French philosopher Montesquieu gave use the idea of the Three Estates of the Realm. Edmund Burke argued the Press makes up a Fourth Estate. William Dutton argues that a Fifth Estate are not just users of transmedia like bloggers, but those connected through the internet. In Africa those connections look different. In this talk I argue that Africa isn't a place, but a space. A state of mind that exists in the diaspora and those connected beyond boarders.

1. THE FIFTH
ESTATE
by Jon Gosier
@jongos
@appfrica
Kongossa Web Series
21 Sept 2013, Montreal

3. THIS TALK IS
NOT ABOUT
THESE GUYS

4. Challenging the Notion of ‘Good’?
Overwhelmingly the global social sector has defined what is ‘good’ for
Africa.
This term is generally used in regards to Charity, Goodwill, Human
Rights, Better Governance, NGOs, Aid, Travel, Cultural Exchange etc.
While these things are all good, they are the building blocks for what
is ultimately good for all nations: Prosperity

5. A Post ‘Aid vs. Trade’ World
What matters is how Africa can retain more of the wealth, raw assets,
and talent it yields to create lasting prosperity.
Where is the growth? How do we continue to support it? How do we
find it?
Reinvest in what works.
Invest in youth.
Invest in the future.

6. Annually, the global social sector spends over $200
billion dollars. Total foreign direct investment in
Africa was $46 billion in 2011.
$62 billion dollars in remittances to Africa annually.
Untapped Wealth
140 million Africans living outside of Africa (commonly referred to as the African
diaspora). 44 million Black-Americans in the US (Africans more than two generations
removed) with spending power of nearly $1 trillion dollars. 24 million Afro-
Caribbean $47.4 billion (Combined GDP of Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados, Suriname, and Trinidad and
Tobago combined)
200
62
46
Global Social Sector (AID)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Remittances

7. “Africa is not a place. It’s a
space, a state of mind.”

8. Africa’s Fifth Estate is
a Connected Diaspora
The Four Estates: 1) The Church, 2) Society, 3) Government, 4) The Press

10. CREDITS
“The True Size of Africa” by Kai Krause
“The Fifth Estate” 2013 film. All images and clips are the property of DreamWorks,
Touchstone Pictures, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment. All Rights Reserved.
CITATIONS
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estates_of_the_realm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The_Fourth_Estate, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Estate
“How can Africa move away from aid dependence?” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-
africa-22270164
“Black incomes are up, but wealth isn’t” http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/08/30/
black-incomes-are-up-but-wealth-isnt/
“Tapping Migration Wealth to Fund Development” http://www.un.org/africarenewal/
magazine/august-2013/tapping-migration-wealth-fund-development