A Brief Listen

About A Brief Listen

Bite-sized African News delivered with a bit of banter. Episodes released every two weeks.

Publisher

Loye Oyedotun & Folakunmi Pinheiro

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2024

Latest episode

1 Jan 2026

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jan 2026

   What happened in Africa in 2025 (and what we're expecting in 2026)

   In this episode, Loye and Fola give out awards for 2025. They select their Leader of the Year, Story of the Year, Election of the Year, Startup of the Year, “What in the World” of the Year, “Thank God That’s Not Our Leader” of the Year, and finally closing with stories they’re looking out for in 2026. Happy New Year you beautiful people! Time stamps 02:05 Leader of the Year 10:57 Story of the Year 21:14 Election of the Year 26:58 Startup of the Year 33:40 “What's in the World” of the ...

2. 

   2 Sept 2025

   End of Season Two (Meji Meji!)

   Season Two of The Africa Briefing has officially come to an end. Loye and Fola announce that they will be back on the 1st of December for their end of year wrap up and awards. Time stamps: N/a https://www.instagram.com/thebrief.xyz/

3. 

   13 Aug 2025

   No Country for Old Ambassadors

   In this episode, Loye and Fola provide updates on Nigeria’s lack of ambassadors, an offer made by Somaliland to President Trump, and the acquisition of MultiChoice by Canal+ and what it means for the African media landscape. But first, they provide quick updates on Alassane Ouattara’s announcement of his decision to run for a fourth term in the upcoming Ivorian elections, as well as on the recent helicopter crash in Ghana. Time stamps: 01:02 Updates on Alassane Ouattara’s announcement to ru...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

28 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

41

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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