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On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
Buganda's Queen Sylvia Nagginda Luswata who is in the US to launch her new autobiography "The Nnaabagereka: Life. Passion. Duty.," says that she wants her legacy to be that of a champion for cultural preservation, women's empowerment, and community development.
Nigerian American engineer and storyteller Oluyemi Falomo and his daughter Mo Falomo, founded Falhouse Publishing, an independent children's publishing company, with the goal of increasing the representation of different authors and characters in children's books. The original plan was to release Oluyemi Falomo's first children's book, "The Princess and the gourd," which was based on a tale he had told his son more than thirty years prior. However, they realized they needed to provide a platform for more diverse books and authors.
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
In recent years, the African art market has experienced a surge in popularity, attracting collectors and investors worldwide. One of the driving forces behind the growth is the emergence of a vibrant contemporary art scene across the continent. Julius Agogo a Ghanaian art collector and investor talks to us about the potential in the African art market, and gives us advice on how and where to start as an investor and collector of African art. Plus, we have the second part of our conversation with Tim Leberecht the cofounder of the platform The House of Beautiful Business. He joins us together with Moroccan Social entrepreneur Hanae Bezad. In our vox pops, we ask you to give us your opinions on how to solve the issue of youth unemployment in Africa. In Cameroon, officials are forcing thousands of kids and adolescent cattle ranchers and gold miners from troubled neighboring back to school
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
How will Liberia's next president meet the expectations and aspirations of the country's youth. Laramaand Nyonton joins me to talk about the priorities for the incoming administration. 2. After years living in America Henri Nyakarundi returned to Rwanda to start a business as a social entrepreneur, starting a company that builds and supplies low-cost mobile charging stations for the local population.
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
The intersection of travel and social media has changed the way people experience, and share their travel adventures. But how do we balance the need to share these experiences with the cultural sensitivities of local communities? We speak to acclaimed travel writer and photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström 2.Afrobeats continues to gain recognition at international music awards, further elevating the genre's influence and impact on the global music industry. We chat with young upcoming Nigerian artist Qing Madi as she concludes her first US tour.
Zimbabwean all female acapella group Nobuntu, are breaking barriers in a mostly male dominated music genre known as Imbube. The group currently on their North American tour join me to talk about their inspiration and the concept of Ubuntu. 2. Has hip-hop recognized and rewarded its female talent? While there have been some female rappers who have achieved significant success and acclaim, the hip-hop industry--which is celebrating its 50th year anniversary--has faced issues of gender inequality and disparities. Award winning Rapper Trina talks to me about this and other issues.
UN agencies warn that the number of people living in modern slavery is growing, reaching 50 million--according to a 2021 report. Modern slavery victims are often entrapped and exploited to provide cheap or free labor in industries and homes around the world. Joanna Ewart-James the Executive Director, Freedom United joins us to talk about her organization's mission to fight human trafficking and modern slavery through global advocacy campaigns. Gambian restauranteur Hatib Joof talks about his mission to bring West African cuisine and food culture to the Washington DC region. A young Kenyan man is arrested for impersonating a lawyer, after winning 26 cases for his clients. Josephine Muthengi joins us from Nairobi to talk about the implications of this case on Kenya's judicial and education system.
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
Economist say that Ghana needs to boost investment and tourism in response to an economic crisis driven by high inflation and a decline in the value of the local currency. We talk to Akwasi Agyeman, head of Ghana Tourism Authority and Yofi Grant the Chief Executive Officer at Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
On October 10th, Liberians will vote in their fourth presidential election since the end of the civil war in 2003. The incumbent President George Weah is seeking a second term in office. He will face off against former Vice President Joseph Boakai, philanthropist and entrepreneur Alexander Cummings, and human rights attorney Taiwan Gongloe among other candidates. Fresh off her trip to cover the recently concluded UNGA, Evelyne Dan Epelle joins me to talk about some of the issues discussed in New York
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
Humanitarian and rescue efforts continue in Marrakesh and nearby communities as they grapple with the aftermath of the strongest earthquake to hit the country in the last 120 years. Yasmine El Baggari a Moroccan Entrepreneur living in the US, rushed back home to help in the aid effort working with the World Central Kitchen to provide warm meals to people In Nigeria, Police announce investigations into the death of upcoming Afrobeats star Mohbad after widespread outrage and protests and on social media,
The Nairobi Declaration: African leaders and environmental activists called for new global taxes and reforms to international financial institutions to help fund climate change action on the continent. They also called for more youth engagement in the fight to mitigate the impacts of Climate change. Joseph Nguthiru joins us from Nairobi to talk about the discussions at the conference and his startup HyaPak Ecotech Limited, a company that is transforming the water hyacinth plant, into biodegradable alternatives. From Abuja, Policy researcher Evelyne Epelle talks to us about the Importance of citizen's participation In elections and governance
On this fresh, fast-paced show VOA's Jackson Mvunganyi talks to teens and young adults about politics, trends, lifestyles, health, entertainment, and other issues touching listeners’ lives. For more on Upfront visit www.upfrontafrica.com
