E K Bensah Jr shared "AFRICA IN FOCUS 13-01-15.mp3" with you

From E K: "EPISODE #28 Research & Co-ordination: E.K.Bensah Jr Executive Producer: E.K.Bensah Jr LINK: "Dear friends, Please find below a link to the podcast of the full edition of 13 January edition of "Africa in Focus". We spoke to Kofi Akpabli about the book-reading he had earlier in the month. The main discussant was West Africa Bureau Chief of the Nigerian Television Authority Cordelia Ukwuoma who gave us brief insights into what we should expect to read and discuss in the sub-region in 2015 – apart from the elections. Dominick Andoh gave us an insightful overview of Africa's aviation sector, including the fact that 2015 is likely to register positively for the aviation sector, what with the drop in oil. That said, the situation in Ghana will not find a drop in airfares immediately especially with airlines habitually making a profit after many years in operation – as compared to counterparts elsewhere, where the profits are made a lot earlier allowing them to therefore consider reducing airfares. This edition also introduced the first-ever edition of "#ECOWAS@40Podcast", which you can download here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B32CLvfWC8j4U2pwTmstYmU3empwcTNVMUF3M096LXZ2U1NF/view?usp=sharing Kindly find the link to the podcast of #AfricainFocus show on Tuesday 13 January, 2015. We look forward to comments! In solidarity!" Emmanuel" Click here to view (E K shared these files using Dropbox. Enjoy!) © 2015 Dropbox

E K Bensah Jr shared "AFRICA IN FOCUS 02-12-14.mp3" with you

From E K: "EPISODE #26 Research & Co-ordination: E.K.Bensah Jr Executive Producer: E.K.Bensah Jr LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cnnq4hgslad74fk/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%20%2002-12-14.mp3?dl=0 "Dear friends, Kindly find the link to the podcast of #AfricainFocus show on Tuesday 2 December, 2014. We spoke to Esi Cleland, former popular blogger-turned-entrepreneur, who has been co-managing Afro-Chic since 2009. She spoke to AIF about the genesis of AfroChic, and told us some of the challenges she encountered. Success has been slow, but steady and sure to the extent that after five years, AfroChic is ready to go higher places. Esi hinted us she may be reviving her very-popular blog, which at any time in 2009/2010 was attracting no less than an average of 100 comments for one post. The second was Naa Oyo Quartey, who is an award-winning Lifestyle blogger and wedding photographer. We spoke to her about the passion she shares with Esi on why they both chose to use the internet to market their businesses at a time when selling online is not the most reliable way. Both Esi and Naa revealed to us some of the ways in which they have been able to overcome the challenge of e-transactions. Finally, in the different segments, we spoke to Ugonna, of the Right to Information Coalition, about a Media Encounter on 3 December about the Coalition's work. We also spoke to Health and Communication officer at West Africa Aids Foundation on what the Foundation was doing to celebrate World Aids Day, celebrated worldwide every year on 1 December. We look forward to comments! In solidarity! Emmanuel"" Click here to view (E K shared these files using Dropbox. Enjoy!) © 2014 Dropbox

E.K. Bensah Jr shared a video with you!

E.K. shared a video with you! “Dear friends, To mark the 20th edition of the Africa in Focus show, we started post-show video interviews that seek to both promote the work of the guests we invite, and some of their ideas on the themes we cover for the show. In this post-show clip, Kobby Blay, lead Volunteer at #EbolaWatch and who has been providing listeners of Africa in Focus Show with a radio version of EbolaWatch updates since August 2014, tells us what we need to look out for about Ebola, and what important steps to take to keep oneself safe. Comments always appreciated! Regards, Emmanuel” View video

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PODCAST: Episode 25 -- Africa's Industrialisation; & Unearthing Robust Voices in Africa's Development

EPISODE #25

Research & Co-ordination: E.K.Bensah Jr

Executive Producer: E.K.Bensah Jr 

LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/c2xx1mms258001m/AFRICA%20IN%20FOCUS%2025-11-14.mp3?dl=0

"Dear friends,

Kindly find the link to the podcast of #AfricainFocus show on Tuesday 25 November, 2014. 

We spent some 15 minutes getting a quick update from Enoch A Sackey, Office Manager, of Furniture and Wood Association of Ghana(FAWAG)  on why it remains an important association on which government should rely upon to deliver high-quality furniture for even Ghana's parliament.

We spent the 25th edition of the show looking at two important issues: the first part of the show was on the theme of the 25th anniversary of Africa Industrialisation Day, which was celebrated on 20th November around the world. It is for this reason we spoke to FAWAG. We followed that interview with one of Samuel Mawutor, of Civic Response/FORESTWATCH to give us a summary of some of the major outcomes from the four-day Forest Forum that was held last week in Accra. We touched on the issue of Rosewood, and examined the reasons why government had banned its export, and why the Chinese were so interested in it.

As part of the show's series unearthing robust voices in Africa's development, we spoke to a former official of the West Africa Commission on Drugs, Mrs. Araba Arhin, who served as a Coordinator on a short-term project under the Commission at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre(KAIPTC).  Araba gave us a refreshing insight into drug policy dynamics in the sub-region, and proffered a way forward, including the need for the sub-region to own its problems.

We look forward to comments!

In solidarity!

Emmanuel"

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E K Bensah Jr shared "AFRICA IN FOCUS 04-11-14.mp3" with you

From E K: "Dear friends, Kindly find the link to the podcast of #AfricainFocus show on Tuesday 4 November, 2014. We spent some 15 minutes getting a quick update from Mr.Diallo of the Accra-based West Africa Network for Peacebuilding on the unfolding situation in Burkina Faso. We spent the 22nd edition of Africa in Focus reprising the theme of Africa's aviation sector, with a focus on safety. We spoke to an airline pilot very conversant with the incident that brought domestic airline Starbow to the headlines. We left the show reminded that the airline industry is one of the safest transport systems around, and we need to do one other thing: build more national airports, which are the missing link between aviation fuel and airline tickets. It really is not only about taxes, but about aviation fuel. Every pilot starts his day having factored fuel. Even more so the domestic airlines As usual, we had different segments, including our regular "Africa in the News". We look forward to comments! In solidarity! Emmanuel" Click here to view (E K shared these files using Dropbox. Enjoy!) © 2014 Dropbox

Burkina Faso without Compaore!

People power!

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