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Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Cecilia OlimaEpisode Cecilia Olima Recording date: 15.11.2024Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA-NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Rocky Marsiano, "Munana"; Ketsa, "No clouds"; Abdoulaye Alhassane Touré, "Tamaya". Free Music Archive.Cecilia Olima arrived in Bern 3 years ago to pursue a PhD in the Integrative Biodiversity and Conservation Science research team at The Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern. She holds a m...2025-05-2216 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique – Philipa Birago AkuokoGender studies and women’s welfare in global south citiesPhilipa Birago Akuoko arrived in Bern to pursue a PhD at the Institute of Geography two years ago from Kumasi, Ghana. She is an urban development researcher focusing on spatial planning and informal economy through predominantly qualitative case studies and mixed-method approaches. Her interest also covers gender studies and women’s welfare in global south cities. Her biggest challenge at the University of Bern has been living alone without her infants and family, “fighting loneliness” every day. On the positive side, what she values most is the swiss ca...2025-03-1120 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Samuel AgyekumSamuel Agyekum is a PhD student at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern. He holds an MSc in Urban Environmental Management (Land Use Planning) from the Wageningen University and Research (The Netherlands). He arrived in Bern one year and a half ago after pursuing his bachelor's at Copenhagen as an Erasmus student and an MSc in The Netherlands. He was born in Kumasi, one of the largest cities in Ghana, and one of the few anglophone countries in the region. He feels that as an African scientist at the University of Bern, he has an epistemic...2024-10-1423 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Zerihun TadeleEpisode 6. Prof. Zerihun TadeleRecording date: 07.08.2024 Moderator: Hugues Abriel. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Tim Taj, "Desert Mysteries"; John Bovey, "Desert Days on Earth"; "Ethiopia". Free Music Archive.Prof. Zerihun Tadele is a group leader in Crop Breeding and Genomics at the Institute of Plant Sciences at the University of Bern. He has a long history as a sc...2024-09-2621 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Frank MintahEpisode 5. Frank MintahRecording date: 07.08.2024 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Habib Koite, "Barra"; Sere Quadrado, "Brazilian"; Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Ségal, "Niadou". Free Music Archive.Frank Mintah is a PhD Researcher at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern. He holds a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree in Planning (Urban Planning and Land Governance) from...2024-09-1923 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Djouroukoro DialloEpisode 4. Djouroukoro DialloRecording date: 08.08.2024 Moderator: Hugues Abriel. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: "Yadina" (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Studio Mali - Wake Up - "It's Africa Calling"; John Bartmann, "African Bliss"; Giacomo Forte, "Nairobi"; Serge Cuadrado, "Voronkov - Arabic Action". Free Music Archive.Djouroukoro Diallo came to Bern in 2007 thanks to a Master's scholarship from the canton for outstanding international students from Mali. He...2024-09-1224 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Margaret OwuorEpisode 3. Margaret Owuor Recording date: 12.06.2024 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: “Yadina” (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: Ksu Leer Yi, “Youssoupha Sidibe”; LaFaena, “Primitive Ritual”; Maria de Barros, “Cabinda A Cunene”. Free Music Archive.Margaret Owuor, Professor of Integrative Biodiversity Conservation Science at the Wyss Academy for Nature, shares in this third episode of the Initiative Afrique podcast her insightful views on her role as an Afri...2024-09-0925 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Jean-Claude MakangaraEpisode 2. Jean Claude Makangara CigoloRecording date: 06.06.2024 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: “Yadina” (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. Musical pauses: John Bartmann, “Cuban Heat”; Ugo Mbaise, “Garri Gwu”, “Ofu Iko Mmanya”; Maria de Barros, “Cabinda A Cunene”. Free Music Archive.Jean Claude Makangara is a medical doctor and researcher from the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) who is doing his PhD at the University of Bern in...2024-09-0925 min
Initiative Afrique PodcastInitiative Afrique - Nada El MakhzenEpisode 1. Nada El Makhzen Recording date: 23.05.2024 Moderator: Djouroukoro Diallo. Production: Patricia TeixidorMusic: Intro and outro: “Yadina” (xylophone duet). CD 1. MBUDI MBUDI NA MHANGA- NYMBO ZA WADODO. The Musical Universe of the Wagogo Children from Tanzania. ©PoloVallejo. “Ibn Al andalus”, by Fatimamhedden. Tribe of Noise PRO Bronze licence.In 2022 Nada El Makhzen arrived in Bern (Switzerland) from Fez (Morrocco) to pursue a PhD at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine. In this first episode of the Initiative Afrique Podcast, Nada shared with...2024-09-0914 min