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our Auto Show I will only do share and he share photo the wealth that enslaves
he share photo the wealth that enslaves
he share photo the wealth that enslaves the owner is not well this is the Yoruba
the owner is not well this is the Yoruba
the owner is not well this is the Yoruba proverb my proud Nigerian father would
proverb my proud Nigerian father would
proverb my proud Nigerian father would tell me every Monday before giving me my
tell me every Monday before giving me my
tell me every Monday before giving me my allowance I would look at the 1900 and
allowance I would look at the 1900 and
allowance I would look at the 1900 and think of all the ways I was going to
think of all the ways I was going to
think of all the ways I was going to spend it for those of you unfamiliar
spend it for those of you unfamiliar
spend it for those of you unfamiliar with Nigerian currency a thousand naira
with Nigerian currency a thousand naira
with Nigerian currency a thousand naira is equivalent to about two dollars and
is equivalent to about two dollars and
is equivalent to about two dollars and seventeen cents so my options were very
seventeen cents so my options were very
seventeen cents so my options were very limited but I never really understood
limited but I never really understood
limited but I never really understood exactly what he was trying to say until
exactly what he was trying to say until
exactly what he was trying to say until 2008 when I was old enough to understand
2008 when I was old enough to understand
2008 when I was old enough to understand the World Bank’s development assistance
the World Bank’s development assistance
the World Bank’s development assistance report and economist dumb visa Moyo
report and economist dumb visa Moyo
report and economist dumb visa Moyo published dead aid 300 billion dollars
published dead aid 300 billion dollars
published dead aid 300 billion dollars that’s billion with a beef a little bit
that’s billion with a beef a little bit
that’s billion with a beef a little bit more than 1000 naira that’s the amount
more than 1000 naira that’s the amount
more than 1000 naira that’s the amount of money that is washed over the African
of money that is washed over the African
of money that is washed over the African continent since 1970 in some form of
continent since 1970 in some form of
continent since 1970 in some form of development assistance like eight or
development assistance like eight or
development assistance like eight or charity three hundred billion dollars
charity three hundred billion dollars
charity three hundred billion dollars that have bypassed the people that
that have bypassed the people that
that have bypassed the people that needed it the most while at times lining
needed it the most while at times lining
needed it the most while at times lining the pockets of others three hundred
the pockets of others three hundred
the pockets of others three hundred billion dollars somewhere on the African
billion dollars somewhere on the African
billion dollars somewhere on the African continent but with very little to show
continent but with very little to show
continent but with very little to show for it you see my favorite part of
for it you see my favorite part of
for it you see my favorite part of growing up as the daughter of two
growing up as the daughter of two
growing up as the daughter of two diplomats
diplomats
diplomats besides very fast airport security was
besides very fast airport security was
besides very fast airport security was the constant and consistency of setting
the constant and consistency of setting
the constant and consistency of setting I’ve been to some pretty unpredictable
I’ve been to some pretty unpredictable
I’ve been to some pretty unpredictable places in the most
places in the most
places in the most predictable of times I was in Kenya
predictable of times I was in Kenya
predictable of times I was in Kenya during some of the worst post-election
during some of the worst post-election
during some of the worst post-election violence in 2008 I was in Ethiopia when
violence in 2008 I was in Ethiopia when
violence in 2008 I was in Ethiopia when they celebrated the Millennium seven
they celebrated the Millennium seven
they celebrated the Millennium seven years after everyone else I was in Benin
years after everyone else I was in Benin
years after everyone else I was in Benin and Togo during the Ebola outbreak that
and Togo during the Ebola outbreak that
and Togo during the Ebola outbreak that ravaged western Africa and I was a
ravaged western Africa and I was a
ravaged western Africa and I was a toddler in Uganda during the Rwandan
toddler in Uganda during the Rwandan
toddler in Uganda during the Rwandan genocide when the entire continent saw a
genocide when the entire continent saw a
genocide when the entire continent saw a mass exodus like they haven’t seen in
mass exodus like they haven’t seen in
mass exodus like they haven’t seen in recent history but the single recurring
recent history but the single recurring
recent history but the single recurring character and the story of my life has
character and the story of my life has
character and the story of my life has been Africa I love that continent with
been Africa I love that continent with
been Africa I love that continent with every fiber of my being its beauty its
every fiber of my being its beauty its
every fiber of my being its beauty its heterogeneity and its nuances
