A well for a generation of shapers. A place to draw encouragement, answers, helpful perspectives and principles that hold beyond the single case.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation. A new letter every week for Gen Z Africa and champions of the continent, at home and abroad.
Watch the films of our letters at www.africasgenz.com. Become an insider to watch every letter in full, and finish the season to open its magazine.
Freedom Is the Starting Line — Letter 7: A Letter to the One Who Embraces the Reality and Deals With It
Freedom in and of itself is not the end. It's just the beginning. We just got to the starting line.
This letter is to the one who embraces the reality and deals with it. In this letter we look at taking responsibility for the continent's future: moving beyond the bare minimum, why freedom is the starting line and not the finish, measuring ourselves against where the continent ought to be rather than where it used to be, what Africans at home and in the diaspora can contribute with their education and exposure, building systems and structures so the next generation does not start from zero, research and development, execution, and quality education. This is our appointed time, and we're the ones we have been waiting for.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation. A well for a generation of shapers, at home and abroad.
Watch the film of this letter at www.africasgenz.com. Become an insider to watch every letter in full, and finish the season to open its magazine.
31 Oct 2026
Letter 7: A Letter to the One Building a Life Unfamiliar to Their World
The transformation that we require in the world, on our continent, is going to take going into the unfamiliar. Make it business unusual until unusual becomes usual.
This letter is to the one building a life unfamiliar to their world. In this letter we look at following an unconventional path: why the current model will not take us to the levels of transformation we desire, why popular is not the same as right, the discomfort of doing things outside the norm, ambition that is about purpose and the generations after us, the industrialists, inventors and scientists the continent needs, and how clarity comes from taking steps, doing your research and learning from the best in the world. It is in the unfamiliar that new frontiers can be charted.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
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25 Oct 2026
Letter 6: A Letter to the One Who Adapts to the Necessities of the Times
Every culture evolves. Culture is not static. We determine our culture.
This letter is to the one who adapts to the necessities of the times. In this letter we look at culture and tradition in Africa: the difference between traditions and culture, why culture is not a static thing, taking time seriously, how nations were not always this way, what survival of the fittest really means, the traditions we retain and the culture we evolve into: discipline, seriousness, research, education, time consciousness and mutual respect, while we keep the values of love and community. If you want to progress, then culture has to be progressive.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
Join our network of shapers. Become an insider at www.africasgenz.com by signing up for our newsletter. Insiders get the stories behind each letter and carefully researched coverage of progressive developments across the continent.
18 Oct 2026
Letter 5: A Letter to the One Who Speaks Well of Home, Wherever They Are
Brand is very important. A brand is what shapes any organization, any business, any country, any continent.
This letter is to the one who speaks well of home, wherever they are. In this letter we look at the brand of Africa and how Africa is seen: how we carry it at home and in the African diaspora, why investment follows brand, and how each of us can paint a fuller, more well-rounded picture of Africa. Resilience, love, joy, resourcefulness, passion, fashion, excellence and wealth. Because all these things are true.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
Join our network of shapers. Become an insider at www.africasgenz.com by signing up for our newsletter. Insiders get the stories behind each letter and carefully researched coverage of progressive developments across the continent.
14 Oct 2026
Letter 4: A Letter to the One Who Doesn't Know What to Do With Their Life
Each and every person is an asset that must be cultivated in order to produce fully.
This letter is to the one who doesn't know what to do with their life. In this letter we look at finding your purpose and your gifts: the things you do naturally, following your interests, figuring it out by service, and the pointers to what to do with your life, from what you are passionate about to what draws you in. Your life really, really matters.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
Join our network of shapers. Become an insider at www.africasgenz.com by signing up for our newsletter. Insiders get the stories behind each letter and carefully researched coverage of progressive developments across the continent.
3 Oct 2026
Letter 3: A Letter to the One Who Is Kinder to Everyone Else Than to Themselves
Self-esteem is not other-esteem. Everything else is built off the way you esteem yourself.
This letter is to the one who is kinder to everyone else than to themselves. In this letter we look at self-esteem, self-worth and setting boundaries: placing a value on yourself, knowing your worth and what you carry, and keeping boundaries around what you allow. Don't stay where you are tolerated. Put some respect on it.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
Join our network of shapers. Become an insider at www.africasgenz.com by signing up for our newsletter. Insiders get the stories behind each letter and carefully researched coverage of progressive developments across the continent.
25 Sept 2026
Letter 2: A Letter to the One Choosing Depth Over the Algorithm
Indecision is a decision. The decision not to do anything is a decision to accept things the way they are.
This letter is to the one choosing depth over the algorithm. In this letter we look at focus, attention and purpose in the age of social media: going deep, finding what you are truly passionate about, moving from a consumer society to a production society, and being the best at what you chose. Uncommon sense comes from depth.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
Join our network of shapers. Become an insider at www.africasgenz.com by signing up for our newsletter. Insiders get the stories behind each letter and carefully researched coverage of progressive developments across the continent.
18 Sept 2026
Letter 1: A Letter to the One Who Feels Tired and Left Behind.
Perseverance is not waiting. It is continuing faithfully.
This letter is to the one who feels tired and left behind, comparing their journey with others and wondering why it is taking so long. In this letter we look at patience, perseverance and trusting the process: the maize and the oak, planted on the same day, why the oak's growth has to be strong and stable before it shows, and staying the path when it is taking a while. You are simply in process. Know who you are.
Africa's Gen Z: Letters to a Generation, a podcast of letters for Gen Z Africa, at home and abroad.
Watch the video version of this letter on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@africasgenz
Join our network of shapers. Become an insider at www.africasgenz.com by signing up for our newsletter. Insiders get the stories behind each letter and carefully researched coverage of progressive developments across the continent.
18 Sept 2026
Intro - The Africa’s Gen Z Show
Letters to the Africans building, shaping and making the continent proud, at home and abroad.
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