Organizer runs Africa's largest AI gathering while laying his father to rest
Fowe · x · 2026-11-10
Adewale Yusuf shares that last week he lost his father and, while arranging the burial, hosted the first edition of Beyond Africa — which became the largest gathering of Africans around AI, careers, and business. He reflects on the lessons his father taught him about hard work and entrepreneurship, and the pain of not having him there to see it.
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