heterogeneity and its nuances
heterogeneity and its nuances they’ve always enraptured me and you get
they’ve always enraptured me and you get
they’ve always enraptured me and you get used to the mosquitoes at one point or
used to the mosquitoes at one point or
used to the mosquitoes at one point or another but I had no idea that the
another but I had no idea that the
another but I had no idea that the subject of Africa has a completely
subject of Africa has a completely
subject of Africa has a completely different connotation outside of the
different connotation outside of the
different connotation outside of the continent this first dawned on me when I
continent this first dawned on me when I
continent this first dawned on me when I went to summer camp for the very first
went to summer camp for the very first
went to summer camp for the very first time in the United States and I was
time in the United States and I was
time in the United States and I was immediately pummeled with questions once
immediately pummeled with questions once
immediately pummeled with questions once they found out where I’d come from I was
they found out where I’d come from I was
they found out where I’d come from I was asked about the height of giraffes about
asked about the height of giraffes about
asked about the height of giraffes about the size of my mud hut why I’m wearing
the size of my mud hut why I’m wearing
the size of my mud hut why I’m wearing shoes that was a weird one
shoes that was a weird one
shoes that was a weird one and if elephants were the African
and if elephants were the African
and if elephants were the African equivalent of school buses but the most
equivalent of school buses but the most
equivalent of school buses but the most shocking was when a girl came up to me
shocking was when a girl came up to me
shocking was when a girl came up to me and asked me or told me really that her
and asked me or told me really that her
and asked me or told me really that her family gave a hundred dollars every year
family gave a hundred dollars every year
family gave a hundred dollars every year to Africa and that I should be grateful
to Africa and that I should be grateful
to Africa and that I should be grateful because she was saving the country
because she was saving the country
because she was saving the country besides the common misconception that
besides the common misconception that
besides the common misconception that Africa is a single country what she told
Africa is a single country what she told
Africa is a single country what she told me actually started me on a journey of
me actually started me on a journey of
me actually started me on a journey of understanding just how systemic the
understanding just how systemic the
understanding just how systemic the model around Aid is and the sense of
model around Aid is and the sense of
model around Aid is and the sense of hierarchy that’s partnered with it you
hierarchy that’s partnered with it you
hierarchy that’s partnered with it you see
see
see been seventy years of the same model
been seventy years of the same model
been seventy years of the same model built solely out of pity and with forty
built solely out of pity and with forty
built solely out of pity and with forty five billion dollars now funneling into
five billion dollars now funneling into
five billion dollars now funneling into the continent annually if you do some
the continent annually if you do some
the continent annually if you do some investigating the number of people
investigating the number of people
investigating the number of people actually living on a single dollar a day
actually living on a single dollar a day
actually living on a single dollar a day has increased drastically there has to
has increased drastically there has to
has increased drastically there has to be something wrong with a system that
be something wrong with a system that
be something wrong with a system that has pushed countries to default on a
has pushed countries to default on a
has pushed countries to default on a trillion dollar loans cause a lack of
trillion dollar loans cause a lack of
trillion dollar loans cause a lack of government accountability compromise the
government accountability compromise the
government accountability compromise the very idea of democracy and cultivated a
very idea of democracy and cultivated a
very idea of democracy and cultivated a space for rampant corruption with all
space for rampant corruption with all
space for rampant corruption with all these negative effects due to a problem
these negative effects due to a problem
these negative effects due to a problem so ingrained in our global psyche you’d
so ingrained in our global psyche you’d
so ingrained in our global psyche you’d actually be surprised that the solution
actually be surprised that the solution
actually be surprised that the solution is not as radical as you think if we all
is not as radical as you think if we all
is not as radical as you think if we all engage in it together nine must disclose
engage in it together nine must disclose
engage in it together nine must disclose I am NOT an economist nor am I an
I am NOT an economist nor am I an
I am NOT an economist nor am I an anthropologist or a historian and God
anthropologist or a historian and God
anthropologist or a historian and God knows I am NOT a politician I’m just a
knows I am NOT a politician I’m just a
knows I am NOT a politician I’m just a girl who grew up in a couple of super
