Dolapo Aina
@dolapoaina.bsky.social
Founder: @thewritecomms.bsky.social| Global Strategic Communications| Country Branding| Digital Diplomacy| Global Bespoke Moderator| @thewritecomms@gmail.com|
A quiet revolution is happening on the African Continent. The Black Dollar is pivoting and for the first time, the data is catching up to the sentiment.
My new piece:
Borders, Barometers and the Black Dollar: Why Africa Will Win the Travel and Tourism Tussle.
bit.ly/4r0rSUQ
#Travel #Tourism #Africa
My new piece:
Borders, Barometers and the Black Dollar: Why Africa Will Win the Travel and Tourism Tussle.
bit.ly/4r0rSUQ
#Travel #Tourism #Africa
Borders, Barometers and the Black Dollar: Why Africa Will Win the Travel and Tourism Tussle
Black Dollar Phenomenon
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January 30, 2026 at 2:38 PM
A quiet revolution is happening on the African Continent. The Black Dollar is pivoting and for the first time, the data is catching up to the sentiment.
My new piece:
Borders, Barometers and the Black Dollar: Why Africa Will Win the Travel and Tourism Tussle.
bit.ly/4r0rSUQ
#Travel #Tourism #Africa
My new piece:
Borders, Barometers and the Black Dollar: Why Africa Will Win the Travel and Tourism Tussle.
bit.ly/4r0rSUQ
#Travel #Tourism #Africa
The largest ever free trade agreement in India’s history. Sufficient market access of 2Billion people with 🇪🇺EU.
It took 20 years to work out.
Current geopolitical realities are making nations more geoeconomically pragmatic. Mutually beneficial.
Massive.
#DigitalDiplomacy
It took 20 years to work out.
Current geopolitical realities are making nations more geoeconomically pragmatic. Mutually beneficial.
Massive.
#DigitalDiplomacy
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 PM
The largest ever free trade agreement in India’s history. Sufficient market access of 2Billion people with 🇪🇺EU.
It took 20 years to work out.
Current geopolitical realities are making nations more geoeconomically pragmatic. Mutually beneficial.
Massive.
#DigitalDiplomacy
It took 20 years to work out.
Current geopolitical realities are making nations more geoeconomically pragmatic. Mutually beneficial.
Massive.
#DigitalDiplomacy
Tuesday: 20.1.26
The UK approved China’s application to build her mega embassy in Central London.
Wednesday: 28.1.26
"Touched down in China – I’m here to deliver for the British people." - Prime Minister Keir Starmer
#DragonDiplomacy #DigitalDiplomacy
The UK approved China’s application to build her mega embassy in Central London.
Wednesday: 28.1.26
"Touched down in China – I’m here to deliver for the British people." - Prime Minister Keir Starmer
#DragonDiplomacy #DigitalDiplomacy
January 28, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Tuesday: 20.1.26
The UK approved China’s application to build her mega embassy in Central London.
Wednesday: 28.1.26
"Touched down in China – I’m here to deliver for the British people." - Prime Minister Keir Starmer
#DragonDiplomacy #DigitalDiplomacy
The UK approved China’s application to build her mega embassy in Central London.
Wednesday: 28.1.26
"Touched down in China – I’m here to deliver for the British people." - Prime Minister Keir Starmer
#DragonDiplomacy #DigitalDiplomacy
Monday: 26.1.26
Declare Your Mornings, Always. Amen.
Declare Your Mornings, Always. Amen.
January 26, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Monday: 26.1.26
Declare Your Mornings, Always. Amen.
Declare Your Mornings, Always. Amen.
Since Day 1, WEF's YouTube channel never had up to 1000 watching live and the comment section was closed.
Before President Trump walked into the building, the live channel had over 1k watching.
At one point, 35,000 were watching with comment section open.
#WEF26 #DigitalDiplomacy
Before President Trump walked into the building, the live channel had over 1k watching.
At one point, 35,000 were watching with comment section open.
