#8 - Eniola Mafe-Abaga (British-Nigerian Global Advocacy & Partnerships Director @ Fika, a Rural Infrastructure & Mobility NGO)

Eniola Mafe Abaga is a force of nature — a British-Nigerian global development leader, co-founder of civic movement #TheNewNigerian, and currently Global Advocacy and Partnerships Director at Fika (formerly known as Bridges to Prosperity), an NGO literally building trail bridges to connect isolated rural communities across Africa and beyond. She's also been diagnosed with ADHD since her sophomore year at Spelman College — a diagnosis she promptly forgot she'd even taken the test for.In this episode, Eniola and Laurel get into the full arc of what it means to navigate ADHD as a high-achieving Black woman: from report cards that said "brilliant but always late" to working on Wall Street, to finally hitting rock bottom during grad school at Georgetown and actually doing something about it. They talk about the grief of diagnosis, the particular stigma of ADHD in African and Nigerian contexts — where medication can be near-impossible to find and some psychologists still advise patients to "pray it away" — and how Eniola went from quietly managing to speaking openly about her diagnosis in professional and public spaces. Plus: how she uses ChatGPT as a coach for initiation, building her own AI digital twin, and measuring productivity in album lengths instead of hours.🎙️ Guest: Eniola Mafe-Abaga — Global Advocacy and Partnerships Director @ Fika (formerly Bridges to Prosperity), Cross-sector collaboration and revenue development expert, formerly at World Economic Forum, Merrill Lynch🧠 All My Friends Have ADHD is hosted by journalist and filmmaker Laurel Chor — exploring neurodivergent minds across cultures, careers, and continents.📍Recorded online on June 18, 2025 (with Eniola tuning in from Lagos)📝 Description generated with AI assistance.Send us Fan MailWatch episode videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram: @allmyfriendshaveadhdFollow Laurel on Instagram: @laurelchorNew episodes every other Monday.