The Bad Natives Podcast.
Where Africa meets the world.
Podcasting since 2025 • 32 episodes
The Bad Natives Podcast.
Latest Episodes
The Best and Worst in Africa 2025, Q3 Report: Solar Surges, Fragile States & Climate Shocks
From record-breaking solar imports reshaping Africa’s energy future—with Algeria’s solar panel imports surging by 3,200%—to Sudan’s war-torn frontlines, Niger’s military standoffs, and Ethiopia’s internal fractures, the continent stands at a cr...
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Trump Goes Bananas at UN, Malawi Election Delivers a Bitter-Sweet Shocker: What Does It All Mean?
From Donald Trump’s fiery turn at the United Nations General Assembly to Malawi’s contested elections exposing cracks in African democracy, this week captures the chaos and resilience shaping the continent. In Tokyo, African athletes like Joshu...
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Death in a Glittering Mirage & Porta Potty Horrors: How Perilous Is Dubai for African Women?
Ugandan woman Monic Karungi’s fatal fall in Dubai, labelled suicide, reveals a grim reality of sex trafficking, degrading “Porta Potty” parties, and systemic cover-ups, exposing how promises of glamour ensnare vulnerable African women in exploi...
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Angola’s Riots, Malawi’s Vote, Tokyo’s Tears, Somalia’s TikTok Arrests: One African Struggle?
From fuel riots in Angola targeting Chinese businesses, to Malawi’s contested ballots exposing cracks in democracy, to the jailing of Somali TikTok and YouTube creators — Africa is once again at the intersection of power, culture, and survival....
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Season 2
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Episode 28
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Can Power-Rich Ethiopia Rewrite Old Maps, Is Asia Entering Its Arab Spring, and Will Patriarchy Fail Nigeria?
Ethiopia has flipped the switch on its $5 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), doubling the country’s power capacity and reigniting tensions with Egypt and Sudan over Nile waters. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed frames the project as a gat...
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