Podcast appearances and mentions of neil munshi

As Nigerians decide on a new president, the country's economy is reeling. Nigeria's public debt is growing, inflation is soaring, and half of adults can't find steady work. People wait in line for hours at gas stations to fill their cars and light their homes with generators because the shaky power grid can't keep up. Kidnapping for ransom is a growing problem.  What can be done to turn things around? Bloomberg journalists Neil Munshi in Lagos, Nigeria and Ruth Olurounbi in Abuja, the capital, join this episode to talk about what's at stake in this election–and how the candidates vying for the job say they'll address these problems. Then, Cheta Nwanze, lead partner at SBM Intelligence, explains why it's so difficult to attract companies, and money, to Africa's largest economy. Read more: https://bloom.bg/3XUUzU5 Listen to The Big Take podcast every weekday and subscribe to our daily newsletter: https://bloom.bg/3F3EJAK  Have questions or comments for Wes and the team? Reach us at bigtake@bloomberg.net.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Turns out Russian mercenaries stand ready to troll journalists and produce big-budget action movies in war-torn African countries. Neil Munshi, West Africa Editor now for Bloomberg, went to the Central African Republic to report on that mercenary group, while writing an award-winning series of stories seeking to explain the conflicts raging in most of the countries in the region.  Countries featured: Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Mali, India, USA, Nepal Publications featured: GQ, Times of India, GQ India, Financial Times, Bloomberg   Here are links to some of the things we talked about: Neil's award winning series on West Africa (free to read) - https://bit.ly/3pdXsAx His story about a film glorifying mercenaries - https://on.ft.com/3phIfOJ F1 Drive to Survive doc series trailer - https://bit.ly/3Poug4q Zikoko's NairaLife - https://bit.ly/3Qjq07s The Journalist and the Murderer - https://bit.ly/3QuHIVS What It's Like to Fight a Megafire in New Yorker - https://bit.ly/3dsN84S Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo - https://bit.ly/3QrOiwi   Follow us on Twitter @foreignpod or on Facebook at facebook.com/foreignpod Music: LoveChances (makaih.com) by Makaih Beats From: freemusicarchive.org CC BY NC

Top Democrats have expressed support for a $908bn stimulus plan offered by a bipartisan group of US senators, the UK has become the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine, and Chinese state-backed funds are still scouring the US for investments in critical technologies despite stiffer restrictions on such deals. Plus, the FT’s West Africa correspondent, Neil Munshi, explains why Nigeria’s richest residents are investing heavily in Africa’s biggest economy. Top Democrats signal willingness to compromise on stimulushttps://www.ft.com/content/8787eb59-642e-4a93-af5b-59f13afa3e6dUK set for Covid vaccinations ‘next week’ after regulatory approvalhttps://www.ft.com/content/c60f49c1-34c8-4cd0-b295-87f35c70bc04Chinese state-backed funds invest in US tech despite Washington curbsft.com/content/745abeca-561d-484d-acd9-ad1caedf9e9eNigeria’s richest plough money into Africa’s biggest economyhttps://www.ft.com/content/c5b98699-a5bb-49b2-8436-4a7edf314b87 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As protests following the killing of George Floyd in the US reverberated around the world this summer, Belgium, like many other countries, experienced its own reckoning: with a brutal colonial past, with the systemic racism that inhibits its black citizens today and with the question of what exactly it owes to the Democratic Republic of Congo, which it exploited for 75 years. The FT's Neil Munshi reports on the company at the heart of Belgium's colonial pursuit, the Union Minière.Read Neil's FT Magazine story here: https://www.ft.com/content/a17b87ec-207d-4aa7-a839-8e17153bcf51.Special thanks to Heleen Debeuckelaere, Elli Fernandes, Mohamed Barrie and Jeroen Laporte. Review clips: Deutsche Welle, CBS News, France 24, NBC News, Reuters, Al Jazeera English, Getty Images, British Pathé. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The US director of national intelligence has warned that Iran and Russia are attempting to influence American voters before the November 3 US election, Tesla delivered a fifth straight quarterly profit in the three months to the end of September, and one of the biggest US public pension funds has frozen new investments with Apollo Global Management over concerns regarding Leon Black’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, the FT’s West Africa bureau chief,Neil Munshi, reports on the violent crackdown by security forces on peaceful demonstrators in Lagos. US official warns of Iranian and Russian election interferenceft.com/content/82d92abf-2dd2-4fb6-8d0a-1f12f7aedcb4Tesla delivers its fifth straight quarterly profit https://www.ft.com/content/e782cac4-cbdf-4d39-986e-8b7b7971de1dApollo investor halts new commitments over Leon Black’s Epstein ties https://www.ft.com/content/7aa15cae-0baf-488b-8713-c4dc29bf193cViolent crackdown on Nigerian protests prompts outragehttps://www.ft.com/content/1e06b3c1-f453-4e7e-b71b-b0dba31faaa3 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a special episode in partnership with the African Leadership Centre we put Africa In focus. We discuss the initial responses to the COVID-19; why representations of African leadership matter, the innovative approaches being taken to public health and the possible long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the political, economic, and cultural life of Africa.Our expert panel is chaired by Neil Munshi. He is joined by Professor Funmi Olonisakin, Dr Olawale Ismail and Dr. Moses Tofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway successfully tamed the Republican candidate? Will Hillary Clinton's comments on Trump's "deplorable" supporters help or hinder her campaign? And why is the candidates' health taking centre stage this cycle? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Courtney Weaver discuss this and more with Neil Munshi. Sign up for the FT White House Countdown daily email at FT.com/NBE. Clip courtesy of Zoco Productions, LLC. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How will Donald Trump and his expected running mate Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, reconcile their differences on immigration, abortion and trade on the campaign trail? What to expect from the Republican convention next week? The FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Neil Munshi discuss this and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton secured substantial victories in the New York primaries on Tuesday night, strengthening Clinton's position as Democratic frontrunner but doing little to ease speculation of a contested nomination process at the Republican party convention in July. The FT's Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo talks to Neil Munshi about the results and the state of the nomination race. Visit FT.com/nbe to sign up for the White House Countdown email newsletter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Sean Silcoff calls in from Toronto to discuss the rise and fall of BlackBerry, the topic of the book he co-wrote, "Losing the Signal". Then, Patrick Chovanec of Silvercrest Asset Management discusses the IMF's plan to include the renminbi in its basket of reserve currencies. Finally, why is one Chicago group pushing back against George Lucas's gift of a museum for the city? Neil Munshi discusses with host Shannon Bond. Music by Kevin MacLeod, The Womb and Kai Engel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.