First published 29 April 2017 This is an interview with a young African who is on his way to Silicon Valley in California.   Cecil Nutakor, a serial Entrepreneur from Ghana won a full scholarship from Singularity University, as part of the global impact challenge.   The Silicon-based University was convinced that Cecil promoted a moon-shot idea to deploy technology that can help solve the climate change dilemma.   This includes using artificial intelligence and hi-tech augmented reality.  Subscribe free to AfricanPod on YouTube and follow us at @AfricanPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

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Young African Goes to Silicon Valley Episode 14

First published 23 February 2016 David Cameron’s lessons for Africa:  *You must not wait for others to build a bridge for you *You must thoughtfully make your own case *Take a stand for yourself, because no one will do it for you * Define yourself – don’t wait for others to define you African leaders are too drowsy in their incompetence to learn and apply. Even a free lesson from David Cameron and Britain will be lost on them - quicker than you can say “Brexit!”  For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe free to the AfricanPod on YouTube.    AfricanPod is also available on iTunes Podcast andTune-In Radio, all free on the Internet.  Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod You can contact AfricanPod by going to our website, AfricanPod.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

David Cameron’s Free Lesson for Africa - AfricanPod Ep 13

First published 1 February 2016 Welcome to this episode of AfricanPod, where we meet a Politician who says most African Politicians are incompetent, greedy and selfish.   Kofi Wayo from Ghana is the politician. He differentiates himself by the fact that he has spent most of his life in the United States and became self-sufficient by making a lot of money as an International business man. He attacks other politicians like no other and claims common sense is the one thing lacking among African leaders. As fresh as this interview sounds, it was conducted in December 2001. That is 15 years years ago. Perhaps the one thing you can take away from this interview is that the more things change, the more they remain the same. For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe free to the AfricanPod on YouTube.   AfricanPod is also available on iTunes Podcast andTune-In Radio, all free on the Internet. Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod You can contact AfricanPod by going to our website, AfricanPod.com. #AfricanPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Kofi Wayo – a Politician against Politicians – AfricanPod Ep 12

First published 21 January 2016 Welcome to AfricanPod, and this edition is a fascinating conversation with a free-spirited Novelist who writes with authentic African themes.   My name is Phillip Nyakpo your host, and we are about to meet T. M. Clark the Novelist, born in Zimbabwe with the experience of living in South Africa and the United Kingdom.   Now she lives in Australia from where she writes with African themes, straight from the heart. Tina Marie Clark, or T. M. Clark is that Novelist with a unique experience, perspective and passion which she draws on to write.   Her latest book, Tears of The Cheetah released in late 2015 is described by one reviewer as is "a thriller and the story of a fierce fight to save Africa's threatened wildlife," a suspenseful journey into the dark world of African game poaching."  From her home in the Australian State of Queensland, T. M. Clark spoke to AfricanPod about her life, what she has learned living on three continents as well as what she lives for. First, she told me about her early memories of Africa, a continent she still calls home.   For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe free to the AfricanPod on YouTube.  AfricanPod is also available on iTunes Podcast and Tune-In Radio, all free on the Internet.   Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod.You can contact AfricanPod by going to our website, AfricanPod.com. My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Novelist T.M. Clark Writes for Africa and the World - AfricanPd Ep 11

First published 11 January 2016 On AfricanPod today, a peculiar pain known only to those who are running a business.   My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and our guest on AfricanPod is a Pharmacist and Business Owner who knows the aggravations of being in business.   He will tell us about his experience trying establish a business in Africa, the incredible challenge he faced and what it takes to prevail.  It is the good news, and the bad news about Africa, here on AfricanPod.  For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast.  On YouTube, search for AfricanPod.  Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod  AfricanPod is available on Google’s Android Podcast. Also on Tune-In Radio, just search for AfricanPod and you can listen for free.   Contact AfricanPod by going to our website, AfricanPod.com  AfricanPod is everywhere on the Internet, and you can’t miss it.  My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

The Pain of African Entrepreneurs - AfricanPod Ep 10

First published 1 January 2016 “You cannot get out of the way of things you cannot see coming towards you” – the words of American futurist, R. Buckminster Fuller. This means you can dodge a projectile coming in your direction – if you can see it coming.  For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast.  On YouTube, search for AfricanPod.  Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

