Limitless Africa

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. He’s a former soldier with the Rwanda Defence Forces.

This is an opportunity to ask someone who really knows the situation: Should young people bother voting in the election? And in situations where elections aren’t held or their results are not in doubt, are military or political coups ever justifiable?

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Many wars have been waged on African soil. But it also means that Africans have something to say about conflict resolution. At a moment in time, where conflict seems to be all around us, Limitless Africa wanted to highlight three approaches to peace.

Souleymane Bachir Diagne is one of the foremost scholars of Islamic and African philosophy and a professor at Columbia University in New York

Joseph Nkurunziza is a medical doctor and CEO of Never Again Rwanda, a peace-building NGO which works in 22 out of the 30 districts of the country.

Former refugee Victor Ochen supports local communities still affected by war with his organisation AYINET, the African Youth Initiative Network.

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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 Ali's biographer Jonathan Eig, the Pulitzer-winning author of Ali: A Life.

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How can Africa prepare for the century ahead? Can green energy power our future?

Claude spoke to three guests who know what they are talking about.

Samba Bathily is a Malian entrepreneur specializing in sustainable clean energy and solar solutions. He founded Africa Development Solutions (ADS) and partnered with Akon the American-Senegalese hip-hop artist on the Akon Lighting Africa Initiative.

Olasimbo Sojinrin, Director of Solar Sister Nigeria, an Africa-wide American NGO which invests in clean energy.

Linda Mabhena-Olagunju runs a wholly African female-owned independent power producer, and operates one of Africa's largest wind farms.

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We speak to three black beauty entrepreneurs challenging stereotypes and championing natural beauty.

Mari Malek, the South Sudanese model who started the beauty brand WAU.

Patricia Lamah, a beauty entrepreneur from Guinea, has a chain of beauty salons where she sells her own beauty products.

Carmen Miral is the founder of the Mozambican natural skin and haircare brand, Black Khakhela

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