Joseph Burite
@JosephBurite
Reporter-at-large, AI trainer. https://muckrack.com/joseph-burite/articles
Can an African ratings agency provide a fairer assessment of African credit? My latest for @TheAfricaReport with insights from @PoorvaKarkare @David_McNair and many others. theafricareport.com/345717/can-an-…
The Great Libraries of Timbuktu and Ethiopia, written of by ibn Battuta and by hundreds of Europeans, were in fact full only of beeping smoke detectors.
Just a reminder: not a single sub Saharan Africa, had wrote or read a book until the 16th century. They had no written language.
The world is run by old men in a hurry on.ft.com/46ppHmv | opinion
Turns out , it was a spin the bottle challenge with her jitas and their medis. I need to sleep . I’ve lived enough this year 👍🏽
My lesbian cousin is pregnant and everyone is afraid to ask . 😭😭😭😭😭
So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
Evidence that sexuality isn’t a choice bc if I had it my way; I wouldn’t be attracted to men hey.
Women hate the fact that they are attracted to men!!!😭😭😭
do kids even get chased by dogs anymore? this generation don’t go through shit
devil's advocate implies the existence of heaven's prosecutor
Don’t write for fame or money. Write because you agreed to a deadline, forgot the deadline, and just remembered the deadline
humans went to the moon before someone thought to add wheels on suitcases always blows my mind
What historical fact you find insane is not commonly known?
• Ooh zone layer
told this girl i missed her and she replied with “ohh” y'all, what zone is this? 😩
South Africa's Competition Tribunal has approved Canal+'s 35 billion rand ($2 billion) takeover offer for TV broadcaster MultiChoice , subject to agreed conditions, the companies said on Wednesday. reuters.com/world/africa/c…
Dostoevsky always hits hard
French president looks like he is ready to risk it all 😭
In 1972, 17-year-old Rowan Atkinson was studying electrical engineering at Newcastle University—years before he became famous as Mr. Bean. He went on to earn a master’s degree in the same field at The Queen’s College, Oxford. While at Oxford, he got involved in comedy and…
Having a bad day? Well, just to share that I spent ~1hr accidentally locked up in my bathroom, by a boy I carried for 9 months. My attempts at calling for help failed. Finally, it was still this toddler who unlocked the door. Not to save me, but to report: “My balloon burst”.🤦🏾♀️
Mhle umculo. I Know I’m weird but man, there’s nothing more beautiful than the language of jazz music. Music is the most beautiful language on this earth.The amount of meaning that can be conveyed just via tension &release,through arrangement,I'm not even getting into lyrics yet.
If you ever find yourself as a houseguest for an extended period of time, here is the golden rule for success: invisible by day, charming by night.
Every year, month, day is your REAL life and not practice. Don’t put things off
“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.” | Paulo Coelho