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Episode Title: ๐ฟ๐ฆUBUNTU - Redefining Africaโs Sovereignty๐ฟ๐ฆย
We continue the #HTBRICSSeries on Heads Talkย with a leader on a clear mission: To cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset among Africaโs youth while strategically integrating the continentโs creative industries, i.e. film, art, and cultural production, into its economic and geopolitical agenda. By aligning hard industries such as energy, manufacturing and mineral extraction with Africaโs untapped soft power, he positions culture as a form of diplomatic capital to drive sustainable growth and global influence.
Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term from Southern Africa that means "I am because we are."
Johnny Muteba is the CEO of Build Africa Group, Founder and CEO of the Pan African Chamber of Commerce, and Founder of the Africa Development Agency. He also serves as President of Blacks in Technology South Africa and leads the Hollywood African Film Festival. With over 15 yearsโ experience spanning media, entertainment, trade, social impact, and entrepreneurship, Johnny is recognised as one of Africaโs most creative and disruptive thinkers. He is a member of the World Trade Organisation, the International Chamber of Commerce Advisory Committee on SMEs, and South Africaโs NEDLAC, where his work consistently bridges entrepreneurship, cultural innovation, and global impact to drive Africaโs transformation.
Topics Covered:
โฝ๏ธ Pan-African Trade Barriers and Institutional Insights
โฝ๏ธ Intra-African Visa Restrictions and Barriers to Free Movement
โฝ๏ธ Africaโs Untapped Resource Wealth and Industrialisation Challenge
โฝ๏ธ BRICS Financing: Opportunity or Repeat of Extractive Models
โฝ๏ธ The Role of new development bank in South Africaโs Growth Agenda
โฝ๏ธ Visionary Leadership and Africaโs Geopolitical Positioning
โฝ๏ธ Intra-African Collaboration and Continental Trade Strategy
โฝ๏ธ Strategic Futures of BRICS, Digital Currency and Governance Safeguards
โฝ๏ธ Redefining Pan-African Leadership as Proactive Global Agenda-Setters
โฝ๏ธ Creative Industries and Cultural Diplomacy as Drivers of African Soft Power
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