Muaz Ahmad @AfrisTech

The current debate between racing ahead and pausing AI misses the point. What do we do with the pause? The task must be to ensure that AI capability does not outrun human control. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

A billionaire literally explained how the entire economy works in 42 minutes better than most $200,000 MBA programs ever cloud

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"Our world is at risk of becoming a gangster’s paradise, in which rules matter far less than they once did—and raw power matters more." foreignpolicy.com/2026/09/09/hal…

Muna son duk wanda yake zaune a Najeriya da Afirka zai iya sayen hannun jari na matatar Dangote ba da kudi mai yawa ba, don kowa ya samu alheri – Aliko Dangote Attajirin Afirka Ya faɗi haka yayin da matatar man sa ta sa hannu kan tsarin sayar da hannun jari duk guda 10 a N 5,250

From the war with Iran to dealings with allies, President Trump has put on a master class in how to squander credibility. Now countries are building insurance policies. It's evidence of a deepening loss of faith in America’s word. My take:

On GPS, at 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on @CNN … • After Pres. Trump’s strange escape last month via a catering truck, I’ll ask veteran @nytimes White House & national security correspondent @SangerNYT how seriously we should take suspected Iranian plots • Five years after the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the population is now living firmly under Taliban rule—including thousands of Afghans who aided the US military. What has happened to them? I’ll talk with Afghanistan veteran & former Missouri Secretary of State @JasonKander • AI is attracting billions in investment, but for many firms, gains have remained elusive as AI hasn’t yet revolutionized how people work. Why? I’ll ask @McKinsey senior partner Asutosh Padhi, who advises CEOs on AI strategy & innovation • Fears of mass layoffs due to AI haven’t materialized yet, but what happens if those fears become reality? I’ll talk with former US Secretary of Commerce @GinaRaimondo, who has a plan to mitigate risks • Sweden has long been seen as a poster child for an inclusive form of democratic socialism, with a generous welfare state that cared for people “from cradle to grave.” But in recent years, the country has come to resemble something very different. I’ll explain what changed.

The Iran war is a master class in squandering a superpower’s credibility washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

For eight decades, the U.S. built up something as powerful as aircraft carriers and squadrons of F-35s: credibility. The Iran war has been a master class in how to squander it. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

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@HAHayatu @AhmedIbrah99223 That’s not his responsibility—to speak for the release of Malam. It’s more complicated than it seems.

On GPS, at 10am & 1pm ET Sunday on @CNN … • Amid doubts over Washington’s reliability, Middle East powers are banding together. I’ll delve into the region’s new geopolitics, and the growing move toward a post-American order, with scholar Tarek Masoud of @Harvard’s @Kennedy_School & @INSSIsrael’s @citrinowicz, who formerly headed the Iran branch of Israel’s military intelligence • More and more, the Russia–Ukraine war is being fought in the skies. Kyiv is still working to protect itself from bombardment—but at the same time, it has flexed its own deep-strike capability, hitting targets far across the Russian border. I’ll discuss strategy & implications with @general_ben, former commander of US Army Europe. • Last week, more than 70,000 migrants from Morocco arrived on the shores of Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa. Was it a coordinated event? I’ll talk with @anneapplebaum of @TheAtlantic • Are America’s political leaders too old? Do they support the interests of older citizens at the expense of others’? I’ll explore that question, raised in the scholar Samuel Moyn’s new book, “Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth and What to Do About It.”

Nigeria Steps Up Plans for National Regulatory Sandbox to Support Tech Innovators

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Why Iran is the biggest foriegn policy mistake in many decades -- and more in this stimulating conversation. Listen or read. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…

Mark Steyn explains the stark demographic reality: a 90% population with 1.3 children per couple and a 10% population with 3.5 children will have roughly the same number of grandchildren in only two generations. The transformation is already underway.(2010)

At the Lagos Free Zone (@LFZTolaram) and Lekki Deep Sea Port @LekkiPort in Lagos, Nigeria. Looking at the potential of Special Economic Zones to spur industrialization and increase value-added trade. Many thanks for the warm welcome by MD of LFZ, Ms. Adesuwa Ladoja, and ED of Tolaram Group, Mr. Navin Nahata.

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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐠𝐨? 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬?

The result of President Trump’s tariffs has not been a manufacturing renaissance. It has been higher prices, weaker investment, fewer manufacturing jobs — and a willingness to make falsehood official policy in order to defend a failed economic creed. My latest column: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/…