# Afropolitan's Grand Plan To Start A Country

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Jul 28, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/early-access-afropolitans-grand-plan-to-start-a-country*

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What would it look like to create a new country using crypto as a coordination technology?
Join us today as Chika and Eche from Afropolitan detail their plan to begin with an NFT PFP project and end up with a country.

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## TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

9:05 Starting a New Country

12:35 Public Perception Of The Idea

14:23 The Nation State Has Failed In Africa

16:49 What Was The Berlin Conference?

19:56 Defining Diaspora

25:43 Explaining Network States

29:52 The Solutions a Network State Provides

32:40 Giving Africans A Voice

38:44 How To Reach Afropolitan Endgame

43:45 How an NFT PFP Project Fits In

53:39 Phase 2 And Beyond

1:00:32 A Competitor To The Nation State

1:05:51 Acquiring Legitimacy

1:12:00 How Does Crypto Fit Into This Picture?

1:15:46 The Afropolitan Currency

1:18:22 Are Eche and Chica About That Life?

1:21:29 Long Term Bull Case

1:26:58 Outro + Risks and Disclaimers

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## RESOURCES
Eche:

https://twitter.com/Echecrates

Chika:

https://twitter.com/ChikaUwazie

Balaji's Episode on Network States:

https://youtu.be/NEoxETtJ67Q