#WEF26 #DigitalDiplomacy
January 22, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Since Day 1, WEF's YouTube channel never had up to 1000 watching live and the comment section was closed.
Before President Trump walked into the building, the live channel had over 1k watching.
At one point, 35,000 were watching with comment section open.
#WEF26 #DigitalDiplomacy
Before President Trump walked into the building, the live channel had over 1k watching.
At one point, 35,000 were watching with comment section open.
#WEF26 #DigitalDiplomacy
From the chaos in Caracas to why this was not a knee-jerk reaction, but the execution of a worldview first articulated in a 1987 newspaper advert by the current US President.
1987 Scripted, 2026 Executed: 3 Views on the US Extraction of Venezuela's Maduro
dolapoaina.substack.com/p/1987-scrip...
1987 Scripted, 2026 Executed: 3 Views on the US Extraction of Venezuela's Maduro
dolapoaina.substack.com/p/1987-scrip...
1987 Scripted, 2026 Executed: Three Views on the US Extraction of Venezuela's Maduro
From established legalities to ruthless realities
dolapoaina.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 PM
From the chaos in Caracas to why this was not a knee-jerk reaction, but the execution of a worldview first articulated in a 1987 newspaper advert by the current US President.
1987 Scripted, 2026 Executed: 3 Views on the US Extraction of Venezuela's Maduro
dolapoaina.substack.com/p/1987-scrip...
1987 Scripted, 2026 Executed: 3 Views on the US Extraction of Venezuela's Maduro
dolapoaina.substack.com/p/1987-scrip...
For an unparalleled Nigerian perspective of the intersection of global diplomacy, analyses on the geopolitical shifts shaping the Globe and Global South,
Subscribe to my substack channel to access insights about the frontlines of International Relations.
substack.com/@dolapoaina
Subscribe to my substack channel to access insights about the frontlines of International Relations.
substack.com/@dolapoaina
Dolapo Aina | Substack
At The Write Communications, Dolapo Aina, a writer and global communications strategist, explores diplomacy, technology and economic development across Africa and globally, delivering bespoke advisory...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
For an unparalleled Nigerian perspective of the intersection of global diplomacy, analyses on the geopolitical shifts shaping the Globe and Global South,
Subscribe to my substack channel to access insights about the frontlines of International Relations.
substack.com/@dolapoaina
Subscribe to my substack channel to access insights about the frontlines of International Relations.
substack.com/@dolapoaina
Thursday: 25.12.25
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Merry Christmas to you, yours and your family.
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Merry Christmas to you, yours and your family.
December 25, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Thursday: 25.12.25
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Merry Christmas to you, yours and your family.
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Merry Christmas to you, yours and your family.
For The Profession.
For The Black Race.
For The Ancestors.
Shege StraightOutta Sagamu (Ogun State, Nigeria 🇳🇬).
#JoshuaJake #JakeJoshua
For The Black Race.
For The Ancestors.
Shege StraightOutta Sagamu (Ogun State, Nigeria 🇳🇬).
#JoshuaJake #JakeJoshua
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
For The Profession.
For The Black Race.
For The Ancestors.
Shege StraightOutta Sagamu (Ogun State, Nigeria 🇳🇬).
#JoshuaJake #JakeJoshua
For The Black Race.
For The Ancestors.
Shege StraightOutta Sagamu (Ogun State, Nigeria 🇳🇬).
#JoshuaJake #JakeJoshua
Guinea-Bissau: A Tale Of Two Presidents.
Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan returns home to Nigeria. Beinvenido.
Guinea-Bissau's former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo gone to Senegal. Adious.
El fin.
#DigitalDiplomacy #Nigeria
Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan returns home to Nigeria. Beinvenido.
Guinea-Bissau's former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo gone to Senegal. Adious.
El fin.
#DigitalDiplomacy #Nigeria
November 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Guinea-Bissau: A Tale Of Two Presidents.
Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan returns home to Nigeria. Beinvenido.
Guinea-Bissau's former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo gone to Senegal. Adious.
El fin.
