web01.fireside.fm Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:28:56 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Akua Gyekye” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/akua%20gyekye Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0400 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 24: Globetrotting, Facebook and Sci-Fi with Akua Gykekye https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/24 186cc064-e21f-464d-a35e-17bfd7c49afa Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:00:00 -0400 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 43:38 no This episode marks my last conversation from the road for the time being. Wrapping up my Winter 2020 tour, I had the pleasure of meeting with Akua Gyekye at a bustling London eatery—please pardon the sound. Akua is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa and MENA Elections; she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement in these regions. Before joining Facebook, Akua, who is qualified to practice in NY and the UK, was a project finance lawyer, at Clifford Chance. Other roles took her to Nigeria and Liberia as a legal adviser and rule of law specialist at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation; and as an anti-corruption lawyer at USAID. Akua also has government experience (the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), NGO experience (the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Lawyers Without Borders) and experience working for international think tanks (American Society for International Law, the European Institute, the Brookings Institute). Another of our Global Ghanaians, Akua grew up in Germany and completed portions of her secondary and higher education in the US. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Society, International Relations and Spanish from American University, a Law Degree from Cambridge University in England and a Masters of Laws in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School. Where to find Akua? On LinkedIn (https://linkedin.com/in/akua-gyekye-694a531) IG @akuag8 (https://www.instagram.com/akuag8/?hl=en) *What’s Akua reading and other Sci-Fi recommendations? * Brave New Girl by Chloe Brotheridge (https://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-Girl-Seven-Confidence/dp/0241400430) What I Know for Sure by Oprha Winfrey (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21531503-what-i-know-for-sure) An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34381254-an-unkindness-of-ghosts) How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40855636-how-long-til-black-future-month) What's all that noise in the background? Check out GRANGER & Co in Notting Hill (https://grangerandco.com) Special Guest: Akua Gyekye. glocal citizens, travel, business, africa, diaspora, florence adu, podcast, leap transmedia, oprah winfrey, octavia butler, brave new girl, facebook, pubic policy This episode marks my last conversation from the road for the time being. Wrapping up my Winter 2020 tour, I had the pleasure of meeting with Akua Gyekye at a bustling London eatery—please pardon the sound. Akua is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa and MENA Elections; she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement in these regions.

Before joining Facebook, Akua, who is qualified to practice in NY and the UK, was a project finance lawyer, at Clifford Chance. Other roles took her to Nigeria and Liberia as a legal adviser and rule of law specialist at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation; and as an anti-corruption lawyer at USAID. Akua also has government experience (the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), NGO experience (the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Lawyers Without Borders) and experience working for international think tanks (American Society for International Law, the European Institute, the Brookings Institute).

Another of our Global Ghanaians, Akua grew up in Germany and completed portions of her secondary and higher education in the US. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Society, International Relations and Spanish from American University, a Law Degree from Cambridge University in England and a Masters of Laws in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School.

Where to find Akua?
On LinkedIn
IG @akuag8

*What’s Akua reading and other Sci-Fi recommendations? *
Brave New Girl by Chloe Brotheridge
What I Know for Sure by Oprha Winfrey
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin

What's all that noise in the background?
Check out GRANGER & Co in Notting Hill

Special Guest: Akua Gyekye.

]]> This episode marks my last conversation from the road for the time being. Wrapping up my Winter 2020 tour, I had the pleasure of meeting with Akua Gyekye at a bustling London eatery—please pardon the sound. Akua is Facebook’s Public Policy Manager for Africa and MENA Elections; she focuses on issues relating privacy, safety and security, freedom of expression, the impact of the Internet on economic growth, and new opportunities for democratic engagement in these regions.

Before joining Facebook, Akua, who is qualified to practice in NY and the UK, was a project finance lawyer, at Clifford Chance. Other roles took her to Nigeria and Liberia as a legal adviser and rule of law specialist at the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation; and as an anti-corruption lawyer at USAID. Akua also has government experience (the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development), NGO experience (the Ghana Center for Democratic Development, Lawyers Without Borders) and experience working for international think tanks (American Society for International Law, the European Institute, the Brookings Institute).

Another of our Global Ghanaians, Akua grew up in Germany and completed portions of her secondary and higher education in the US. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Society, International Relations and Spanish from American University, a Law Degree from Cambridge University in England and a Masters of Laws in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School.

Where to find Akua?
On LinkedIn
IG @akuag8

*What’s Akua reading and other Sci-Fi recommendations? *
Brave New Girl by Chloe Brotheridge
What I Know for Sure by Oprha Winfrey
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
How Long 'til Black Future Month? by N.K. Jemisin

What's all that noise in the background?
Check out GRANGER & Co in Notting Hill

Special Guest: Akua Gyekye.

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