Under the Baobab

About Under the Baobab

The Baobab is where real talk meets real solutions to Africa’s toughest issues - hosted by Mimi & George. No jargon, just bold ideas. Dig deeper beyond the headlines with Mimi and George as they grill guests, from heads of state to youth leaders, on politics and social change. 
Each episode blends spicy insight with hopeful takeaways, audience voices, and candid conversation.
New episodes weekly.

Publisher

DW

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jun 2025

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Has the Multinational Joint Task Force failed Nigeria?

   He commanded the Multinational Joint Task Force and led the Nigerian Army at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. Yet jihadist violence spread while military coups returned to West Africa. So what went wrong?

2. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Should Ghana give its president more time in power?

   Four years or five? Ghana is considering major changes to its 1992 Constitution — and one proposal is already stirring debate: extending the presidential term.

3. 

   28 Aug 2026

   Afrobarometer under scrutiny: Can Africans trust the data?

   Afrobarometer tells governments, journalists and the world what Africans think. But critics question donor influence, Western standards and possible bias. Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka responds.

Podcast Authority Score: 2 / 100

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Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0