The Africa Briefing Podcast

Jon Offei-Ansah
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Views and commentary on political, economic and social trends in Africa

Episodes

  1. 02/26/2021

    The West cannot force Africa to decriminalise LGBTQ

    I can’t get my head round western nations trying use their economic muscle to coerce African countries to relax laws against LGBTQ. It is very paternalistic

  2. 02/18/2021

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a well-qualified new leader for the WTO

    Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's appointment as the new Director-General of the WTO validates the competence and leadership skills of African women

  3. 11/09/2020

    Joe Biden's Africa strategy

    The United States will never be able to compete with the Chinese on financing large-scale infrastructure, subsidising private industry, or even the whole-of-government approach that Beijing brings to its diplomacy in Africa.  Instead, the U.S. should build on the  areas where it has an advantage over the Chinese

  4. 10/31/2020

    Trump's rhetoric toward Ethiopia is dangerous and indicative of a larger problem

    Presient Trump has urged  Egypt to blow up Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam, saying “They should have stopped it long before it was started.”

  5. 10/24/2020

    #EndSars protests in Nigeria

    Nigerian youth have learnt that two decades of democratic rule have brought scant change.

  6. 10/16/2020

    Is democracy taking a 'vacation' in sub-Saharan Africa?

    The increasing trend of presidents in sub-Saharan Africa extending their term limits is tantamount to coups

  7. 05/23/2020

    France and the CFA Franc

    The decision by the eight countries, led by Cote d’Ivoire, to jettison the CFA in favour of a new regional currency, the Eco, is welcome as an assertion of their sovereignty. France formally accepted the move this month after a Bill was ratified by the Council of Ministers in Paris.

  8. 05/12/2020

    African herbal cure for Covid-19?

    There is currently a renewed interest in African-plant-based medicines in the prevention and cure of various diseases. Medicinal plants still play an important role in healthcare system in African countries. So now is the time for Africa to buck the trend and be leaders instead of followers.

  9. 04/23/2020

    Call for action over Chinese abuse of Africans

    The Pan African Human Rights Defenders Network has demanded immediate remedial action over the xenophobic, racist and inhuman treatment of Africans in China and called on African leaders to demand a full and independent investigation into the violations.

  10. 04/14/2020

    Racism and xenophobic attacks on Africans in China

    African governments must step up from diplomatic posturing and rhetoric to concrete action to compel the Chinese authorities to protect Africans in China from the rampant racism and xenophobia

  11. 04/08/2020

    AFRICA'S HEALTH SECTOR

    The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for African leaders to re-examine their priorities.

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Views and commentary on political, economic and social trends in Africa

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  • Creator
    Jon Offei-Ansah
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jon Offei-Ansah
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    The Africa Briefing Podcast