You’ve heard the headlines. This is the part they erased. This podcast reclaims Africa’s truth, one story, one country, one bold episode at a time.
Host Ndoumbe unpacks erased history, silenced voices, and the narratives we’ve all been complicit in. Africa is young, powerful, and full of beauty, if we’re willing to see it. Whether you’re here to remember, reconnect, or unlearn...welcome home.
Africa Is Changing. But What Happens to the People Growing Old in It?
Africa is changing fast, and as more people move for work, education, and opportunity, families are becoming increasingly spread out. But what does that mean for the people growing old back home?
In this episode, I sit down with Yemi Danmola, founder of Iyaniwura Elders Oasis, a free daytime social center for women 70+ in Lagos. We talk about how an idea inspired by her grandmother became a growing community for older women, what it actually took to build and manage it from New York, and how migration is changing caregiving in African families.
From the realities of building back home to a 94-year-old woman who found a whole new group of friends, this conversation challenges us to think differently about aging, community, and what development should look like for every generation.
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Website: https://www.iyaniwuraoasis.com/
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13 Sept 2026
Is It Actually Easier to Build a Business in Africa? | Kanessa Muluneh
What if building a business in Africa isn’t harder than building in the West, but in some cases, actually easier?
In this episode of They Lied About Africa, I sit down with Ethiopian-Dutch entrepreneur and investor Kanessa Muluneh to talk about her journey from building businesses in Europe to identifying opportunities and investing across African markets.
We get into what makes Africa attractive for entrepreneurs, why Western business knowledge can’t simply be copied and pasted onto African markets, what the diaspora can get wrong when returning to the continent, navigating gender and perceptions of authority in business, Pan-Africanism, corruption, risk, and what Kanessa believes the next generation of African entrepreneurs should understand before they start building.
And we definitely don’t agree on everything, which is exactly why this conversation was worth having.
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30 Aug 2026
The Reality of Moving From America to Senegal | Aalia Reeves (Content Creator)
Aalia Reeves moved from Texas to Senegal knowing almost nothing about the country and with no family roots or established connections of her own there beyond her husband and his family. She reveals what it actually took to build a life in Dakar, why Senegal was more expensive than she expected, the realities foreigners often miss, and why she eventually left for Texas—only to return.
Aalia Reeves is an American content creator and model based in Dakar, Senegal. After converting to Islam and marrying a Senegalese man, she moved to Senegal and began navigating life there from scratch.
She explains:
■ Why she moved to Senegal with no previous connection to the country
■ Why Senegal isn't as “cheap” as many foreigners assume
■ What Americans misunderstand about moving to Africa
■ The realities of finding work and building a life in Dakar
■ Why integration completely changed how she experienced Senegal
■ Why she returned to Texas—and what made her go back to Senegal
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