Discovering Africa Thru' Technology

Welcome to Discovering Africa Thru Technology Podcast that cuts through the noise to celebrate the real visionaries building solutions from the ground up.

We showcase the brilliance of Africa's greatminds, innovators, and experts as they tackle complex challenges with homegrown solutions driven by knowledge, technology, and innovation.

Our podcast is inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science and innovation.

In this episode, we explore the intersection of scent, science, and emotional wellbeing; and yes, we're talking about candles.

Host Raziah Quallatein Mwawanga sits down with Maryam Hassan and Fisayo Adedipe the Co Founders of Muuds by 2702. A UK based wellness brand with a global mission to help people improve their quality of life through everyday products and little things that promotepositivity.

Muuds is on a mission to become a global feel good brand creating intentional, mood led sensory products designed to actively support emotional wellbeing.

Their approach blends research led product development with design and purpose, helping busy professionals feel calmer, more balanced and more in control of their emotional state through simple sensory experiences.From candles that shift your mood to daily rituals that spark joy Muuds is proving that sometimes, the smallest things make the biggest difference.

We discuss:

The Candles That Change Your Mood.

How scent actively supports emotional wellbeing building a Global Feel Good Brand

The vision behind Muuds and its mission to spread positivity worldwide and the science of little things

Why everyday rituals matter for mental health and quality of life from idea to impact

The entrepreneurial journey of two founders building a purpose driven brand with global ambition whether you are an entrepreneur, wellness enthusiast, or simply curious about the power of scent . This conversation will change how you think about candles, self-care, and the little things that make life better.

Inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science, technology and innovation.

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Welcome to Discovering Africa Thru Technology Podcast that cuts through the noise to celebrate the real visionaries building solutions from the ground up.
We showcase the brilliance of Africa's greatminds, innovators, and experts as they tackle complex challenges with homegrown solutions driven by knowledge, technology, and innovation.

Our podcast is inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science and innovation.
In this episode, we explore the intersection ofscent, science, and emotional wellbeing; and yes, we're talking about candles.
Host Raziah Quallatein Mwawanga sits down withMaryam Hassan and Fisayo Adebimpe the co-founders of Muuds by 2702. A UK based wellness brand with a global mission to help people improve their quality of life through everyday products and little things that promotepositivity.
Muuds is on a mission to become a global feel good brand creating intentional, mood led sensory products designed toactively support emotional wellbeing.

Their approach blends research-led product development with design and purpose, helping busy professionals feelcalmer, more balanced, and more in control of their emotional state through simple sensory experiences.
From candles that shift your mood to daily rituals that spark joy Muuds is proving that sometimes, the smallest thingsmake the biggest difference.
We discuss:
The Candles That Change Your Mood.

How scent actively supports emotional wellbeing
Building a Global Feel Good Brand

The vision behind Muuds and its mission to spread positivity worldwide
The Science of Little Things

Why everyday rituals matter for mental health and quality of life
From Idea to Impact

The entrepreneurial journey of two founders building a purpose driven brand with global ambition
Whether you're an entrepreneur, wellness enthusiast, or simply curious about the power of scent . This conversation will change how you think about candles, self-care, and the little things that make life better.
Inspired by the AU Agenda 2063 Aspiration 7, which seeks to rebrand Africa and change negative narratives and perspectives through science, technology and innovation.
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What happens when residential buildings stop running on disconnected tools and start operating as one connected system?

In this episode, we speak with Abdulmalik Abdullahi Shinkafi Founder Ceo, AI Intergration Engineer at Cambridge and Musa Christopher, Co-Founder , Ex Amazon Operations Manager about the platform they are building to transform residential property management in the UK.

Reqzi is a UK building operations platform that replaces spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, paper logs, emails, and other disconnected tools with one real-time system connecting directors, front desk teams, and residents. Through three integrated portals an Admin Dashboard, a Front Desk Portal, and a Resident App Reqzi brings every aspect of building operations into one flow.

In our conversation Abdulmalik and Musa discuss the problem they set out to solve, why most managed residential buildings still operate on fragmented systems, and how Reqzi is creating a more connected, transparent, and efficient experience for everyone involved.

We also explore some remarkable milestones behind the platform:

• Zero external funding and zero paid marketing, yet more than 40 companies are already in the pipeline.

• The entire platform was built in-house by a single technical CEO.

• Reqzi Go, their solution for landlords, HMO owners, and letting agents, was created after customers requested it before it was even on the roadmap.

