...Unveils AI “Avatar Ministers”
When Luis Franceschi, assistant secretary general of the Commonwealth, took the stage at the BeDoCare 2025 conference in Nairobi, he began not with policy jargon or diplomatic niceties, but with a story about fried spiders and scorpions in Bangkok.
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Taofeek Oyedokun
Taofeek Oyedokun is a correspondent at BusinessDay with years of experience reporting on political economy, public policy, migration, environment/climate change, and social justice. A graduate of Political Science from the University of Lagos, he has also earned multiple professional certificates in journalism and media-related training. Known for his clear, data-driven reporting, Oyedokun covers a wide range of national and international socioeconomic issues, bringing depth, balance, and public-interest focus to his work.
