About the podcast

WHAT'S YOUR JAPA STORY?

Japa Diaries is a podcast documenting the experiences of African immigrants in the diaspora. Each episode dives into the highs, the lows, and the hilarious in-betweens, that come with leaving home and finding your way abroad.

We’re building the community we wish we had when we first japa’d. One story at a time.

Abimisola

Executive Producer | Content Creator

Malik

Co-host | Engineer

Abimisola is a Nigerian-(American?) storyteller, public health communicator, and co-host of Japa Diaries.

She started the podcast to create the kind of space she wished existed when she first left home — honest, heartwarming, and full of gist.

When she’s not behind the mic or managing social campaigns, you’ll find her catching flights, gisting on FaceTime, or passionately defending amala supremacy.

Malik is a co-host of Japa Diaries and a double-degreed civil and architectural engineer (best in school na).

Having lived the immigrant experience firsthand, he jumped in to support his sister’s vision. Four seasons later, he’s still on the mic with zero regrets.

When he’s not recording episodes or dropping gems on-air, he’s country-hopping, back on the football pitch, and nursing his latest round of Man U inflicted wounds.