Africa Aware
Hosted by Lisa Musumba · Chatham House
4.7from 10 ratings
- 55
- Episodes
- 15
- Transcribed
- 10
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Africa Aware
Africa Aware is a podcast from the Chatham House Africa Programme bringing together the best international experts to provide original analysis on issues affecting the individual states of Africa, their international relations, and the continent as a whole.
- Publisher
- Chatham House
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 20 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
15 of 55 episodes have a transcript.
20 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
What can Lagos teach us about Africa's emerging megacities?
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
DRC's Ebola outbreak: Local systems, international responses and lessons for Africa
10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Navigating Somalia's political stalemate
Inside a recent episode
What can Lagos teach us about Africa's emerging megacities?
Published 20 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I can also take you to some of the challenges. I'm sure we'll come to that, but that's a really great way to start our conversation. The livability aspect is so important. Often when I'm working in many African cities, I can't help thinking that I would like to work a little bit more, but perhaps... That's not something that is always a possibility. But it's important also that you brought the issues of policies and responding to the local demand. You have noted previously as well that while it is easy to attempt to copy and pass city management and problem solving models elsewhere in the world, Ultimately, the long-term vision is tailored solutions to the local context. […]
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- Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu
- Rachel Niehuus
- Bienvenu Mukungilwa
- Afyare Abdi Elmi
- Aweis Ahmed
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- 10 ratings
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- Quality
- 34
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 75
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Lisa Musumba host the show. Published by Chatham House.
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