The Weekly Beat by Mansa

SubSaharan Africa loses over US$520 million in direct economic damages annually as a result of climate change, - AND yet the continent contributes less than 5% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. This week, we discuss Africa at COP26 as world leaders start climate talk negotiations.

This week Donald Trump announced that he’s launching his own social media platform ‘Truth’ to rival Facebook, Twitter and Youtube after the platforms banned him almost a year ago. But how can Africa join the global conversation?

Ethiopian Airlines is alleged to have helped ship weapons, ammunition, and other military equipment during war in Tigray in 2020. If true, the claims are a violation of international aviation law, which prohibits using civilian aircraft to transport military weapons. We look at the impact this could have on Africa’s most profitable airlines

On 4th October, Facebook Instagram and WhatsApp almost simultaneously took a leave of absence of more than five hours.The most fascinating facet of the story is how most African users were quick to blame their service providers, we break down the impact of this black out to African businesses.

World's least developed nations need $485bn of investment- most of these are African nations. On this weeks episode, we break down the report and it’s findings

The African Continental Free Trade Area is the world’s largest free trade area connecting almost 1.3bn people across 54 African countries. Despite being signed in Rwanda in March 2018, the continent still waits to see how it will be implemented. This episode examines the progress of the monumental agreement.

We reflect on the conversations at the Global commodities forum, the challenges and opportunities for developing and commodity dependent countries.

As the Global population continues to grow, it has become clear that demand for renewable and eco-friendly energy needs to be addressed. But how can the global energy demand be addressed while the private sector explores natural resources responsibly? We speak to Micahel Wurmser, the founder of Norge mining on the same.

Does transitioning to renewable energy pose a risk to low investments in Africa ? We have a chat with the Executive Director of the Global Gas Centre - Valerie Ducrot

Transitioning from oil and gas when some countries are just discovering oil could be a big blow to developing countries …We break down the impact with @UNCTAD’s Dr Janvier Nkurunziza