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@Eyeswideopen69 The psychologist would say he is projecting…

How do you rate your own performance Kwasi?

The African Continental Free Trade Area aimed to create one market across the continent. So how’s it going? @AndyMold1 and @AfCFTA’s Francis Mangeni discuss the latest developments on the #ForesightAfricaPodcast with host @LandrySigne: brookings.edu/articles/the-p…

#HappeningNow - Seychelles Ministry of Finance, National Planning & Trade is organizing a National Consultation Forum on the @AfCFTA National Implementation Strategy with the support of @ECA_OFFICIAL, @UNDPMauritius & @giz_gmbh. #trade #AfCFTA #Seychelles

His Excellency, President @HassanSMohamud received Ms. Mama Keita of UNECA and Mr. George Conway, the UN Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General (DSRSG), along with international experts at the State House today. The discussions focused on the third and final phase of the Centennial Vision 2060 (CV2060) development process, Somalia's strategic blueprint for achieving upper-middle-income status by 2060. The President emphasized that CV2060 will serve as the foundation for the National Transformation Plan and subsequent medium-term and sectoral plans until 2060. Also in attendance were members of the National Economic Council of Somalia.

Rwanda's economy grew by 9.7% in the first quarter of 2024, driven by the impressive performance of the industry and services sectors. Notably, the agriculture sector also showed remarkable improvements during season A of 2024 minecofin.gov.rw/news-detail/ec…

@SophyRidgeSky To write poetry, you need to be a poet…

Today was the launch of the Conservative Party manifesto - the day when the Prime Minister revealed his policy platform if he's granted another five years in office. He's 20pts behind in the polls... he needed a game changing moment. There were cuts to national insurance... including scrapping the main rate of self employed national insurance completely. A promise to halve immigration... 1.6 million new homes... the introduction of national service for young people. But here's the thing. Taken individually... these policies I'm sure poll well and are popular among the voters they're trying to win over. But I can't work out what the story is. The narrative of the campaign. Remember other Conservative campaign successes - levelling up - get Brexit done - even the austerity narrative that got David Cameron elected in 2010. You'll have your own opinion about whether they were the right narratives or even if they were truthful ones - but they were cohesive stories about why people should vote for them. It's a bit like Rishi Sunak is focusing too much on the maths, and not enough on the poetry, of the election. Because great campaigners are really at their heart, great storytellers. And honestly? I'm not sure what Rishi Sunak's story is yet. x.com/skypoliticshub…

🎟📚Book Launch: #BorderlessAfrica by @Francismangeni & @AndyMold1 Register now for an insightful evening with an expert panel discussion on the largest free-trade zone in the world. 🗓 22nd May ⏰ 5pm BST 📍 SOAS, @royafrisoc @AfricaIai ➡️ tinyurl.com/5854aj6y

#BorderlessAfrica: A Sceptic's Guide to the #ContinentalFreeTradeArea by @Francismangeni and @AndyMold1 is out now! From freedom of movement to customs-free commerce, two experts show how the #AfCFTA could transform African economies and societies. ‘Unpacks data on intra-African trade to reveal that this under-researched subject holds the clue to understanding the changing trajectory of #development in #Africa.’ — @LSEReviewBooks, ‘Recommended Reads for Understanding the Economy Today’ Get 25% off w/code BORDERLESS25➡️ tinyurl.com/49c8k6rt @africaarguments @AfricaIai

It is earnings season & companies are showing mixed growth. Banks have made decent returns, but other corporates have been hit with inflation+depreciation. Spoke to a few experts about 2024 outlook @dkarusisi, @Dario__Gln, @EricQuarteyy & @AndyMold1 newtimes.co.rw/article/15720/…

💬 'Think twice before aggressively pursuing those bilateral trade deals at the present juncture.' @AndyMold1 discusses the importance of encouraging cross-border investment between East African countries, to build trade growth & help development. 🤝 @FCDOGovUK

To help Burundian companies take advantage of the #AfCFTA, @ECA_OFFICIAL is organizing a 3-day training for businesses in #Bujumbura. Big companies and SMEs are learning practical strategies and tools to access the market within the African Continental Free Trade Area.

