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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.
Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
30 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
55 episodes
since June 30, 2025
episodic
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Opposition leaders arrested. Election petitions blocked. Zambia's government says democracy is intact, but critics disagree. We ask UPND's Elvis Nkandu: What's really happening in Zambia after the 2026 election?
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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?
Four years or five? Ghana is considering major changes to its 1992 Constitution — and one proposal is already stirring debate: extending the presidential term.
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.
Sierra Leone wants to change key election rules, including lowering the presidential threshold from 55% to 50%+1. The opposition is challenging the reforms in court. Will they strengthen democracy or weaken voter power?
Donor funding slashed. Clinics closing. Prevention programs collapsing. With less than four years to end AIDS as a public health threat, Africa faces a brutal choice: fund its own future or watch decades of progress unravel. Under The Baobab confronts the leaders, the numbers, and the hard truth ab…
As Zambian prepare to vote on August 13, the countrys' electoral commission faces one of its biggest tests yet: a new voter register, new constituencies, ballot security, campaign tensions and public questions over trust.
Can Peter Obi unite a divided opposition, secure the country, confront IPOB and turn his promise of a "new Nigeria" into measurable results?
The Commonwealth of Nations says it is a champion of human rights and democratic values. But when member states face political crises, disputed elections and shrinking civic freedoms, does the organization do enough?
The 2026 World Cup is officially in the books, leaving behind a fascinating puzzle for African football. Ten African teams arrived; nine made history by storming into the knockouts. But it was only pushed to the quarter-finals. As we analyze the performance gaps holding the continent back, we deman…
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