#4 Going Stateside with Apple Pay: Will Apple Lead the Way in Mobile Payments? linkedin.com/pulse/4-going-…

#Music is where #Africa is making its biggest impact on the world right now. Here are my thoughts on the surge in music creativity emanating from Africa – and the need for a collaborative approach to build and sustain a vibrant African music ecosystem: linkedin.com/pulse/how-afri…

Exciting times ahead for #Afrobeats and ultimately multiple genres of African music as Universal Music Group makes a strategic bet on MAVIN 🌍 🎶. Best of all, by keeping the brilliant minds and business savvy of Don Jazzy and Tega Oghenejobo at the helm, the deal rewards and recognizes

The story of the world’s first atomic bomb is important and complex and has heroes and victims beyond those celebrated in #Oppenheimer. There is more to Oppenheimer than meets the eye: the #Congo’s hidden heroes. Congolese workers labored day and night at the Shinkolobwe mine,

As Christopher Nolan eloquently stated in his #Oscars acceptance speech for the Best Director award last night: “Who knows where this incredible journey will lead from here..." With his film #Oppenheimer, I hope Nolan has paved the way for a scripted film or documentary about

“#Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela For #Africa to advance, it must invest in education and training. Right now, the numbers don’t look good. We need a plan – the African Union has taken the first step, but a lot more

"Whatever happened to all the plain vanilla deals?" If you want to thrive in emerging markets like #Africa, you need to develop a taste and preference for tutti frutti. Here’s my take on how Europe can reboot, reset, and renegotiate its relationship with Africa in ways that

.Abdullahi Tsanni's insightful piece in MIT Technology Review sheds much-needed light on the gathering pace of AI exploration and adoption across Africa, as well as a closer look at some of the emerging policies designed to regulate the future direction and uses of #AI on the continent. I

As we consider the broader implications of AI's deployment across #Africa, a session from my recent 30th reunion at Harvard Business School serves as a cautionary tale and potent reminder of the challenges along the winding road to either AI Utopia or – God forbid – AI Dystopia,

Like Idris Elba's father, my father was from Sierra Leone. Some of my most cherished childhood memories were of flying from Liberia to neighboring #SierraLeone to visit my grandparents. It was the early 70s, and we always reserved a few days of our visit to stay at the brand new

“The backbone of the biggest diaspora in the world is its culture which is Africa’s only unlimited and growing resource.” Well said, Moulaye Tabouré! 👏 ANKA is a beautiful case study on the opportunity for crossborder fintech to empower African entrepreneurs and share

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is not one to shy away from grand ambitions. With his “Renewed Hope” plan, launched last year, #Tinubu is aiming to quadruple the size of #Nigeria's economy to a trillion dollars over the next decade. Among the plan’s pillars are job creation,

Last week, I had the privilege of attending a screening of Johan Grimonprez's powerful new #documentary "Soundtrack for a Coup d'Etat.” Through masterful deployment of archival footage, audio recordings, and literature, Grimonprez brings to life the promise and tragically

What is the fate of Apple? The company's recent missteps and the future of tech's once-brightest beacon: linkedin.com/pulse/fate-pla…

In a few weeks, my daughter will begin a new phase of her life—college. As we pack up to move Beti to the East Coast, I can't help but to reflect on how a girl from #Ethiopia and a woman from #Liberia became family. We first shared our story at ZEG Storytelling Festival in June. Now, an excerpt

I want to take a moment to congratulate Donald J. Trump and offer my perspectives on U.S.-Africa policy making. I hope he shakes it up. In my earlier life, I was a professional marathon runner and a memory from the NYC Marathon over two decades ago stands out to me. After an