Africa Straight Talk
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Emmanuel Nado and Edwin Okong'o, two award-winning African journalists and radio personalities, offer their unique, bold and unapologetic perspectives on African life, news, and culture.
They go beyond the simplistic and lazy explanations of colonialism, slavery, and "brain drain" to argue that unless we Africans become brave enough to point fingers at ourselves, we'll always be at mercy of foreigners. This podcast discusses some of the ways we can start talking straight about the flaws that make us an attractive target for those looking for a continent to loot.
Africa Straight Talk is produced by Khaboshi Imbukwa.
They go beyond the simplistic and lazy explanations of colonialism, slavery, and "brain drain" to argue that unless we Africans become brave enough to point fingers at ourselves, we'll always be at mercy of foreigners. This podcast discusses some of the ways we can start talking straight about the flaws that make us an attractive target for those looking for a continent to loot.
Africa Straight Talk is produced by Khaboshi Imbukwa.
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Did you know that Nado, my co-host, met Bob Marley in Oakland and he autographed his record? I must add that Nado spoke about it as if he was meeting a friend on a random weekend! I don’t know how to feel about that…but I KNOW Kwesi must be extremely jealous 🙂
Update: Kevin Kangethe, the man accused of murdering Maggie Mbitu in Boston has been re captured and is awaiting extradition to the US to face murder charges. Hopefully this time he won’t escape in a matatu!
I know… but some are still writing 2023 as their year or are still on holiday-mode. The truth is …it would feel weird not to post this very exciting episode! Did you know Dr. Kwame Nkruma’s plan for Africa unification was a blueprint for European Union?
Niger is the latest but definitely not the last African country to have a coup. The question is, are coups the answer to getting the change Africans are searching for?
Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, a former taxi driver in Kenya, managed to convince his followers to starve themselves to death in order to meet Jesus. At least 600 people are missing, and of the more than 200 bodies recovered appear to have be missing organs, according to authorities. Have religious organizations become too powerful to regulate?
After nearly 40 years in power, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has nothing to show for it. He’s blaming #homosexuality. Yes, it’s not the rampant corruption but adults having consensual same sex. Makes a lot of sense, doesn’t it?
“Until lions learn to tell their own stories, the tale of the lion hunt will always glorify the African hunter,” goes one African saying. We look at the lionesses who are bravely challenging the archaic Eurocentric tale of the hunt.
Pope Francis was in South Sudan recently, but unlike his 2019 visit, no pictures have emerged of the pontiff kneeling down to kiss the feet of President Salva Kiir Mayardit. We think it’s because the Pope has probably seen the video showing Kiir peeing on himself, which the president somehow blamed on journalists.
We are back for the 2023 season! As always, we’re talking straight. Two of us are complaining about working too hard, as one of us bitches about being fired. One thing we can all agree on, though, is that when you are an African, your job belongs to your relatives. But isn’t it time to #reclaim our #freedoms and encourage personal #responsibility?
Happy New Year to you, our fellow Africa Straight Talk fans! We are thankful that you have supported us over the years! We are on a short break BUT lookout for our first episode in February. If you hear or know anyone making waves (small and big) in Africa, email us africastraighttalk@gmail.com. We want to … Continue reading A New Year!
In our last episode of the year, we wind up our coverage of the World Cup and get back to the business of talking about Africa. Are extravagant weddings necessary? Why do African leaders rush to Washington at the snap of President Joe Biden’s fingers?
For true fans of the beautiful game, there are values we just have to set aside every four years to enjoy the World Cup. This is a candid discussion about how we become bigoted, vile, and even openly racist for those few weeks.
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