Talking Africa

The one where David admires our balls... in particular, the excellent if dusty crystal ball which The Africa Report keeps in the back cupboard next to the coffee spoons, useful for our yearly predictions issue.Find out more @theafricareport, and on our website www.theafricareport.comWith thanks to our hosts @RFI_english

This week – with Liberia's upcoming presidential elections on 10 October - an interview with Charles Brumskine.After Liberian presidential Candidate George Weah of the CDC back on the 24th of May podcast, and ruling Unity Party candidate, the Vice President Joseph Boakai in the May edition of The Africa Report magazine... this week we want to share with you an interview with Charles Brumskine, another of the key candidates, the flagbearer for the Liberty Party

No successful country has taken off without a thriving agricultural sector. So what is holding the continent back?We speak to former Rwandan agriculture minister Agnes Kalibata, now President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa to find out.You can find us on Twitter @theafricareport, while AGRA is @AGRAAlliance.

Stand by, Nigerian politics geeks: here is half an hour on those hoping to profit from a weakened Nigerian presidency.We have the pleasure of welcoming to our Paris recording studios our man in Lagos Eromo Egbejule, and also our editor in chief Patrick Smith.You can find us on Twitter @theafricareport, @EromoEgbejule, @Patrick_africa, @NickNorbrook

The murder of a senior electoral commission official days before Kenya goes to the polls raises fears of a stitch-up. Join Mark Anderson and Nick Norbrook as they talk about the vote to come, the state of the campaigns, and what to watch out for in the week ahead.Visit theafricareport.com for more, and follow us @theafricareport.Mark is @MarkC_Anderson, Nick is @nicknorbrook, and you can also find us on Facebook

“This isn't the Africa of tomorrow, this is happening today”The tech entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong (@africatechie) on how the internet is fully integrated into the life of the continent, the campaign to get Cameroon to switch back on the internet, the trials and tribulations of opening a business in Africa, and the huge potential for technology on the continent.In conversation with Nicholas Norbrook (@nicknorbrook)For more go to TheAfricaReport.com

After a brief hiatus -- thanks, New Haven -- we are back!The suburb of Yaba is home to the holy trinity of tech startups -- strong universities, fearless investors, and dynamic entrepreneurs.And we are hitting that today: a conversation with Bosun Tijani, co-founder of the Co-Creation Hub in Lagos, based in Yaba. His burning ambition is for Nigeria to create a new generation of tech entrepreneurs that raise -- and keep -- their money in the country.hosted by Nicholas Norbrook

Join Nick Norbrook in India, for a special edition recorded at the African Development Bank meetings in Ahmedabad.We hear from the African Development Bank President Akin Adesina, whose top priority is agriculture. And listen to Indian agribusiness giants who are keen to partner with African companies, and share their knowhow.

Join Nick Norbrook and Robert Clarke as the talk to Liberian presidential hopeful and winner of the Ballon d'or, George Weah.Including a discussion of the influence of Arsène Wenger, how to connect to youth voters, and the trial of Charles Taylor.Don't miss next week's episode - an Indian safari for the African Development Bank

Join Nicholas Norbrook and Crystal Orderson as they unpick another layer of the madness around South Africa's political scene -- the reverse move by Brian Molefe, the once and future CEO of Eskom, South Africa's power company, and perhaps a pawn of the larger forces driving the country.

On this week's podcast, we preview what is on The Africa Report magazine no.91 -- is Nigeria creating Boko Haram 2.0, the Galamsey question as Ghana struggles with illegal mining, and an exclusive boat trip up the Congo river...In partnership with Radio France Internationale

In this week's podcast, a conversation with South Africa's Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies. As the ratings agencies take their view of South Africa, we discuss another view of the country -- could it really be spreading its wings like the other successful developmental states like South Korea or Japan?Or will corruption clip its ambitions...

A French election special, as Nick Norbrook talks to Elise Colette about the first round, the Macron phenomenon, and his words on French colonialism in Algeria.

Join Patrick Smith and Nicholas Norbrook as they talk Turkey referendums, Ghana's lack of private sector and how filling the gap space with ministers won't help, plus how the US is taking a step back in international fora like the World Bank just as China is stepping forward.

Is Africa's Development an illusion? Live in Marrakech at The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Governance Weekend, The Africa Report Debates. Donald Kaberuka, Vera Songwe, Bob Collymore and Mohamed Bouhamatou have an amicable but intense clash of ideas...

Join Managing Editor Nicholas Norbrook and Southern Africa Editor Crystal Orderson as they discuss the sacking of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, and what the next steps are for the country and President Zuma's opponents.

Managing Editor Nicholas Norbrook talks to Southern Africa Editor Crystal Orderson about the death of Ahmed Kathrada, and the strange recall of South Africa's finance minister Pravin Gordhan