#FridayVibes Hidden debt. Non-disclosure clauses. Reckless private lending. These practices undermine transparency, weaken accountability, and leave citizens bearing the cost. That's why AFRODAD’s African Borrowing Charter was developed to promote principles of transparency, accountability, and responsible borrowing across the continent, ensuring that debt serves development rather than compromising it. Because the mirror doesn’t lie. And neither does the data. 🪞 Read the Charter: bit.ly/3Qdc4kK @TIKenya @eurodad @OkoaUchumi_KE #AfricaEconomicJustice

Africa is hemorrhaging resources at an alarming scale, annually losing $163 billion to debt servicing, while more than $89 billion is lost through illicit financial flows (IFFs) and emerging AI-enabled fraud. Pan-African lawyer and tax justice advocate Dr. @LylaLatif emphasises that these escalating losses are undermining Africa’s fiscal future and limiting resources needed for sustainable development and public services. Read more: bit.ly/442Dkpc #StopTheBleeding #AfricaEconomicJustice

🚨 IN A FEW HOURS 🚨 Hear from @DianaMochoge, an international Development Expert with over 10 years' experience working in Development. 🗓 11 JUNE ⏰ 19:00 CAT Set reminder to attend👇🏾 x.com/i/spaces/1mGPaaDLnVnJN

Tonight 🎙️ We’re talking debt, austerity and economic justice in Southern Africa. Join us on X Spaces — 7PM CAT Set a reminder here ⤵️ x.com/i/spaces/1mGPaaDLnVnJN @zimbabweyauya @Mputapower @DianaMochoge @MIKEMARVINBAND1 @AFRODAD2011 @nangozimbabwe @muchamidzi

📣APPLICATION TO ATTEND #AfCoDDVI IS NOW OPEN! AFRODAD, in partnership with @OkoaUchumi_KE , @TIKenya , and the @StopTheBleeding campaign, cordially invites you to apply to attend the 6th Edition of the African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD). Venue: Nairobi, Kenya. Date: 25–28 August 2026. Apply here: bit.ly/3QgOaoe

📢 #AFROMEDIVI main outcome was the presentation of the AFRODAD Learning on Debt and Development (A-LeDD). This platform is designed to continuously equip African journalists with the knowledge and analytical tools needed to report on debt, development, economic governance, and socio-economic justice. Through A-LeDD, AFRODAD is expanding access to quality learning opportunities and building a stronger network of journalists committed to accountability, transparency, and debt justice across the continent. A-LeDD will also have courses for all other AFRODAD’s stakeholders. 📰 Read the article: bit.ly/43dEj5N

#TBT Last week's #AFROMEDIVI (AFRODAD Media Initiative) was an exciting time for capacity enhancement for African journalists🌍🎙️. The major outcome was the introduction of the AFRODAD Learning on Debt and Development (A-LeDD), a groundbreaking platform that will promote continuous learning for African journalists, students, development practitioners and other people. For more information, check out our newsletter➡️surl.li/ykwdmz

It’s a wrap for #AFROMEDIVI.🎉 For the last three days, journalists from across Africa engaged with Africa’s debt landscape, the AU’s Lome Declaration and the Common Position on Debt, sovereign debt law, illicit financial flows, extractive sector finance, austerity, and climate justice. AFRODAD and @TIKenya extend deep gratitude to our speakers, facilitators, partner organisations, and most importantly the journalists who came committed to telling Africa’s debt story with rigour, context, and humanity. The Media Debt Network Africa (M-DNA) grows stronger. The work continues. #AfricaEconomicJustice #CAP @TIKenya

50 journalists trained. 6 editions. Since 2021, AFROMEDI has been raising media champions to advance #AfricaEconomicJustice. #AFROMEDIVI ends today but the reporting it inspires will shape how millions of Africans understand and participate in their country’s economic future. 🏛️✊🏽 Thank you to every journalist who showed up, and others out there. Your work matters. #CAP @TIKenya

JUST INTRODUCED: The AFRODAD’s Learning on Debt and Development (A-LeDD) 🎓 A-LeDD is a dedicated learning platform that extends AFROMEDI training beyond the three-day event giving journalists ongoing access to resources on sovereign debt, fiscal justice, and Africa’s financial architecture. Because the work does not end when the conference does. Enroll. Learn. Report. #AFROMEDIVI has trained over 600 journalists from 30 African countries since 2021. A-LeDD is the next chapter. #AfricaEconomicJustice #CAP @TIKenya

Final day of #AFROMEDIVI. Three days. Dozens of journalists. Thousands of stories and millions of people to be reached. Today we consolidate, reflect, and launch the AFRODAD Courses on Debt & Development (A-LeDD) so the learning does not stop in Nairobi. It goes home with every journalist in this room, and even further to many that the platform will reach virtually. #AfricaEconomicJustice #CAP @TIKenya

#AFROMEDIVI Sovereign loan agreements are dense, technical, and deliberately obscure. Hidden within them are clauses that waive sovereign immunity, impose confidentiality on borrowing terms, and create cross-default triggers that can accelerate repayment obligations, often without public knowledge or parliamentary scrutiny. We are building a generation of journalists equipped not just to report on debt figures but to also analyse the architecture of the deals behind them. #AfricaEconomicJustice #CAP @TIKenya

#AFROMEDIVI @drLailaLatif just walked journalists through the Debt Contract Risk Explorer, a tool that breaks down the risky clauses hidden inside African loan agreements. Because the debt story isn't just in the budget. It's in the contract. #AfricaEconomicJustice #CAP @TIKenya

#AFROMEDIVI @drLailaLatif put a powerful tool in the hands of African journalists: the Debt Contract Risk Explorer. Sovereign debt isn't just a numbers story- it lives in the clauses: confidentiality provisions, immunity waivers, and cross-default triggers buried in loan agreements most citizens never see. She's training African media to read between the lines and hold governments and lenders accountable for what they sign. This is the journalism Africa's debt crisis demands. #AfricaEconomicJustice #CAP @TIKenya