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Limitless Africa

Welcome to Limitless, the podcast series that asks the questions which matter to Africa.Are tech start-ups the answer to Africa"s unemployment problem? Can we stop fake news from spreading on the continent? How do we raise a generation of football stars?These are just some of the topics we’ll be tackling.And we’re not looking for simple answers. Just as Africa’s potential is limitless, so are the possible solutions to any challenges the continent faces.During each podcast episode, we’ll be asking

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55:33

Re-release: The Nigerian venture capitalist smashing...

Limitless Africa ·

2025/01/27

Maya Horgan Famodu is the founder of Ingressive Capital, the venture capital fund investing in early-stage African start-ups. She has advised American tech companies like Facebook, X and the iconic accelerator Y Combinator. Maya is one of a new generation of African Americans who see their mixed background as a superpower and expertly straddle what it means to be both American and Nigerian.[0.00] Intro [4.02] What it means to be a third-culture kid [7.09] Ageist and sexist attitudes in Nigeria

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14:45

Re-release: Can Gen Z save Africa?

Limitless Africa ·

2025/01/20

Africa has the youngest population in the world, 70% are under the age of 30. For this episode of Limitless Africa, we’re talking to Generation Z - that’s young people born between 1997 and 2012 - and we’re asking them what they want for Africa.Elisa Jamal is 25 and from Mozambique. She campaigns against violence against women.Hadidjatou Nene Sandou Yaya is a 25-year-old climate activist from Togo.23-year-old Jeremiah Thoronka from Sierra Leone founded a clean energy startup.They are allYoung

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31:10

How Africa's example can help resolve war in Ukraine...

Limitless Africa ·

2025/01/13

Victor Ochen grew up in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda in the 1980s and 1990s at the height of the Ugandan civil war, one of Africa's longest conflicts.He talks about the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza and how Africa's example can help resolve these issues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:03

Re-release: The meal that reminds me of home

Limitless Africa ·

2024/12/23

For this episode, we asked three African foodies about the dish that reminds them of home.Chef Bintais the founder of Fulani Kitchen Foundation. She is the winner of the Basque Culinary World Prize.Chef Helt Araujoruns the Flor Do Duke restaurant in Luanda, Angola. He’s part of the research project Ovina Yetu which catalogues Angolan ingredients.Food entrepreneurYasmine Fofanais a culinary food blogger (Afrofoodie) and founded Abidjan Restaurant Week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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43:02

Re-release: "Women bring a subversive perspective" -...

Limitless Africa ·

2024/12/15

We're re-releasing this interview with the Zimbabwean author Novuyo Rosa Tschuma as part of the launch of Limitless Conversations. In these Limitless Conversations, we discuss on social media the things that matter to you. We’ll be hosting aTwitter Space discussion on African literaturethis Sunday,December 15th, at 7 PM CAT / 5 PM GMT. Book enthusiasts and literary advocates please come and join in. Tell us about your favourite books of the year!And please listen to this interview with Novuyo Rosa

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55:33

"It wasn't just an overnight thing. Seeds were planted."

Limitless Africa ·

2024/11/07

Maya Horgan Famodu is a American-Nigerian venture capitalist. She talks about being a third-culture kid, what it takes to raise a $50-million fund, and what she looks for when she invests in African start-ups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:00

How did I make my first million?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/11/04

Across Africa, young entrepreneurs are making their dreams happen in challenging circumstances. Here three very different young Africans explain how they made their first million.Maya Horgan Famodu is an American-Nigerian venture capitalist, originally from Minnesota in the US. She has a VC firm called Ingressive Capital. Her latest fund is worth $50m. She’s invested in some of the biggest startups in Africa.Moulaye Tabouré is the Malian CEO and founder of ANKA, an online sales platform for African

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17:40

"It should really be called a concentration camp"

Limitless Africa ·

2024/11/01

In 2023, journalist Stanis Bujakera was imprisoned for six months. The prosecutors were aiming for 20 years. The charge? Writing an article that suggested the country's military intelligence had been involved in an assassination.Stanis Bujakera is one of Democratic Republic of Congo’s most popular journalists. In 2023, he was imprisoned for six months while reporting on the elections. The prosecutors were aiming for 20 years. After his arrest, organisations fighting for press freedom, like Reporters

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15:00

Is fake news spreading conflict?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/28

Social media means that lies and fake news can spread faster, inflame tensions, and serve the interests of the powerful. So the work that African journalists do - reporting facts and telling the truth - is more important than ever.Jeremias Langa is president of the Mozambican chapter of the press freedom association, Media Institute of Southern Africa.Rodriguez Katsuva is the co-founder of Congo Check, the first news website in the Democratic Republic of Congo that verifies news stories and flags up

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40:14

"He's going to prove that he is the greatest of all...