2016 Predictions - AfricanPod Ep 9

Fist published 24 December 2015 Zimbabwe takes sides with China, choosing the Chinese Yuan currency, and ditching the US dollar as its official currency. In the game of global dominance, Zimbabwe indeed goes to China  For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast.  On YouTube, search for AfricanPod.  Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod  AfricanPod is available on Google’s Android Podcast. Also on Tune-In Radio, just search for AfricanPod and you can listen for free. You can contact AfricanPod by going to our website, AfricanPod.com My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Zimbabwe Goes to China - AfricanPod - Ep 8

First published on 20 December 2015 In this episode of AfricanPod, we take a look at one of the most powerful elements of communication known to the human race. My guest is a US-based African Doctor, and he has written a book about it.  All over the world and across every culture, symbols represent a powerful element in communication.  In the West African nation, Ghana, the Ashantis, (also called the Akans) developed a set of unique symbols called Adinkra, and as can be expected, they retain deep cultural meanings that words alone cannot convey.  From the United States, a Medical Doctor, who is originally from Ghana has just published a book about the Adinkra Symbols, explaining their hidden meaning at different levels.  More than just explaining the hidden meaning, Dr Charles Korankye has created a new Alphabet system, using only the Adinkra Symbols.  It is all so intriguing – so on the line to the US State of Wisconsin, I asked Dr Charles Korankye to tell me more about his new book, why he wrote it and the potential benefits. Doctor Charles Korankye's new book about the hidden meaning of Adinkra Symbols from West Africa is fascinating, and more than that, he has invented a unique Alphabet system, using only the Adinkra symbols.  For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast, on YouTube, search for AfricanPod, and also on our website, www.AfricanPod.com  Follow us on Twitter, @africanpod  AfricanPod is now available on Google’s Android Podcast. My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Adinkra Symbols - Medical Doctor Reveals Their Hidden Meaning - AfricaPod Ep 7

Originally published December 2015 Welcome to AfricanPod, and in this episode, we look at the relentless march of China towards global supremacy, this time with a newly-empowered arsenal – its currency, the Yuan, also called Renminbi.  It is a big topic because the International Monetary Fund has now recognised the Yuan as a Global Reserve Currency. Africa, on the other hand retains the top medal in mediocrity, at least when it comes to currency, finance and economics.  So its Hello Africa, here comes China! And the question is do African leaders even understand what has just happened? Find out, right here on the AfricanPod – the good news and the bad news about Africa.  ***The matter of currencies and their global reserves status taken up today on AfricanPod is among the biggest topic on planet Earth.  I cannot pretend I understand it all. So I will happily refer you to a few experts.  Here are two names: 1. James Rickards, author of two amazing books, Currency Wars and the Death of Money. 2. Mike Maloney, an expect of global monetary history and author of the book "Guide to investing in Gold and Silver" as well as the video series called Hidden Secrets of Money.  For more on the good news and band news of Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast, on Youtube, search for AfricanPod, and also on our website, www.AfricanPod.com as well as Twitter @africanpod  AfricanPod will also be available soon -  on  Google’s Android Podcast. My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Hello Africa, Here Comes China - AfricanPod Episode 6

Originally published 3 December 2015 On the AfricanPod today, a young man from Africa decides to stop talking and rather act and show how and why it is possible to feed Ghana and Africa with simple modern methods of Farming.   My name is Phillip Nyakpo, and AfricanPod is about the good news and the bad news about Africa.  One of the enduring images of Africa around the world are those of malnourished, hungry and helpless children. Those images evoke a lot of passionate discussion, but not a lot of action  Of course, the images of hungry children from Africa do not exactly represent the overwhelming majority of children in Africa – but Africa does have a challenge in feeding itself.  So having heard all the endless talk about what needs to be done, Justice Baidoo, from Ghana decided to take action and set an example.  He built an artefact.  Justice Baidoo’s artefact is a multipurpose Farm in Ghana’s Western Region, and he calls it Bluefields Farms.  Before building Bluefields Farms, Justice spent some years in Journalism and later travelled to the United Kingdom to study advanced Journalism. He returned with a passion to use modern farming as a tool to uplift his community.  Justice Baidoo is the guest on this episode of AfricanPod, and he describes his mission to teach by example that it is possible for Ghanaians and Africans to feed themselves.  For more on the good news and bad news about Africa, subscribe to the AfricanPod on iTunes Podcast, on Youtube, search for AfricanPod, and also on our website, AfricanPod.com.  AfricanPod will also be available soon on Google’s Android Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

