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Finding the energy to be Green? We speak to one of the most dynamic women on South Africa’s renewable energy scene - Zanele Mbatha CEO of Bambini Energy. The ARC Insider No 49 from 2023-08-01T18:48:08

Finding the energy to be Green? Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor speak to one of the most dynamic women on South Africa’s renewable energy scene - Zanele Mbatha CEO of Bambini Energy.

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Wagner-in- Africa: what’s next for the mercenary group in the wake of the 24 June rebellion - a new ensemble or the same tune? The ARC Insider No 48 from 2023-07-03T08:51:59

« Wagner-in- Africa: what’s next for the mercenary group in the wake of the 24 June rebellion - a new ensemble or the same tune? We’re in conversation with CBS News’ Deborah Patta »

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Africa tech and tech in Africa: How to make Tech Companies more accountable - could the answer lie in ”Ubuntec”? The ARC Insider No 47 from 2023-06-07T14:01:24

Africa tech and tech in Africa: How to make Tech Companies more accountable - could the answer lie in "Ubuntec”? In conversation with guest Nanjira Sambuli explains all as well as a canter throu...

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Taking the shame out of chocolate - We are in conversation with the ethical chocolate maker bringing ”Gentle Farming” to Ghana. The ARC Insider No 46 from 2023-05-18T19:43:39

Taking the shame out of chocolate - We are in conversation with the ethical chocolate maker bringing "Gentle Farming" to Ghana

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Major gold smuggling scam linking Zimbabwe to Dubai. The ARC Insider No 45 from 2023-04-28T08:36:09

The inside story from a lead investigator on a major gold smuggling scam linking Zimbabwe to Dubai. Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor ask is it time for a Kimberly Process - which regulates so-calle...

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Africa’s Russian Roulette. In conversation with Samantha de Bendern where we examine what’s driving the ’Russia-Africa relationship’. The ARC Insider No 44 from 2023-03-16T13:44:20

Africa’s Russian Roulette. In conversation with Samantha de Bendern where we examine what’s driving the 'Russia-Africa relationship'. A round-up of news and current affa...

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Nigeria’s election looks set to surprise! The ARC Insider No 43 from 2023-02-20T12:58:57

In the first episode of 2023, the ARC Insider hosts, Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss the upcoming Nigeria Elections, African altruism in the face of the Turkey Syria earthquake, and rollin...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 42 – Humanitarianism, hostage negotiations and holding governments to account from 2022-12-19T12:47:16

In the 42nd episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss the recent resignation of Eskom's CEO, Nigeria's denial of a Reuters report on a state-sponsored mass abortion...

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ARC Insider, Episode 41: Kenneth Kaunda’s lessons in leadership... from 2022-11-04T15:49:22

In the 41st episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss the recent extension of Chinese premier Xi Jinping's time in office, his choice of hardline cabinet, and the l...

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ARC Insider, Episode 40 - Taking Africa’s Pulse from 2022-10-12T00:23:36

The polling outfit Afrobarometer has been been taking the pulse of Africa's people for decades. Now we go behind the scenes with its CEO Joseph Asunka, in conversation with hosts Karen Allen and...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 39: Does the Death of Queen Elizabeth II mark the demise of the Commonwealth? from 2022-09-20T16:13:50

In the 39th special episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor meet Uganda's Joel Kibazo to discuss the end of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, its consequences for the Commonwea...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 38 - Angola goes to the polls from 2022-08-25T19:05:20

In the 38th episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss the results of Kenya's presidential election and implications of a legal challenge launched by opposition lead...

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Global Africa - Talking Kenya, France and Russia from 2022-08-01T16:49:39

In the 37th episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss Macron's changing priorities as he visits West Africa at the beginning of his second term, as well as the resu...

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The Sky Is The Limit from 2022-06-28T17:56:11

In the 36th episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor share their thoughts on recent events in Africa including the final report of the Zondo Commission and Pres...

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Talking Arts from 2022-06-01T18:22:09

In the 35th episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor review the latest developments in the Nigerian presidential primaries, food exports from Russia and Ukraine, Somalia's...