girl who grew up in a couple of super
girl who grew up in a couple of super cushy suburbs across sub-saharan Africa
cushy suburbs across sub-saharan Africa
cushy suburbs across sub-saharan Africa who has seen way too much to not say
who has seen way too much to not say
who has seen way too much to not say anything I’ve seen as how the simple
anything I’ve seen as how the simple
anything I’ve seen as how the simple donation of clothing into African
donation of clothing into African
donation of clothing into African countries has ruined the local textile
countries has ruined the local textile
countries has ruined the local textile industry because would you buy clothes
industry because would you buy clothes
industry because would you buy clothes when you can get them for free
when you can get them for free
when you can get them for free I’ve sat back and witnessed as NGOs
I’ve sat back and witnessed as NGOs
I’ve sat back and witnessed as NGOs brought in mosquito nets into a small
brought in mosquito nets into a small
brought in mosquito nets into a small city in Tanzania which ended up hurting
city in Tanzania which ended up hurting
city in Tanzania which ended up hurting the local economy because Tanzanians
the local economy because Tanzanians
the local economy because Tanzanians were already producing and selling their
were already producing and selling their
were already producing and selling their own mosquito nets but weren’t able to
own mosquito nets but weren’t able to
own mosquito nets but weren’t able to compete with the ultra low prices of
compete with the ultra low prices of
compete with the ultra low prices of handouts you see the problem lies in the
handouts you see the problem lies in the
handouts you see the problem lies in the mutually destructive idea of charity
mutually destructive idea of charity
mutually destructive idea of charity when it’s coupled with no sense of
when it’s coupled with no sense of
when it’s coupled with no sense of accountability
accountability
accountability the African people have lost their boys
the African people have lost their boys
the African people have lost their boys and the practice of democracy has
and the practice of democracy has
and the practice of democracy has metamorphosized
metamorphosized
metamorphosized into this ugly yet tamable beast you see
into this ugly yet tamable beast you see
into this ugly yet tamable beast you see in these transactions between
in these transactions between
in these transactions between governments money is traveling with no
governments money is traveling with no
governments money is traveling with no strings attached meaning that the
strings attached meaning that the
strings attached meaning that the government has no reason to use the
government has no reason to use the
government has no reason to use the money to benefit their own people and
money to benefit their own people and
money to benefit their own people and without a proper system of checks and
without a proper system of checks and
without a proper system of checks and balances citizens are left wondering
balances citizens are left wondering
balances citizens are left wondering exactly what rights are beholden to them
exactly what rights are beholden to them
exactly what rights are beholden to them because when a country depends so much
because when a country depends so much
because when a country depends so much on aid the government has no real reason
on aid the government has no real reason
on aid the government has no real reason to set up a proper system of Taxation
to set up a proper system of Taxation
to set up a proper system of Taxation because the money is already coming from
because the money is already coming from
because the money is already coming from somewhere else and while we would all
somewhere else and while we would all
somewhere else and while we would all love to live in a world where we didn’t
love to live in a world where we didn’t
love to live in a world where we didn’t have to pay taxes we then lose the power
have to pay taxes we then lose the power
have to pay taxes we then lose the power to hold our government accountable to
to hold our government accountable to
to hold our government accountable to provide us with crucial things such as
provide us with crucial things such as
provide us with crucial things such as health care public had education and
health care public had education and
health care public had education and just basic infrastructure think of it
just basic infrastructure think of it
just basic infrastructure think of it this way
this way
this way remember the 1909 stream of money
remember the 1909 stream of money
remember the 1909 stream of money because it was coming every week like
because it was coming every week like
because it was coming every week like clockwork my supply would be renewed
clockwork my supply would be renewed
clockwork my supply would be renewed regardless and the way I spent it was
regardless and the way I spent it was
regardless and the way I spent it was never dictated in addition to the fact
never dictated in addition to the fact
never dictated in addition to the fact that I didn’t even work for it and I
that I didn’t even work for it and I
that I didn’t even work for it and I didn’t earn the money meant that I lost
didn’t earn the money meant that I lost
didn’t earn the money meant that I lost the understanding for the value of the
the understanding for the value of the
the understanding for the value of the dollar or the naira in my case because
