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Hosted by Bolaji Akinola-Alli · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 36 episodes
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Africa’s Big Switch is a podcast that aims to identify current and future solutions to complex problems on the African continent. Examples of such problems include: Climate Change, Homelessness, Poverty, Political Instability, Famine, Floods etc.Our first season sheds light and sparks conversation around the future of energy in Africa.Why Energy?Modern society depends on reliable and affordable energy services to function smoothly and to develop equitably. A well-established energy system supports all sectors from medicine and education to agriculture, infrastructure, communications and high-technology. However, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), there are over 770 million people in the world today without access to electricity, 77% of which are in Sub-saharan Africa. The Sustainable Development Goal 7 of the UN Agenda, aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030. Given we are only a few years to 2030, we explore the
Bolaji Akinola-Alli hosts Africa's Big Switch (ABS), a business show with 36 episodes published.
Send us a text On this episode of Africa's Big Switch Podcast, hosts Celine, Lys, Bolaji and Hassana reflect on the 10 episodes released in 2024. They discuss their favourite episodes, progress and give insights into the
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Victoria Peill, founder of Duara Education, a social enterprise that is empowering female teachers to create community-based micro schools. Victoria's background sp
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Kristin Wilson. Kristen currently works for the Innovate Africa Fund as the Managing Partner and Bold Angel Network, she crafts innovative solutions that combine hu
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Modupe Poku. Modupe currently works for the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change as the Education Advisor to the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Toni Sanni, Head Corporate Finance and Venture Capital at the Emerging Africa Group. The Emerging Africa Group is an ESG-focused organization that partners with inv
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Richard Chongo, the Country Director of Opportunity International Malawai. Opportunity International is a global network of over 40 organizations, primarily microfi
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Delz Erinle, the Founder and Product Lead of Agrify. Agrify focuses on decarbonizing the agricultural value chain through regenerative intelligence and carbon micro
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sit down with Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, the Co-Founder of Liquify, an invoice financing platform connecting African SME's to global capital markets. Alberta started in corporate ban
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sit down with Joe Kinvi, the Founder of PLTFM, a multi-asset investment platform for Africa and Africans in the Diaspora. He also leads HoaQ, an investor community with over 100
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sit down with Abiola Adebiyi, the Founder of Elevate Development Foundation (EDF). EDF is a youth-led NGO focused on educating, enlightening, and empowering vulnerable Nigerians
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Dammy Feyide , the Founder of Theo by LISA, a digital learning solution for children in public primary schools and remote areas. Dammy is also the Team Lead of Stra
Send us a text On this episode of Africa's Big Switch Podcast, hosts Hassana, Joshua, Beatrice, and Bolaji reflect on the 14 episodes released so far. They discuss the progress that has been made and give insights into t
Send us a text On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Eder Munyampenda , the Rwanda Country Manager at Sawa Energy, a startup that empowers East Africa’s small and medium businesses by reducing electricity pricing and
Send us a text We had a conversation with Noelle Okwedy , the Energy Insights Lead at Stears , a startup focused on providing data and insights to professionals interested in the African continent. Having worked in the N
Send us a text On this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kelly-Ann Mealia , Chairperson and Co-Founder of Energy Capital & Power. Kelly-Ann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in facilitating financia
Send us a text We had a conversation with Natasha Ibori , the Co-founder of Uwana Energy, a clean energy management platform and marketplace, to help people seamlessly transition to clean, affordable energy. Uwana Energy
Send us a text We had a conversation with Chinenye Ajayi , an energy professional and commercial lawyer with over a decade worth of experience. Chinenye is currently the Team Lead of the Power and Infrastructure Practice
Send us a text We spoke with Edma Lawer , the founder and CEO of ELO Petroleum , an Oil and Gas service company that specialises is providing manpower and materials in the upstream sector in Ghana. Edma also runs Youth E
Send us a text A conversation with Hubert Waterinckx , a Social Development Specialist at the World Bank Group . We unravel Hubert's journey – from working as a Tax Lawyer, to being a reservist in the Belgian army, to a
Send us a text An exciting conversation with Bradley K. Poku-Amankwah , the acting Principal Coordinator at the Ghana Energy Transition Office. The Ghana Energy Transition Office is a collaboration between the United Nat
Victoria Peill
Duara Education
1 appearance on this show
Kristin Wilson
Innovate Africa Fund
1 appearance on this show
Toni Sanni
Emerging Africa Group
1 appearance on this show
Richard Chongo
Opportunity International Malawi
1 appearance on this show
Delz Erinle
Astra
1 appearance on this show
Alberta Asafo-Asamoah
Liquify
1 appearance on this show
Joe Kinvi
PLTFM
1 appearance on this show
Abiola Adebiyi
Elevate Development Foundation
1 appearance on this show
Dammy Feyide
Theo by LISA
1 appearance on this show
Eder Munyampenda
Sawa Energy
1 appearance on this show
Noelle Okwedy
Stears
1 appearance on this show
Kelly-Ann Mealia
Energy Capital & Power
1 appearance on this show
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Africa's Big Switch (ABS) is hosted by Bolaji Akinola-Alli. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 36 episodes.
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