Built by two Nigerian-born founders, Reqzi is proving that innovation does not have to be complicated. Sometimes, the biggest transformation comes from connecting people who have always worked in the same building but never on the same system.

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Beyond Breakthroughs: Innovation Communicated (with Eva Kagiri-Kalanzi)

What happens when science-led startups win on technical breakthroughs but lose on the message? Research shows that clear science communication can increase an innovation’s public adoption by over 60%, yet up to 80% of deep-tech failures are driven by commercialisation and messaging gaps rather than flaws in the core science.

In this episode of Discovering Africa Thru Technology host Raziah Quallatein Mwawanga sits down with Eva Kagiri-Kalanzi, a Science Communication and international development expert from Synapse-Collaborative & AISCE.

With nearly 20 years of experience shaping innovation ecosystems between the UK and Africa, Eva breaks down why traditional agency models fail deep-tech founders and how fragmented messaging stalls critical solutions.

We discuss the birth of AISCE, a pioneering platform bridging the gap between complex science, strategy, and governance. Eva addresses the rising "AI trust gap" in high-stakes fields where factual errors or AI hallucinations can decimate investor confidence overnight and outlines why a strict "human in the loop" approach is vital.

Deep dive into the core DATT mandate: promoting the power of African experts' knowledge to solve local and global challenges. Eva shares how African science startups can move past simply producing research to completely owning their narrative and using strategic communication as a tool of global power.

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50 million people are trapped in modern slavery today. To meet the UN's 2030 eradication goal, we would need to free 10,000 people every single day for the next decade.

In the UK alone, over 23,000 potential victims were referred to authorities in 2025 a 22% increase and the highest number ever recorded. Across Africa, 7 million people live in modern slavery, with children accounting for a devastating 62% of identified victims.

This is not a history lesson. It is happening right now.

In this episode of Discovering Africa Through Technology, host Raziah Quallatein Mwawanga sits down with Jillian Alexander a scholar with five degrees across sociology, human rights, criminology, and law who left the boardroom for the frontlines. Starting as a volunteer walking alongside survivors, Jillian built something radically different: Unbound Organisation, a coaching-led, strengths-based, tech-enabled social enterprise designed not to rescue people, but to unlock their own power to rebuild.

We explore the five pillars of the Unbound framework Unlock, Unlearn, Unfold, Uplift, and Unbound and ask: How does technology help a survivor move from trauma to autonomy?

We also issue a challenge. The UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner warns that criminals now use AI and digital platforms to "recruit, groom and control victims at scale." If technology is being weaponised to trap people, then technology must be part of the solution to set them free.

This episode is a call to the builders: developers, business owners, policymakers, and investors. Not pity. Partnership.

As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said: "If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."

Discovering Africa Through Technology  cutting through the noise to celebrate the visionaries building solutions from the ground up.

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What if the waste we throw away every day could build industries, create jobs, and power Africa’s future?

In this powerful episode of Discovering Africa Thru Technology, we are joined by Dr. Ben Festus a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Nanoengineering and Advanced Materials (CeNAM), University of Johannesburg; Acting Director of Research and Development at Federal Polytechnic Ede, Nigeria; and Convener of the Centre for Advanced Materials and Development.

This episode dives deep into waste to wealth innovation, sustainable engineering, and the circular economy in Africa revealing how everyday waste can be transformed into high value materials, industrial products, and scalable business opportunities.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

Why waste is not useless but untapped wealth

How agro-waste (like coconut husks) can become durable industrial materials

Why Africa must shift from importing goods to building local industries

How e-waste recycling can produce battery materials and lab-grade resources

Scalable solutions for SMEs, startups, and local manufacturing

The innovation behind CoolTech a smart vaccine cooling carrier

How local techniques + modern science can drive climate smart industrialisation

Why this is more than research but a movement for Africa’s economic transformation

This episode is perfect for:

Engineers | Entrepreneurs | Startups | Policymakers | Sustainability professionals | Students | Anyone interested in African innovation, green technology, and climate solutions

Key topics covered:

Waste to wealth | Circular economy | Sustainable engineering | Green technology | Agro-waste recycling | E-waste innovation | African industrialisation | Clean technology | Materials science | Local manufacturing | Climate change solutions

Tune in to discover how Africa can turn waste into opportunity and lead the future of sustainable innovation.

Cancer is rising — Tech can turn the tide.