dollar or the naira in my case because
dollar or the naira in my case because of that I spent it quickly and on things
of that I spent it quickly and on things
of that I spent it quickly and on things I definitely didn’t need this is why
I definitely didn’t need this is why
I definitely didn’t need this is why insouciance
insouciance
insouciance is prevalent amongst African
is prevalent amongst African
is prevalent amongst African policymakers because with aid there
policymakers because with aid there
policymakers because with aid there lacks an impetus to find other more
lacks an impetus to find other more
lacks an impetus to find other more viable ways of financing their country’s
viable ways of financing their country’s
viable ways of financing their country’s long-term progress aid
long-term progress aid
long-term progress aid is the wolf in sheep’s clothing it’s
is the wolf in sheep’s clothing it’s
is the wolf in sheep’s clothing it’s really modern-day colonialism when you
really modern-day colonialism when you
really modern-day colonialism when you think about it because it is shackled
think about it because it is shackled
think about it because it is shackled the entire continent to development
the entire continent to development
the entire continent to development assistance really the end of colonies in
assistance really the end of colonies in
assistance really the end of colonies in the continent didn’t necessarily
the continent didn’t necessarily
the continent didn’t necessarily liberate African countries to set their
liberate African countries to set their
liberate African countries to set their own agenda because colonialism was
own agenda because colonialism was
own agenda because colonialism was treated with charity to disrupt this
treated with charity to disrupt this
treated with charity to disrupt this cycle money has to be used as an
cycle money has to be used as an
cycle money has to be used as an investment people rarely realize that
investment people rarely realize that
investment people rarely realize that Africa is filled with entrepreneurs who
Africa is filled with entrepreneurs who
Africa is filled with entrepreneurs who understand the issues in their own
understand the issues in their own
understand the issues in their own backyards and are creating innovative
backyards and are creating innovative
backyards and are creating innovative answers to the questions of Africans
answers to the questions of Africans
answers to the questions of Africans it’s not all giraffes and Tigers and
it’s not all giraffes and Tigers and
it’s not all giraffes and Tigers and benefit concerts headlined by Bono it’s
benefit concerts headlined by Bono it’s
benefit concerts headlined by Bono it’s so much more a biomedical smart jacket
so much more a biomedical smart jacket
so much more a biomedical smart jacket was invented in Uganda that has the
was invented in Uganda that has the
was invented in Uganda that has the ability to diagnose pneumonia four times
ability to diagnose pneumonia four times
ability to diagnose pneumonia four times faster than a doctor in South Africa
faster than a doctor in South Africa
faster than a doctor in South Africa they’re in the process of building the
they’re in the process of building the
they’re in the process of building the world’s largest telescope Kenya is
world’s largest telescope Kenya is
world’s largest telescope Kenya is making its headway in the car industry
making its headway in the car industry
making its headway in the car industry by creating a cost-effective luxury SUV
by creating a cost-effective luxury SUV
by creating a cost-effective luxury SUV that can withstand the rough terrain of
that can withstand the rough terrain of
that can withstand the rough terrain of Kenyan roads and whoa labs a start-up in
Kenyan roads and whoa labs a start-up in
Kenyan roads and whoa labs a start-up in Togo one of the world’s poorest
Togo one of the world’s poorest
Togo one of the world’s poorest countries created the first made in
countries created the first made in
countries created the first made in Africa 3d printer completely from a
Africa 3d printer completely from a
Africa 3d printer completely from a waste this list alone can be its own TED
waste this list alone can be its own TED
waste this list alone can be its own TED talk and not to blow your minds but
talk and not to blow your minds but
talk and not to blow your minds but Africa is a good investment with 20% of
Africa is a good investment with 20% of
Africa is a good investment with 20% of the population being between the ages of
the population being between the ages of
the population being between the ages of 15 and 24 the continent has a growing
15 and 24 the continent has a growing
15 and 24 the continent has a growing workforce and with that prime example
workforce and with that prime example
workforce and with that prime example for a potential market
for a potential market
for a potential market and economic strength think about that
and economic strength think about that
and economic strength think about that this youthful Africa is happening in
this youthful Africa is happening in
this youthful Africa is happening in juxtaposition with an aging world it’s
juxtaposition with an aging world it’s
juxtaposition with an aging world it’s no surprise that the International
no surprise that the International
no surprise that the International Monetary Fund the IMF projects that
Monetary Fund the IMF projects that
