#28 Afropolitan: A Digital Nation for the African Diaspora

Eche Emole is the cofounder of Afropolitan, a network state for the African Diaspora. Jackson and Eche discuss historical analogs, Afropolitan's roadmap, and their citizen rollout + growth strategy. Tune in to hear how Afropolitan is looking to help revamp governance models that have let Africans down.

Topics Covered: 

• Introduction to Afropolitan — (1:59)
• Why a Network State for the African Diaspora — (2:47)
• Israel’s Model and Afropolitan  — (4:33)
• Bad Governance — (6:03)
• Afropolitan’s Four Phase Manifesto — (8:37)
• Governance Technology — (13:33)
• Afropolitan’s Goal — (14:35)
• Benefits of Afropolitan Citizenship — (16:10)
• Marketing Afropolitan — (18:35)
• Afropolitan’s Team — (21:54)
• Metrics for Success — (24:20)
• Telegram and Engagement — (25:45)

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Episode Links: 

Afropolitan's website

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Episode Credit:

Hosted by @JacksonSteger

Sound Engineering by @Prodcolin

Produced + Distributed by @PhilippeIze