The African Business Podcast

In this mini-cast, group publisher for African Business Magazine, Omar Ben Yedder, and podcast host, Desne Masie, set the scene for Africa in 2020, which is set to be a bumper year, kicking off with the first UK-Africa Summit in London and the annual World Economic Forum at Davos where climate change is hot on the agenda as one of the major business risks. We also take a look at the various electi...

Nieros Oyegun, head of network for CDC's The Africa List talks us through the initiative, which wants to fortify top executives with leadership skills and a peer network that spans across countries. The programme selects the leading 100 companies in each country based on current performance and future potential. Then two high-performing leaders from each company, nominated by the current CEO or ch...

In this episode we interview the CEO of Crown Agents Bank, Albert Maasland, about the work they are doing supporting forex provision, liquidity and payments all over continent, including in smaller and more fragile states. Albert also talks us through the enormous opportunities in Africa. We discuss the significance of the bank's recent acquisition of the Fintech Segovia and the its win as best FX...

In the special edition launch episode, we interview group publisher and editor-in-chief of African Business Magazine, Omar Ben Yedder, on his vision for this essential listen on the business and economics of the African continent today. In keeping with the unprecedented interest in investing and capital raising across markets and sectors on the continent, we have as our first guest, Michelle Essom...