Africa in Progress
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Africa in Progress
A profile of two promising classical talents from Sierra Leone This radio programme is for Africans who want to expand their horizons. Inspiring guest speakers in round table discussions and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.
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Africa in Progress
They cannot lift the problems of the society, but what they can do is provoke a debate, says GADO, speaking about the role of cartoonists like himself. Born Godfrey Mwampembwa, the Tanzanian artist is one of Africas most widely syndicated editorial cartoonists and he's the guest on this edition of Africa in Progress. The one-time architect student student tells us what compelled him to start doing political drawings professionally and how being GADO is a 24/7 commitment. This show was...
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Africa in Progress
This radio programme is for Africans who want to expand their horizons. Inspiring guest speakers in round table discussions and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.
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Africa in Progress
Could a common currency strengthen the continents economy? With over 50 nation-states and some 40 different monies circulating in Africa, cross-country business transactions can pose a major challenge. This radio programme is for Africans who want to expand their horizons. Inspiring guest speakers in round table discussions and in-depth interviews give listeners food for thought.
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Africa in Progress
By nature, Africas aging leaders will go and todays youth will grow up to take their place. But what, for this new generation, makes a good leader? Are such individuals born or made? In this edition of Africa in Progress, we discuss the topic with secondary students, asking how they themselves are leaders-in-the-making. We also get telling insights from a social scientist, a teacher and a management consultant. As one discussant puts it, the continent has role models galore. Guests: Simpson...
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Africa in Progress
Time for the real deal on sex Sex: everybody everywhere does it. But in many cultures, notably on the continent, the subject is not an easy one to discuss. In this edition of Africa in Progress, a Nigerian sex educator and a Rwandan sex educator discuss the sexual taboos they themselves dealt with while growing up and what they believe young Africans need today to have healthy, pleasurable sex lives. This show was originally published on our website on 10 January 2011. Guests: Stephen...
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Africa in Progress
Is African time delaying your dreams? Some say that a tendency to turn up late to appointments and needlessly prolong projects is a quintessential African trait that is contributing to under-development on the continent. Critics suggest that African time, as they call it, may even prevent fellow Africans from fulfilling their dreams. In this edition of Africa in Progress, we ask whether that pace of life should be sped up and, if so, how. We also speak with Africans who adjust their internal...
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