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19 May, 4 tweets, 2 min read
I didn't share this. I made the list. :-)
Forgot to share this. I recently was shortlisted among 80 Africans from 15 countries to co-author the second edition of the @TheAfrica80 book- “80 Faces; 1 Book”. My Chapter focuses on some of the challenges facing Africans in the Diaspora and how they can be solved. ImageImageImageImage
For more information, please visit theafrica80.org
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18 Jun
“Turkish foreign aid to North Cyprus: mother's grace or curse?” Conclusion: the aid does not contribute to the development on its own. In addition, the total level of investment in aid does not contribute to growth. Cc @GazeddaKibris

gazeddakibris.com/imf-turkiye-ra…
The aid increases the “dependency” and reduces the possibility of the North Cyprus to stand on its own. He also states that it is mostly used as a foreign policy tool. It is clear that aid dependency cannot be used to create a strong economy.
While the Turkish economy managed to grow in everything that happened in 2020, it is stated in the Turkish Cypriot economy report of the World Bank that the North Cyprus economy contracted by 13%
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18 Jun
What is clear is that this is a well-regulated industry in #Greece generating at least 15.6M EUR YoY for the govt but what is not clear is whether being a surrogate mother is restricted to greek citizens or not or immigrant women with permits are allowed to be surrogates as well.
As an aside what would a surrogate industry look like in Nigeria/ North Cyprus? Is it something a govt should promote? Should Adoption & Immigration processes be strengthened instead or surrogacy? Outside the initial financial benefits, what are the possible issues with this?
African female students in North Cyprus shared with me privately about once receiving SMS inviting them to donate their eggs in exchange for powerful financial incentives. These SMS have stopped now but reflects how problematic these things can be in the absence of regulation.
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17 Jun
1 in every 6 couples in #Germany are currently unable to have children. #Watch The business of fertility – egg donation and surrogacy in Europe:
Egg donation & surrogacy are illegal in Germany but also a lucrative business in other parts of Europe (I would imagine eastern Europe particularly). I wonder if this business model already exists in Nigeria and what the position of the constitution is.
110K IVF cycles are performed in #Germany alone every year. (working with North Cyprus prices of €4k ave. as an estimate), that’s at least €440M/ N2.6Bn on IVF treatments annually. Interestingly, sperm donation is legal but egg donation is illegal (and I think I know why).
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16 Jun
I have always wondered why the international student community in North Cyprus, especially the African one doesn't have a lot of communities for growth and development like LYDA, SMW, TEDx, The platform et al we have in Nigeria.
The initial thinking is that it is prolly due to the intl embargoes on the island- and this thinking holds water until you realize that some unis used to host TEDx talks as recently as 2014. So the embargoes aren't exactly a reason.

Link: kibrispostasi.com/c91-EGITIM/n14…
Outside VOIS Cyrus which has out-performed all other student bodies and orgs by every metric, there isn't much else leading to a very huge vacuum. The first point I would make would be the lack of precedence. Because most people dont any examples of such things on the island...
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16 May
An interesting angle on the fertility crisis | “As most demographers have warned, a society weighted too heavily with an older generation will have devastating economic consequences.”

link.medium.com/TdArLhIQigb
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3 Feb
Its a real full time job, lol.

Wifey and I try to do a small number consistently (like 5, 7 or 10 applications) a day so it doesn't take up the entire day. Also, we try to filter out (valid) rejection reasons so we avoid such openings next time.
Finally, we look out for the most recurring job roles on a job site/ area/ state or country. That gives you an idea of what jobs are readily available and how your skillset matches up. It can be hard to keep going after so many rejections so it helps to have a friend to rant.
Let's assume you are in #Ireland for e.g.:- google "jobs in Ireland" and click on "What jobs are in high demand in Ireland?". Google will show you a list (This doesn't mean there are no other types of jobs available), it simply means these are the most in-demand jobs at the time.
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