NIYEL

It’s easy to come up with numerous instances of Western media portraying Africans in a negative light. And though these narratives shouldn’t influence how we as Africans perceive ourselves, they still do. The onus is not on the West to represent Africans as the nuanced and complex individuals we are, the responsibility is on us. So why are we unable to do so?

Today I am joined by Africommunications Group CEO, Mimi Kalinda, and guest co-host Hawa Berete to talk about the negative stereotypes Africans use against each other. We’ll discuss how these negative cultural narratives affect how we engage with each other, and how these issues can be linked to xenophobia on the continent.

Like everyone, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about the state of our world. It’s easy to feel like things are only getting worse. From the crippling pandemic, to the rise in sexual abuse cases, and the racial reckoning happening across the world, I can understand why some of us feel hopeless.  But in chaos there is always room for hope and light.

In this episode, we ask ourselves how to find peace in times of uncertainty. With the help of my friend and guest co-host, interior designer Mohamed Ndiaye Kingue, we had an eye opening conversation with a leading theologian in Africa. Bishop Zac Niringuiye is an activist and pastor who served as Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Kampala from 2005 to 2012. We discussed why it’s important to lead with love and the importance of nurturing our relationships in times of uncertainty.

Hit us up the comments and let us know how you’re finding peace in the uncertainty!

We’ve all heard the tropes: African time, showing up to work unprepared, and a general lack of professionalism. In today’s episode I ask, “Do Africans Work”? Are these stereotypes true, or are we unfairly judging ourselves?

My guests today are two women who have recruited, trained, managed, and sometimes fired, many employees across francophone and anglophone Africa. Edleen Elba is the founder and managing director of Job Search, a human resources firm in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and Ifeoma “Iffy” Ezeh is an Executive Officer for the USAID Mission in Guinea. We unpack these tropes and discuss how we can be more productive as a continent – especially as many of us have turned to remote working in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This week, i chat with two brilliant pan-African trotters, Kenyan living in Senegal writer Ciku Kimera and Guinean/Senegalese consultant Kenyan traveler Hawa Berete, about their quirky and hilarious experiences dating in East Africa vs. West Africa.

So take a little break, grab a cup of tea or glass of wine and join us for all the good (and not so great) qualities and expectations our East and West Africans brothers and sisters are bringing to the dating game.