They say Africa’s future is digital.

Aminata Bah Keita would tell you it’s also agricultural.

On the Conversations with Daniel Duwa Show, we sit with the CEO of Nia Agrobusiness—an entrepreneur from Mali building power where it matters most: in soil, systems, and communities.

This isn’t a feel-good story about farming.
It’s a masterclass in leadership.

Aminata speaks about rural development not as charity, but as a strategy.
About empowerment, not as a slogan, but as infrastructure.
About agribusiness not as tradition vs. innovation—but as both, done with intent.

From Mali to Kenya, and the world, this conversation pulls apart how culture, economics, and food systems quietly shape who gets to lead, who gets to grow, and who gets left behind.

This is beyond African entrepreneurship, development that actually lasts, and leadership rooted in reality—this episode is required listening.

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In this episode of Conversations with Daniel Duwa, we meet Stan Stewart — not merely a musician, but an architect of feeling. A pianist, composer, songwriter, and improviser, Stan’s work occupies that rare intersection where mastery meets meaning, and where sound becomes both reflection and refuge.

His composition Lament to George — a haunting, graceful tribute to George Floyd — captures the emotional terrain of our time with uncommon sensitivity. It’s a piece that neither shouts nor preaches; instead, it breathes. Each note carries empathy, restraint, and the quiet insistence that we must remember, that we must feel, that we must stay human.

In our conversation, we explore the deeper currents that shape his artistry — the discipline behind improvisation, the courage in tenderness, and the enduring power of music to bear witness when words fall short.

Stan Stewart’s body of work, found at muz4now.com and playmusic.muz4now.com, reveals an artist not seeking fame but resonance — one who steadies a world slightly off balance with each measured phrase and open-hearted performance.

Regards, 

Daniel.

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António Ole is an internationally acclaimed Angolan artist, painter, photographer, and filmmaker. His work is a powerful reflection of Angola's recent turbulent history, with themes of colonization, civil war, social conflict, and the human capacity for resistance and survival. He has exhibited his work in prestigious international venues such as the Venice Biennale, Havana Biennial, Johannesburg Biennial, the Los Angeles Museum of African American Art, Nairobi, and Angola. Listeners can learn more about António Ole's story and the artistic process by hearing him on the archive recording of "Conversation with Daniel Duwa Show now. 

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Joseph Hellon is a Kenyan entrepreneur, jazz maestro, musician, and writer. He is a talented guitarist, pianist, and composer who has played with various artists, both locally and internationally. In 2007, he formed the "Quail Birds" band, which became one of the most popular bands in Nairobi, performing regularly at high-end establishments.

Hellon has also released several albums as a solo artist, including, Zamar, Ekkaleo, Bizkuti, Hellon Live in Bizkuti, Fish Conspiracy, Come Let Us Build Jerusalem, New Dawn, and The Great Kenyan Love Song. His music is a fusion of various genres, including jazz, gospel, and African rhythms, with lyrics that often touch on social and political issues.

Aside from his music career, Hellon is also the founder of the Art of Music Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims to discover and develop young musical talent in Kenya. Through the foundation, he has organized various music workshops and concerts, providing a platform for young musicians to showcase their talent.

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Daniel.

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Nienke Nasserian

Nienke is a soprano and classical musician and performer in Europe born to a Netherland mother and a Tanzanian father whose meeting resembles the movies and especially, the classic movie Casablanca. She is walking the tightrope finding her way in a blend steeped in her European home where she grew up and her African heritage.

She took a liking to play the clarinet at the tender age of eight, took to singing at fifteen, and Operatic performance at eighteen. She would graduate cum laude.

Please follow her music, performance, and dates on her official site: www.nienkenasserian.com

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My guest today is an amazing changer agent and a treasure trove of knowledge and inspiration. When the world fell off, and America had to change overnight in the 911 period, she charted an unlikely path. Not one to be in the comfort zone, Dorthea is embarking and charting very exciting paths that I feel will be of benefit to a whole new generation. This is a message that is heaven-sent in these strange times,

Dorethea Kemp is a Graphic and Mobile Web Designer at her company DKemp Designs and I like the way she describes herself as "who also is a servant to the feline known as Smutty" on her socials.

