When an #Abidjan taxi driver asks me, the foreigner, for a ridiculous fare, I often take a dramatic look inside car, then reply in French, “Where is the buffet? A coffee [included]?” Today, a driver 👏🏽 back, pulled this from under a floor mat & said, “You get a yam!” 😆 #Africa

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"The men were told it would save their marriage or help create the perfect first date. Instead many of them ended up drooling uncontrollably. ". How "artisanal sex stimulants" from Ivory Coast are allegedly appearing on popular western retailer websites.

Some travel tips to keep airlines alleged to be using AI to track, customize prices then charge you more of what you are willing to pay for flights - based on your flight history, program loyalty, and online browsing. Via @MalikaBowling.

Reuters: @_AfricanUnion backs “Correct The Map” campaign for adoption of world map showing Africa's true size. 🌍.Today’s popular Mercator map of the world dates back to the 1500s, enlarges areas near poles - and shrinks African, South American continents.

RT @batdes: Congratulations, Gambia Project Team!! You guys deserved it for the hard work and commitment!! 👏 Kudos!!.

RT @AfDB_Group: #AnnualReport: @AfDB_Group Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) project continues to empower women. In….

Three years after hearing a song by Grammy-nominated @TeddySwims on a Spotify playlist in a sushi restaurant in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (Africa), I am in the same city as the Teddy Swims tour. Great show, worth the wait and checking his international tour dates. W/ @Eugeniaharvey.

Impressive Medill School presence at #NABJ25, reflecting leadership of Dean Charles Whitaker. Connecting with my Medill class’ grads, the ultimate spirit boost. As was seeing fellow #Cal alum & @BostonGlobe writer Gary Washburn - congrats on your new📕about the Boston Celtics.🎉

.@AfDB_Group Unveils Groundbreaking Mapping of Women Entrepreneurs’ Associations in Africa

This video is brilliant. Go get you that #StudyOlympics gold, @VeeKativhu! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽.🤔: one doesn’t have to set an Olympic record to be a champion….🤗.

Great #NABJ25 insights on how to survive, thrive and stay true to yourself in communications, marketing and public relations roles. Terry Allen and Neil Foote generously share their experiences and good to from other marcoms legends and early career media-related pros.

Amazing @nabj Salute to Excellence Awards, tonight honoring @AMSimmons1 as #NABJ25 Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year. She’s covered many dangerous conflicts. We were reporting in Iraq when she survived a suicide bombing. 👀her dedicate her honor to local journalists.👇🏾

Last year's @NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards was a good night for @AfDB_Group, winning for its digital communications campaign around International Women's Day. Who will bring home the honors at #NABJ25? Awards cememony starts next hour!.Watch live:

#NABJ25 = seeing colleagues, peers and those who inspire us in journalism, communications. Bumped into podcast pioneer & @AUC prof @KimFoxWOSU - we started our careers in Egypt. Filmmaker, travel expert & fellow CNN alum Dayvee Sutton, in white, has blown up on all the networks🎥

American legal mindset, in 60 seconds.

Really interesting numbers here - and some disappointment with a few 🚮outlets making the Most Popular list.

RT @NABJ: 📣 Congratulations to the Newly Elected 2025–2027 Board of Directors

Congratulations, @errinhaines on your presidential election victory at #NABJ25! Looking forward to working with you on media-related matters. 👍🏽.—-.Haines Wins Big in @NABJ Vote - more from @princeeditor 👀

Learned so much at #NABJ25 “Trimming the fat: best practices for feature editing” workshop. Tips to transform bloated, jargon-heavy drafts into showcase storytelling, as well as to edit with sensitivity and tone. Thanks, @AndaleGross @AdrienneWrites @kathychaney, Aisha Jefferson.

Trying to learn how to go from @canva can’t…to Canva can, in a #NABJ25 Innovation Bubble session. How to create templates, Zoom framing, why the want for a handheld brochure will never go away, and to use AI responsibly within the Canva app.