Podcast
The VA Pod
Hosted by VAAV · EN
A podcast based on:
- Original publications by Ventures Africa
- Women-centred news stories across Africa
Ventures Africa is an online platform for news, analysis and discussion about African business, policy, innovation, and culture. We champion an evolving Africa through stories that explore the opportunities and complexity of our continent and the African Diaspora.
Join us as we explore an evolving Africa through The VA Pod.
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Getting Funding in 2024
Feb 19, 202400:47:06Tap to summarizeWhile Africa has attracted numerous investors over the years, enthusiasm seems to be dwindling. In 2023, African startup funding had a significant 39% year-on-year decline. In 2022, Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe of Ventures Africa highlighted the lack of "unicorns" in Africa's digital economy, suggesting that initial optimism has given way to closer scrutiny. What's the way forward for startups? The podcast you are about to listen to was adapted from our LinkedIn Audio Event, held on Thursday, 1st of February, 2024, where we discussed "Getting Funding in 2024". The event was hosted by Zainab Amoo, a Social Media Executive at Ventures Africa, who held an interesting discourse with guest speakers including, Eunice Ajim, Founding Partner of Ajim Capital; and Uwem Uwemakpan, the Head of Investments at Launch Africa VC. Edited and Produced: Ishioma Imkhai-Bello. Reviewed: Hadassah Egbedi.
Transcribe →The importance of social enterprise to Africa's growth,
Jan 16, 202400:40:13Tap to summarizeIn Africa, social enterprises are driving development by blending profit with social good. They are proving that businesses can be inclusive and financially powerful engines for change. Yet, their dual nature presents challenges in securing resources for growth and job creation. According to the British Council, the estimate for the number of jobs directly created by social enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranges from 28 million to 41 million. In this podcast, adapted for our LinkedIn Audio Event held on the 18th of December, 2023, Zemmy Momoh, Director, CSR & Social Impact Programming, Channels Media Group and Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe, Staff Writer at Ventures Africa, discuss “The importance of social enterprise to Africa's growth”.
Transcribe →The importance of media in climate adaptation.
Jan 10, 202400:11:32Tap to summarizeAfrica is the hardest hit by climate change. According to the World Meteorological Organization, Africa is suffering disproportionately from the climate change crisis, even though it contributes only a fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions. However, the Sterling One Foundation has partnered with Microsoft Nigeria, Sterling Bank, The Sun Media, Oando Foundation, Coca-Cola, and other esteemed private sector organizations to initiate a workshop to transform the Nigerian media landscape. The primary objective is to empower media professionals to amplify the urgency of the climate change crisis through their reporting. The Sterling One Foundation is dedicated to advancing sustainable development and environmental stewardship across Africa.
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Exploring production and next-level creativity in Nollywood with Chioma Ude.
Oct 5, 202300:25:29Tap to summarizeNollywood is undoubtedly Africa’s largest movie industry, and you will agree that its content has become a unifying factor on the continent. The gigantic movie industry has been estimated to be worth over $6.4 billion as of 2022, has raised and is still raising unique actors across the spectrum. In this podcast, we discussed the business of Nollywood and the International market, with Chioma Ude, as she explores the production and next-level creativity in Nollywood, She is the Founder of the African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), an international film showcase that presents an immersion into filmmaking, with participation from all over Africa and the diaspora. AFRIFF was founded in 2010 and so far has actively created inroads for Nollywood and the African movie industry on the global scene. Producer: Ishioma Imokhai-Bello Editors: Edore Nakpodia & Ishioma Imokhai-Bello
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How Ijeoma Onah sources new markets for Nollywood globally.
Oct 5, 202300:28:38Tap to summarizeNollywood, Africa’s largest movie industry has come a long way. From the days of videotapes to CDs, Nollywood and the African movie industry have earned their fair share of fame on streaming platforms and in the continent’s evolving cinema culture. In this podcast, we have a chat with Ijeoma Onah, media entrepreneur and Founder of the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS). NIFS is a body that is designed to enable business-driven conversations on the bourgeoning film industry in Nigeria. She shares insight into the challenges and what it takes to sell Nollywood and the African movie industry on the global stage. Producer: Ishioma Imokhai-Bello Editors: Edore Nakpodia & Ishioma Imokhai-Bello
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Inspire Africa Conference 2023
Sep 27, 202300:15:41Tap to summarizeFrom the 17th to the 21st of September, 2023, Nigeria hosted the maiden edition of the Inspire Africa Conference. Innovate Africa Foundation organised the event for people in the product space to empower the product community in Africa. The event was held at Eko Convention Centre Lagos. It had over 1000 product leaders in attendance from more than 30 African countries with at least six partners at Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), who coached, trained, and advised the vibrant product community in attendance. In this podcast, we speak to Christian Idiodi- a Partner at Silicon Valley Product Group- to solve complex, recognized problems; Rebecca King, co-founder at Innovate Africa; Kenechukwu Nwankwo, Senior Product Manager at Mono; and Olatunde Adejumo, Head, Product Management, Inclusio Business at Interswitch. Producer: Ishioma Imokhai-Bello. Editors: Ishioma Imokhai-Bello & Hadassah Egbedi.
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A tale of impact and entrepreneurship at Africa’s Business Heroes Semi finals 2023
Sep 13, 202300:13:22Tap to summarizeThese 20 semi-finalists were chosen from 27,000 applicants and one thing they all share in common is the ability to drive impact as well as making profits in the various markets they are operating in. From Ghana’s Sommalife Limited to Zambia’s Good Nature Agro and Egypt’s iSpark, here are some impact stories from some of these entrepreneurs.
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Seems like the right time for Nigeria to invest in renewable energy.
Aug 8, 202300:56:51Tap to summarizeThis podcast was adapted from our LinkedIn audio event titled, Seems like the right time for Nigeria to invest in renewable energy. Given the ongoing global conversation around the energy transition from fossil fuel to renewable energy, we deemed it fit to bring on board two industry experts in Nigeria to hold this conversation. They include Chibunna Ogbonna, co-Founder and CEO of Kiru Energy Limited and Lolade Alonge, Business Communication officer and project manager at Koolbooks. The conversation was hosted by Oluwatosin Ogunjuyigbe, Staff Writer at Ventures Africa.
Transcribe →The effects of livestock farming on the ecosystem
Mar 28, 202200:07:41Tap to summarizeDid you know that livestock farming has a vast environmental footprint, offering both +ve and -ve impacts?
Transcribe →Herstory in 🇸🇳,🇪🇹,🇳🇬,🇲🇦
Jul 16, 202100:06:43Tap to summarizeThis week on Herstory, learn about Senegal's budding beauty entrepreneur, women empowerment in Ethiopia's coffee industry, and female CEOs in Nigeria's banking sector.
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