Carbon markets initiative
In this episode we speak to Dr Sherif Ayoub, Head of the African Carbon Markets Initiative about his work scaling up the market for carbon c...
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The African Business Podcast
Hosted by our award-winning journalists, and featuring trailblazers and leading thinkers from across the continent, the African Business Podcast is an essential listen for anyone with an int...
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Profile of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema of the TNFD and UNEP
In this episode we speak to Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, about her role at the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures. We discuss how...
Can Charter Cities unlock African Economies?
In this episode we speak to Kurtis Lockhart about chartered cities and whether they can deliver broad based prosperity in Africa and further...
The Journey of a Carbon Credit
In this episode we track the journey of a carbon credit. Taking us from Kenya to Geneva, Washington DC, London and finally, Yorkshire, we un...
Davos Debrief and 2023 Forecast
In this episode we speak to the publisher of African Business magazine, Omar Ben Yedder, who has just come back from Davos 2023 in Klosters,...
Driving growth across African e-commerce
In this episode we speak to Daniel Yu, a 32-year-old Californian entrepreneur now based in Zanzibar. He is the founder and CEO of Wasoko , a...
How the UK is investing in African development
British International Investments (BII), the UK's official development finance agency, was the first organisation of its kind when it was fo...
General Electric on Africa's energy transition
Since General Electric was founded by Thomas Edison almost a century and a half ago, the power business has changed a lot. Vuyelwa Mahanyele...
Pascal Lamy: Africa's position at COP27
Few people understand issues of international trade, development and environment as well as Pascal Lamy . Following eight years as Director-...
Kenya's crucial election: the podcast
Charlie Mitchell, Kenya correspondent for African Business Magazine, previews the upcoming contest between Raila Odinga and William Ruto, wh...
Food, climate and a just energy transition: Round-up from the 2022 African Development Bank Annual Meetings
In this special round-up episode, we speak to three prominent attendees of the 2022 African Development Bank Annual Meetings . The theme, Ac...
Conservation, biodiversity and ESG in Africa
In this episode we talk to zoologist-turned lawyer, Alexander Rhodes, about his work as Chair of Tusk conservation charity and Partner and H...
Russia's invasion of Ukraine could be Africa's moment
In this episode we speak with Dr. Alex Vines, director of the Africa Program at Chatham House thinktank, about the African dimensions of Rus...
North Africa Update with Amine Antari
We are joined on this episode by Amine Antari, managing director of Forensic Investigations and Intelligence and Head of Middle East at Krol...
UNDP's Achim Steiner: Can Africa avoid climate catastrophe?
Environmentalist Achim Steiner, administrator of the UN Development Programme, says that the latest IPCC report - which details the disastro...
Mike Whitfield: Nissan plans African manufacturing but cautious on EVs
In July, at its Rosslyn plant northwest of Pretoria, Nissan's Navara pickup truck began to roll off the assembly line, the first model of it...
Political Economy Outlook 2022: Sub-Saharan Africa
In this episode we are joined by Barnaby Fletcher, Associate Director at Control Risks. In a wide-ranging discussion covering politics, econ...
Funke Opeke: Building a $320m data centre player
MainOne CEO and founder Funke Opeke talks to African Business about the data centre market in Africa and the future of the firm after its $3...
Development priorities for the US DFC
In this episode we are joined by Shalini Soopramanien, Assistant General Counsel at the US DFC. In this episode we discuss the development p...
Stéphan Eloïse Gras: Macron's boost for Francophone tech
Digital Africa executive director Stéphan Eloise-Gras talks about the potential of Francophone tech and France's €130m plan to support start...