Limitless Africa

“Africa does not need pity. It needs partners.” The first episode of Limitless Africa Season 3 dives into the U.S. State Department’s new commercial strategy for Africa and what it means for industries such as sports, film, music, logistics, and technology. The conversation uncovers why Africa is now seen as the world’s largest untapped market, how collaboration can spark innovation, and what it t...

We're so excited to bring you Limitless Africa, Season 3! Rest assured, we'll still be exploring the limitless potential of the continent but we'll be focusing on our changing relationship with the U.S. during this season. Queue interviews with the high-profile entrepreneurs, investors, creatives and changemakers deepening the relationship between Africa and America. If you want to hear the each e...

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]...

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 f...

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.

For this episode, we asked three African foodies about the dish that reminds them of home. Chef Binta  is the founder of Fulani Kitchen Foundation. She is the winner of the Basque Culinary World Prize. Chef Helt Araujo  runs the Flor Do Duke restaurant in Luanda, Angola. He’s part of the research project Ovina Yetu which catalogues Angolan ingredients. Food entrepreneur  Yasmine Fof...

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 a  Twitter Space discussion on African literature  this Sunday,  December 15th, at 7 PM CAT / 5 PM GMT . Book enthusiasts and literary advocates...

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.

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 startu...

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 prosecu...

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...

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.

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 Al...

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 inf...

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.

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.

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.  Peni...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor is one of the activists behind the #FixTheCountry and #StopGalamseyNow movements as well as the #occupy-Julorbi-house protest in Ghana. Learn how to deepen and stabilise democracy on the continent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 me...

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 Festival  Paola 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. H...

 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.

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.

Moulaye Tabouré runs Anka, a platform for African retailers. The start up has over 7000 sellers from 47 African countries. They have buyers in over 170 countries. The company has now raised $6.2 million in its series A funding. This is a fascinating conversation about e-commerce strategies, consumer behaviour and what really drives sales. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

The fashion industry could increase the continent’s prosperity by 25 per cent. Claude Grunitzky asks how can African fashion become a global leader? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Kagame has won the last four elections in Rwanda with over 90 % of the vote. There is no powerful opposition. What does that say about democracy in the country? For this episode of Limitless Africa, we speak to Seth Karamage, a Rwandan development economist specializing in peacebuilding and good governance. He has worked on fostering democracy in Rwanda as well as Nigeria, Kenya and Somalia....