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

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.

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“Afro-Catalyst” explores the exciting trends shaping Africa's future and re-defining its role on the world stage. Today, Africa is home to roughly half of the world’s fastest-growing economies and is now poised to become the next big investment destination — fuelled by technology, cross-border collaboration, and the creative force of a people determined to solve differently. But who are the trailblazers at the heart of this change and how do they view the future? Each month, we meet these pioneers to discuss what’s next in their respective fields.