So Much To Say… Not!

So, I’ve decided to pick up where I left off in terms of the audio journal I started just over 18 months ago.

Technically, this is Episode 1 of the 2nd Season of the #AndilesTake podcast series. Except as you’ll gather in this instalment, I’m still trying to figure out what it is I’m actually trying to say, and why. I feel like once I properly get my thumb on that, the name of the podcast will change.

In the meantime, consider this a personal invitation to join me in discovering what stories are worth telling, what issues are worth talking about, and ultimately what’s worth living for.

I’m extremely grateful to PJ Lebea and Andre Blaze Henshaw for sharing their stories on this episode. Do listen in, if only to hear some of the rather special personal insights they were kind enough to share with me.

 

Ghana’s Police Threaten Social Media Blackout (feat. Stephen van Coller)

So, turns out Ghana’s top cop— Inspector General of Police John Kudalor thinks that blocking social media access across the country might be necessary to ensure Ghana’s national security on election day in November 2016.

Mr Kudalor reckons that Ghana might do well to learn from the example set by other countries on the continent and around the world that have take similar steps in the recent past— Uganda no doubt being top of mind.

I sense that the Inspector General’s comments might have been made to test public sentiment on the issue ahead of the polls. However, if the chill I’m picking up on Twitter is anything to go by, Ghanaians don’t seem to be terribly concerned at the prospect of having to survive 24 hours or so without access to Facebook and Twitter come November 7th. Ah, well…

Meanwhile, in place of our discussion segment on the African Tech Round-up this week, we feature part of a recent in-depth conversation I had with Stephen van Coller, who is the Chief Executive for Corporate and Investment Banking at Barclays Africa.

Listen in to hear Stephen tell me how Barclays Plc’s imminent plans to shed its investments in Africa will impact the business he runs, and why he is confident that fintech startups on the continent will never completely disrupt incumbents within the financial services industry.

Bonus: Look out for a comment made by Nigeria’s leading podcaster, Andre Blaze Henshaw, on why he reckons that podcasting as a medium is likely to be a big deal in the media scene of the future.

First published in AfricanTechRoundup.com