Episode 11: CNN’s Stephanie Busari on How Landing Her Dream Job Revealed Hidden Biases and Helped Her Discover Africa with New Eyes

Welcome to the eleventh episode of Afro-Catalyst, a podcast by Botho Emerging Markets Group.

Stephanie Busari is an award-winning journalist who currently serves as Supervising Editor of CNN’s Africa coverage. In this capacity, the British-Nigerian storyteller has pioneered hard-hitting investigations exploring topics such as human rights and the long-term impact of trauma — which have earned her international acclaim. Busari’s brave coverage of the missing Chibok school girls resulted in a Gracie Award in 2017 and she was an instrumental part of the team that won a Peabody Award in 2015 for CNN's coverage of the missing schoolgirls. In 2020, she was selected as a Yale World Fellow. In this episode, Busari reflects on her return to Nigeria as an opportunity for personal growth, unlearning cultural biases and drawing inspiration from talented Africans who have achieved extraordinary things with limited resources.

Host: Isaac Kwaku Fokuo, Jr., Founder and Principal, Botho Emerging Markets Group

Guest: Stephanie Busari, Supervising Editor, CNN Africa

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