The Brenthurst Foundation Podcast

At the end of the Second World War, Japanese cities were destroyed, a significant number of its population were killed or displaced, and its industrial capacity gutted. Yet,  like a phoenix, 1945 also saw the start ( second time around) of Japan’s rise to economic freedom. How did Japan make this dramatic economic change and what did it take? In this conversation, Marie-Noelle sits with Prof Kenichi Ohno of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, to understand how this all happened. 

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Speaking to Marie-Noelle,  H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the 2011 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and former President of Liberia (2006 – 2018), reflects on the moment she was announced President, the task to rebuild Liberia, her drive to advance women in public leadership in Africa, and her most-prized lessons on leadership.

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Our latest podcast with Olusegun Obasanjo is a deep dive into his time as the former President of Nigeria, highlighting how he supported the country’s transition to democracy. 

This episode was recorded during a recent conversation with Dr Greg Mills of The Brenthurst Foundation and Amanda Dory of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies.

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be Prime Minister?Well, our latest miniseries ‘Africa Through Their Eyes’ enables you to do just that through important discussions with former heads of state from across Africa. This week, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo sits down with H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, to reflect on his time in office, the choices he made and what he wishes he knew then.

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be Prime Minister? 

Well, our latest miniseries ‘Africa Through Their Eyes’ enables you to do just that through important discussions with former heads of state from across Africa. This week, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo sits down with H.E Hailemariam Dessalegn, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, to reflect on his time in office, the choices he made and what he wishes he knew then.  

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What role does the AfCFTA play in agricultural development? What links growth, stability and equity to agriculture? Why don’t reforms always work? 

Tune in to part two of Marie-Noelle’s conversation with Isabelle Tsakok to find out more!  

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Africa’s arable land has increase by 52% in 20 years, so why do a large portion of the continent’s population still live in poverty? 

This week, Marie-Noelle and Isabelle Tsakok of the Policy Center for the New South dissect the importance of agricultural transformation to help development, uncovering the possible impacts of climate change and government involvement, or lack thereof, in the process. 

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This week we continue the conversation with H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma as he gives us an insight into the many surprises he experienced during his time as Sierra Leone's President, trends relating to coups across the region and his hopes for Africa by 2050. If you’ll do anything today, it’s to listen to this chat brought to you in conversation with Marie-Noelle.

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From economics and ebola to coups and the challenges of leadership, this episode features Marie-Noelle in conversation with former President of Sierra Leone, H.E Ernest Bai Koroma. 

It’s THE in-depth look at President Koroma’s impact on the history of Sierra Leone and his insights on what it takes to make the right choices and run a country.

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The demand for democracy is higher than the supply, according to recent Afrobarometer surveys; what does this means and might it have anything to do with the recent spate of coups in West Africa and the preference for outsiders?

In Marie-Noelle’s chat with Joe Asunka of Afrobarometer, the two discuss African attitudes towards military rule, the 91% approval of Assimi Goita, the military leader who took over Mali in a coup and generational preferences and differences around governance.

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