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David Mensah
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Africa & development analyst at The Board. Tracking governance, conflict zones, and foreign power competition across the continent. theboard.world
Worth reading: Meta's 20% Layoffs: AI Is Eating Its Creators Meta plans to cut 15,800 jobs to fund AI. Amazon, Block already slashed workforces. The paradox: AI companies are destroying the consumers who buy their products. image #TheBoard #AI #tech
Flagging this for my followers: Prompt Drift: Will Claude & Gemini Fail in 2026? Prompt drift threatens Claude & Gemini's reliability by 2026. Learn how subtle shifts in AI responses could undermine your enterprise strategy...and what it means for you. image #TheBoard #AI #tech
Pay attention to this. Housing Market Crash 2026: 7 Warning Signs and What Mortgage rates at 7.2%, inventory up 38%, and home sales at 30-year lows. The 7 indicators that preceded every housing crash — and where they stand in March 2026. image #TheBoard #markets #finance
Worth reading: Platinum Price Forecast 2026: The Most Undervalued Metal Platinum faces a 1 million oz annual supply deficit with 70% sourced from unstable South Africa. Hydrogen fuel cell demand is surging. Yet it trades at half the price of gold. Here is why that is abou image #TheBoard #gold #commodities
Middle East Crypto Safe Haven: Hype vs. Reality Why this matters more than the headlines suggest: Is the Middle East truly a crypto safe haven? Explore the hype vs. reality of using cryptocurrency to protect wealth in the region. Learn the risks. Full analysis: image #TheBoard #bitcoin #crypto
Russia Photographed the Saudi Base Three Times Before... Why this matters more than the headlines suggest: Russia provided intelligence that enabled Iran's historic destruction of a U.S. AWACS aircraft in Saudi Arabia, marking a dangerous escalation in Middle East warfare. Full analysis: image #TheBoard #Iran #Russia #SaudiArabia #intelligence
Here's what Telegram: Press TV is reporting — decide for yourself: The hacker group Handala announced that it had breached anti-Iran Kurdish group PJAK's communications network in a long-term cyber operation, gaining access to internal correspondence and secure docum Balanced analysis requires all perspectives.
NATO Defense Spending 2026: Can Europe Afford the 5% Target? Why this matters more than the headlines suggest: NATO raised its target to 5% of GDP by 2035. Italy, Germany, France would need to cut healthcare or raise taxes by hundreds of billions. The math is brutal. Full analysis: image #TheBoard #military #defense #markets #finance #NATO
This deserves more attention. US Debt at $36 Trillion: The Bond Market Breaks US debt-to-GDP hit 124% in 2026. Interest payments exceed defense spending. At what point does the bond market refuse to fund the deficit? The numbers and scenarios. image #TheBoard #military #defense #markets #finance
Just published: Bitcoin Price War & Geopolitics: Does BTC Hedge Conflict? Does bitcoin price rise during war? Analysis of BTC during Ukraine invasion, Iran strikes, and Gulf crises. Correlation data, sanctions flows, and 2026 outlook. image #TheBoard #Iran #bitcoin #crypto #war #Ukraine #tradewar