Updates on the latest essays and episodes from 1914 Reader and Frontier Matters podcast.
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Mar 9
The final entry to the read-along of Joe Studwell's How Africa Works 1914reader.com/p/how-africa-…
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The penultimate edition of the read-along of Joe Studwell's How Africa Works 1914reader.com/p/how-africa-…
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On Frontier Matters , our CEO @hmryder discusses what it will take for Africa to strengthen its role in global manufacturing and capture more value from trade.
As duty-free access to the Chinese market creates new opportunities for African exporters, the focus is increasingly shifting towards how African economies can produce more, export more and build industries that can compete globally.
Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4ohwNjN
#AfricaChina #Trade #Manufacturing #Industrialisation
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Had a lot of fun chatting with @DoubleEph and Tobi Lawson recently in Lagos.
I’m a fan of @1914Reader podcast, Frontier Matters and talking about everything Nollywood and my upcoming film, Aloma, and was really cool.
Listen and subscribe to the podcast!
Jun 3
New Frontier Matters episode: @Chrisihidero on Nollywood's Grass and Trees youtu.be/__kZA4Xqx4g?si=CZmK…
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New Frontier Matters episode: @Chrisihidero on Nollywood's Grass and Trees youtu.be/__kZA4Xqx4g?si=CZmK…
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May 28
Frontier Matters podcast recently hosted a live conversation with @funsodoherty to discuss the past, present, and future of Lagos. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ncEkWG…
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May 25
I've listened to practically every podcast Efosa Ojomo has been on. This was another good one, especially the jobs part that complements the recent article.
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May 6
I am grateful to have appeared on this podcast.
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May 7
I got into this and more with Feyi Fawehinmi and Tobi Lawson on the Frontier Markets podcast. We covered The Prosperity Paradox, what made Clay Christensen so special, and the new book I am working on. Listen here. 1914reader.com/p/efosa-ojomo…
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May 7
Jobs are not the goal. They are the output of consumption. When people consume more, businesses hire more. This is why a consistent commitment to market creation matters more than almost anything else in development.
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May 1
My latest for @1914Reader argues that Nigeria's democracy isat a precarious point and needs to be preserved open.substack.com/pub/1914re…
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Apr 30
Dangote should name the next president if we are serious. Let’s be complete idiots.
Nigeria’s president named a former Dangote executive as the next head of the nation’s petroleum-products regulator bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Apr 20
A humanoid robot crushed the world record for a half marathon.
But not before it crashed near the finish and had to be set straight by 'simple' humans.
Forget performance-enhancing drugs; get ready for an era of performance-enhancing technologies.
Athletes will put technologies inside their bodies to become Olympic champions.
Apr 19
This Chinese humanoid robot just shattered the world record for a half marathon, finishing in 50 min 26 sec.
This video shows its crash just meters before the finish line where it had to be picked up by a team of humans. The robot is from Honor, the smartphone maker and Huawei spin-off. This robot was teleoperated while others were autonomous. It seems like all the robots had battery swaps along the way.
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Apr 19
Spent the week having (too many) conversations about NGR. This @1914Reader piece expresses it well
“Taking reforms beyond short-term stabilisation towards structural transformation requires a new kind of political leadership & elite bargain than we have”
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Apr 19
Industrial policy revisionism is out of control. Yes, there can be industries with spillovers. No, the average 1970s economy that subsidized with debt random industries connected to government monopolies wasn't on path to growth! Look at what pre-WC policy actually looked like!
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Apr 16
If food is cheap, you can exploit cheap labour for manufacturing productivity. Expensive food is a problem for African manufacturers -- Carl Henri Prophete (Frontier Matters).
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Apr 15
I enjoyed chatting with Feyi and Tobi on the @1914Reader podcast. We discussed: The current situation in Haiti, the good and dark side of remittances, high labor costs in Africa and much more. substack.com/@kaytikal/note/…
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