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The Host Podcast is part of the Hosted in Africa community space that bears the same name (The Host). Check us out here - https://www.hostedinafrica.com. This space celebrates Global African oral cultures and looks to illuminate a range of subject matters that relate to the plurality of our peoples and our friends the world over. We enter conversation with the spirit of Ubuntu, bringing into existence the world we know to be a truer reflection of humanity at its best. Join us on our journey - We are because you are!
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In this episode, Hosted in Africa (HiA) meets with the prolific Alfonso Brooks - founder and director of AfriKin.The AfriKin Foundation is a nonprofit that emphasizes cultural connection and kinship across ethnic lines; focusing on engagement and quality of care, championing Global Africa’s image to allow more strategic partnerships.This focus on connecting people across ethnic lines and creating meaningful connections within Global Africa lays at the heart of why HiA exists. HiA is dri...
In this episode, Hosted in Africa (HiA) meets with the prolific Alfonso Brooks - founder and director of AfriKin.The AfriKin Foundation is a nonprofit that emphasizes cultural connection and kinship across ethnic lines; focusing on engagement and quality of care, championing Global Africa’s image to allow more strategic partnerships.This focus on connecting people across ethnic lines and creating meaningful connections within Global Africa lays at the heart of why HiA exists. HiA is driven by...
We often categorize historical ages in terms of technological advances; the stone age, the bronze age and the iron age all through until the industrial revolution. Once again, through Big Data and AI, we are at the dawn of a new age.What does this new age mean for Global Africa?Join us on Sema Live for the first part of this discussion as we question, listen to, and explore the future with our expert guests: Jade Makory, Anatola Araba, Alex Tsado and Essa Mohamedali.Special thanks to Opu...
We often categorize historical ages in terms of technological advances; the stone age, the bronze age and the iron age all through until the industrial revolution. In the modern era we remember how the internet and its ability to transmit data revolutionized our ability to communicate and connect. Big Data and AI take another step by crunching of the decades of data we have - and continue to - transmit giving it new meaning, and possibly, new life.Once again, through Big Data and AI, we ...
We often categorize historical ages in terms of technological advances; the stone age, the bronze age and the iron age all through until the industrial revolution. Once again, through Big Data and AI, we are at the dawn of a new age.What does this new age mean for Global Africa? Join us on Sema Live for the first part of this discussion as we question, listen to, and explore the future with our expert guests: Jade Makory, Anatola Araba, Alex Tsado and Essa Mohamedali.Special thanks to Op...
We often categorize historical ages in terms of technological advances; the stone age, the bronze age and the iron age all through until the industrial revolution. In the modern era we remember how the internet and its ability to transmit data revolutionized our ability to communicate and connect. Big Data and AI take another step by crunching of the decades of data we have - and continue to - transmit giving it new meaning, and possibly, new life.Once again, through Big Data and AI, we ...
In the year of 2021 the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (the Permanent Forum) was established as both a consultative mechanism and an Advisory Body to the United Nations, regarding improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent. The Permanent Forum consists of 10 members, each of whom are expert in their respective fields and who collectively are representative of what we at Hosted in Africa would term Global Africa. The permanent Foru...
In the year of 2021 the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent (the Permanent Forum) was established as both a consultative mechanism and an Advisory Body to the United Nations, regarding improving the safety and quality of life and livelihoods of people of African descent. The Permanent Forum consists of 10 members, each of whom are expert in their respective fields and who collectively are representative of what we at Hosted in Africa would term Global Africa. The permanent Foru...
Matembezi, Swahili for "short journey", is our collection of updates from the HiA Network, our guests on Sema Live, some Global African highlights, all wrapped up in a few African minutes! In this episode we open the year with a recap on the stories from our most recent guests where we discussed: intergenerational solidarity; movement texts as anti colonial theory; a debut novelist book The Colour of the Sun and our session marking World Mental Health Day.We touch on environmental...
Matembezi, Swahili for "short journey", is our collection of updates from the HiA Network, our guests on Sema Live, some Global African highlights, all wrapped up in a few African minutes!In this episode we open the year with a recap on the stories from our most recent guests where we discussed: intergenerational solidarity; movement texts as anti colonial theory; a debut novelist book The Colour of the Sun and our session marking World Mental Health Day.We touch on environmental ...
