Millennial African Podcast: Recent Episodes
Acquah Baiden
Our weekly look at events around the world
00:00:10: Intro
00:00:47: Our Week
00:01:52: Attacks In Bamako, Mali
00:06:16: Russian's Satellite Deal With Juntas
00:09:55: Ghana's Gender Equity Law
00:13:57: Sri Lanka's New Anti-Corruption President
00:18:35: Olaf Scholz Beats AFD In Regional Elections, Germany
00:22:04: Wins And Failures
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00:02:00: African Movies in the 90s
00:02:49: Ewaju
00:04:41: Current State
00:05:31: Opportunities for investment
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Our weekly look at events around the world
00:04:05: South African Tourists
00:07:14: Trump Assassination
00:10:51: Sean 'Diddy' Combs Arrested
00:13:20: Germany's Immigration Border Checks
00:20:05: Exploding Hezbollah Pagers
00:26:20: Wins & Failures
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Lesley's work as an architecture is an example of how we can mitigate the impacts of colonization.
The Colonial Legacy and its Impacts don't get discussed as often as why African countries can't develop. Let's look at some of the economic legacies of colonization.
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The Colonial Legacy and its Impacts don't get discussed as often as why African countries can't develop. Let's look at some of the social legacies of colonization.
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The Colonial Legacy and its Impacts don't get discussed as often as why African countries can't develop. Let's look at some of the economic legacies of colonization.
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The Colonial Legacy and its Impacts don't get discussed as often as why African countries can't develop. Let's look at some of the social legacies of colonization.
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Examining the recent history of Libya and it's current state
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Help me begin to explore parenting the African dad style.
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2023 has seen the most deaths of migrants on the mediterranean. Here is how the mass migration is changing the social, economic and political landscape of Europe.
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2023 has seen the most deaths of migrants on the mediterranean. Here are some facts, and a brief discussion on why it is important for us to pay attention.
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Will mineral-rich underdeveloped countries ever be developed? We look at the effects of the electronics supply chain on the Democratic Republic of Congo and discuss if there is any way out.
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We examine the Prosper Africa Build Together Campaign. What does it mean, what will change, who benefits and how does it affect millennial Africans? These are some of the issues we discuss
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This episode is my perspective on the travel bans imposed on sub-Saharan African countries because of the omicron covid-19 variant.
David and I discuss a CNN article that suggests coups are on the rise we Africa. We touch on the history of coups in Africa, some recent coups and why some people decide to take over power using military action
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David and I look back on the April 2020 predictions for the Covid-19 pandemic. We examine each of the 10 predictions.
David and I talk about the millennial African’s need to blow (gain wealth and success while still young), the drivers of the quest and how some people are actually achieve if this
This is the second part of the short series on the Belgian king and his rule of the Congo Free State
I have a conversation with David on superstitions, and curses and how Millennial Africans relate to them.
One of three episodes that is going to help us understand events that characterized and shaped the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Starting our journey to time. This episodes is the first of many episodes on historical events that have influenced and shaped the world as we know it. Enjoy!!
Had a guest today join me as we discussed our views of some events in the last 2 months. Some of which are protests around the world including the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria. We end it with misinformation ahead of the USA elections and some brief comments on events in the Congo
Using Patrice Lumumba as a case study. I examine how western influences has shaped the development of countries in Africa. References https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YS_cLaHdwY
'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaoRaS3pr3k' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-22006446
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/jan/17/patrice-lumumba-50th-anniversary-assassination
This episode talks about the great city Timbuktu. How it became one of the greatest in African history and it’s significance to Africa’s Islamic, academic and cultural development References. https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/11/british-have-invaded-90-percent-countries-earth/321789/
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7590/648005e155c1de7f5660666547091df4615a.pdf
http://128.171.57.22/bitstream/10125/100472/Rasmussen_Valancy_r.pdf
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/war_in_the_desert
This is my book review on the novel Ghana Must Go written by Taiye Selasi. Book is well thought through and research was really well done. Listen to why I recommend the book. Oh and correction. In the Ga Language twins are 2 boys, Oko (older) & Akwete (younger boy). For 2 girls the names are Akwele & Akuorfor and for a boy and girl Oko & Akwele. References. https://www.ted.com/talks/taiye_selasi_don_t_ask_where_i_m_from_ask_where_i_m_a_local#t-470041
Millennial Africans, born, raised or schooled abroad are increasingly moving back to the motherland to work. My guest Rumbi is one such people and in this episode we talk about her journey to making the decision to do so
Black Lives Matter Resource https://t.co/5Ej2herza1. References. Sir John Hawkings http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/slavery_business_gallery_11.shtml
Plantations (Settlements of Colonies) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantation_(settlement_or_colony)
‘Defund the NYPD’? What’s Really in the New York City Police Department Budget
https://www.gothamgazette.com/city/9475-defund-the-nypd-whats-in-new-york-city-police-department-budget-de-blasio
The Black Lives Matter Movement demand all of our involvements. If you can protest peacefully, have the conversation with someone, donate, share resources on social media, support black owned businesses and help in any other way you can so our voices can be heard. Stay true and stay positive. We shall come out victorious. #BlackLivesMatter. References. Black face Chinese actors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8ehjt-ZH_o&t=40s Africans evicted from their homes in Chinese city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvN4WHBhnoo
Introducing the Book Review Segment. Listen here to find out what’s in store for this segment
Join me as I talk to Isaac Semusatsi on life as defined by traveling and growing up in East Africa. His Instagram @izzymhn
References.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45677447 https://qz.com/africa/1782958/which-african-countries-offer-visa-on-arrival/
Episode covers coronavirus facts and misconceptions. A summary of pandemics. 10 truths about covid19. References https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/pandemics-timeline https://www.theblaze.com/news/state-department-cables-wuhan-virology-lab https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_of_Athens https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32294084 https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/history-of-cholera
Millennials have made it in little ways easier to say you are proud to be black and african. In this I discuss some of the ways and reasons how this has happened. Do enjoy it. Happy Easter!
6th March was Ghana’s 63rd Independence Day so I put together a summary of the period of independence for African States. References. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonisation_of_Africa
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14069082 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonisation_of_Africa
In this episode I talk about why I say I am an African and how the black race became the one race most associated with Africa. Some References. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_plunder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_people https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(sociology)
In this episode I talk about myself. I tell you about growing up in kumasi, Ghana and the experiences that informed my decision to start this podcast. The episodes also briefly talks about some topics for future episodes.