Monetary Fund the IMF projects that Africa will be the second largest
Africa will be the second largest
Africa will be the second largest economy within the next few years that
economy within the next few years that
economy within the next few years that being said there are some multinational
being said there are some multinational
being said there are some multinational companies and investors that have deemed
companies and investors that have deemed
companies and investors that have deemed Africa too risky to be worthy of
Africa too risky to be worthy of
Africa too risky to be worthy of investment for reasons that have
investment for reasons that have
investment for reasons that have actually resulted in years of donor aid
actually resulted in years of donor aid
actually resulted in years of donor aid dependency the country the continent
dependency the country the continent
dependency the country the continent hasn’t set backs
hasn’t set backs
hasn’t set backs unlike Asia Africa doesn’t have economic
unlike Asia Africa doesn’t have economic
unlike Asia Africa doesn’t have economic role models until recently we’re
role models until recently we’re
role models until recently we’re starting to see sleeping giants awaken
starting to see sleeping giants awaken
starting to see sleeping giants awaken with Rwanda a landlocked naturally
with Rwanda a landlocked naturally
with Rwanda a landlocked naturally resource depleted country that went
resource depleted country that went
resource depleted country that went through a genocide now making major
through a genocide now making major
through a genocide now making major strides in economic transformation by
strides in economic transformation by
strides in economic transformation by creating a sustaining a GDP growth rate
creating a sustaining a GDP growth rate
creating a sustaining a GDP growth rate comparable to that of China and India
the thing is even government instability
the thing is even government instability has stopped investors in their tracks
has stopped investors in their tracks
has stopped investors in their tracks because in Africa the struggle for
because in Africa the struggle for
because in Africa the struggle for democracy has created an economic
democracy has created an economic
democracy has created an economic dimension time and time again when we
dimension time and time again when we
dimension time and time again when we see leaders abuse power they end up
see leaders abuse power they end up
see leaders abuse power they end up compromising national prosperity but
compromising national prosperity but
compromising national prosperity but countries such as Ethiopia and Uganda
countries such as Ethiopia and Uganda
countries such as Ethiopia and Uganda are showing that even in the face of
are showing that even in the face of
are showing that even in the face of political worry their leaders have been
political worry their leaders have been
political worry their leaders have been able to stimulate a ethos of economic
able to stimulate a ethos of economic
able to stimulate a ethos of economic advancement
the potential the economic potential of
the potential the economic potential of Africa goes beyond that of the scenes of
Africa goes beyond that of the scenes of
Africa goes beyond that of the scenes of blood diamonds and commodity trading
blood diamonds and commodity trading
blood diamonds and commodity trading Africa has been able to offer the
Africa has been able to offer the
Africa has been able to offer the highest return on foreign direct
highest return on foreign direct
highest return on foreign direct investment in the world so you can
investment in the world so you can
investment in the world so you can invest in the oil assets of the north or
invest in the oil assets of the north or
invest in the oil assets of the north or the diamonds and gold of the south but
the diamonds and gold of the south but
the diamonds and gold of the south but don’t forget to invest in the innovative
don’t forget to invest in the innovative
don’t forget to invest in the innovative ven ventures that are sprouting across
ven ventures that are sprouting across
ven ventures that are sprouting across the continent in accelerators and
the continent in accelerators and
the continent in accelerators and incubators because in reality Africa has
incubators because in reality Africa has
incubators because in reality Africa has been investing in the Western world for
been investing in the Western world for
been investing in the Western world for quite some time having spent a total of
quite some time having spent a total of
quite some time having spent a total of four trillion dollars in the
four trillion dollars in the
four trillion dollars in the international market to date but now the
international market to date but now the
international market to date but now the hard part how do you and I invest in
hard part how do you and I invest in
hard part how do you and I invest in Africa there is the way of
Africa there is the way of
Africa there is the way of exchange-traded funds and the market
exchange-traded funds and the market
exchange-traded funds and the market vector index of Africa but there is a
vector index of Africa but there is a
vector index of Africa but there is a more direct more real way for those of
more direct more real way for those of
more direct more real way for those of us who operate outside of the business
us who operate outside of the business
us who operate outside of the business world of stocks and bonds it’s by