#DigitalDiplomacy #Nigeria
Nigeria's former President Goodluck Jonathan returns home to Nigeria. Beinvenido.
Guinea-Bissau's former President Umaro Sissoco Embalo gone to Senegal. Adious.
El fin.
#DigitalDiplomacy #Nigeria
London, United Kingdom
John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State, speaking at Chatham House on a plethora of global issues.
Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVv...
#CHEvents
#DigitalDiplomacy
John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State, speaking at Chatham House on a plethora of global issues.
Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVv...
#CHEvents
#DigitalDiplomacy
November 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
London, United Kingdom
John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State, speaking at Chatham House on a plethora of global issues.
Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVv...
#CHEvents
#DigitalDiplomacy
John Kerry, 68th United States Secretary of State, speaking at Chatham House on a plethora of global issues.
Livestream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfVv...
#CHEvents
#DigitalDiplomacy
Tuesday: 25.11.25
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Amen.
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Amen.
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Tuesday: 25.11.25
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Amen.
Declare Your Mornings Always.
Amen.
Johannesburg
The . Most . Powerful . Diplomatic . Image . of . The . 21st . Century . Taken . On . The . African . Continent.
G20 South Africa
#G20SouthAfrica #DigitalDiplomacy
📸 African Union
The . Most . Powerful . Diplomatic . Image . of . The . 21st . Century . Taken . On . The . African . Continent.
G20 South Africa
#G20SouthAfrica #DigitalDiplomacy
📸 African Union
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Johannesburg
The . Most . Powerful . Diplomatic . Image . of . The . 21st . Century . Taken . On . The . African . Continent.
G20 South Africa
#G20SouthAfrica #DigitalDiplomacy
📸 African Union
The . Most . Powerful . Diplomatic . Image . of . The . 21st . Century . Taken . On . The . African . Continent.
G20 South Africa
#G20SouthAfrica #DigitalDiplomacy
📸 African Union
With or without money,
Countries engage in Diplomacy.
Stationed Ambassadors access many a gated show,
They report back detailing what you need to know,
Without them in place; get played around like ludo.
© Dolapo Aina 2025
#DiplomaticPoetry
#DigitalDiplomacy
Countries engage in Diplomacy.
Stationed Ambassadors access many a gated show,
They report back detailing what you need to know,
Without them in place; get played around like ludo.
© Dolapo Aina 2025
#DiplomaticPoetry
#DigitalDiplomacy
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
With or without money,
Countries engage in Diplomacy.
Stationed Ambassadors access many a gated show,
They report back detailing what you need to know,
Without them in place; get played around like ludo.
© Dolapo Aina 2025
#DiplomaticPoetry
#DigitalDiplomacy
Countries engage in Diplomacy.
Stationed Ambassadors access many a gated show,
They report back detailing what you need to know,
Without them in place; get played around like ludo.
© Dolapo Aina 2025
#DiplomaticPoetry
#DigitalDiplomacy
Ambassadors posted in the appropriate cities do the groundwork Diplomacy that isn't seen or known by the public.
Ambassadors: Your Chief Marketing Officers on other soils with KPIs
Diplomacy; never a waste of money. It saves a country a lot. Known unknowns...
#DigitalDiplomacy
Ambassadors: Your Chief Marketing Officers on other soils with KPIs
Diplomacy; never a waste of money. It saves a country a lot. Known unknowns...
#DigitalDiplomacy
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ambassadors posted in the appropriate cities do the groundwork Diplomacy that isn't seen or known by the public.
Ambassadors: Your Chief Marketing Officers on other soils with KPIs
Diplomacy; never a waste of money. It saves a country a lot. Known unknowns...
#DigitalDiplomacy
Ambassadors: Your Chief Marketing Officers on other soils with KPIs
Diplomacy; never a waste of money. It saves a country a lot. Known unknowns...
#DigitalDiplomacy
Saudi Diplomacy.
Qatari Diplomacy.
Two of the most efficient forms of Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
What was the thinking behind both forms of Effective Diplomacy?
#DigitalDiplomacy
Qatari Diplomacy.
