Panel 54 Podcast

About Panel 54 Podcast

Panel 54 is where Africa tells its own story. From Lagos to Lamu, Cape Town to Cairo, hosts Waweru Njoroge (Kenya) and Ndu Okoh (Kenya/Zimbabwe) explore the people, power, and politics shaping the continent. Each episode delivers sharp, evidence-first conversations with leaders, activists, athletes, and cultural voices. From sports and identity to security, media, new foreign influence, youth movements, sovereignty, and Africa’s place in a multipolar world, Panel 54 offers a global perspective through an African lens.

Publisher

panel54pod

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2025

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

53 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Femi Babafemi Kennedy Echesa Lubengu - Meth In Africa Pt 2

   The conversation also examines cooperation with the United States through intelligence sharing, joint operations, digital investigations and training for African investigators, prosecutors and judicial officers.

2. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Fidel Owusu - Meth in Africa [Part 1]

   The conversation examines clandestine labs in Nigeria, major seizures linked to Ghana and Kenya, foreign criminal networks, porous borders, corruption and the growing African market for synthetic drugs. Fidel also explores how modern border technology, stronger intelligence sharing, better port security and cooperation with the United States and Europe could prevent Africa from becoming a global meth production hub.

3. 

   19 Sept 2026

   Siaka Nasiru - Defending Nigeria

   A sharp discussion on Nigeria’s security architecture, intelligence failure, rapid response, police reform, military overextension, community intelligence, drones, border security, Boko Haram, ISWAP, regional cooperation and the future of Nigeria’s partnership with the United States. Lagos to Lamu. Cape Town to Cairo.

Who has been a guest on Panel 54 Podcast

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

• Mbugua Ngunjiri
• Winnie Kabintie
• Dr Willy Mutunga
• Tom Mkwana
• Seth Shava

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

93,663

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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

Quality

29

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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Books guests

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