Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru, Meghan Waters, Andrea Capellán and Hawa Ka.

Yamalé Alliance, a group of former USAID employees joined us to talk about, history, education, legal frameworks, technology and cross-border business partnerships.

We explore Africa’s position in negotiating at the global table on an equal footing, utilising our international exposure, knowledge and previous partnerships to develop legal frameworks that benefit us as a bloc united by trust rather than an continent divided by borders.

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru and Reabetswe Katleho Mogase.

Reabetswe Katleho Mogase, widely known as ‘The Father King' joined Mary Waweru to discuss the challenges of modern relationships and how to navigate spirituality, mental health, economics and other aspects of life as one unit. Katleho is a respected voice in spiritual development, leadership, and personal alignment. His work is deeply grounded in indigenous knowledge systems and ancestral wisdom, offering practical guidance for individuals, families, and organisations seeking clarity, balance, and conscious leadership.

Panel speakers:

Mary Waweru, Dr. Utheri Kanayo and David Coleman

We talk about reforming our educational systems across Africa.

Dr Utheri Kanayo is the Co-Founder and Principal of Freedom International Schools - Africa (FISA), East Africa's first Afrocentric school.

David Coleman is a Ghanaian-Dutch Business Transformation leader and Founder of Cole where he helps African enterprises evolve from functional to exceptional.

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru, Wamaitha Mwangi and Priscilla Serwaah Kobi Ampem Braketu Ansah.

We look at African relationships and finances, both in Africa and abroad. What influences us to pick a partner? Are we investing in one another's ideas? Are we supporting one another sufficiently for reasons beyond surviving capitalism? How do expectations around gender roles affect our relationships and where does this leave our African cultures? We discuss 50%-50% share relationships, equality, leadership, submission, failed relationships, the huge red flags we ignore, the dangers of investing in business together early in the relationship, among other things.

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru, Vibya Natana, Dr. Mmatshepo Gaspa Mazibuko and Waithera Karanja.

We are prioritising our health while managing social, political and economic challenges. With the global hardships we have been experiencing since the COVID 19 pandemic, our workplaces and other spaces have seen drastic changes that have left people unemployed and unable to manage their lives like before. People are experiencing stress-related illnesses and burnout and barely managing. Can we solve this and how?

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru and Olusegun Rowaiye.

Has African leadership implemented solutions that liberate or keep us chained? How has our dependence on foreign aid to direct and fund our economic, education, healthcare, human rights and other internal systems worked for us since independence? What are Pan-African organisations, such as the African Union, doing to strengthen our overall relationships as neighbours? Is decoloniality part of their agenda? Are we ready and equipped to compare ourselves to the European Union? Do we have the mindset and resources that are necessary to emulate their systems?

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru, Ifeyinwa (Ify) Okadigbo and Hope Nwosu.

On this episode, two of our panelists discuss the Igbo community. We also focus on the different African traditions and cultures that existed before colonisation. The panel talks about the roles of leaders, spiritual healers and chiefs and elaborate how aspects like time, weather, food and gender were factored into these customs. Preserving many of our African traditions is vital for us as people who are unlearning anti-Blackness and decolonising in general.

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru, Olusegun Rowaiye, Chipo Nyambuya, Jayson Williams and Cheikh NG’uraine.

On this episode, we discuss how our voices have been excluded and intentionally erased from our history and experiences. Who tells our different African stories and how reliable are our history books? Why are we seen as a monolith and whom does this benefit primarily? How does this influence society and contribute to racial inequities? We discuss African history according to our elders and ancestors, cultural erasure, appropriation, trends and other related topics.

Panel Speakers:

Mary Waweru, Asanda Ngoasheng, Chipo Nyambuya, Olusegun Rowaiye, Oladele Dosunmu, Evalyne Sohn, Kea Simmons, Francisca Mandeya and Mui Zwane.

We open this series with the theme 'Business and Social Impact' and highlight the following topics to move us from challenge to change:

- Intra-Immigration and Social Landscape

- Business and Development Opportunities

- Culture and Self-Advocacy