world of stocks and bonds it’s by
world of stocks and bonds it’s by visiting Africa by engaging in the local
visiting Africa by engaging in the local
visiting Africa by engaging in the local tourism by enjoying and participating
tourism by enjoying and participating
tourism by enjoying and participating and attaching your own personal value to
and attaching your own personal value to
and attaching your own personal value to these 54 countries from the Nile to the
these 54 countries from the Nile to the
these 54 countries from the Nile to the Cape and if you can’t take the long
Cape and if you can’t take the long
Cape and if you can’t take the long flight you can invest in Africa right
flight you can invest in Africa right
flight you can invest in Africa right here from the US by engaging with
here from the US by engaging with
here from the US by engaging with African owned businesses either online
African owned businesses either online
African owned businesses either online or in whatever city you’re in
or in whatever city you’re in
or in whatever city you’re in with the growing interconnectedness of
with the growing interconnectedness of
with the growing interconnectedness of our world I am willing to bet you more
our world I am willing to bet you more
our world I am willing to bet you more than 1,000 IRA that wherever you are you
than 1,000 IRA that wherever you are you
than 1,000 IRA that wherever you are you can find Ethiopian coffee beans a
can find Ethiopian coffee beans a
can find Ethiopian coffee beans a Senegalese owned restaurant or a Kenyan
Senegalese owned restaurant or a Kenyan
Senegalese owned restaurant or a Kenyan with a tech startup in the New Haven
with a tech startup in the New Haven
with a tech startup in the New Haven area alone there is Lalibela an
area alone there is Lalibela an
area alone there is Lalibela an Ethiopian restaurant just south of
Ethiopian restaurant just south of
Ethiopian restaurant just south of temple there is a Nigerian
temple there is a Nigerian
temple there is a Nigerian get off of Whaley Avenue and right
get off of Whaley Avenue and right
get off of Whaley Avenue and right between West Haven and New Haven
between West Haven and New Haven
between West Haven and New Haven there’s the headquarters for a Liberian
there’s the headquarters for a Liberian
there’s the headquarters for a Liberian owned beauty shop in this area alone but
owned beauty shop in this area alone but
owned beauty shop in this area alone but the issue is time and time again Africa
the issue is time and time again Africa
the issue is time and time again Africa has been left out of the loop it’s not
has been left out of the loop it’s not
has been left out of the loop it’s not been invited to the table as big
been invited to the table as big
been invited to the table as big businesses and corporations have
businesses and corporations have
businesses and corporations have leveraged and appropriated in stolen
leveraged and appropriated in stolen
leveraged and appropriated in stolen African styles to maximize profits
African styles to maximize profits
African styles to maximize profits profits that are never realized in the
profits that are never realized in the
profits that are never realized in the continent or even worse they take
continent or even worse they take
continent or even worse they take advantage of lacks regulations in these
advantage of lacks regulations in these
advantage of lacks regulations in these countries and they employ children
countries and they employ children
countries and they employ children forcing them into labor conditions you
forcing them into labor conditions you
forcing them into labor conditions you wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy just
wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy just
wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy just to cut costs this has to stop in order
to cut costs this has to stop in order
to cut costs this has to stop in order to fight against these old world views
to fight against these old world views
to fight against these old world views and tactics we have to come at it with a
and tactics we have to come at it with a
and tactics we have to come at it with a new world mentality we have to engage in
new world mentality we have to engage in
new world mentality we have to engage in the dynamic relations that are governing
the dynamic relations that are governing
the dynamic relations that are governing our society we have to stop perpetuating
our society we have to stop perpetuating
our society we have to stop perpetuating and fuelling a decrepit system in which
and fuelling a decrepit system in which
and fuelling a decrepit system in which the Western world’s is the donor the
the Western world’s is the donor the
the Western world’s is the donor the savior and the low income countries are
savior and the low income countries are
savior and the low income countries are the recipient in need of saving that
the recipient in need of saving that
the recipient in need of saving that system is built for disaster Africa can
system is built for disaster Africa can
system is built for disaster Africa can no longer be treated as a child waiting
no longer be treated as a child waiting
no longer be treated as a child waiting for its allowance from the Western world
for its allowance from the Western world
for its allowance from the Western world but rather should be viewed as equals if
but rather should be viewed as equals if
