EP 9: EMANCIPATORY DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICA: Ideas From Prof. Grieve Chelwa
Africa’s slow development is rooted in colonial extraction, crippling debt, and growth-stifling austerity. How can the continent take back agency, move forward and achieve long-term growth? I speak with Prof. Grieve Chelwa of the Africa Institute.
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EP 8: AFRICA'S FOOD SYSTEM: Tim Wise - How African agriculture failed the population
In conversation with Tim A Wise, the author of Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food on the capture of African agriculture by corporations to market seeds and fertilizer at the expense of small scale farmers for decades with no tangible result. Africa still has the largest uncultivated arable land and tens of millions of people perpetually in need of food aid.
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EP 7: EXTRA : Friends That Run: Felicia Byrne
Conversation with Felicia Byrne who is training for the Warsaw marathon, her second after completing Chicago in 2023 to celebrate her 40th birthday.
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EP 6: Ethiopia Floats Its Currency: What to Expect with Getachew T. Alemu
(THIS IS A RE-POST) Ethiopia announced adopting a market rate foreign exchange regime, a prerequisite for an IMF program as the country rolled further into economic crisis. Ethiopia’s economy has been hit hard by a full blown out war in the Northern Tigray region as well as other global shocks including the war in Ukraine and environmental catastrophes. The Horn of African nation is still rife with conflict across the region and has struggled to meet its debt repayments, defaulting on its Eurobond payment last year.
Now, Ethiopia has agreed to economic reforms in accordance with IMF guidelines that avail a $3.4 billion program over the next four years. The two key objectives of the program are to float the currency and increase domestic revenue mobiliization. For a country with less than a months worth of FX reserves, it had run out of options.
Now, the question on everyone’s mind is what will be the impact of the devaluation on inflation. We have some ideas but only time will tell.
In this first episode of the Africa News Update, I speak with Getachew T. Alemu
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EP 1: AFRICAN E-COMMERCE: Wasoko - How to build Africa's fastest growing company from a paradise island with Daniel Yu
Wasoko, Africa's fastest growing company is an e-commerce player that tries to connect mama pop shops to the retail supply chain. It has vertically integrated along the value chain for efficiency and dependability. The company raised $120 million earlier this year valuing it at over $600 million.
This is a podcast exploring the economy, innovation, and the stories shaping Africa. Join candid conversations with analysts, startup entrepreneurs, and government officials as we dive into topics like market trends, policy shifts, and the future of business. Beyond economics, we venture into personal passions—discussing running, personal growth, and the connections that drive us.
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