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Welcome to another episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! In this episode, you'll be listening to two main stories; The Teacher and The Myth of the Amazons with the bonus of a third but you'll have to listen to find what that one is 😉. Today's tales are also based on folktales that originates from the Nupe people in Nigeria and are read from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Froben...

We're excited to bring to you another episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! Today's story titled "An Excess of Jealousy" is also from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Frobenius and is based on a folktale that originates from the Nupe people in Nigeria.

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We're excited to bring to you another episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! In this Episode, Mythological Africans will be reading and hosting another live conversation on a story titled "The Husband's Revenge" from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Frobenius. These stories originated from the Kordofan region in Sudan.

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We're excited to bring to you the first episode in our collaborative series with Mythological Africans!! In this Episode, Mythological Africans will be reading and hosting a live conversation on a story titled "The Cure of A Man Crazy Woman" from the book "African Nights: Black Erotic Folk Tales" by Leo Frobenius. These stories originated from the region of Kordofan region in Sudan. 

For more information about Mythological Afr...

What comes to mind when you think of African Mythology? Have you ever wondered the origins behind some of your favorite African folklore? Why is the exploration of African myths and folklore so important? In this episode, we speak to Helen Nde, host and curator of Mythological Africans to discuss these questions. Helen also shares why she decided to create Mythological Africans and how her background has helped her attain much succ...

We want to take some time to share our solidarity with the people of Ukraine, Yemen, Ethiopia and other countries who are facing major injustices. We want to time the time to remind everyone to treat everyone with kindness despite challenges we may face. In this episode, we talk about the ongoing situation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Mali's governmental plan to transition back to Democracy, Climate change challenges in ...

In this episode, we the people of Pod Save Africa discuss the recent AFCON games that was held from the 9th of January to the 6th of February 2022 . We discuss the incredible and electric atmosphere of the tournament. We chat about a few of the controversies and the less than optimal international coverage. We talk Superstars and Also-Rans. Finally, we chat about the amazing moments that made this one of the most electric internati...

If you were thinking we would be talking about a group of young french men who entertain us with their version of dancing and struts on social media, we are sorry to disappoint you. We will be talking about another fascinating topic instead, Coup d'etats!

What do you know about Coup d'etats? Are coups things only a thing of the past in African history? When you think about coups, do you think of extreme, violent events? What does i...

Happy New Year Folks!!! (How long into the year can we continue to say that?!)

We are bringing you some of the top stories from around the continent to neatly wrap up the end of 2021.  We take you from Sudan in Northeast Africa, continue in East Africa with Ethiopia and even make a stop in South Africa. These stories are not at all exhaustive of the events that took place in Africa in the 4th quarter of 2021 so we employ you t...

Happy New Year!!!

What better way to pick back up in the new year than to continue a conversation that inspires kindness. In part 2 of our talk with Gertrude Kabwazi,  Executive Director of Yamba Malawi, we talk more about Gertrude's personal connection to Yamba's mission. We also discuss Yamba Malawi's strategy towards aiding in breaking the cycle of poverty in Malawi and the poverty graduation model amongst other topics.

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Part 1 of the conversation we had with Gertrude Kabwazi, Executive Director of Yamba Malawi. Yamba Malawi is a non profit whose mission is to transform children's lives by empowering communities to break the cycle of poverty. Gertrude speaks to us about the mission of Yamba Malawi, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Yamba Malawi's projects and how Yamba Malawi views gender inequality in Malawi.

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Boy do we have a treat for you!

Today, as part of our ongoing collaboration with the Africa Study Group, we interview Negash Haile, a Rwandan macroeconomist who takes us to the highest point of the Kilimanjaro and gives us a view of the macroeconomic situation in Africa and its constituent countries. We discuss everything from governance to the impact of history on economic prosperity. 

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Hello Listeners, 

Today we wrap up our conversation with Teni and we left off looking at how the injustices experienced in Nigeria are not unique. We also discussed how fellow Africans in other countries have adopted Nigerian models for protesting injustice in their countries. Today we pivot the conversation to what Nigeria’s developmental and foreign policy goals are and how they are executing on that.

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In this follow up conversation with Teni, we take a look at Nigeria's perceived dominance in West Africa. We also discuss influences that have shaped its foreign policy position and a roadmap to a sustainable foreign policy that is inclusive of the African diaspora. 

You can check out our earlier conversation with Teni titled West Africa's Post-Colonial Debacle and stay tuned for the rest of the conversation in our next episod...