but rather should be viewed as equals if not a potential competitor this is
not a potential competitor this is
not a potential competitor this is something easily applicable across
something easily applicable across
something easily applicable across emerging market countries many rife with
emerging market countries many rife with
emerging market countries many rife with talent but constantly just constantly
talent but constantly just constantly
talent but constantly just constantly overlooked we have to take note of the
overlooked we have to take note of the
overlooked we have to take note of the changes afoot we have to wake up and we
changes afoot we have to wake up and we
changes afoot we have to wake up and we have to shift our perception away from
have to shift our perception away from
have to shift our perception away from charity and towards partnership because
charity and towards partnership because
charity and towards partnership because then then we can see the advancement of
then then we can see the advancement of
then then we can see the advancement of our global economy and finally the
our global economy and finally the
our global economy and finally the dismantling of a hierarchical system
dismantling of a hierarchical system
dismantling of a hierarchical system that is forced countries to stay down in
that is forced countries to stay down in
that is forced countries to stay down in order for us to take and be a part of
order for us to take and be a part of
order for us to take and be a part of some of the world’s fastest-growing
some of the world’s fastest-growing
some of the world’s fastest-growing economies we have to rethink our
economies we have to rethink our
economies we have to rethink our traditional business models so we can
traditional business models so we can
traditional business models so we can encourage social and economic
encourage social and economic
encourage social and economic advancement not only for the African
advancement not only for the African
advancement not only for the African people but for our global community now
people but for our global community now
people but for our global community now I have to give credit where credit is
I have to give credit where credit is
I have to give credit where credit is due
due
due a lot of what I’ve spoken about today
a lot of what I’ve spoken about today
a lot of what I’ve spoken about today has been part of my own personal
has been part of my own personal
has been part of my own personal narrative sitting on the lap of my
narrative sitting on the lap of my
narrative sitting on the lap of my father as at a very young age as he
father as at a very young age as he
father as at a very young age as he talked about theories of change and what
talked about theories of change and what
talked about theories of change and what Africa could be and should be it was a
Africa could be and should be it was a
Africa could be and should be it was a huge part of his career the enhancement
huge part of his career the enhancement
huge part of his career the enhancement of the African landscape after I lost
of the African landscape after I lost
of the African landscape after I lost him a little over a year ago now I tried
him a little over a year ago now I tried
him a little over a year ago now I tried as best as I could to pick up where he
as best as I could to pick up where he
as best as I could to pick up where he left off I mean he had a PhD and over 40
left off I mean he had a PhD and over 40
left off I mean he had a PhD and over 40 years of experience and I’m still
years of experience and I’m still
years of experience and I’m still struggling for my masters but it’s been
struggling for my masters but it’s been
struggling for my masters but it’s been his influence and the stories I’ve
his influence and the stories I’ve
his influence and the stories I’ve picked up along the way that have
picked up along the way that have
picked up along the way that have instilled in me a confidence in knowing
instilled in me a confidence in knowing
instilled in me a confidence in knowing that there is no such thing as a low
that there is no such thing as a low
that there is no such thing as a low resource country it’s these
resource country it’s these
resource country it’s these conversations and the conversations that
conversations and the conversations that
conversations and the conversations that stem from today that can and will
stem from today that can and will
stem from today that can and will reverberate across borders it will do
reverberate across borders it will do
reverberate across borders it will do away with this old practice of charity
away with this old practice of charity
away with this old practice of charity and revolutionize the way we look and
and revolutionize the way we look and
and revolutionize the way we look and interact with the world around us the
interact with the world around us the
interact with the world around us the potential to do so is within you it’s
potential to do so is within you it’s
potential to do so is within you it’s within me it’s within the new generation
within me it’s within the new generation
within me it’s within the new generation and the
and the
and the generation just waiting to be tapped so
generation just waiting to be tapped so
generation just waiting to be tapped so don’t feel bad for Africa believe in
don’t feel bad for Africa believe in
don’t feel bad for Africa believe in Africa thank you
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