March 17, 2025
Social entrepreneur, speaker, author, farmer, and now film producer. Thione Niang is all of these things. Founder of the JeufZone farm, an agribusiness training center, the Senegalese-American entrepreneur is also a passionate advocate for young people. Portrait of a man who is working tirelessly to ensure the continent can finally live its African dream.
March 12, 2025
Africa is a continent under construction—but who is building it? Roads, bridges, energy plants, and digital infrastructure are rising across our nations, yet too often, the hands doing the work are not our own. Why? Because […]
February 21, 2025
In today’s global economic uncertainty, Africa stands as a powerful opportunity for growth, wealth creation, and meaningful impact. For African Americans and the diaspora, investing in Africa offers not just financial rewards—it’s a chance to build […]
January 23, 2024
My life as a farmer has taught me invaluable, simple yet profound lessons from the fields, lessons that mirror the very essence of life. These lessons, rooted in the daily acts of nurturing and growing, go […]
January 3, 2024
Africa, this continent with abundant natural resources and immense human potential, still remains the poorest continent, with hopeless youth. The challenge before us is clear: the lack of investment in the knowledge economy. This economy, where […]
May 15, 2023
Brookings Institute Insight Africa – Chapter 1 Author: Thione Niang Youth in Africa are isolated and underrepresented in governance across the continent. This is often the case in most parts of the world, but the ratio […]
October 27, 2021
Global youth advocate, political strategist, social entrepreneur, farmer, author, speaker and international celebrity, Senegalese-American Thione Niang is a calm Olympian. Sitting on a bench in the lobby of a Montreal hotel...
October 27, 2021
Social entrepreneur Thione Niang was the guest, on October 12 in Montreal, of MTL Connecte organized by Digital Spring in partnership with "Le Monde". The theme of his conference was “the promises and challenges of the digital revolution in Africa”.
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