EP. 99 - The Truth About Africa’s Future! ft. Korede Adedoyin
Joining us in the booth this week is, Korede Adedoyin, founder of Vemoye Foundation, where they are helping to build Africa's future workforce.
In this episode we discuss:
Follow Korede here
Check out the Vemoye Foundation here
Learn AI, Cybersecurity, Data Science & more with Coursera. Ato has personally used Coursera to obtain an AI certificate. This is an affiliate link so if you purchase a course or sign up to the monthly or annual subscription, we will receive a small commission from Coursera, however there will be no additional charge to you.
Learn on Coursera here: https://imp.i384100.net/savvywallet
Follow me on: Instagram , Tiktok, Twitter
Check out: https://www.youtube.com/savvywallet for the video version
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Preview
00:57 - Take Off Intro
01:32 - Meet Korede
06:14 - Growing up in Essex shaped my life!
12:16 - I noticed I was different when this happened…
15:32 - Law is not about justice…!
19:52 - My visit to Nigeria changed my life
28:51 - I created the vemoye foundation for this reason…!
31:09 - English & Maths isn’t enough!
33:39 - Diaspora are the secret weapon…
36:21 - Last generation didn’t take care of Africa
38:03 - One laptop, 10 students…!
40:38 - We saved a child’s life…!
43:30 - Getting over the negative perception of Africa
47:04 - Africa should be an option for Africans
50:29 - Corruption, Security & Unemployment in Africa
52:23 - Africans are NOT more corrupt…!
55:27 - The REASON for the riots in Africa…
57:32 - Africa is resource rich yet its poor…
01:02:18 - China’s investment in Africa
01:06:34 - Investing in Africa? Use African workers!
01:07:35 - Only 1% of the travel industry goes to Africa (worth a $2 trillion)
01:09:07 - 35 countries in Africa are safer than the US!
01:11:08 - Africa has the youngest population in the world…
01:13:05 - Final words
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free