Limitless Africa

Six young people from Cape Verde interview their President José Maria Neves. And they want to know what the most powerful man in the country is doing for young people like them.

Moulaye Tabouré runs Anka, a platform for African retailers. The start up has over 7000 sellers from 47 African countries. They have buyers in over 170 countries. The company has now raised $6.2 million in its series A funding. This is a fascinating conversation about e-commerce strategies, consumer behaviour and what really drives sales.

The fashion industry could increase the continent’s prosperity by 25 per cent. Claude Grunitzky asks how can African fashion become a global leader?

Paul Kagame has won the last four elections in Rwanda with over 90 % of the vote. There is no powerful opposition. What does that say about democracy in the country?For this episode of Limitless Africa, we speak to Seth Karamage, a Rwandan development economist specializing in peacebuilding and good governance. He has worked on fostering democracy in Rwanda as well as Nigeria, Kenya and Somalia. He’s a former soldier with the Rwanda Defence Forces. This is an opportunity to ask someone who really knows the situation: Should young people bother voting in the election? And in situations where elections aren’t held or their results are not in doubt, are military or political coups ever justifiable? 

There have been nine military coups d'états in Africa since 2020. If we continue at this rate, there will be more coups in this decade than in any since the 1960s. Is this a good thing for Africa?

Victor Ochen grew up in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda in the 1980s and 1990s at the height of the Ugandan civil war, one of Africa's longest conflicts.  He has become a spokesperson for the people of Northern Uganda and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.