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Defying Disinformation from 2022-05-17T16:28:09

In the 34th episode of the ARC Insider, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss the key upcoming political events in Africa including consequential elections in Nigeria and Kenya, and opposi...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 33: Cape Town’s bold digital ambitions from 2022-03-30T18:07:55

Hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss the reaction in Africa to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with impacts on the role of Russia in African conflicts, higher food import prices, and the...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 32: On the road with Tara and Karen - the Business of Basketball in Africa from 2021-11-17T22:25:13

Hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss breaking news from across Africa, including the death of South Africa's last apartheid-era president F.W. de Klerk, Nigeria's launch of its...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 31: Afraid of straddling - the electric vehicle revolution in Africa from 2021-10-27T08:41:09

Hosts Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss breaking news stories from across the continent.

This week, they are joined by Shantha Bloemen, the aid worker turned tech entrepreneur. As Man...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 30: From Prisoner to President: Hakainde Hichilema and Zambia’s new dawn from 2021-09-14T13:11:13

As we mark The ARC Insider’s 30th episode, hosts Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss breaking news stories from across Africa, including Guinea’s future post-coup and former South African pres...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 29: Business Plans not CVs - The battle for Small Businesses in South Africa from 2021-08-02T16:24:31

Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss breaking news stories from across Africa. This week, they are joined by Moipone Malefane, Moipone is the former political editor of The Sowetan who recently...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 28: South Africa's hidden hand in powering the continent - thoughts from Moeletsi Mbeki from 2021-07-06T13:28:03

Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss breaking news stories from across the continent including former South African President Zuma’s arrest and Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill. The hosts give...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 27: A changing of the guard, new dynamics in Franco-African relations from 2021-06-15T10:35:09

Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss news stories from across the continent, including Nigeria’s twitter ban, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lobbying on behalf of Africa to waive pa...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 26: The Future of Africa: In conversation with Dr Jakkie Cilliers from 2021-05-25T13:39:40

Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor discuss stories from across the continent, including the Kazungula Bridge project…  a potential game changer for transporting people and goods across Southern Afric...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 25: Architecture, Race and Culture: In conversation with Professor Lesley Lokko from 2021-04-27T11:56:18

Hosts Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor cover the latest news and analysis from across Africa. 

This week’s guest is Professor Lesley Lokk...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 24: Regional rifts and trade partnerships - In conversation with Sonal Sejpal, one of Kenya’s most notable figures in finance and trade. from 2021-03-26T15:05:48

Karen and Tara discuss recent socio-political developments from across Africa, including the announcement of the death of Tanzania’s President John Magufuli and the escalating unrest in Senegal....

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The ARC Insider, Episode 23: The good guys and the bad guys - Africa’s vaccine arms-race and the lessons learnt from HIV&Aids from 2021-02-22T22:03:56

It's a race against time to vaccinate the continent as Covid-19 mutates. This week, Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor speak with Professor Helen Rees - an internationally...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 22: Fist fights, oil rights and the biggest shake up in Nigeria's energy sector in a generation. from 2021-02-10T11:22:04

Fist fights oil rights and the biggest shake up in Nigeria's energy sector in a generation.   Join Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor in conversation with Energy Analyst Najim Animashaun on why it has t...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 21: Goodbye, Mr Trump - back to the business of Africa from 2021-01-25T15:20:21

Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss key socio-political events from across the African continent from Uganda’s election to the impact the rollout of vaccines against Covid-19 could have on Afr...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 20: Food for Thought - How Digitisation is Disrupting Food Distribution in Kenya from 2020-12-23T12:07:48

For the last episode of the year, Tara and Karen give a whistle-stop tour of current news stories from across Africa. This week’s guest is a dynamic man from the world of food. A former East Afr...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 19: “Getting stuff done” in Nigeria's tech sector. In conversation with Maya Horgan Famodu, Nigeria’s award winning entrepreneur venture capitalist from 2020-12-07T12:32:50

This week Tara O'Connor and Karen Allen speak with Nigeria’s award winning entrepreneur venture capitalist Maya Horgan Famodu.

Maya's talent spotting led to an early investment in Paystac...

