by Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire | Dec 8, 2025 | General
This was not the post I planned to write. In my head, the Valencia Marathon recap would be a triumphant victory parade — Boston Qualifying time achieved, training justified, medal shining, audience applauding. Maybe even a slow-motion finish line video😃 Instead, life...
by Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire | Jun 21, 2025 | General, News
The only African country spanning more than one time zone, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a geographic giant about the same size as Western Europe. DRC is currently engulfed in what the United Nations describes as one of the most complex humanitarian...
by Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire | Jan 27, 2025 | General
In the aftermath of the World Wars and Cold War, the international community sought the creation of a new world order through multilateralism characterised by cooperation, diplomacy, and maintenance of peace and security without the use of force. A new world order of...
by Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire | Oct 1, 2024 | General
How do I know I gave everything? I collapsed at the finish! The 50th BMW Berlin marathon last weekend was my 1st marathon medical tent encounter (collapsing at the finish and helped by 2 other runners😳), 2nd destination race after Paris last spring and 16th marathon....
by Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire | Oct 1, 2024 | General
The 50th BMW Berlin marathon was held on Sunday, the 29th of September 2024. To mark its big 50, the organisers wanted over 58,000 runners, allowing for some runners to DNF (Did Not Finish). The idea was to end up with at least fifty thousand finishers. In the end...
by Kofo Obasanjo-Blackshire | Jul 2, 2024 | General
I had the pleasure of speaking at the Africa Business Summit hosted by the Africa Club at the London Business School on the 29th of June. The Energy Panel discussed ‘Reframing the natural resource curse: Africa as an exporter of sustainable energy resources’. A...
