Limitless Africa - Can green energy power Africa's future?

Can green energy power Africa's future?

10/03/22 • 14 min

Limitless Africa

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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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.

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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Does Africa have an image problem?

Poverty, famine, war, corruption, terrorism, refugees... Is that all that Africa is about? In this episode Claude asks if Africa has an image problem and what we can do about it.

Guests this week include:

Moky Makura who heads up Africa No Filter, a not for profit that seeks to puncture stereotypes about Africa by supporting African storytellers and media platforms.

Nicole Amartiefio, the creator of the TV series An African City, which follows five women in Accra in Ghana. She often explores and subverts stereotypes in her series.

Jessica Hope, who heads up Wimbart, an Africa focused PR company based in the UK. She thinks tech is the way to engage people in a modern Africa.

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FGM - 3 ways to change the culture

FGM refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for cultural or other non-medical reasons.

If hearing that makes you feel uncomfortable, just imagine having to go through it.

Claude talked to three activists in Guinea, Mali and Kenya about how we can end FGM.

Kadiatou Konate is a 20-year-old activist from Conakry Guinea, in West Africa. Kadiatou is co-founder of the Young Girl Leaders Club of Guinea. It has more than 500 members across the country. Their mission is to fight against violence against girls.

Fatoumata Sire Diakate Junior is an activist in Mali. Eight million girls and women in the country have undergone FGM. Fewer than one in five girls and women think FGM should stop. She’s fighting to change minds in a country where the practice is entrenched

Jeremiah Kipainoi is a journalist from Kenya. He produces and hosts the End FGM podcast where he rings up local and national officials and asks them why they’re not doing more to stop FGM.

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