by Jon Boafo | Feb 12, 2023 | Africa, Sports
The National Football League (NFL) is becoming increasingly popular in Africa, with the sport gaining a growing following among fans on the continent. American football has been introduced in several countries in Africa, and the NFL has made significant efforts to...
by Jon Boafo | Jan 26, 2021 | Africa
Romain Mari is a social entrepreneur and a good friend that I have known since middle school in France. Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology and Ecology and a Master’s in Environmental Management, he set out to build a business with a purpose in...
by Jon Boafo | Oct 8, 2020 | Africa
Joseph and I met at Ashesi University in Ghana in 2014. I had been invited on campus to be a judge on an elevator pitch contest that he ended up winning. I was impressed by his energy, enthusiasm, and creative ideas. Fast forward to 2020, and Joseph has launched both...
by Jon Boafo | Sep 17, 2020 | Africa
I first heard about Privel a couple months ago. I was busy scrolling through my LinkedIn feed and saw an article posted by our common friend, Esther Lofgren. Esther is a rower and an Olympic gold medalist. She won the gold medal in the women’s eight at the 2012 Summer...
by Jon Boafo | Sep 2, 2020 | Africa
Nathan is an award-winning Ghanaian journalist and a good friend. We met shortly after I moved to Ghana and was invited by Sammy Bartels, a mutual friend, to talk about rowing on tv. Nathan is one of the most productive people I know and when he is not busy hosting tv...
by Jon Boafo | Aug 13, 2020 | Africa
Jemila has been around my circle of friends since I moved to Ghana in 2012. She grew up in Ghana, but, like most people I gravitate towards, she has lived and traveled all over the world. After graduating from the prestigious Wesley Girls’ High School in Cape...
