Africa Tech Radio

Is Unemployment Africa’s biggest hit from COVID?

Poverty, insecurity, insurgency and violence are just a few of the things that unemployment causes. If we do not find gainful and decent employment for the over 400 million youths aged 15-35 in Africa, we may witness something worse than what we’re currently witnessing as a result of unemployment.

 

The Jobs Campaign spokesperson of YES4YOUTH, Itumeleng Lentsoane, shares her thoughts on the many issues around this challenge and how the recently launched Jobs Now Africa campaign will help provide some solutions.

Embrace who you are

Accepting yourself for who you are is not an easy journey but a necessary one.

 

People living with disability have a greater challenge of embracing who they are and accepting their unique identity alongside having to deal with societal acceptance.

 

Executive Director, Peniel Foundation, Aisha Disiru discusses this journey of accepting oneself and living with disability in this episode.

How to get young people involved in elections

Even with the 60% youthful population who make up more than 53% of registered voters in the country, youth voter apathy is a major issue in Nigeria. 

 

How do we get young people to actively participate in the electoral process in Nigeria?

 

Program Officers with YIAGA Africa, Efemena Ozugha and Olaniyan Sanusi, alongside Legal Practitioner, Juliet Isi Ikhayere and Public Policy Analyst, Chima Christian, all propose different solutions to this challenge.

How to make instant and secure trans-border payments in Africa

What is this PAPSS? Can it solve Africa’s trans-border payments challenge? How will it benefit small businesses in Africa? How will it contribute to restoring the economies of African countries?

 

Before Thursday January 13, 2022, over 80% of African cross-border payment transactions that originated from African banks had to be routed offshore for clearing and settlement using international banking relationships, which is costly & inefficient; as it takes between 2 to 14 days to complete and acts as a barrier to intra-regional trade.

 

The long awaited Pan-African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) which was piloted in August 2021, and launched in January 2022, may prove to be the backbone upon which the promises of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement rests.

 

Joining Tony to discuss this, is an International Trade Policy and Law Expert, who serves as the Lead, Trade Enablement, in the National Action Committee on the AfCFTA in Nigeria, Olusegun Olutayo.

Retelling the stories of Africa, one article at a time

The WikiVibrance/Africa Youth Month 2021 is a project in the Wikimedia movement aimed at recognizing and commemorating the African Youth Month (AYM) 2021 by building capacity and improving content related to Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Engagement.

 

Africa Tech Radio as a media partner of the WikiVibrance/Africa Youth Month 2021 Project took some time out to chat with some of the mentors who helped guide young people from across Africa to build their capacity and improve content related to the 4E's of the AYM; Education, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and Engagement.

 

To better understand the Africa Youth Month and its importance, how and why the WikiMedia Community User Groups are invested in commemorating the Africa Youth month through the Wikivibrance project, You can listen to a previous chat we had with the title How African Youths Can Retell The Stories Of Africa.

It’s almost Valentine, Let’s Talk Sexual Health

Are You sexually healthy? Do you know what that even means?

What signs do you look out for to determine the state of your sexual health? Before you jump into any sexual activity, do you confirm your sexual health status?

 

A general practitioner Doctor, Dr. Esther Adelopo discusses this very sensitive issue with Gloria in this episode.

Getting more women into Tech in 2022

Representation is important

 

The past few years has seen an increase in the number of women in tech as many companies and firms are being more intentional about gender balance when recruiting.

 

A Lawyer and Product Designer, Kelechi Achinonu, discusses with Gloria, how to get even more women to join the Tech industry.

TVET: What it is and why Nigeria needs it now

In Nigeria, you often hear phrases like “Who school help?”, “After school what next?”, “Why am I even studying this course?”, “I just want to get a degree, it’s not like I’m going to use it for anything” and the list goes on.

 

We recently spoke to the CEO and Founder of iCreate Africa, Bright Jaja, on the idea of Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET), why Nigeria needs it now and how iCreate Africa is committing to this dream.

 

iCreate Africa organises Africa's largest Skills Competition, Exhibition, and Job Fair focused on promoting and highlighting opportunities in technical vocational and education training, the iCreate Skills Fest.

How to make internet more affordable in Africa

How much do you spend on Internet Data every week or month? Do you know if the price of internet data where you are is affordable?

 

According to the UN, internet access is considered affordable when the cost of 1 gig is less than 2% of your gross monthly income. Many Africans spend 5.7% of their gross monthly income on data.

 

How can we make internet data affordable across Africa?

 

The immediate past President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) and the National Coordinator for the Alliance for Affordable Internet in Nigeria, Olu Teniola, shares his thoughts here.

How big will Conversational Artificial Intelligence be in 2022?

Why do people find chat bots on websites annoying? Is it that those “annoying” chatbots aren’t as intelligent and conversational?

 

Nonetheless, banks and eCommerce platforms are using them. Will this trend continue in Africa?

 

The Founder and CEO of the Africa Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit, Sydney Eneremadu and the Chair of the Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics with the IITPSA (Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa), Johan Steyn, discuss How big Conversational AI will be in Africa in 2022?