Foresight Africa Podcast
1) Why is democracy succeeding in Ghana?
Host Landry Signé and George Ofosu, assistant professor in comparative politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science, discuss Ghana’s democratic trajectory, highlighting factors tha...Show More
2) What the 80th UN General Assembly means for Africa
As the United Nations General Assembly begins its 80th session this month, host Landry Signé meets with Cristina Duarte, U.N. Undersecretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, to discuss how her o...Show More
3) Advancing digital inclusion in Africa
Host Landry Signé speaks with Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou, CEO of the Partnership for Digital Access in Africa, and former minister special advisor to the president of Niger, on the importance of expanding...Show More
4) Predicting a brighter future for Africa
Host Landry Signé and fellow futurist Jakkie Cilliers, founder of the Institute for Security Studies and head of its African Futures Innovation Programme, discuss the importance of evidence-based fore...Show More
5) Namibia’s foreign minister on the transformative impact of trade and foreign policy for Africa’s development
Host Landry Signé speaks with Hon. Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, Namibia’s minister for international relations and trade, and seasoned career diplomat, on the need for African countries to think locally wh...Show More
6) Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies
Host Landry Signé speaks with Acha Leke, chairman of McKinsey & Company’s Africa Region and senior partner in their Johannesburg office, about Africa’s many advantages in human and natural resources. ...Show More
7) Democratic resilience in Africa (and Kenya) takes many forms
Foresight Africa host Landry Signé and Drs. Oscar Otele and Danielle Resnick examine the nuances of the state of democracy across Africa, providing insights into strategies for democratic resiliency m...Show More
8) Partnerships elevate Africa’s development successes
On this episode of Foresight Africa, hosted by Landry Signé, Gargee Ghosh, president of Global Policy and Advocacy at the Gates Foundation, explains why collaborative, context-specific, and innovative...Show More
9) Meet African girls’ educational needs by listening to their experiences
Adefunke Ekine and Mary Otieno, university educators from Nigeria and Kenya respectively, and alumnae of the Echidna Scholars Program at Brookings, talk with Foresight Africa host Landry Signé on why ...Show More
10) How the World Bank is advancing shared prosperity and jobs in Africa amid global economic uncertainty
During the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., Foresight Africa host Landry Signé caught up with Axel van Trotsenburg, senior managing director of the World Bank, who spoke about how t...Show More