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Glocal Citizens

Glocal Citizens

Written by: Florence Amerley Adu
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 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale.© 2026 LEAP Transmedia Productions Careers Economics Personal Success Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • Episode 302: Infrastructure, Policy and the AI of things in Africa with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia

    Episode 302: Infrastructure, Policy and the AI of things in Africa with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia
    Jan 13 2026
    Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast, I was thrilled to have been able to take advantage of the fact that this week’s guest and I were on the same timezone because he’s literally moving and shaking across Africa and the Middle East full time. Since he last joined us in early 2020, Oswald Osaretin Guobadia has stepped into multiple new rolls on top of being an entrepreneur. This includes more roles on boards, becoming a published author--his book In Pursuit - Journeys in African Entrepreneurship (https://theinpursuitbook.com), chronicles the journeys of two friends whose experiences in America shaped their approach to starting their own businesses in Nigeria; and a tireless champion for African innovation. Today, Oswald is a senior policy advisor and digital strategy leader with over 25 years building infrastructure and shaping transformative policy across Africa. He is Managing Partner at DigitA, where, since 2023 he has guided projects and policy innovations that have created impact in countries across Africa, helping to set the pace for inclusive digital development and entrepreneurial growth. Oswald’s advisory reach includes serving presidential offices, leading government agencies, collaborating with multilateral partners, and forging public–private partnerships to help build resilient infrastructure and regulatory frameworks. As Senior Special Assistant on Digital Transformation to the President of Nigeria, he steered Nigeria’s largest startup policy rollout, including the acclaimed Nigeria Startup Act (https://startup.gov.ng)—widely recognized as a benchmark for digital economies. He has shared his insights at TEDx, the United Nations General Assembly, BBC Africa, CNBC Africa, and the Wharton Africa Business Forum, and has graced numerous influential panels and stages globally. He believes, “the next startup to impact the world will start in an African village,” and in this conversation you’ll start to understand how this belief is daily practice. Where to find Oswald? On Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/osaretin-oswald-guobadia) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/guobadia/?originalSubdomain=ng) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/osaretin/?hl=en) On Medium (https://ososaguobadia.medium.com/) What’s Oswald reading? Ths Four (https://profgmedia.com/book/the-four/) by Scott Galloway Dream Count (https://www.chimamanda.com/dream-count/) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie AI 2041 (https://www.ai2041.com) by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan Other topics of interest: About the Benin Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Benin) UNDP Timbuktu Policy Approach (https://www.undp.org/speeches/timbuktoo-initiative-frontier-model-mobilizing-private-capital) Digitization vs Digitalization (https://culturedigitally.org/2014/09/digitalization-and-digitization/) What is Zoho? (https://www.zoho.com) On Digital Estonia (https://www.dw.com/en/how-estonia-outpaced-the-rest-of-europe-at-digitalization/a-73098771) Special Guest: Oswald Oseratin Guobadia.
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    57 mins
  • Episode 1: Coming Soon: Glocal Citizens

    Episode 1: Coming Soon: Glocal Citizens
    Nov 22 2019
    Greetings Glocal Citizens! Let me introduce myself, I'm your host Florence Amerley Adu. I'm CEO and co-founder of LEAP Transmedia. Our vision is to seeds and sows a fertile ground for improving education and economic outcomes for Ghanaians and Africans across the diaspora. Do you dream about “doing something” abroad? Then consider Glocal Citizens required listening in the due diligence, trusted advisor and inspiration department. In each episode, I visit with dynamic diasporans making local and global impact designing and applying their craft. We explore how their passions have rooted them throughout their lives, while at the same time feeding the branches compelling them to keep reaching “beyond.” We also discuss the personal and professional dimensions of glocal citizenship. Then we round out the discussion with a deep dive into to the business of their business, covering the technical and operational components of the work of “doing something.”
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    2 mins
  • Episode 301: Pubic Interest Media and Other Public Goods with Makmid Kamara Part 2

    Episode 301: Pubic Interest Media and Other Public Goods with Makmid Kamara Part 2
    Jan 6 2026
    Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s conversation is a milestone coming to you in two parts. Were 300+1! And my guest is a return voice with serious currency in the public service media and reparatory justice movements. Born in Sierra Leone, Makmid Kamara is a human rights leader, reparatory justice advocate, and development communications practitioner, with almost 20 years’ experience working with national and international development, human rights, and grantmaking organisations in Africa and the United Kingdom. He is the Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East at the International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) (https://ifpim.org/#3), where he is leading the organization’s grantmaking efforts to support independent media. He is also the Founder of Reform Initiatives (LBG) (https://reforminitiatives.org), an organization working with policymakers, political leaders and affected communities to advance the cause of reparatory justice for historical crimes against Africans and people of African descent. When he last joined us, he was the founding Director of the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF), based in Accra, Ghana. Prior to ATJLF, Makmid worked at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International in London as (Ag.) Deputy Director of Global Issues and Head of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Team; he served as interim Country Director for Amnesty International Nigeria and as a West Africa Researcher. As a Rotarian, a Global Atlantic Fellow and an Obama Foundation Leader - Africa, Makmid seamlessliy connects his service mindset with a level of technical expertise and professionalism that inspires and is consistently moving the dial on #PanAfricanProgress. Where to find Makmid? On Glocal Citizens (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/makmid-kamara) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/makmid-kamara-80091915/) What’s Makmid watching? Manchester United (https://www.manutd.com) Other topics of interest: Freetown, Sierra Leone and Reparatory Justice (https://www.ictj.org/sites/default/files/ICTJ-DDR-Sierra-Leone-CaseStudy-2009-English.pdf) East Legon, Accra (https://appliedforeignaffairs.uni-ak.ac.at/lab-projects/east-legon-past-forwards/work) About James Deane, co-founder IFPM (https://ifpim.org/people/james-deane) About Khadija Patel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khadija_Patel) Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Ressa) About the Nama People (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nama_people) and The Landless Peoples Movement in Namibia (https://www.lpmparty.org/) The Wakati Weti Festival (link https://www.wakatiwetufestival.org/WWF2025#/aboutwakatiwetu?lang=en) African Futures Lab (https://www.afalab.org) Deep South Solidarity Fund (https://www.deepsouthsolidarityfund.org) Baraza Media Lab (https://barazalab.com) Special Guest: Makmid Kamara.
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    38 mins
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