In Episode 7 of The Unpopular View, Michael Brown sits down with longtime colleague Koffi Kouakou in a first “North–South dialogue” on African realities, American assumptions, and the China factor. They challenge the “single story” narrative about Africa, unpack what standard metrics miss about everyday life and informal economies, and explore how China’s visible infrastructure and technology investments are reshaping the West’s role on the continent.

Guest: Koffi Kouakou — Managing Director, Stratnam Futures; Research Fellow, Center for Africa–China Studies; OECD expert group on strategic foresight; Oxford Saïd scenarios program alumnus.

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