While headlines focus on tariff wars, Trump-Musk social media feuds, or Rwanda-DRC peace agreements, Africa’s real battles unfold in places the global press rarely lingers. In this episode, we challenge conventional narratives about Africa’s development, shifting the lens from colonial powers and corporate elites to the continent’s most enduring rivals: nature and geography.

From mosquitoes and locusts to fragmented waterways and rugged terrain, these forces have shaped where people live, how they travel, and whether they survive. Diseases like malaria, AIDS, dengue, and sleeping sickness have quietly influenced everything from workforce productivity to infrastructure strategy.

Africa’s development story isn’t just about geopolitics or foreign investments — it’s about confronting and adapting to its unique geographic and ecological realities. To unlock the continent’s potential, we must reframe the narrative, starting with the land itself.

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Until then, stay curious!

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Welcome to the very first episode of How We See It — a voice-notes-first podcast where each episode weaves together real-time reflections from themed WhatsApp conversations into a slow, layered conversation about a fast-changing world.

This episode asks the foundational question:
“Wowe ubibona ute?” | How do you see it?

In this thread, we explore the stories, beliefs, and power structures that have shaped how we interpret the world—from religion and war, to language, land, and origin myths.

🌀 Topics we touch:

• Is there a difference between religion and spirituality?

• What is the influence of global religious leaders like the Pope?

• How does Google vs. God reshape how we access truth?

• What does Mitochondrial Eve say to the story of Eden and the Bible’s creation timeline?

• Are today’s wars just echoes of older ones?

• What’s happening in the Sahel region, the Horn of Africa, and Kenya?

• Who or what is driving Russia’s military footprint in West Africa?

🎙️ Like what you hear? Come eavesdrop. Or better yet, join the conversation in the ⁠How We See It WhatsApp Group⁠.

✍🏽 Have thoughts? Tap “Reply” and let us know how you see it.

Other recommendations for devoted Abotamakara:

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, by Yuval Noah Harari

Urwanamiza TV on YouTube

Talk to you soon in the How We See It WhatsApp Group⁠⁠.

Until then, stay curious!

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