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Hosted by Bolaji Akinola-Alli · business · EN-GB · 36 episodes
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
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Signup to Generate a PitchAfrica’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?
Africa's Big Switch (ABS) is hosted by Bolaji Akinola-Alli. The show has published 36 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Bonus: Sit Down with Your Hosts 3.0" (31 December 2024, 16 minutes), "E32 Duara Education: Women-Led Schools, Community-Led Change" (20 November 2024, 39 minutes), and "E31: Angel Investing with Innovate Africa Fund" (24 October 2024, 41 minutes).
Africa's Big Switch (ABS) publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 36 episodes.
Booking probability for Africa's Big Switch (ABS) is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Africa's Big Switch (ABS) requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Africa's Big Switch (ABS)'s contact route on record: verified email.
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Africa's Big Switch (ABS)
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode of Africa's Big Switch Podcast, hosts Celine, Lys, Bolaji and Hassana reflect on the 10 episodes released in 2024. <br/><br/>They discuss their favourite episodes, progress and...
Episode #32
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #31
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #30
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #29
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode of ABS, we sat down with Toni Sanni, Head Corporate Finance and Venture Capital at the Emerging Africa Group.<br/> <br/>The Emerging Africa Group is an ESG-focused organization...
Africa's Big Switch (ABS)
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #27
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #26
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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. </p><p>Alberta...
Episode #25
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #25
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>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...
Episode #24
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode of ABS, we sat down with <b>Dammy Feyide</b>, the Founder of <b>Theo</b> by LISA, a digital learning solution for children in public primary schools and remote...
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<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode of Africa's Big Switch Podcast, hosts Hassana, Joshua, Beatrice, and Bolaji reflect on the 14 episodes released so far. <br/><br/>They discuss the progress that has been made...
Episode #22
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode of ABS, we sat down with <b>Eder Munyampenda</b>, the Rwanda Country Manager at Sawa Energy, a startup that empowers East Africa’s small and medium businesses by reducing...
Episode #21
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We had a conversation with <b>Noelle Okwedy</b>, the Energy Insights Lead at <b>Stears</b>, a startup focused on providing data and insights to professionals interested in the African...
Episode #20
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>On this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with <b>Kelly-Ann Mealia</b>, Chairperson and Co-Founder of Energy Capital & Power. <br/><br/>Kelly-Ann brings a wealth of knowledge and...
Episode #19
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We had a conversation with <b>Natasha Ibori</b>, the Co-founder of Uwana Energy, a clean energy management platform and marketplace, to help people seamlessly transition to clean, affordable...
Episode #18
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We had a conversation with <b>Chinenye Ajayi</b>, an energy professional and commercial lawyer with over a decade worth of experience. <br/> <br/>Chinenye is currently the Team Lead of the...
Episode #17
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>We spoke with <b>Edma Lawer</b>, the founder and CEO of <b>ELO Petroleum</b>, an Oil and Gas service company that specialises is providing manpower and materials in the upstream sector in...
Episode #16
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A conversation with <b>Hubert Waterinckx</b><b>, </b>a Social Development Specialist at the <b>World Bank Group</b>. <br/><br/>We unravel Hubert's journey – from working as a Tax Lawyer, to...
Episode #15
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>An exciting conversation with <b>Bradley K. Poku-Amankwah</b> <b>, </b>the acting Principal Coordinator at the Ghana Energy Transition Office. <br/><br/>The <b>Ghana Energy Transition...
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