Thank you @NewAfricanMag for the honour of being on your list of top #African opinion shapers of #2024 and the great write up. Beautiful to contribute to #kenya’s tally too #MostInfluentialAfricans #africarising

Note: All these South Africa ratings are still “junk” or “below investment grade”… There is a lot more for the big three CRAs to do.

As global economic uncertainty grows, African countries cannot afford to wait for the next shock before preparing for it. In a recent article, our Decolonising Development intern, Maria Gabriella , argues that African governments should push for stronger financial safety nets and greater fiscal space to navigate an increasingly unpredictable global environment. Read the full article: bit.ly/3Q4W1Fz #DevelopmentFinance #AfDB #IMF #FiscalPolicy

“Africa’s creditworthiness is not determined by economic fundamentals alone. Credit ratings shaped by a lack of local knowledge, flawed and biased governance narratives and narrow analytical thinking play a significant role in influencing investor appetite and borrowing costs for both sovereign bond issuers as well as African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AMFIs).” developmentreimagined.com/sh…

No piece of clothing so greatly symbolizes all of international development like those vests. I could write a dissertation on them.

On Frontier Matters , our CEO @hmryder discusses what it will take for Africa to strengthen its role in global manufacturing and capture more value from trade. As duty-free access to the Chinese market creates new opportunities for African exporters, the focus is increasingly shifting towards how African economies can produce more, export more and build industries that can compete globally. Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4ohwNjN #AfricaChina #Trade #Manufacturing #Industrialisation

African countries need stronger voting rights at the @WorldBank and 2025 is the moment for fairer governance. #WorldBankReform Read what Hannah Ryder and Trevor Lwere (of @DevReimagined) propose for the Bank’s 2025 Shareholding Review 👇 tinyurl.com/ShareholdingRevi…

As the week winds down, here’s a reading recommendation. War in Iran, crisis in Africa? Not necessarily. Our experts @rugrat001 and Samiha Chowdhury explore the risks, opportunities, and often-overlooked implications of the conflict for African economies. Worth a read: african.business/2026/05/tra… #Africa #Trade #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy

Earlier today, our Beijing team joined the consultation of the Future of Development Cooperation Coalition, co-hosted by @AcetforAfrica and @CGDev , contributing perspectives on how international development cooperation can evolve in response to shifting geopolitical, climate and demographic realities. An important discussion on the future of development cooperation and Africa’s role within it. #DevelopmentCooperation #GlobalDevelopment

Who speaks for borrowing countries when the rules of global debt governance are being shaped? 📢 Our CEO, @hmryder, will join African finance ministers and senior policymakers at the @_AfricanUnion Commission’s Fridays of the Commission session on “The Borrowers’ Platform: Strengthening Africa’s Voice in Global Debt Governance and Development Finance.” The discussion will explore how borrowing countries can strengthen coordination, technical capacity and collective engagement in shaping global debt reforms. 📅 5 June 2026 ⏰ 15:00–18:00 EAT 💻 Virtual Register: bit.ly/3S4OzL3 Ahead of the discussion, explore our work on the Borrowers Club: bit.ly/4oj8G4j #DebtGovernance #DevelopmentFinance #Africa

Africa’s development ambitions cannot be financed through traditional borrowing alone. Our recent infographic explores how innovative financing instruments can diversify sources of capital and unlock new pathways for investment, alongside the policy actions needed to realise their full potential. Explore the infographic: bit.ly/4ejvP2b #DevelopmentFinance #InnovativeFinance

What will it take for Africa to benefit from shifting global trade patterns? In @ChinaDaily , our Policy Analyst, @OvigweEguegu argues that greater market access must be matched by stronger manufacturing industries, increased intra-African trade and policies that support value addition across the continent. Read more:global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/2…

The Africa Finance Corp. has raised $2 billion via a syndicated loan, with more than half provided by Asian and European banks bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Prof Fantu Cheru will be missed, including in the field of #Africa-#China relations. He was a key author of the first retrospective on #FOCAC that I know of, and was committed to seeing the relationship contribute to structural transformation. Condolences to his family & friends.

From July 20 this year, China🇨🇳 will grant full market access to #coffee beans meeting quarantine requirements from all #African countries that have diplomatic ties with China. xhtxs.cn/bcAo

As conversations around risk, debt and global finance dominate headlines, it's worth asking: who pays the price when credit rating agencies disagree? Our Report, 'The Africa Disagreement Tax' explores how rating divergences increase borrowing costs for African multilateral financial institutions, including Afreximbank, Africa Finance Corporation and Trade and Development Bank. Read the report here: developmentreimagined.com/re…

RT @MoFA_ZW: 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼 Zimbabwe has just won a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, receiving 18…

The conversation on Africa-China relations often focuses on what China is building, financing and selling in Africa. On the Frontier Matters podcast, our CEO @hmryder explores another important dimension: how African businesses can sell more to China and build stronger manufacturing industries at home. Listen to the full episode: bit.ly/4xosSWP #AfricaChina #ChinaAfrica #Trade #Manufacturing

NOW‼️ I’m now in the Global Coordination Meeting on this, we continue to hear about vaccines and treatments but yet there are no RDTs 17 years after this specie of Ebola was discovered - it is not NEW. Yet we still have no tools, because the people are poor and lives undervalued.

A little while ago, my brother @pokigbo invited me to join a small book club of select people. Every month, we read a topical book, meet at his lovely home, discuss the book for two hours, and then enjoy a sumptuous dinner prepared by his beautiful, intelligent wife. Last Saturday, we met in his home to discuss the book ‘How China Escaped The Poverty Trap’ by Yuen Yuen Ang. Remarkably, we were joined online by the author herself and in person by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria who shared his lived, empirical experiences of China’s transformation. I actually gave up watching a crucial Arsenal match and braved the Abuja rain to join. 😀 What I found most remarkable about the book was how China used what it already had, including imperfect institutions, to lift their people out of poverty. They did not wait until they had “strong institutions” or to eliminate corruption, before they led their people to prosperity. It was growth and economic prosperity that led to stronger institutions, not the other way round. They used what could be called ‘Directed Improvisation’ where Beijing set out a vision and then allowed the provinces to innovate and compete among each other. Anything that worked in one province was encouraged and replicated elsewhere. It was humbling that cities like Shenzen alone had double the GDP of Nigeria! And there weee many more cities! It was a refreshing break from the mud pit that Twitter can be. And no, you cannot join because he carefully curated who he invited, and each participant brought a particular perspective that complemented others'. From policy makers to academics to senior government officials (current and former) to young men and women. Although you can’t join this particular book club, you can start your own book club, since I’ve shared his template with you. 😀 I look forward to next month’s book, the informed discussions and intellectual sword crossings, and the lovely dinner and good wine. 😀

In 1963, soon after attaining self-governance and independence, Kenya established its first diplomatic mission abroad: the Kenya High Commission in London Sixty-three years later, Kenyans in the United Kingdom, including members of staff at the High Commission, reflect on what Madaraka means to them. How about you? What does #Madaraka mean to you? 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