The Connecting Africa Podcast

By Connecting Africa

This podcast tackles the biggest trends in African tech and interviews local startups disrupting their industries.

The hosts are Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert, Associate Editor Matshepo Sehl... more

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The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

The Connecting Africa Podcast episodes:

October 17, 2025 S4 Ep. 1 – The truth about climate tech
On this episode Delta40's Sean Karanja delves into Africa's evolving climate tech ecosystem and how venture capital firms are becoming increasingly interested in planet positive startups.
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41min
May 28, 2025 S3 Ep. 10 – Season 3 highlights & what's next
In this episode the team highlights some of their favorite interviews from the past season and gives a sneak peak of what's to come in Season 4.
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36min
January 28, 2025 S3 Ep. 9 – Startup founder-investor dynamics
On this episode we speak to Jessica Hope, founder and CEO of Wimbart, about the relationship between startups and VCs and the dynamics at play when it comes to
performance reporting and communication.
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44min
December 13, 2024 S3 Ep. 8 – Driving e-commerce logistics
On this episode we speak to Loop founder and CEO,
Kimberley Taylor, the mastermind behind a platform that powers over 3 million deliveries a month across Africa, including South Africa's biggest on-demand grocery service, Checkers Sixty60.
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38min
November 21, 2024 S3 Ep. 7 – The fintech formula
On this episode we speak to Andy Jury, the Group CEO of financial services platform Mukuru, about the fintech landscape in Africa, how Mukuru has navigated its evolution and expansion strategy over the past 20 years, and the opportunities that remain to bring true digital and financial inclusion to Africa.
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47min
October 02, 2024 S3 Ep. 6 – Building next-gen payment systems
On this episode we are joined by Nader Abdelrazik, co-founder and CEO of MoneyHash, a payment orchestration company on a mission to reshape the quality of money processing technology across Africa and the Middle East.
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45min
August 26, 2024 S3 Ep. 5 - Revolutionizing healthcare access
On this episode medical doctor, health economist and Wellahealth founder and CEO, Dr. Ikpeme Neto, joins the podcast to speak about how tech-enabled health services and micro-insurance are helping to improve healthcare for Africa's underserved populations.

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38min
July 22, 2024 S3 Ep. 4 - Africa's future as a tech talent powerhouse
In this episode Utiva CEO Eyitayo Ogunmola returns
to the podcast to talk about Africa's opportunity to become a tech talent powerhouse. The discussion covers upskilling of African talent for the global job market and how outsourcing of local tech professionals can provide opportunities for the youth, with a key focus on growing female talent.
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41min
June 10, 2024 S3 Ep. 3 - Unleashing the power of data
In this episode we speak to Reza du Plooy, director and co-owner of data analytics consultancy Datalab, about the role
that data analytics plays in the success of African businesses as well as the unique data challenges that the continent faces.
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38min
April 05, 2024 S3 Ep. 2 - Nigeria's king of micro-payments
On this episode we speak to Touch and Pay Technologies
co-founder and chief growth officer, Michael Oluwole, about how the startup is digitizing and processing microtransactions in Nigeria's transport sector and his aspirations to grow the service across the continent.
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45min

FAQs about The Connecting Africa Podcast:

How many episodes does The Connecting Africa Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.