The Bad Natives Podcast

In Africa, the dead are saints, no matter the sins they carried alive. Now that Buhari (@MBuhari) is gone, the air is thick with tributes that overlook the tear gas, the silence during EndSARS, and the promises unmet. To mourn or not to mourn? Watch: youtu.be/QDvda78pYts

Kenyan climate-tech firm Tera becomes the first African project developer to have its carbon removal initiative independently validated and registered under Riverse, a European standard for engineered climate solutions. ipsnews.net/2025/07/kenyan…

If we don’t tell our history, our histories will be told for us. #badnativespodcast #africa #history #news #podcast @Adesuwa_G

Who protects the people when the liberator becomes the predator? Catch up with our latest episode! youtu.be/QDvda78pYts?si… #badnativespodcast #africa #news #africanindependence

New Episode Alert 🚨🚨🚨 In today's episode, we examine Nigeria's former military ruler-turned-civilian president Muhammadu Buhari 's (@MBuhari) legacy and Africa’s troubled affair with coups. From the Sahel’s new strongmen to Southern Africa’s coup-free resilience. We debate…

Let’s be honest African police aren’t designed for us. Their roots are in suppressing Black freedom, rather than securing it. They picked a side and it is clear where they stand. Are we ready to talk about that? #badnativespodcast #policebrutality #africa #news #podcast…

When did it go wrong? And why is the police being given this much authority only for them to use it for harm rather than good? Watch the latest episode and let us know your thoughts! #badnativespodcast #africa #politics #news #podcast @Adesuwa_G @ferialhaffajee

Here is the recording of our @Bad_Natives_Pod for this week. Spread the word 🙏

A Nigerian startup using AI to build speech transcription platforms for African accents is expanding beyond an initial focus on health care, serving a growing demand for automation across the continent and filling a vital gap left by Silicon Valley tech giants.…

As more African countries demand change, do you think your country is headed in the same direction or stuck in the same cycle? Let us know in the comments and don’t forget to watch the latest episode! #badnativespodcast #africa #politics #news #podcast

Africa’s story begins when we challenge the norm with the truth of how we live, lead, and create. From there, the world can catch up.

Kenya’s electricity transmission company KETRACO nearly doubled its revenues from electricity transmission fees to $40 million in the year ended June 2024. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/i…

How to fund African development – and how not to. continent.substack.com/p/how-to-fund-…

This Monday at 8 PM on my Spaces, the current episode of our @Bad_Natives_Pod. We examines why deadly policing tactics endure along with Africa’s Rising Promise? Log on to hear what @ferialhaffajee @cobbo3 @Adesuwa_G & myself have to share. Spread the word youtu.be/5ZfGl-Q49fs?si……

In Kenya and many African countries, disagreeing with your leaders is enough to label you a threat. But isn’t it our right to have a say in how we’re governed? #badnativespodcast #africa #governance #politics #disagreement #NairobiFocus #SeeBeyondSiasa

“It is not enough for us to push for the new, we also have the responsibility to study what worked, where the betrayals were and the people who behaved in that manner.” -Robert Kabushenga. Catch the full conversation in our latest episode, youtu.be/5ZfGl-Q49fs?si……

African police, shaped by colonial legacies, often wield brutality due to corruption, poor training, and political misuse. Yet, Africa’s hope shines through #grassrootsinnovation, and health breakthroughs, including Uganda’s #breastcancertreatment drug and South Africa’s…

Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa's climate fight. It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds -- part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil. france24.com/en/live-news/2…