Travel Genius Podcast
1) Can Botswana Survive the Lab-Grown Diamond Boom?
Botswana became one of the richest countries in Africa because it's the world's biggest producer of diamonds by value -- but with lab-grown gems soaring in popularity, the sparsely-populated desert na...Show More
2) Can Africa’s Music Festivals Compete On The World Stage?
It’s the summer festival season, and while Europe and North America are seeing declining sales and smaller tours - Africa’s festival scene is on an upward trend. Eswatini’s Bushfire ...Show More
3) Oil Workers Recount Yearslong Detention in Equatorial Guinea
Two South African oil workers who had been detained in Equatorial Guinea prisons for two years have spoken to Bloomberg about their ordeal. Peter Huxham and Frik Potgieter were arrested on drug-traffi...Show More
4) Why Africa’s Ultra Luxury Hotels Are Booming
A private island off the coast of Tanzania, where guests pay around $50,000 a night for an exclusive-use villa, catamaran and helicopter transfers within a protected marine reserve is the latest front...Show More
5) What's Driving The Protests Over The Ivory Coast Presidential Election?
Opposition parties are protesting in Abidjan after court rulings blocked blocked key opposition figures from standing in October’s presidential election. The decisions paved the way for 83 year-...Show More
6) Could President Trump Recognise Somaliland’s Independence?
Somaliland, which proclaimed independence from Somalia in 1991, is willing to offer the US a military base at the entrance to the Red Sea and critical-minerals deals in its quest for international rec...Show More
7) Why African Banks Are Playing Hardball On Debt
African development banks are locked in a dispute with African nations like Ghana and Zambia over deals to restructure their debts. As the countries finalize debt relief agreements with foreign ...Show More
8) Have US Tariffs Thwarted South Africa’s G20 Presidency?
G20 finance ministers met in Zimbali in South Africa this week, but even with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent skipping the event - Donald Trump's trade policy dominated discussions at the expense ...Show More
9) Can West Africa Capitalize On The Growing Demand For Coffee
Demand for coffee is growing globally - but despite much of it being grown on the continent, very little is roasted locally to be sold and drunk there. West African Entrepreneur Hadi Beydoun wants to ...Show More
10) Will The US End The War Between Congo and Rwanda?
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to bring an end to conflict in eastern Congo, where millions of people have died and multitudes have been displaced over the past three decades....Show More