African Currents

About African Currents

Tune in to African Currents for a deep dive into the continent's heartbeat. Explore Africa's multifaceted issues from unique perspectives, featuring insights and in-depth analyses from leading experts on pressing topics.

Publisher

Chimauchem Nwosu

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jun 2024

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

242 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Nigeria’s New Agro-Industrial Policy: Can It Pave Way for Africa’s Food Security Revolution?

   With its annual food import bill exceeding $10 billion and agricultural export earnings falling below $400 million, Nigeria is turning to a reformed agro-industrial development framework to attract $4.4 billion in investment, strengthen domestic processing capacity, and narrow the trade gap.

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Kenya’s Refinery Project and Quest for Africa's Energy Sovereignty

   A planned $16 billion, 700,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Lamu, Kenya, could sharply expand East Africa’s fuel-processing capacity, challenging the region’s long reliance on imported refined petroleum even as Africa exports crude oil.

3. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Africa’s Vision Crisis: How Can Millions Regain Their Sight?

   Visual impairment is becoming more common across Africa, with cataracts and uncorrected vision problems driving much of the burden and a major review finding that nearly one in 10 people are affected, particularly in rural communities.

Who has been a guest on African Currents

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ghanaian Member of Parliament
• Oil and Gas Expert
• Emomotimi Agama
• Tanzanian Official
• IT expert

Reach and audience

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

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100

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

Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0