In this extended episode, we hear further from two of the young female agricultural entrepreneurs featured in the previous episode. They are using agritech to provide food security in their communities and combat climate change.

Gislaine Matiedje Nkenmayi is a farming entrepreneur in Cameroon. With her company Mumita, she helps farmers grow more and preserve any excess produce.

Gugulethu Mahlangu is an aquaponics farmer and the owner of House Harvest, a 14-hectare farm that produces vegetables in Boksburg, Gauteng province in South Africa.

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Agriculture employs more than two thirds of those working in Africa. But farming is hard as farmers are impacted by extreme weather conditions.

In this episode we talk to some young farming entrepreneurs who are rising to the challenge.

Gislaine Matiedje Nkenmayi is the CEO of Mumita, an award-winning start-up helping small-scale farmers grow more in Cameroon. 

Gugulethu Mahlangu is a young aquaponics farmer in South Africa. She is the founder of the smart farm, House Harvest in Gauteng province.

Angela Odero is the CEO and co-founder of Rio Fish Limited. She is on a mission to promote sustainable fish farming among women and to end the sex-for-fish trade in Kenya.

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Streaming is becoming more popular but platforms like Netflix, Showmax and Amazon Prime Video are still pushing a lot of Western content. We asked a Nollywood producer, a Hollywood star, and an arthouse film director: Can we get more African storytelling on these digital streaming platforms? And how can we make money for ourselves, not the fat cats in Hollywood? 

Denim Richards is an actor in the hugely popular US TV series Yellowstone.

Samira Vera-Cruz is a Cape Verdean independent film director, producer and actress.

Kunle Afolayan is one of Nollywood's most successful directors and producers, signing a three-film deal with Netflix in 2021.

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Limitless Africa correspondent Dimpho Lekgeu talks to Claude about the upcoming election in South Africa and speaks to democracy activist Yanga Malotana.

What are the big issues in South Africa's election on 29th May? And how do these affect young people?

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It’s a year of big elections in Africa. In South Africa, Ghana, Rwanda to name a few. But in some of those countries, the opposition is weak or non-existent. And the election result isn’t in doubt. So should young people bother voting? We asked three activists working for democracy this very question. No surprise - they don’t all agree.

Yanga Malotana is a project officer for the Democracy Development Program in South Africa.

Oliver Barker-Vormawor founded the #FixTheCountry movement a non-partisan movement advocating for good governance in Ghana.

Seth Karamage is a development economist specialising in peacebuilding and good governance in Rwanda.

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Africans are known for their hustle – and the data proves it.

According to research by the Tony Elumelu Foundation and Stanford University, Africa has the highest percentage of entrepreneurs among working-age adults of any continent in the world.

But sadly, we’re not all Tony Elumelu or Elon Musk… We asked three guests: how can we teach Africans to be better entrepreneurs?

Rebecca Enonchong is a Cameroonian entrepreneur with technology businesses in the US, UK, Canada, as well as many African countries. She’s known on Twitter as @africatechie where she tweets tech insights to her 140 thousand followers.

Professor Bitange Ndemo may teach entrepreneurship at the University of Nairobi but he has some reservations about whether the subject can be taught.

Thami Pooe founded a social enterprise called Tshimong which teaches young South Africans to debate. But he also found that it helps them learn soft skills vital for entrepreneurship.

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As a region, Africa accounts for around 20% of US aid. In fact, development projects throughout the continent depend on this money.

But some argue that there is little evidence that aid produces economic growth. Instead they say aid encourages a culture of dependency and corruption.

This week on #LimitlessAfrica we ask an aid worker, an activist and an economist: Does aid create more problems than it solves?

Mutemi Wa Kiama an activist from Nairobi, Kenya known for campaigning against aid in the shape of international loans. He thinks aid loans create spiralling debt which only benefits those in power.

Pedro Matos has worked for the World Food Programme in Africa and Asia for over a decade, and has a slightly different point of view. Matos was part of the team which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. He now works in Sudan, delivering food and assistance to over six million people.

Albert Honlonkou is the Director of the National University of Applied Economics and Management in Benin. In this episode Honlonkou is interviewed by journalist Rachida Houssou

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As James Brown once put it, it’s a man’s world. But in this episode we talk to three women who don’t think that’s true. And they’re proving it by doing the most in male-dominated industries. 

What challenges do they face? How do they make their voices heard in their place of work? And what are the positives of being one of the only women in those industries?

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

DJ Elly is one of Angola’s biggest DJs. 

Kah Walla, politician and entrepreneur, was the first woman to stand for president in Cameroon in 2011.

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When it comes to gay rights on the continent, Africans are conflicted. In Nigeria, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania and many other countries, it’s illegal. But in South Africa, Cape Verde, Angola, Gabon, being gay is not a crime. 

Many think that being gay is un-African. In this episode we asked our guests the question: Can LGBT rights ever be part of African values?

Kat Kai Kol-Kes is a performance artist, musician, writer and activist. She is known for being the first public figure from Botswana to openly identify as a trans. 

Va-Bene Fiatsi is a trans performance artist from Ghana who explores gender fluidity. Right now, the Ghanaian parliament is considering enacting anti-gay legislation which could lead to up to 10 years in jail. As an activist, Fiatsi is on the frontlines actively opposing it.

Sheba Akpokli from Togo works as a lawyer in Canada and is a strong advocate for LGBTIAQ+ people. 

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