In January 2020, I undertook an expedition to the South Pole in Antarctica, the coldest and most remote region on Earth, where temperatures is –100°C. I went not in search of adventure, but in pursuit of purpose. I became the first Black African to undertake an expedition to the South Pole in Antarctica, and on that vast frozen expanse, I hoisted the Nigerian flag as a symbol of national pride and global responsibility. It was a clear statement that Africa must be present and heard in the conver