“My life looks like the inside of a Formula 1 car moving at a 1000 miles per hour.”

The 6th EMY Africa Awards took place on the 23rd of October at Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, as many nominees as well as honourees hoped to take home the coveted trophy, the Thinker.

“My recurring thought is that Ghana’s private sector is slowly making a transition from an older generation to the next, and Ghanaian-owned companies like FON Group are falling into hands as steady as Emmanuel’s. This country will do just fine.”

Part mantra and part warning, this quote from Lauryn Hill has illuminated Jessica Poku’s path to becoming the first female Country Manager for Uber Ghana. When we met for our interview in a sparsely lit, not-so-quiet lounge in East Airport...

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