Sabukie Osabutey

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[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Approachable, grounded, relatable, structured and contemporary governance — this is what comes to mind when I think about Mia Mottley. 🇧🇧 🇧🇧 🇧🇧 [Thread]

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Well done Mexico 🇲🇽 🇲🇽 🇲🇽
Great game!

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Benin 🇧🇯 is quietly becoming one of Africa’s most exciting stories of growth and transformation. Benin will soon emerge as a cultural and tourism hotspot on the continent. #AfricaDay

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

This is very interesting. The real question is Africa’s preparedness for digitisation and data protection. Scaling technology across diverse African markets is no small feat. Are regulatory and compliance bodies truly ready, and what statistics support that readiness?

[Franklin CUDJOE @lordcudjoe]

How Ghana Is Building a Digital Iron Curtain

A new analysis by IMANI CPE’s Technology Policy Analyst, John Sitsofe Mensah, warns that Ghana’s emerging technology legislation could undermine the country’s leadership role in Africa’s digital economy and conflict with the broader ambitions of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

The article argues that proposed frameworks including the NITA Bill, Data Harmonisation Bill, and Emerging Technologies framework risk creating a restrictive digital environment that discourages innovation, cross-border trade, and investment.

According to the analysis, while Ghana publicly champions African market integration through the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra, its domestic technology policies could create significant barriers for Pan-African startups and digital businesses seeking to operate in the country.

In the article, the IMANI analyst highlights:
🔸 The conflict between Ghana’s proposed tech laws and AfCFTA digital trade objectives.
🔸 Concerns over restrictive ownership requirements in the proposed NITA Bill.
🔸 The risks posed by overlapping regulatory agencies and compliance burdens.
🔸 The potential impact of data localisation and state-controlled digital infrastructure.

“We cannot hold the physical keys to the AfCFTA Secretariat in Accra while quietly changing the locks on the digital doors to the rest of the continent.”

The piece further argues that excessive digital protectionism could weaken Africa’s emerging innovation ecosystem, discourage foreign investment, and undermine efforts to build a continent-wide digital single market.

It concludes with a call for Parliament to reconsider the proposed legislation through the lens of international trade, innovation policy, and Ghana’s long-term digital competitiveness.

Read the full article:
🔗 https://t.co/aX5FYex7jD

#IMANIvoices #DigitalEconomy #AfCFTA #TechnologyPolicy #Innovation #DigitalTrade

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Wonderful move by the GSA! Substandard products saturating the market and posing health risks at the same time!

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

The affluence and assertiveness Kemi has in parliament is gradually positioning the Conservative Party. Great composure!

[Kemi Badenoch @KemiBadenoch]

This country needs a Government that has got its act together.

Instead we’ve got Keir Starmer losing his moral compass and backsliding on his support for Ukraine.

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Congratulations Arsenal
It’s been a long time coming!
#gunners

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

@LarryMadowo

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Kenya deserves to be monumented for serving as a motherly hub for Somali immigrants from 1991 till date. Many were saved, rebuilt their lives, and reunited with loved ones. The role Kenya has played for Somalis deserves to be remembered. Asante, Kenya! 🇰🇪
#EastAfrica

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

This is what happens you build with intention. Just a glass of water in your hand will hold significance.
She’s got structure, clarity and definition 🍃

[Molara Wood @molarawood]

No Nigerian actress has cracked the code of film stardom in the way Genevieve Nnaji has - the beauty, the effortless glamour, grace and elegance; the ability to speak just right and in the moment; and above all, the mystique.

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

The PR on the Michael Jackson biopic was not only a success but has questioned the media’s role in addressing false information and cyber bullying.
This man had a rare skin condition the whole time, meanwhile the early 2000s tabloids and papers were just vile!
#MJliveson

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Violence and abuse against women and girls is unacceptable!

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

policies and how are we implementing them?

To me, this is where the real problem lies and it must be seriously addressed.

@AnnyOsabutey @lordcudjoe @EkowBarnes @LarryMadowo

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

These past few days, the news has been filled with reports of heinous crimes and prosecutions, particularly involving young people.

As an analyst and from where I sit, I believe “the quest to survive” has a triggering way of compelling people to do all kinds of things. You see,

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

and those who ask for information are often met with gatekeeping. How do we then expect an individual in his right sense to thrive or become successful? magically?

See, Africa has a lot of policies, programs and initiatives, but how are we creating awareness around these

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Fantastic speech and great delivery.
She ate!

[David Spencer @DaveASpencer]

Incredible side eye by Kemi to Wes here...👀👀

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Bishoftu International Airport
Design Consultants - Zaha Hadid Architects
This will be a groundbreaking project increasing tourism for Ethiopia 🇪🇹

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

One of the major problems in Africa are bad roads — root cause of low productivity. Now, what I’ve seen in countries like Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is how they’ve adapted ancient cobblestones techniques in paving roads within neighbourhoods. This method is cheaper than asphalt.

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

It reflects where the country currently stands and the political winds shaping this new era of governance.
Barbados is also widely known for its tourism industry, fishing economy, sugarcane production and world-renowned rum exports.

#MiaMottley #advocacy #leadership

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

Approachable, grounded, relatable, structured and contemporary governance — this is what comes to mind when I think about Mia Mottley. 🇧🇧 🇧🇧 🇧🇧 [Thread]

[Sabukie Osabutey @sabukiegold]

With tourism being one of its key industries, Barbados continues to actively promote and showcase itself in the Caribbean, and to the global community, while fostering patriotism among Barbadians.