Two of the most efficient forms of Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
What was the thinking behind both forms of Effective Diplomacy?
#DigitalDiplomacy
November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Saudi Diplomacy.
Qatari Diplomacy.
Two of the most efficient forms of Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
What was the thinking behind both forms of Effective Diplomacy?
#DigitalDiplomacy
Qatari Diplomacy.
Two of the most efficient forms of Diplomacy in the 21st Century.
What was the thinking behind both forms of Effective Diplomacy?
#DigitalDiplomacy
Monarchy: not Democracy; leaders picking family members for top-tier posts they are forever clearly ill-equipped for.
Political Phantasmagoria by Hallelujah Boys who get peanuts to sing Tunes of Royalty. History.
Alas, they never get reserved seats at the long table in The Big Castle.....
Political Phantasmagoria by Hallelujah Boys who get peanuts to sing Tunes of Royalty. History.
Alas, they never get reserved seats at the long table in The Big Castle.....
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Monarchy: not Democracy; leaders picking family members for top-tier posts they are forever clearly ill-equipped for.
Political Phantasmagoria by Hallelujah Boys who get peanuts to sing Tunes of Royalty. History.
Alas, they never get reserved seats at the long table in The Big Castle.....
Political Phantasmagoria by Hallelujah Boys who get peanuts to sing Tunes of Royalty. History.
Alas, they never get reserved seats at the long table in The Big Castle.....
For centuries, States have idiosyncrasies that never change.
Nigerians, read these books to grasp how Nigeria operates Diplomacy and predict Africa's 4 regions like a Prophet.
-Diplomatic Soldering: Joe Garba
-The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: L.O. Oladejo Oyelakin.
#DigitalDiplomacy
Nigerians, read these books to grasp how Nigeria operates Diplomacy and predict Africa's 4 regions like a Prophet.
-Diplomatic Soldering: Joe Garba
-The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: L.O. Oladejo Oyelakin.
#DigitalDiplomacy
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
For centuries, States have idiosyncrasies that never change.
Nigerians, read these books to grasp how Nigeria operates Diplomacy and predict Africa's 4 regions like a Prophet.
-Diplomatic Soldering: Joe Garba
-The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: L.O. Oladejo Oyelakin.
#DigitalDiplomacy
Nigerians, read these books to grasp how Nigeria operates Diplomacy and predict Africa's 4 regions like a Prophet.
-Diplomatic Soldering: Joe Garba
-The Nigerian Diplomatic Practice: L.O. Oladejo Oyelakin.
#DigitalDiplomacy
Notes From Nairobi: A Nigerian’s Ruminations on Rhema Feast 2025
Why is Kenya another hub for apostolic gatherings? The answer is in Acts 8:8 which says “And there was great joy in that city.”
From Kisumu, Kericho, Eldoret to Mombasa and Nakuru. There is joy in Kenya.
Article: bit.ly/4362VO7
Why is Kenya another hub for apostolic gatherings? The answer is in Acts 8:8 which says “And there was great joy in that city.”
From Kisumu, Kericho, Eldoret to Mombasa and Nakuru. There is joy in Kenya.
Article: bit.ly/4362VO7
Notes From Nairobi: A Nigerian’s Ruminations on Rhema Feast 2025
Acts 8:8: “And there was great joy in that city”
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November 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Notes From Nairobi: A Nigerian’s Ruminations on Rhema Feast 2025
Why is Kenya another hub for apostolic gatherings? The answer is in Acts 8:8 which says “And there was great joy in that city.”
From Kisumu, Kericho, Eldoret to Mombasa and Nakuru. There is joy in Kenya.
Article: bit.ly/4362VO7
Why is Kenya another hub for apostolic gatherings? The answer is in Acts 8:8 which says “And there was great joy in that city.”
From Kisumu, Kericho, Eldoret to Mombasa and Nakuru. There is joy in Kenya.
