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Thoughts, strategies, and stories on community wealth, import-export, and Africa’s realitties.
Why I Finally Decided to Launch Under the Baobab
I carried the idea for Under the Baobab for a long time before finally deciding to begin. This podcast was born from my curiosity about the real stories behind the people building, creating, leading, and working with Africa, the failures, lessons, culture, risks, and decisions we rarely get to see. Sometimes, you do not need to have everything figured out. You just have to start.
What Does It Really Mean to Be a Woman?
Many women grow up chasing the title of “a good woman.”
But who wrote the rules for what a good woman is supposed to be?
A childhood memory of my grandmother running an entire kingdom made me question everything I thought I knew about womanhood.
The Day I Stopped Expecting My Father to Love Me
You can love someone and hate them at the same time. I spent years stuck in this cycle with my father—loving him, then resenting him. Until I learned a hard lesson: people can only love you the way they know how. By the time I understood this, it was too late.
How Chasing Cows Made Me Feel Like a Hero And Why Challenges Matter
Today, life is easier and more comfortable, but is that always good?
The Village Way: Why You Need More Than Just Money
Modern life made us forget. Now we ghost, block, and bounce the minute someone's not « easy to deal with. »
The Day a King Killed a Sheep for Me: Village Wisdom About Food
My grandpa was the village king, the Iron King. When he saw me, his joy was overwhelming. So great, in fact, that he…