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Todd Moss is the chief operating officer and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. His work focuses on U.S and Africa relations and financial issues that sub-Saharan Africa is facing. He is also an author and has written several books with his most recent one, The Golden Hour, being a national bestseller. He talks to Jason about Africa, the economy, and why it matters.\xa0

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Key Takeaways:

2:50 \u2013 7 out of 10 of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa.\xa0

6:10 \u2013 We are seeing Africans transition from being very, very poor to becoming middle class.\xa0

9:25 \u2013 There's a lot more foreign investment in Africa and the countries that were very badly managed in the 70-80s are now being managed much better.\xa0

11:30 \u2013 Will outsourcing and manufacturing move to Africa? Todd explains in this segment.\xa0

13:50 \u2013 A lot of Africans speak English as their native language and the second largest language is French.\xa0

16:25 \u2013 Is there a strong Al Qaeda presence in Africa?\xa0

22:15 \u2013 Todd talks about his latest book, The Golden Hour.\xa0

24:30 \u2013 Africa is changing very rapidly and Todd hopes more people will look at Africa as a place to vacation to in the future.\xa0

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Mentioned In Episode:

Abundance by Steven Kotler and Peter Diamandis\xa0

http://toddmossbooks.com/