The Bright Continent by Dayo Olopade: A Book Response, Pt. 1

Episode 13 of season 3 is a response to the book The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules & Making Change in Modern Africa by Dayo Olopade.  In part one we dig into some key concepts in the first four chapter of the book and I give my thoughts and experiences on those topics. <br/><br/>Dayo does a beautiful job on highlighting many of the things that get overlooked with it comes to international aid in sub-Saharan Africa.  She shares her experience and research traveling and doing journalism throughout several African countries.  <br/><br/>Part 1 of this book response opens the discussion on the mapping of Africa, colonialism, fat and lean countries, yahoo boys, and informal economies and fail formal institutions. I add in some of own experiences and stories working and living in eight African countries, some shared and some differing with the author. <br/><br/>If you love Africa and are interested in the vast array development work being done in sub-Saharan Africa you won't want to miss this social impact series!  Need marketing expertise? Check out Strategy Beam. <br/>https://www.strategybeam.com/