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Back to SearchSolving Africa’s Housing Deficit
From rapid urbanization to persistent housing shortages, Africa’s cities are facing immense challenges—and emerging opportunities, including innovative mortgage models, government-backed projects, an…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Understanding the case for the Africa Credit Rating Agency
Catherine Nzuki is joined by Dr. Daniel Cash, Associate Professor in Law at Ashton University. He specializes in the study of the international credit rating agencies. They discuss the “Big Three” cr…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Afropolitan is now the Youth Bloom podcast!
But not much else has changed: Catherine Nzuki is (still) your host, and by 2050, one in four people in the world are still expected to be African.
Thank you all very much for supporting this podcast…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Congo, the Cold War, and Capitol Hill
From Cold War dynamics to legislative debates, U.S. foreign policy toward Africa has been shaped by complex historical, political, and institutional factors. In his memoir From the Congo to Capitol H…
Published on 4 months ago
Coffee Chat with Catherine: Unofficial Tips for Internships
Darrel Lloyd, CSIS Africa Program Intern, joins Catherine Nzuki for an informal discussion on internships. Catherine shares her background (2:10), tips on think tank internship applications (6:10), e…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Navigating Africa’s Environmental Dilemma
Africa stands at the forefront of the global climate crisis, facing extreme weather events, rising temperatures, and biodiversity loss—despite contributing less than 4% of global greenhouse gas emiss…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Best Of: The boomers in Mali getting their news from TikTok
The Afropolitan will be taking a brief hiatus to re-envision its next steps. Stay tuned for an exciting new chapter!
In the meantime, we're sharing our very first episode from October, which focused o…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Advancing Change in Nigeria: Advocacy in Action
What does it take to influence meaningful change in Nigeria’s governance landscape?
In this episode of Into Africa, Udo Ilo, author of It Is Impossible: Influencing Change in Nigeria, joins to explore…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Accra’s housing crisis is forcing young people to delay the traditional milestones of adulthood.
Catherine Nzuki is joined by Naa Laryea, a software engineer living in Accra. She walks us through what apartment hunting is like in Accra, why some landlords ask for a year or two years’ worth of re…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Africa at a Crossroads: The 2025 African Union Summit
Since its founding, the African Union (AU) has positioned itself as a unifying force for economic integration, conflict resolution, and continental self-determination. However, recent developments—in…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago