How did Ghana’s ‘Maths Queen’ become a global maths icon?

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Ghana’s Dr. Angela Tabiri is the first African to win ‘The Big Internet Math Off’, a global competition where mathematicians make complex ideas easy to understand.

Once set on studying business, she found her true passion in maths, leading to a PhD in quantum algebra.

Now, she’s mentoring girls, breaking STEM stereotypes and shaping Africa’s future in quantum science.

Africa Daily’s Alan Kasujja spoke to Dr. Tabiri about her win and the power of numbers.

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How did Ghana’s ‘Maths Queen’ become a global maths icon?

Africa Daily

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Ghana’s Dr. Angela Tabiri is the first African to win ‘The Big Internet Math Off’, a global competition where mathematicians make complex ideas easy to understand.

Once set on studying business, she found her true passion in maths, leading to a PhD in quantum algebra.

Now, she’s mentoring girls, breaking STEM stereotypes and shaping Africa’s future in quantum science.

Africa Daily’s Alan Kasujja spoke to Dr. Tabiri about her win and the power of numbers.

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Warning: this pod contains description of violence from the beginning. “They died in the hands of the state. And to die in the hands of the state – that’s something we can’t just let pass… Without their rights they cannot rest in peace.” Nearly a month ago, M23 rebels captured the regional capital Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At the time, one of the worst reported atrocities of the conflict took place – when more than 150 women prisoners and their children were killed in Munzenze Prison - after an intense fire broke out. The UN says most of the women were probably subjected to sexual violence before they died. The horror of it all has left family members trying desperately to find the remains of their loved ones. In this episode, Alan Kasujja speaks to Mwamisyo, an activist who was a prisoner at the time of the fire, and to Lumumba, whose aunt was one of the women who died.…

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Being online has become a huge part of our lives. Everywhere you look, you see people on their phones in homes, schools, work and markets. These devices are not just almost glued to our hands for fun, they are also crucial to people’s businesses and livelihoods. So earlier this year when Nigerian telecommunication companies announced they would be raising their prices, with some services increased by 50 percent, it got many Nigerians talking. These companies say they are doing this because they have to meet their costs as a result of economic factors such as inflation. So what is the price of being online and how are Nigerians being affected? Host: Alan Kasujja Guests: BBC reporter in Lagos, Yusuf Akinpelu and Taofeek Adeshina, photographer based in Lagos.…

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Should more men train to be midwives? 18:00

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Are South Africa and the United States reaching the end of their relationship? 22:00

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