<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Afronomy Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deciphering the big picture topics governing Africa's destiny. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.usafss.africa?utm_medium=podcast">www.usafss.africa</a>]]></description><link>https://www.usafss.africa/podcast</link><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2295631.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[African business, economy and culture]]></author><copyright><![CDATA[Timothy Kasuka]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[usafss@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:new-feed-url>https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/2295631.rss</itunes:new-feed-url><itunes:author>African business, economy and culture</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Understanding the African economy through an empirical, systems-thinking led set of lenses.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>African business, economy and culture</itunes:name><itunes:email>usafss@substack.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"/><itunes:category text="News"><itunes:category text="Business News"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2295631/484182ce063dd3bac8e8a1e16c08afbc.jpg"/><item><title><![CDATA[What's Stopping Africa From Becoming the Next Big Thing? EP 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.usafss.africa?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.usafss.africa</a>]]></description><link>https://www.usafss.africa/p/whats-stopping-africa-from-becoming</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:160976342</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Kasuka, Charles Ekokotu, and Malik Djinadou]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 01:39:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/160976342/5be0915071de005316e0ad33afd30d76.mp3" length="63138315" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Timothy Kasuka, Charles Ekokotu, and Malik Djinadou</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>3946</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2295631/post/160976342/484182ce063dd3bac8e8a1e16c08afbc.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Foreign Aid Make Africa Rich?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>In light of recent decisions made by the USA, UK and a number of other major Western nations on the matter of foreign aid, we discuss whether aid has been an effective tool for development in Africa.</p><p>Key talking points and questions:<strong>How does removing aid bring more power to Africans?</strong></p><p><strong>Does the removal of aid hurt or help African businesses?</strong></p><p><strong>How would the removal of aid increase a poor nation's chances of building wealth?</strong></p><p>If you enjoy well-researched and thought provoking content on a rarely covered region of the world, then please join my Africa Discussions <a target="_blank" href="https://chat.whatsapp.com/HpnZVK5wtzv1qcI3gMl67R">WhatsApp group</a>. Here, you can chat with and learn more about everything happening on the continent from other likeminded people and thinkers.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.usafss.africa?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">www.usafss.africa</a>]]></description><link>https://www.usafss.africa/p/can-foreign-aid-make-africa-rich</link><guid isPermaLink="false">substack:post:159255832</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Timothy Kasuka, Malik Djinadou, and Charles Ekokotu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:04:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/159255832/6e395fc301fb9c86edff271055c3416e.mp3" length="63854697" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Timothy Kasuka, Malik Djinadou, and Charles Ekokotu</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>3991</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/2295631/post/159255832/484182ce063dd3bac8e8a1e16c08afbc.jpg"/><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>