American Monetary Association

Todd Moss is the chief operating officer and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. His work focuses on U.S and Africa relations and financial issues that sub-Saharan Africa is facing. He is also an author and has written several books with his most recent one, The Golden Hour, being a national bestseller. He talks to Jason about Africa, the economy, and why it matters.    Key Takeaways: 2:50 – 7 out of 10 of the fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa.  6:10 – We are seeing Africans transition from being very, very poor to becoming middle class.  9:25 – There's a lot more foreign investment in Africa and the countries that were very badly managed in the 70-80s are now being managed much better.  11:30 – Will outsourcing and manufacturing move to Africa? Todd explains in this segment.  13:50 – A lot of Africans speak English as their native language and the second largest language is French.  16:25 – Is there a strong Al Qaeda presence in Africa?  22:15 – Todd talks about his latest