How To Feed Ghana and Africa - the Justice Baidoo Way - AfricanPod Episode 5

Originally published 26 November 2016 In this episode of AfricanPod, we take a look at Africa and Australia – the collaboration of two continents.  These two continents that are so far apart, and challenges in collaboration is a significant issue. These include a range of cultural, political and social gaps that needs bridging.  The challenges remain, but progress has also been made by many individuals and organizations. One individual that has made a difference is Camilla Coffey.  Camilla is associated with the New South Wales chapter of the Australia Africa Business Council, and has considerable experience in bringing African and Australian businesses together.  She has also travelled around Africa over the last decade.  Among other talents, Camilla Coffey specialises in connecting people and promoting ethical business development in Africa.  I spoke to Camilla on the phone to Sydney, where she shares her experience.  Here are some quotes from the interview:  “It is not all war, and famine and disease…”  “Africans want to thrive, and want to do well, and do well with so little”  “You can pass through a township (in Africa) and see someone’s washing on the line and their white will be the whitest white you’ve ever seen…   the most beautifully clean clothing – and you think how has he done it? I can’t get my clothing that good.”  “I get a buzz out of seeing people making shoes out of disused tyres”  “You must see an African sunset”  “There is an image problem for Australians when they think about Africa”  “There is a lot of competition for Africa against Asia and Latin America”  “There is a challenge for African businesses to grow large enough to get onto a Stock Market before they can get foreign funding and interest from Australians” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Africa and Australia - The Collaboration of Two Continents - AfricanPod - Episode 4

Originally published 13 November 2015 Nigeria Slaps MTN with a hefty 5 Billion Dollar Fine --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

Nigeria Slaps MTN with 5 Billion Dollar Fine - AfricanPod Episode 3

Originally published on 2 November 2015 What is the real benefit of having to choose between two rotten apples? That’s one of the thought-provoking questions in AfricanPod Episode 2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

World Bank and IMF are Bloodsucking Institutions, says a Rogue Ambassador - AfricanPod Episode 2

Originally published 31 October 2015. Thank you for listening to this first episode of AfricanPod, and I am recording this on a beautiful day in Spring, and in a beautiful city called Perth in Western Australia. Against the background that we live in  a world thoroughly saturated by useless information, much of what you can expect on this podcast will be different. And this AfricanPod is for Africa and the World. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

AfricanPod - Episode 1 - A Fresh Podcast for Africa and the World

Paul Victor Obeng, or simply PV Obeng occupied a powerful position as Chairman of the Committee of Secretaries under Jerry John Rawlings PNDC military government which ruled Ghana from 1982 -1992.   He was the de-facto Prime Minister for Rawlings.   When the PNDC switched from a military regime to a political party named National Democratic Congress and won elections, Mr Obeng served as Presidential Advisor on Governmental Affairs from 1992 -1997.  After a brief retirement from politics, P.V. Obeng was appointed by the new President John Kufuor as Chairman of the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (G.I.P.C.).  Next, he went on to work for President John Atta-Mills. In 2013, he was appointed, this time by President John Mahama as a Senior Presidential Advisor at the Presidency. All told, PV Obeng worked for four different Presidents. PV Obeng was known as an orator, and the joke was that he stood a good chance of convincing Queen Elizabeth to give up her throne. In spite of this, he almost never granted interviews. But I convinced him to speak to me on a wide range of topic sometime in March 2002.  Sadly, PV Obeng died in 2014, but his voice is well preserved in this interview, which I am now making available on AfricanPod in audio.  At the beginning of the interview, I looked into PV Obeng's sharp eyes and asked him to tell who he is: Mr Obeng died in May 2014, 12 years after interviewed him. Needless to say, I have vivid memories of the man who used to occupy powerful position in government and worked for four different Ghanaian Presidents.  For more ground-breaking interviews, subscribe to the AfricanPod on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast or on your favourite Podcast App.  You can find us also on YouTube, just search for for AfricanPod and subscribe. Follow us on Twitter, @AfricanPod AfricanPod is everywhere on the Internet, and all for free.  Contact: +61422477299 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanpod/message

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