Loye Oyedotun & Folakunmi Pinheiro

The Africa Briefing

News EN ↓ 32 episodes

Bite-sized African News delivered with a bit of banter. Episodes released every two weeks.

Author

Loye Oyedotun & Folakunmi Pinheiro

Category

News

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jan 1, 2026

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Episodes

Rwanda's 99% man 22.07.2024

This week we're updating you on Nigeria's restructuring of local governments, a major Series A fundraising and Rwanda’s 99% man. There's also a bunch of quick takes like the salary cuts in Liberia, Starlink in South Sudan and pro-democracy protests in eSwatini. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  Click here to read the FCCPC judgment: https://x.com/fccpcnigeria/status...

Africa’s New Energy Bank (and a recap of Loye’s Lagos-Abidjan road trip) 08.07.2024

This week we're updating you on Africa’s New Energy Bank, the next stage of the Kenyan protests and a $1 trillion of oil in Namibia. There's also a bunch of quick takes like the Mauritanian elections and M&A in the tech space. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  The What In The World Video being referenced: https://x.com/yabaleftonline/status/1808419048725639520 The so...

Rooting against Ruto's Finance Bill 25.06.2024

This week we're updating you on a unity government in SA, Kenyan protests and Company’s playing musical chairs in Nigeria There's also a bunch of quick takes like Sierra Leone banning Child marriage. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  The What In The World Video being referenced: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8cQJtIssp_/?igsh=MTV1cXQwbmJtZWhsaw==  https://www.instagram....

Nigerians on Strike (Lil Yachty was a prophet) 10.06.2024

This week we're updating you on Strike like I don’t want to work, Banking Palaver and Zim Zuma dey run am? There's also a bunch of quick takes likeBurkina Faso extending its military rule. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/  https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/

Zim Zuma 27.05.2024

This week we're updating you on Binance's battles in Nigeria, too much Rambo in the Congo and Zim Zuma whose got the keys to my government? There's also a bunch of quick takes like Qatar's investment in an unnamed African airline. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/ https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/ https://www.instag...

Diaspora Trust Funds, Unrest in the Horn of Africa and Togo as a Family Business 13.05.2024

We're updating you on the proposed Nigerian Diaspora Trust Fund, unrest in the horn of Africa and Togo being run as a family business. There's also a bunch of quick takes like Amazon landing on the continent. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/ https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/

The one where we come back 11.04.2024

We're updating you on the broad themes across the two year's we've been gone namely what's been going on in Nigeria, elections across Africa, the acquisition of Multichoice etc. Join us in keeping it brief across the continent.  https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/

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