In her free time, she paints abstract art and blogs.

You can connect with her at

https://www.dkempdesigns.com/

Please enjoy my conversation with Dorthea Kemp.

Regards,

Daniel 

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Conversation with  Daniel Duwa  -  Slevi Radhakrisna Cheria - Life Partnerships

Slevi Radhakrisna Cheria 

My guest today is a small yet growing percentage of entrepreneurs who have taken what I would call the high-rope act of building lasting businesses while also working with their life partners. Their company Business Sherpa is a coaching business that Slevi and her husband Akshay run together both as business partners but also as husband and wife. It is this dichotomy of where work begins and life starts and vice-versa that is super intriguing as to how they are navigating these waters. Slevi opens up about life, work, struggles, and successes so far. I think there is a masterclass that we could all benefit from emulating. 

Thank you Slevi.

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Daniel.

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Khrys is a single mom with a very energetic little boy. Their favorite thing to do together is travel, experiences she shares on her YouTube channel (Khrys Monet) which also has product reviews.  She says "I share lifestyle-related videos such as product reviews, travel, & anything else Mom life-related".  Her goal on the channel is to uplift, inspire, connect with other moms & empower others with valuable content. Her videos are straight to the point, with no intro, and no rambling. 

Miss Monet as I call her is always in busy mommy mode racing the clock, a fact that is clear even in this podcast that we recorded while she made breakfast for her son.  All this while also working in the Airline industry. 

You can also follow her on Instagram:  @khrysmonet

Please enjoy my Conversation with Khrys Monet. 

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Daniel.

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In this episode, I had a late, late-night seat down interview with change-makers,  Jamaican, Rwandese CEO, educational consultant, and attorney, Donnalee Donaldson at the fringes of the Segal Conference.  An educator and education development specialist with a passion for strengthening education systems, and designing academic programs that create equitable access to education for all, particularly underserved populations.   Donnalee co-founded secondary and tertiary education programs in four countries, including in a refugee camp.   Her expertise includes teacher training, instructional coaching, curriculum development, program design, refugee education/education in emergencies, creating school-to-workforce pipelines, competency-based education & student recruitment, and admissions.   She is currently serving as the Rwanda Country Director of Educate!, where she leads a team that uses a novel approach to teacher training to support the government's implementation of a competence-based curriculum.  An attorney by training, Donnalee's professional experience also includes litigation and policy work for four local government agencies. As an international education professional, she draws on her legal background to develop practical policy solutions to systemic education issues.  I am based in Rwanda, but available for consulting opportunities globally (and remotely).

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Daniel

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Today, I share being interviewed by Ghosts of Tsavo author  Vered Ehsani @VeredEhsani

Daniel Duwa – YOUNGEST PIRATE EVER

'He claims to be shy, but I’m not buying it. Especially for a former radio pirate at the age of 10 back in the state-owned media days of the Moi era. Daniel D’uwa was anything but reserved as we chatted in a University of Nairobi innovation lab where he often hangs out. Storytelling is his passion, and he loves music too. But, he says, “I have the equivalent of two left feet when it comes to playing.” So he sticks with writing, amongst other creative endeavors.

In addition to being an amateur pirate and a writer, Daniel has also dabbled in film as a director and producer. He’s been a journalist, a poet, an event manager, a speaker, a social anthropologist, and (his personal favorite) a Nerd. Not bad for a guy who claims to be shy.

Reflecting on the diversity of his city, Nairobi, he realized that we have to tell our stories. Not only are there lots of stories to tell, but there are also lots of tools to capture them with. His passion for churning out local content made him part of the team that started the Kenya Music Week and also directed the first-ever hidden camera comedy show called Krazie Kenyans, way before the hype for these types of TV shows really hit the industry last year.

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Daniel.

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