Vickie Remoe is in conversation with Ghanaian hip-hop artist M.anifest. They talk about what it takes to thrive as a hip hop artist when the ecosystem that supports musicians and the music industry's growth across emerging markets on the continent remain in the navy or despite all of the individual success, African artists still have to do all or most of the work to build a sustainable business around their artistry. A lot has changed for African hip hop and Afro beats musicians over the...

Vickie Remoe is in conversation with an advocate for the sexual liberation of African women, writer, and researcher Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. They discuss the Sex Lives of African women For most of their lives, African women have been led to believe that men experience more sexual pleasure than women, that there were biological differences that made women want sex less. Society tells us that women are sexually passive and in the media, women are often depicted as the object of sexual desire...

Vickie Remoe is in conversation with Language Processing expert Paul Azunre. They explore the costs of big data, the haves and have nots of AI, and his work using transfer learning to process Ghanaian languages to make it possible for Africans to communicate with computers in Zulu, Lingala, or Mandingo with the same ease and level of access that allows speakers of resource-rich languages like French, English, and Spanish to do today. To listen to "Jihun" by Cece: https://bit.ly/2YIMitQ

Vickie Remoe is in conversation with software developer, ICT policy advisor & cryptocurrency advocate Daniel Chaytor. They talk about what's fueling the rise of cryptocurrencies across the world, but especially on the continent, we're looking at African cryptocurrencies, and the barriers limiting blockchain-powered transactions across the continent. The rise of cryptocurrencies in Africa is a direct response to the traditional banking and money transfer issues that come when African...

Vickie Remoe is in conversation with sex education expert Leeann Mahota Rizk. They talk about comprehensive sexual education as a human right and as a matter of long-term sexual wellbeing. They also talk about sex education for children to reduce children's vulnerability to sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and sexual violence. According to UNESCO sexuality education is teaching about the cognitive, emotional, social, interactive, and physical aspects of sexuality, sex education for children is...

Vickie Remoe is in conversation with senior expert trade in Services in the Department of Trade and Industry at the African Union, Beatrice Chaytor. They discuss the benefits of the African Continental Freetrade Area for medium-size businesses across the continent. Three years ago the Africa union launched AfCFTA to create a more unified African market. AfCFTA top objectives are to facilitate inter African trade reduce tariffs, promote industrialization, sustainable growth, create jobs, and...

Vickie Remoe in conversation with Somatic and Wellness expert Tamu Thomas. They discuss wellness, somatic coaching, and entrepreneurship. According to the African Development Bank, 22% of the confident economically active population are in business or their entrepreneurs, African women are twice as likely to start a business than anywhere else in the world. While entrepreneurship has its rewards starting and operating a business is a grueling undertaking, even for those who have startup...

Vickie Remoe in conversation with procurement expert Franklin Ibemessie. They discuss public expenditure on the procurement of goods and services. Public expenditure is the money that governments spend on social services infrastructure, education, health, public wages, etc. We know what the government will spend based on what they present on its annual budget most African countries have a national development plan and the expectation is that the government will spend on things that will bring...

Vickie Remoe in conversation with ICT expert Tamba Lamin they discuss the Internet of Things or IoT and its benefits, issues around access to the internet, data protection in light of recent events on the continent. Governments in Senegal, Uganda, and Congo were in the news most recently when they shut down citizen access to the internet to limit connectivity. And now in Sierra Leone, parliamentarians are about to introduce a cybercrime law that will give the police and the government...

Vickie Remoe in conversation with Public Health Expert, Nana Kofi Quakyi, MPH. They talk about the first year of the pandemic and its impact on public health on the continent. Ghana's COVID-19 response vaccine rollout vaccine fears and what you need to know today to continue to protect you and your community during the pandemic. To listen to 'Joanna' by Solo's Beats: https://apple.co/3jMn58p