Article: bit.ly/4362VO7
Challenge:
Change
Hostility
Anguish
Loss
Longing For The Loss
Emergency
Need
God Emerges
- Pastor Elsie Obed
#hallelujahchallengeoct2025
Change
Hostility
Anguish
Loss
Longing For The Loss
Emergency
Need
God Emerges
- Pastor Elsie Obed
#hallelujahchallengeoct2025
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Challenge:
Change
Hostility
Anguish
Loss
Longing For The Loss
Emergency
Need
God Emerges
- Pastor Elsie Obed
#hallelujahchallengeoct2025
Change
Hostility
Anguish
Loss
Longing For The Loss
Emergency
Need
God Emerges
- Pastor Elsie Obed
#hallelujahchallengeoct2025
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nigerian Investment Moguls Walking The Talk at Future Investment Initiative.
- Adebayo Ogunlesi, Founding Partner, Chairman & CEO; Global Infrastructure Partners
- Aliko Dangote, President: Dangote Group
- @tonyoelumelu.bsky.social; Chairman: Heirs Holdings
#FII9
Nigerian Investment Moguls Walking The Talk at Future Investment Initiative.
- Adebayo Ogunlesi, Founding Partner, Chairman & CEO; Global Infrastructure Partners
- Aliko Dangote, President: Dangote Group
- @tonyoelumelu.bsky.social; Chairman: Heirs Holdings
#FII9
October 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nigerian Investment Moguls Walking The Talk at Future Investment Initiative.
- Adebayo Ogunlesi, Founding Partner, Chairman & CEO; Global Infrastructure Partners
- Aliko Dangote, President: Dangote Group
- @tonyoelumelu.bsky.social; Chairman: Heirs Holdings
#FII9
Nigerian Investment Moguls Walking The Talk at Future Investment Initiative.
- Adebayo Ogunlesi, Founding Partner, Chairman & CEO; Global Infrastructure Partners
- Aliko Dangote, President: Dangote Group
- @tonyoelumelu.bsky.social; Chairman: Heirs Holdings
#FII9
Saturday: 25.10.25
Declare Your Mornings Always. Amen.
Declare Your Mornings Always. Amen.
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Saturday: 25.10.25
Declare Your Mornings Always. Amen.
Declare Your Mornings Always. Amen.
Kenya
United Nations Office at Nairobi serves as United Nations’ central hub in Africa. The largest UN Headquarters in terms of land size, 140 acres: 56 hectares. 1 of 4 global UN HQs (New York, Geneva and Vienna). is the Multilateral Diplomacy Hub for the African Continent.
#DigitalDiplomacy
United Nations Office at Nairobi serves as United Nations’ central hub in Africa. The largest UN Headquarters in terms of land size, 140 acres: 56 hectares. 1 of 4 global UN HQs (New York, Geneva and Vienna). is the Multilateral Diplomacy Hub for the African Continent.
#DigitalDiplomacy
October 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Kenya
United Nations Office at Nairobi serves as United Nations’ central hub in Africa. The largest UN Headquarters in terms of land size, 140 acres: 56 hectares. 1 of 4 global UN HQs (New York, Geneva and Vienna). is the Multilateral Diplomacy Hub for the African Continent.
#DigitalDiplomacy
United Nations Office at Nairobi serves as United Nations’ central hub in Africa. The largest UN Headquarters in terms of land size, 140 acres: 56 hectares. 1 of 4 global UN HQs (New York, Geneva and Vienna). is the Multilateral Diplomacy Hub for the African Continent.
#DigitalDiplomacy
Nyayo Stadium, Kenya
The State Funeral of Raila Amolo Odinga
Sunday: 1.7.1945
Wednesday: 15.10.2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDaB...
The State Funeral of Raila Amolo Odinga
Sunday: 1.7.1945
Wednesday: 15.10.2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDaB...
October 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Nyayo Stadium, Kenya
The State Funeral of Raila Amolo Odinga
Sunday: 1.7.1945
Wednesday: 15.10.2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDaB...
The State Funeral of Raila Amolo Odinga
Sunday: 1.7.1945
Wednesday: 15.10.2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDaB...