Initiative Afrique Podcast

“There should be a recognition of indigenous knowledge, not just as an addition, but as a co-knowledge system”.   Recording date: 24.11.2025 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor. Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Fun...

Listen to our partners, Franka Ebai, from the Institute for Information Systems (FHNW), and Roman Bögli, at the Software Engineering Group (SEG) , in the University of Bern. Recording date: 19.11.2025 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor. Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wag...

Episode Tendai Muronzi “My two-month exchange at the University of Bern has helped me to attain outputs that I have taken back to South Africa and also an insight into what it means to do research outside Africa.” Recording date: 17.09.2025 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor.  Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO Z...

Episode Tevodai Mambai  Recording date: 10.07.2025  Language: French Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Ethnic, by Sneaky Club; Village, by Sneaky Club. Free Music Archive.  Tevoda...

Recording date : 02.07.2025.    Moderator : Djouroukoro Diallo. Production : Patricia Teixidor.    Music : Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Free Music Archive.  Pooja Singh – “The time is right for capacity building in Africa so we can take cont...

Recording date: 09.10.2024  Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Giacomo Forte, "Nairobi"; Blue Dot Sessions, "Dirtbike lovers"; Abdoulaye Alhassane Touré, "...

Episode Cecilia Olima  Recording date: 15.11.2024 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Rocky Marsiano, "Munana"; Ketsa, "No clouds"; Abdoulaye Alhassane Touré,...

Gender studies and women’s welfare in global south cities Philipa Birago Akuoko arrived in Bern to pursue a PhD at the Institute of Geography two years ago from Kumasi, Ghana. She is an urban development researcher focusing on spatial planning and informal economy through predominantly qualitative case studies and mixed-method approaches. Her interest also covers gender studies and women’s welfare...

Samuel Agyekum is a PhD student at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern. He holds an MSc in Urban Environmental Management (Land Use Planning) from the Wageningen University and Research (The Netherlands). He arrived in Bern one year and a half ago after pursuing his bachelor's at Copenhagen as an Erasmus student and an MSc in The Netherlands. He was born in Kumasi, one of the large...

Episode 6. Prof. Zerihun Tadele Recording date: 07.08.2024  Moderator: Hugues Abriel. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Tim Taj, "Desert Mysteries"; John Bovey, "Desert Days on Earth"; &q...

Episode 5. Frank Mintah Recording date: 07.08.2024  Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Habib Koite, "Barra"; Sere Quadrado, "Brazilian"; Ballaké Sissoko and...

Episode 4. Djouroukoro Diallo Recording date: 08.08.2024  Moderator: Hugues Abriel. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Studio Mali - Wake Up - "It's Africa Calling"; John Bartmann, "Africa...

Episode 1. Nada El Makhzen  Recording date: 23.05.2024  Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: “Yadina” (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. “Ibn Al andalus”, by Fatimamhedden. Tribe of Noise PRO Bronze licence. In 2022 Nada El Makhzen arrived in Bern (...

Episode 2. Jean Claude Makangara Cigolo Recording date: 06.06.2024  Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: “Yadina” (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: John Bartmann, “Cuban Heat”; Ugo Mbaise, “Garri Gwu”, “Ofu Iko Mmanya”; Maria de Bar...

Episode 3. Margaret Owuor  Recording date: 12.06.2024  Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia Teixidor Music: Intro and outro: “Yadina” (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania . ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Ksu Leer Yi, “Youssoupha Sidibe”; LaFaena, “Primitive Ritual”; Maria de Barros, “Cabinda A Cunene...