We welcome you to the recording of the first LIVE broadcast of our headline podcast series, Sema Live! This episode coincided with the 10th October World Mental Health Day.To mark the occasion, the Sema Live team sat down with Titilayo Ameh-Hill and Obi Abuchi, two well known, experienced professionals who make it their business to address issues of mental health and well-being in their daily work with fellow professionals across the globe. Titilayo and Obi have also created t...
We welcome you to the recording of the first LIVE broadcast of our headline podcast series, Sema Live! This episode coincided with the 10th October World Mental Health Day. To mark the occasion, the Sema Live team sat down with Titilayo Ameh-Hill and Obi Abuchi, two well known, experienced professionals who make it their business to address issues of mental health and well-being in their daily work with fellow professionals across the globe. Titilayo and Obi have also cre...
In this episode we interview Kenyan female author Achieng Opiyo on her debut novel The Color of the Sun.Much like her book, Achieng is not to be judged by her cover. A once soft spoken individual, she explains her journey of finding her voice in her writing, and persevering to bring her work to the world through a unique self-publishing journey.Her novel falls into the romance genre, but carries compelling themes of crime, drama and mystique narrated with a Kenyan voice and outlook.&nbs...
Join two upcoming legal scholars Melissa Mungai and guest Zwelithini Eugene Xaba as they interrogate the inclusion or exclusion of certain sources of knowledge in the academic space specifically, and other general knowledge sites.The question here is where do we draw our knowledge from, particularly on anti-colonial theories in the 21st Century? Do we only rely on the mainstream texts, which are often tainted with colonial undertones?This episode is largely based on a journal article by Dr. M...
This episode extends the Sema Session episode on Indigenising Sites of Knowledge in Africa. The question here is where do we draw our knowledge from, particularly on anti-colonial theories in the 21st Century? Do we only rely on the mainstream texts, which are often tainted with colonial undertones? Join two upcoming legal scholars* as they interrogate the inclusion or exclusion of certain sources of knowledge in the academic space specifically, and other general knowledge sites. This episode...
In this episode Hosted in Africa (HiA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) come together to discuss the 2022 International Youth Day theme: "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages".The HiA team was joined by Edward Kwakwa (Assistant Director General of WIPO and responsible for the organization's Global Challenges and Partnerships sections) and Nadine Hakizimana (WIPO's Youth Engagement Facilitator). They are both Members of the HiA Network and its vari...
In this episode Hosted in Africa (HiA) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) come together to discuss the 2022 International Youth Day theme: "Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages".The HiA team was joined by Edward Kwakwa (Assistant Director General of WIPO and responsible for the organization's Global Challenges and Partnerships sections) and Nadine Hakizimana (WIPO's Youth Engagement Facilitator). They are both Members of the HiA Network and its vari...
Matembezi, Swahili for "short journey", is our collection of updates from the HiA Network, our guests on Sema Live, some Global African highlights, all wrapped up in a few African minutes! In this episode we recap on the humanizing stories from our previous guests, look into the emergence of Google's "sentient" AI, the gains of Afro-Colombian female Vice President Francia Márquez, the world's most followed African TikTok star Khaby Lame, and our upcoming discussion with leading figures ...
Matembezi, Swahili for "short journey", is our collection of updates from the HiA Network, our guests on Sema Live, some Global African highlights, all wrapped up in a few African minutes! In this episode we recap on the humanizing stories from our previous guests, look into the emergence of Google's "sentient" AI, the gains of Afro-Colombian female Vice President Francia Márquez, the world's most followed African TikTok star Khaby Lame, and our upcoming discussion with leading figures ...
Joy Alliy, our Sema Live guest for episode 3, is a brilliant lawyer and a highly respected person, who is professionally based in the East Africa region. At the tender age of 42, and in her professional prime, Joy suffered a major stroke causing her serious physical, mental and spiritual trauma. Two years on since this tragic event, Joy has a remarkable story to share with us about her journey to recovery. This is not to be missed!Support the Show.To learn more about Hos...
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