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Breakfast Connect

By: Africa Business Radio
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  • The official breakfast show for Africa Business Radio. 8hr00 to 10hr30 WAT.
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Episodes
  • "UP NEPA" - A Spotlight on the Ongoing Electricity Supply Challenge in Nigeria

    "UP NEPA" - A Spotlight on the Ongoing Electricity Supply Challenge in Nigeria
    Jul 15 2024
    Nigeria’s power sector has been a source of concern for the masses as its numerous challenges affect their day-to-day lives. There is an urgent need for solutions, which the documentary “UP NEPA” addresses. "Up NEPA!" sheds light on the ongoing electricity supply challenge in Nigeria that has lasted for more than 50 years. On the show, we speak to Ishaya Bako, the director and writer of the documentary series on the making, the systemic problems within the power sector and the urgent need for solutions. Ishaya Bako is a Writer & Director. His passion for filmmaking cuts across fiction and documentary narratives. He studied filmmaking at the London Film School where he graduated with a distinction and has since gone on to direct over a dozen short films and two award-winning documentaries – ‘Fuelling Poverty’ and ‘Silent Tears’. His films have been screened at film festivals in Seattle, Durban, New York, London, Lagos and Clermont-Ferrand.
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    39 mins
  • Global Collaborations, Local transformations in the African Tech Industry

    Global Collaborations, Local transformations in the African Tech Industry
    Jul 3 2024
    Africa is poised to play a critical role in the global tech ecosystem, providing innovation, talent, and new market opportunities in areas such as mobile technology, e-commerce, fintech, and the digital economy. As such, the Global Tech Africa (GTA) Conference 2024 is set to Drive this Tech Innovation across the Continent. The Global Tech Africa (GTA) Conference, 2024 is Returning for the second year with the theme: Global Collaborations, Local Transformations and we have Dr Emmanuel Tarfa, CEO & Co-Founder, Kryptr | Partner Enzo Krypton & Co to shed more light on this
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    15 mins
  • The Role of African Music Festivals in Supporting Africa's Growing Music Industry.

    The Role of African Music Festivals in Supporting Africa's Growing Music Industry.
    Jul 1 2024
    Over the last few years, African festivals have increased during summer across the Diaspora and over the Continent. However, many music professionals have often called for better integration, harmonisation and promotion across the different African regions to ensure that more opportunities are unlocked across the African music landscape and enterprises to help access financing, promoting tourism and economic development. On the show, Nonso Mordi speaks with Katherine McVicker on the role of African music festivals and events in supporting Africa's growing music industry, increment revenues and tourism and what policymakers and various African tourist agencies need to do to facilitate this and deliver socio-economic impact and foster employment. Katherine McVicker is the Founder and Director of Music Works International and co-founder of ACA. An experienced public speaker and booking agent, in her 30-year career specializing in jazz and world music, she has helped to develop the international careers of a wide range of artists, including Norah Jones, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joshua Redman, Branford Marsalis, and Ladysmith Black Mambazo. She has developed promoter networks in Europe and Scandinavia and is currently working on developing similar networks in South America and the Asia-Pacific region.
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    21 mins
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