@BreesAnna @TheNewsAgents @maitlis @GlobalPlayer Anna who?

"Emily, you're a conspiracy theorist... We like the truth." Why did Marjorie Taylor Greene tell @maitlis to fuck off? 🤬 Coming to @GlobalPlayer

Charles Onyango-Obbo’s witty summary of some of the arguments advanced in our forthcoming book ‘Borderless Africa: A Sceptic’s Guide to the Continental Free Trade Agreement’ …eeastafrican-co-ke.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.theeas…

@BusogaInformed @cobbo3 @The_EastAfrican @NationMediaGrp Actually a lot of the businesses where ‘super-profits’ are being made are African owned - for instance, East African Breweries/SAB Miller (although it is true SAB Miller was acquired by a Belgium multinational in 2016, high levels of profitability in the sector far predate that).

@cobbo3 @The_EastAfrican @NationMediaGrp Yes "profitable in Uganda/Africa" Because we're still occupied by exploiters; Who, just like colonialists, are here 2 milk us Beer/Alcohol, Drugs, as it was with Opium in occupied China, Vodka in Russia, Mairungi in Somalia are signs of pple ruled/occupied foreigners/ their agent

Beer Is 50% More Profitable in Africa, And Other Crazy Numbers From A New Book on the Continent’s Fortunes The next issue of the .@The_EastAfrican is being distributed early this week in Gaborone, Botswana, where .@NationMediaGrp is holding the 5th Kusi Ideas Festival Dec. 7-8. The editors pushed us hard to get copy in nearly a week early. For the issue, I found inspiration previewing a forthcoming book, “Borderless Africa: A Sceptic’s Guide to the Continental Free Trade Area”, by Francis Mangeni and Andrew Mold. It does a wonderful job shattering prejudices about intra-African trade, and pointing to pots of gold for those who seize the opportunities already provided by economic integration in regional blocs like the East African Community (EAC), and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). In one of the many head-turning nuggets of data, they point out that eliminating mobile roaming charges between Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in the EAC’s “One-Area Network” agreement of 2014, led to an increase in inbound roaming calls between Kenya and Rwanda of over 950% in the first few months. Also, that beer is 50% more profitable in Africa than elsewhere on Earth – partly as a result of closed markets and lack of competition (hence the title of the article, “Beer is 50% more profitable in Africa than elsewhere. This is the drunkard’s song”). Usually, folks will ask where they can get the book. It’s coming out in February 2024. On my part, I am pre-ordering on Amazon. #kusifest2023 @kusiafrica

@estariade Indeed Carlos, but can you guess which country has benefited most from the recent rise in inward migration? Beyond the UK that is?

Kicking away the ladder

@truemagic68 @CeeMacBee I suspect the kind of progress you are talking about will take us back to the 19th century

@CeeMacBee I wholeheartedly agree with you, but they will never rest up from blocking progress!

Robert Tombs: Destroying Boris Johnson doesn’t alter reality: the deluded Remainers’ EU dream is over telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/1…

@cobbo3 Are you sure Charles? That escarpment looks like the Rwandan side…

The area in red is Akagera Park, Tanzania. Yellow is Gabiro, Rwanda. Green is Akagera river that they share. This is the site of easily the most crazy-bold and surprising agricultural and irrigation project in Africa today. Stay tuned

@DomOboe @Jacob_Rees_Mogg It runs in the family you know

@Jacob_Rees_Mogg Nepotism at its finest.

@CeeMacBee Economic illiteracy of the highest order :-)

Heath: 'the chaos engulfing the British economy confirms that [Truss's] central analysis was spot on. She was right to want to cut taxes, she was right to want to deregulate, and she was right that monetary policy is a nightmare.' 🎯 telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/1…