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'Tis the season to be voting... In conversation with Todd Moss, former US Deputy Assistant Head of State for Africa from 2020-11-15T17:53:05

This week Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor cover elections inside and outside of Africa with a particular focus on how the US election results might impact US-Africa relations. They are joined by T...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 17 - The science of survival from 2020-10-09T10:49:20

The science of survival -  Epidemiologist and Philosopher Alex Broadbent makes a return visit to The Arc Insider to offer Africa's scorecard on managing the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Join thi...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 16 - It takes two to tango - in conversation with Lord Peter Hain from 2020-09-14T15:39:30

This week, Tara O'Connor and Karen Allen are joined by Lord Peter Hain; they discuss corporate corruption in Africa, his involvement in the Zondo Commission and the inspiration for his latest th...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 15 - Greed in the time of corona and fixing the world or fixing the party from 2020-08-27T11:03:57

This week Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor are joined by Ferial Haffajee - one of Africa's most formidable journalists. Ferial talks about greed and corruption in the time of corona. 

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The ARC Insider, Episode 14 - Zimbabwe - Still Backsliding. Life in the time of Corona from 2020-08-14T10:39:34

Zimbabwe has been at the forefront of the news with the arrest of prominent journalists, figures from the world of literature and other opposition voices as the government of President Emmerson ...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 13 - Behind the scenes of Queen Sono - the spy who is kicking ass in Africa’s TV industry from 2020-08-14T10:28:37

This week Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor have  prized the producers of Queen Sono away from their script writing to join them on the ARC Insider. Tamsin Anderson and Kagiso Lediga take us behind ...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 12 - The "uberisation" of business in Africa from 2020-07-15T14:31:08

Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss key business and political updates from across Africa.    This week they speak to Yanesh Naidoo on how tech can create jobs in the sachet economy.    Yanesh is...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 10 - Life after Corruption busting - in conversation with South Africa's Thuli Madonsela from 2020-06-19T09:35:23

This week on the ARC Insider, Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor are joined by Professor Thuli Madonsela - the former Public Protector of South Africa and current Chair of Social Justice in the Law F...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 9 - Making sense of the African car market in the Covid 19 era. from 2020-06-03T11:24:34

Making sense of the African car market in the Covid 19 era - the unique obstacles to going green in the future. 

This week on the ARC Insider, Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor are joined by ...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 8 - Coffee, Vultures and Wind farms from 2020-05-26T15:32:33

Coffee, Vultures and Wind farms - Private Equity in Africa in times of economic uncertainty in the Covid 19 era.    This week, Karen Allen and ARC's Tara O'Connor are joined by Michael Turner - Man...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 7 - Is there a place for satire in the midst of the Coronavirus Pandemic? from 2020-05-13T15:01:26

This week Tara O'Connor and Karen Allen speak to Kenyan political cartoonist Patrick Gathara about lockdowns, payouts and Madagascan "Muti" or Medicine. 

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The ARC Insider, Episode 6 - Ambiverts, Virtual Trade Missions and Crisis Response from 2020-05-06T12:22:45

Today's podcast focuses on how the world is responding to the coronavirus pandemic and what it means for UK-Africa trade. 

This week's special guest is Emma Wade-Smith - the UK's trade co...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 5 - Conversations with a Former anti-Corruption Tsar - Corona virus, Corruption and Hair from 2020-04-28T14:37:48

Karen Allen and Tara O'Connor chat to Kenya's former anti-corruption tsar and human rights advocate John Githongo about the coronavirus in Africa, tough states, corruption and hair.

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The ARC Insider, Episode 4 - African tech - lessons for the Covid 19 response from 2020-04-22T12:32:49

This week Tara O'Connor and Karen Allen look back on the news on the continent from the past 7 days and discuss the different COVID-19 responses. 

They are joined by guest speaker Abel Ek...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 3 - Moving Stuff Around in the Sachet Economy from 2020-04-14T14:57:46

Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss the ongoing response of governments and businesses across Africa to the coronavirus COVID-19. 

This week’s special guest is Oghenetega Iortim, founde...

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The ARC Insider, Episode 2 - In conversation with Professor Alex Broadbent from 2020-04-08T11:09:47

Karen Allen and Tara O’Connor discuss how countries across the continent are curtailing the spread of the virus and the key political and security issues associated with COVID-19.

This we...

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The ARC Insider - Pilot from 2020-03-31T19:50:58

The inaugural episode of the ARC Insider - a podcast series of Africa-focused conversations. 

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