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. 

Key Takeaways:

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

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

9:25 – 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. 

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

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

16:25 – Is there a strong Al Qaeda presence in Africa? 

22:15 – Todd talks about his latest book, The Golden Hour. 

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

Mentioned In Episode:

Abundance by Steven Kotler and Peter Diamandis 

http://toddmossbooks.com/