54. Story Time: Best and Worst Moments in Zambia

10/06/21 • 37 min

Dear Diaspora is officially back – welcome to season 4 of the show!

Let's just say a LOT has happened since the last episode! First, my short visit to visit family in Zambia turned into an extended, four-month stay. I also started a pretty cool fellowship with Princeton in Africa in July.

Tune in to catch up and hear what you can expect from this season and some tea on the best and worst moments of my time in Zambia.

BEST:

My grandma's fantastic dating advice
Experiencing Zambia's nightlife

WORST:

Getting scammed when working on a project
Having to comb out my locs when applying for a Zambian ID

Links:

Ask an anonymous question: https://www.questionwave.com/q/11895

Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deardiaspora

Medium blog on Zambia's historic elections: https://medium.com/emerging-public-leaders/reflections-on-zambias-historic-elections-8c5c945869d3

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Dear Diaspora is officially back – welcome to season 4 of the show!

Tune in to catch up and hear what you can expect from this season and some tea on the best and worst moments of my time in Zambia.

BEST:

My grandma's fantastic dating advice
Experiencing Zambia's nightlife

WORST:

Getting scammed when working on a project
Having to comb out my locs when applying for a Zambian ID

Links:

Ask an anonymous question: https://www.questionwave.com/q/11895

Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deardiaspora

Medium blog on Zambia's historic elections: https://medium.com/emerging-public-leaders/reflections-on-zambias-historic-elections-8c5c945869d3

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Previous Episode

53. Zimbabwean-Born Writer and Director Lee Ngwenya on Zambia’s Film Scene and Showing Up for African Creatives

Today’s guest is Lee Ngwenya–writer, documentary filmmaker and host of Conversations with Leelabee, a podcast covering topics ranging from entrepreneurship to mental health.

Lee was born in Zimbabwe but raised in Zambia, and knew early on that a traditional career path wasn’t for her. She attended school in North Carolina for social work but quickly realized that film was her passion. Capetown, South Africa had the exact program she was looking for and her training there has landed her work in South Africa, Kenya and Zambia.

Tune in to hear more about:

What her 2020 was like
How she’s navigating Zambia’s creative scene
The two sides of Capetown people aren’t really talking about
Upcoming African creative projects you should know about
Which Conversations with Leelabee episode to listen to first & more!

Resources mentioned:

Listen to Conversations with Leelabee: https://linktr.ee/leelabee
Learn about Amooye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g0opGfQ3vU
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Next Episode

55. Why hasn’t Africa "developed" as fast as other continents?

This week's episode explores the question: Why hasn’t Africa "developed" as fast as other continents?

As you can imagine, this is a HUGE, nuanced question. Nevertheless, Joy Malonza (founder of The Down Ballot) and I tackled the question head-on, with zero filter*

Tune in to hear about:

Africa's patterns of development before the transatlantic slave trade and colonization
The legacy of colonization in Africa
How institutions like The Wold Bank and IMF have impacted Africa's development
Why capitalism doesn't work in Africa (and why rich Africans are not our friends)
Why socialism may/may not be the answer

*views/opinions expressed in this episode are my own and do not represent any organization other I am affiliated with!

Links/resources:

Ask us a question: https://www.questionwave.com/q/11895

Buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deardiaspora

Africa before Transatlantic Slave trade: https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/history-of-slavery/africa-before-transatlantic-enslavement/

The Guardian article by Eliza Anywangwe titled, "why is Africa so poor": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/28/why-africa-so-poor-google

The Guardian article by Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu titled "Why has Africa fallen behind the rest of the world'd economies?": https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/aug/04/africa-fallen-behind-economies-science-technology

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