Join us as we explore how Technology and & AI are Transforming Lung Cancer Care in Kenya

With Dr. Elias Melly the CEO of the National Cancer Institute of Kenya & LAA-MEA Chapter Steering Committee Member.

Did you know that 44,000 people are annually diagonised with cancer in Kenya

32,000 people die of Cancer Annually

92% cancer patients die annually

There is a 5% survival rate for Cancer

90% of people diagnised with Lung Cancer dont smoke and not secondary smokers

Your environment and upbringing can affect your genetic make up regardless of your race

Join us to hear inspiring research, policy, information, advocacy and investment advice can reduce the burden of rising cancer.

Dr Elias explores Targetted interventions and leveraging on technology to treat patients with targetted interventions get better outcomes with minimal side effects.

Strategy

Early detection, proper diagnosis, treatement and after care treatment, using Ai Powerered High Resolution X Rays, community engargement, intergrated screening programs and information are game changers in the fight against Lung Cancer.

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🌸 This Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A Story of Resilience & Transformation

Meet Dr Sarah Jennifer Maongezi, Project Lead for the East Africa Comprehensive Women’s Cancer Project, a seasoned physician and public health specialist from Tanzania whose life took an unexpected turn. She had the textbooks. She had the solutions. Then she became the case study.

One small lump on her breast transformed her overnight from advocate to patient, from protector to survivor. In this powerful episode, Dr Maongezi shares her personal journey: the fear, the diagnosis, the fight, and the victory. But she didn’t stop there. Her battle lit a spark for change, turning her story of survival into a national and regional campaign to raise awareness, drive early detection, and challenge the status quo for women’s cancer in East Africa.

Join us for an intimate conversation about courage, purpose and hope. If you’ve ever wondered how one life’s shift can change many others, tune in and be inspired.

What We’ll Explore

1. A powerful message for women about listening to their bodies.
2. Turn your story to a weapon of power, refuse defeat
3. How a clinician becomes the patient and what she learned along the way.
4. The Urgency of Breast Cancer Screening and Early Detection in Tanzania and the Wider Region.
5. Building a campaign: leveraging personal story, public health policy, partnerships and community advocacy.
6. How to move from surviving to thriving.
7. How and Why every woman’s voice matters.

Whether you’re a health professional, a survivor, a supporter or simply curious about advocacy and change making, this episode invites you into one woman’s brave journey and the movement she now leads.

CALL TO ACTION

1. LISTEN. Hear Dr. Maongezi's full, inspiring story and let her journey remind you of the power of resilience.

2. SHARE. Amplify this critical message. Share this with the women in your life your mothers, sisters, friends, and colleagues. You never know whose life it might change.

3. ACT

4. JOIN THE MOVEMENT. Follow Dr. Maongezi's work and help turn awareness into action in East Africa and beyound.

Turn awareness into action, message of hope and proactive health.

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A Surgeon's Story: Fighting Cancer with Courage and Compassion in Tanzania

Dr Larry Akoko

MD, MMed General Surgery and Surgical Oncologist

Associate Professor at MUHAS

Prepare to meet a man who is not only a skilled surgeon but a beacon of hope for his nation.

Behind every statistic is a human face.Behind every surgery, a story of courage.

This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we are privileged to share the experiences of Dr. Larry Akoko, a Tanzanian Oncologist whose hands and heart are dedicated to the fight against cancer.

He shares:

The hard truths about late-stage diagnosis.

The profound challenges and how he overcomes them.

The complexities of performing life-saving cancer surgery.

The resilience of his patients and the dedicated medical teams.

The moments of triumph that fuel his mission.

His vision for building a stronger oncology framework in Tanzania.

What the world needs to know and how we can help.

This is more than a talk; it's a call to action.

Call to Action: Show your support for global healthcare heroes.

#MeetTheExpert#HumanStory #Oncology #BreastCancerSurgeon #Tanzania #HealthcareHeroes #PatientCare #CompassionateCare #PinkOctober #EarlyDetectionSavesLives #CancerAwareness#BreastCancer #GlobalSurgery #Oncology #PublicHealth #Tanzania #HealthcareAccess #MedicalImpact #Surgeon #FightCancer

Adesunbo Adeniran, owner of Arike Holistic Lifestyle Limited(Arike) and founder of Women Entrepreneurs in Herbs, Spices and Natural Products, discusses the challenges of getting Organic African Spices and Herbs.

Adesumo intends to unite African women to utilize the existing potential of African spices, herbs, markets, research, branding, and marketing to capture the global $ USD 45.61 billion spice and herbs market.

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