Great to hear. Proud of my Dalberg heritage.

Today HarperCollins publishes the book Joe Parkinson & I spent much of the past decade reporting: a full investigation on why it took 3 years to free 103 Chibok students. It's a story of social media, spycraft & teenage heroism & we hope you'll read. Thank you. bookshop.org/books/bring-ba…

Smart foreign policy.

This is really an outstanding line up on this topic

Straight out of the box, the new WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala puts the organization on the front line of change. Clearly correct.

Vote for Fela Kuti for the Rock & Roll Hall of fame here. bit.ly/3ctnAk3 His music is globally influential as per Seth Godin's Blog. He also showed unbelievable courage in calling out injustice, greed and corruption. The Hall of Fame will be greater with him in it.

Extends beyond US to the WTO's @Nolweala and European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde. The first female leader of each.

Is this our biggest problem? Andrew Ross Sorkin is at his - and our - best when bringing daring new thinking as he has on Covid economic relief.

To understand business in many emerging markets, you need to understand family businesses as they work there (not in the US or Europe). Congrats to my friends at Asoko Insight

Great gig for young talent interested in impact.

I encourage those lucky enough to be at my alma mater Yale University to seek out James Irungu Mwangi during his tenure YaleWorldFellows. This is a resource you will not find anywhere else.

EgyptAir is using $300 million to grow into Africa. North Africa is more a part of Africa than many recognize. bloom.bg/3fwcgXg

India's vaccine diplomacy is part a strategic rise firmly rooted in soft power. It's a long lasting, nimble and inexpensive path to global influence. bit.ly/3fBztHZ

How China Lends. A significant new resource with new data from Center for Global Development and others. bit.ly/31xiDl4

Amen

Hate doesn't change when govt intervenes. It changes when we do. We are witness to the rise of the civilian intervention nationwide. See options below.

Twenty years on, I'm still traumatized by 9/11/01, just one day in my hometown. What must it be like for those from Kabul, Irbil and Sana'a.

My parents have been students, civil rights activists, entrepreneurs and community leaders. But always, first and foremost, there for each other. Happy anniversary George and Rochel.

Good team.

Dear friends and followers, I'm moving my social media focus to linkedin. For now at least, it's yielding more meaningful engagement with less less noise. Please find me at linkedin.com/in/jonathan-be…