// Documentaries & Podcast

The evidence, on screen and on air.

Short documentaries from the field and The e-Ndaba Podcast — conversations with the policymakers, founders and technologists shaping Africa's digital economy.

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Documentary Series

The Cashless Trader

A short documentary series following women-led MSMEs in Lusaka's markets as they move from cash to digital payments — filmed on the ground across our merchant digitization work.

Built for Africa

Inside the AI for Public Policy Lab — what it takes to train models on African languages, data and institutions.

Founders of the Expo

Student founders from the eStartUp Competition pitch, build and launch — from campus idea to market-ready business.

Powering the Off-Grid Economy

Solar-powered commerce hubs and the SMEs they connect — renewable energy as digital infrastructure.

The e-Ndaba Podcast

Can Africa Build Its Own AI Models?

EP. 012 · WITH DR. VITULI MUSUKUMA

42 MIN

Zambia's Cashless Ambition: What 24/7 Payments Could Mean

EP. 011 · PAYMENTS & POLICY

38 MIN

Women, Markets & Mobile Money

EP. 010 · WIE INCUBATOR FOUNDERS

35 MIN

AfCFTA & the Cross-Border E-Commerce Opportunity

EP. 009 · TRADE & POLICY PANEL

47 MIN

What a Central Bank Wants From a Think Tank

EP. 008 · WITH DR. CALEB FUNDANGA

51 MIN

Solar, SMEs and the Off-Grid Internet

EP. 007 · GREEN E-COMMERCE HUB TEAM

33 MIN

Be a Guest. Shape the Conversation.

Policymakers, founders, researchers and technologists — the e-Ndaba mic is open to the people building Africa's digital economy.