilberforce and Joseph Keen Technical Producer: Chris Kouzaris Senior Journalist: Patricia Whitehorne Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi
In the aftermath of the shipwreck, France was scandalized by what had happened as the details emerged. And artist Théodore Géricault became obsessed with it. Research: Amigo, Ignacio. “How a biologist turned amateur sleuth to solve a century-old art riddle.” The Guardian. Oct. 23, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/oct/27/how-a-biologist-turned-amateur-sleuth-to-solve-a-century-old-art-riddle Barran, Julian. “Théodore Géricault, Illustrations to Alexandre Corréard’s ‘Le Naufrage de La Méduse.’” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 119, no. 889, 1977, pp. 311–310. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/878824 Baudelaire, Charles. “WHAT IS ROMANTICISM?” The Salon of 1848. https://writing.upenn.edu/library/Baudelaire-Salon-1848.pdf Burgos, Javier S. “A new portrait by Géricault.” The Lancet Neurology, Volume 20, Issue 2, 90 – 91. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30479-8/fulltext Burgos, Javier. S. “In search of Théodore Géricault’s lost monomanias.” Metode. June 3, 2024. https://metode.org/issues/article-revistes/in-search-of-theodore-gericaults-lost-monomanias.html Dard, Charlotte Adelaide Picard. “The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816.” Constable and Co. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1827. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22792/22792-h/22792-h.htm Dione, Babacar and Mark Banchereau. “France withdraws from Senegal, ending its permanent military presence in West Africa.” AP. July 17, 2025. https://apnews.com/article/senegal-france-military-withdrawal-57d150687e18cd20ac6a6d7194821208 The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Treaties of Paris". Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 May. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaties-of-Paris-1814-1815 “The Frigate Medusa … “ The Raleigh Minerva. Nov. 4, 1816. https://www.newspapers.com/image/58081420/?match=1&terms=medusa “Gericault.” The Illustrated Magazine of Art, Vol. 2, No. 11 (1853), pp. 282-283 Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20538136 Géricault, Théodore. “Cuirassier blessé, quittant le feu.” 1814. Louvre. https://collections.louvre.fr/ark:/53355/cl010059200 Géricault, Théodore. “Race of the Riderless Horses.” 1817. Getty Museum. https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RH8 Géricault, Théodore. “Race of the Riderless Horses at Rome, Study.” 1817. The Met. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/665793 Huet, Marie-Hélène. “The Face of Disaster.” Yale French Studies, no. 111, 2007, pp. 7–31. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/20479368 “Loss of the French Frigate Medusa.” Hartford Courant. Oct. 29, 1816. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1105494685/?match=1&terms=medusa Miles, Jonathan. “The Wreck of the Medusa.” Atlantic Monthly Press. 2007. Savigny, Jean Baptiste Henri, and Alexandre Correard. “Narrative of the Voyage to Senegal.” London : Printed for Henry Colburn. 1818. https://archive.org/details/narrativeofvoyag00savirich/page/xiv/mode/2up Smith, Roberta. “Art Review: Oui, Art Tips From Perfidious Albion.” New York Times. Oct. 10, 2003. https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/10/arts/art-review-oui-art-tips-from-perfidious-albion.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.