Paul Mboya™

Social media and the Internet will finally provide evidence of what led to having social norms way before the Internet era and presence of laws. I can say I have seen anecdotal evidence about it on this platform as well as heard some people talk about modern changes not working.

EU pushes crackdown on emojis that can hide "illegal and hate speech"

Flying between African cities forces many travelers to transit outside the continent, through London, Paris or Dubai. But a $12.5 billion airport under construction in Ethiopia could help change that. cnn.it/4mLS4Bj

12.8% of Ugandans Lack Formal Education, UBOS Survey Reveals. #NilePostNews nilepost.co.ug/news/336910/12…

Women now hold more payroll jobs than men in the US, per FOX.

"Man cannot be asked to pay maintenance for child if DNA test proves he is not biological father." - Supreme Court

Contrary to popular belief, Africa doesn’t have a capital problem. $4 trillion sits in domestic capital pools across the continent: $2.5T in commercial banking assets. $455B in pension fund assets. $320B in insurance assets. $250B in public development banks. $150B in sovereign wealth funds. $473B in foreign reserves, including $38B in gold. And the numbers keep growing. • African state-owned institutions hit an all-time high of $1 trillion in AUM at the end of last year • Pension fund assets in Nigeria & Ghana reached new records of ₦29.4 trillion and GH¢100 billion in February (~$19.7B and ~$8.3B at the time, respectively) • Central banks & securities associations across the continent have aggressively raised minimum capital requirements over the last 18–24 months The problem isn't the capital. It's what the capital does. The vast majority of it sits in government securities, term deposits, and — to a lesser degree — listed equities. In Africa's largest pension markets, less than 3% of assets go to alternatives, including infrastructure. And African banks average a 74% loan-to-deposit ratio compared to 109% in other developing economies. As @Africa_Finance Corporation President & CEO Samaila Zubairu puts it: "The core challenge is not the availability of capital — but its intermediation." Long-term savings aren’t being channeled into productive sectors such as infrastructure, housing, or manufacturing. But there’s a quiet revolution happening across Africa. African states and institutions are aggressively pivoting toward domestic-led financing as global aid cuts accelerate (foreign aid to SSA was down 26% in 2025) and external investment flows become more volatile (FDI to Africa was down 38% in 2025, while global FDI rose 14%). Here's what's happening on the ground: • Institutional funds across the continent are actively moving from "passive saving" to "active value capture." In Ghana last year for example, the government first mandated 5% of its state pension fund go to private equity & venture capital in May. Then in September it signed an MOU with the country’s leading pension trustee to invest retirement funds through specialized infrastructure & SME funds. • Zimbabwe’s Mutapa Investment Fund, Ghana's Petroleum Fund, and others recently joined the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), an association of sovereign funds across Africa whose goal is to mobilize capital for development at scale. • The @_AfricanUnion has been accelerating its ‘5% Agenda’ to increase African institutional investment in infrastructure to 5% of AUM, while the @Mo_IbrahimFdn's NGN, various central banks, and other parties are now actively advocating for a mandated 5-10% pension fund allocation into infrastructure & regional integration. The capital exists. The plumbing is being fixed. And African capital is starting to lead. — Afridigest Intelligence — real intelligence to win in Africa's growth markets: afridigest.com/intelligence | Follow Afridigest on LinkedIn & Instagram

It is high time #InformalEconomy is redefined and called #TraditionalEconomy. That way, it can be observed as a progressive economy of different traits but not an illegal entity. After all, they have the most contribution to GDP and employment creation. linkedin.com/posts/rashi-ty…

Social media and the Internet will finally provide evidence of what led to having social norms way before the Internet era and presence of laws. I can say I have seen anecdotal evidence about it on this platform as well as heard some people talk about modern changes not working.

75% of America's fertility decline since 2007 is people not marrying in the first place. Married couples are having about the same number of kids they always did. The bottleneck is marriage, not fertility.

Map of Africa using ethnically drawn borders, rather than those drawn by imperial powers. Say NO to TRIBALISM

Should we blame girlbosses for lower birthrates? @lymanstoneky @FamStudies argues that what's salient is not ed attainment or SES, but a demanding high status job held while having kids. Nonworking women--incl girlbosses pausing careers--are the only group above replacement

"Why are you against matriachy?!"

The common public perception is that women are less corrupt than men. However, the reality is different, going by the recently released Kenya National Gender and Corruption Survey (2025), published by the Ethics and Corruption Commission (EACC). #NationGender zurl.co/OLnUs

Which countries have fertility rates above or below the “replacement level”? Fertility rates — which measure the average number of children per woman — have been falling worldwide. Since 1950, global fertility rates have halved, from almost 5 children per woman to 2.2. As a result, global population growth has slowed dramatically, and many countries' populations are expected to decline by the end of the century. This is because fertility rates in many countries have fallen below the “replacement level”. This is the level at which a population replaces itself from one generation to the next. It’s generally defined as a rate of 2.1 children per woman. The map shows which countries had fertility rates above and below this level in 2025. This is based on projections from the UN World Population Prospects. (This Data Insight was written by @_HannahRitchie and @parriagadap.)

The Los Angeles Unified school board has voted to require screen time limits and encourage the use of pen and paper for assignments, becoming the first major school district to do so. @SamChampion reports.

Not sure about "girlboss." I prefer "career-oriented" to describe women who want to pursue a career while also having a family. This group is growing, including among married mothers with kids under age 5, some because of economic concerns, others because of personal ideals. The real question is how we can support different women in achieving their goals. @FamStudies: ifstudies.org/blog/the-worki…

Can adult children sue a mother who abandoned them in childhood? zurl.co/dloDj