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/24

Extended interview with Jonathan Eig, a Pulitzer-winning author, who's written the most recent biography of Muhammad Ali. It's our chance to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Rumble in the Jungle, the legendary fight that took place in Kinshasa, then Zaire, now the DRC where Muhammad Ali became the greatest boxer of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:24

How did Rumble in the Jungle change the world?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/21

This year it’s the 50-year anniversary of what many say was the greatest sporting event the world has ever seen. And it happened in Africa.Rumble in the Jungle, the boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali, was held on 30 October 1974 in Zaire, now the DRC. Muhammad Ali’s victory cemented his legacy and showed the world he was the ultimate Greatest of All Time. We speak to Muhammad Ali's biographer Jonathan Eig, the Pulitzer-winning author of Ali: A Life. Hosted on Acast. See

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24:53

"I was anxious for change"

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/17

For this extended episode, we ‘re featuring two guests who decided to move back to the place they consider home, Sinatou Saka and Joli Moniz. Both talk about a turning point in their lives; when they realised that it would soon be too late to start afresh. Both tell us whether they now think if it was the right professional and personal decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:00

Why did I come back? The case for repats

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/14

Many diaspora Africans are choosing to return to the continent. These ‘repats’ - as they’re often known - are keen to seize new opportunities. In this episode, three repats tell us how and why they came to Africa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:38

"Every woman knows a survivor, but somehow men don't...

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/10

According to some surveys, over a third of women in Africa have experienced physical violence in their lifetimes.We speak to Peninah Kimiri, an expert in gender-based violence, about the rise of cyber misogyny, the increase of femicide and how all men need to step up to protect women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:54

How can we stop male violence against women?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/07

According to some surveys, over a third of women in Africa have experienced physical violence in their lifetimes. We ask three activists from Senegal, Cape Verde and Kenya: how can we stop violence against women?Woppa Diallo is a lawyer and gender activist based in Senegal.Natácha Magalhaes is a Cape Verdean writer who often tackles the subject of gender-based violence in her writing.Peninah Kimiri is a Kenyan expert in gender-based violence who has worked across Africa, South East Asia, Eastern

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31:42

"It all started from a hashtag"

Limitless Africa ·

2024/10/03

Oliver Barker-Vormawor is one of the activists behind the #FixTheCountry and #StopGalamseyNow movements as well as the #occupy-Julorbi-house protest in Ghana. This is a must listen for any activist who is looking to make change and anyone interested in how we can deepen and stabilise democracy on the continent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:59

Can social media start a movement?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/09/30

From the #FeesMustFall protests in South Africa to the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria, social media activism has been shown to raise awareness and bring about social change.Claude Grunitzky talks to three activists.Oliver Barker-Vormawor is a governance advisor and one of the founders of the #FixTheCountry movement in Ghana in 2021.South Sudanese model Mari Malek started the social media movement #runwaystofreedom.Abdoulaye Oumou Sow is head of communications for the FNDC movement in Guinea. Hosted on

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15:05

Can African music take over the world?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/09/23

Is African music finally getting the global recognition it deserves? And who’s going to be the next breakout star?Abdul Abdullah is a Ghanaian American culture entrepreneur and founder of Accra’s AfroFutures FestivalPaola Ndengue is a specialist in media and the creative industries.Mmeli Hlanze is one half of Antidote Music, a music label and artist management company based in Eswatini. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:47

"I was an unlikely president"

Limitless Africa ·

2024/09/19

For this episode, we’re broadcasting from the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Cabo Verde. The Limitless Africa journalists interviewed President José Maria Neves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:25

Presidential special: What do Cape Verde's youth want?

Limitless Africa ·

2024/09/16

Six young people from Cape Verde interview their President José Maria Neves. And they want to know what the most powerful man in the country is doing for young people like them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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