Under the Baobab podcast

Under the Baobab

DW

The Baobab is where real talk meets real solutions to Africa’s toughest issues - hosted by Mimi & George. No jargon, just bold ideas. Dig deeper beyond the headlines with Mimi and George as they grill guests, from heads of state to youth leaders, on politics and social change.  Each episode blends spicy insight with hopeful takeaways, audience voices, and candid conversation. New episodes weekly.

57 épisodes

Are African leaders answering the tough questions? Viewers speak out from Ghana, Cameroon and Zambia
06/11/2026
30:00
We put African leaders in the hot seat. Now it's our turn! Viewers from Ghana, Cameroon and Zambia tell us what we got right, what we missed and whether we're asking politicians the tough questions. Did we pass the test?
From majority to minority: Has Ghana's NPP learned why it lost?
30/10/2026
29:59
After its 2024 defeat, the New Patriotic Party is regrouping under Mahamudu Bawumia, but has it truly learned why voters turned away from the party?
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Is Zambia sliding into autocracy?
23/10/2026
29:56
Opposition leaders arrested. Election petitions blocked. Zambia's government says democracy is intact, but critics disagree. We ask UPND's Elvis Nkandu: What's really happening in Zambia after the 2026 election?
Has the Multinational Joint Task Force failed Nigeria?
11/09/2026
30:00
He commanded the Multinational Joint Task Force and led the Nigerian Army at the height of the Boko Haram insurgency. Yet jihadist violence spread while military coups returned to West Africa. So what went wrong?
Should Ghana give its president more time in power?
04/09/2026
30:00
Four years or five? Ghana is considering major changes to its 1992 Constitution — and one proposal is already stirring debate: extending the presidential term.
Afrobarometer under scrutiny: Can Africans trust the data?
28/08/2026
29:59
Afrobarometer tells governments, journalists and the world what Africans think. But critics question donor influence, Western standards and possible bias. Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka responds.
Why is Sierra Leone changing its election rules?
21/08/2026
30:00
Sierra Leone wants to change key election rules, including lowering the presidential threshold from 55% to 50%+1. The opposition is challenging the reforms in court. Will they strengthen democracy or weaken voter power?
Africa vs. AIDS: The 2030 deadline no one is ready for
14/08/2026
30:00
Donor funding slashed. Clinics closing. Prevention programs collapsing. With less than four years to end AIDS as a public health threat, Africa faces a brutal choice: fund its own future or watch decades of progress unravel. Under The Baobab confronts the leaders, the numbers, and the hard truth about who will be held accountable when 2030 arrives.
Can Zambians trust the electoral commission?
07/08/2026
30:00
As Zambian prepare to vote on August 13, the countrys' electoral commission faces one of its biggest tests yet: a new voter register, new constituencies, ballot security, campaign tensions and public questions over trust.
Peter Obi: 'I will not lose' — but can he deliver?
31/07/2026
30:00
Can Peter Obi unite a divided opposition, secure the country, confront IPOB and turn his promise of a "new Nigeria" into measurable results?

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