Can a French-founded, Dubai-based, German-incorporated, NY-listed firm really call itself "African", even if it serves Nigerian customers? 🤷‍♂️

I'm more interested in the fact that it *wants* to

Firms used to hide their Africaness; now its a selling point

https://t.co/NSFvdyivNE

“Africa can build a #TextileAirbus #AquaAirbus #CoffeeAirbus #TourismAirbus only if we purposed to build EastAfrican brands and not compete across boarders”. @amufuruki #ACF2019

Interesting signal of Cairo's support for the African Union to join the #G20: "benefitting from Egypt’s chairmanship of the AU and its international weight to launch the first official African initiative for the AU to join the G20 as a member" https://t.co/tLL5gAvIwe

UPDATE: With parliamentary approval from #Ethiopia, we are now just one short of the 22 ratifications required for the #AfCFTA to enter into force! @AUTradeIndustry

✔️ 52 signatories
✔️ 15 instruments of ratification deposited
✔️ 6 ratifications approved

https://t.co/V6se15QW3R

Chinas Role in Africa and Its Implications for Africa and the Other G20 Countries

Andreas Fuchs @fuchs_andreas, Symerre Grey-Johnson @SymerreGrey, Yuan Li @unidue, Hannah Ryder @hmryder, Astrid Skala-Kuhmann @giz_gmbh at #GlobalSolutions @glob_solutions via @AndreyFilippov

It's time that donors such as @DFID @noradno, @USAID & @giz_gmbh started to help make #China's markets work for the poor in #African countries. Here is why and how. Join us! #globaldev #trade #globalsolutions #aidfortrade

https://t.co/5GJWE8HKKm

@_AfricanUnion must get a seat at the #G20 says @fuchs_andreas during #GlobalSolutions Summit. Great idea in my opinion! The African continent must be represented better in international diplomacy #ygc19

Interesting discussion on China’s Role in Africa and its Implications for Africa and the other G20 Countries #China 🇨🇳 #FDI @glob_solutions #globalsolutions2019 #GlobalSolutionsSummit

On China in Africa: "If one wants to get rich, first build roads" Yuan Li (@unidue) on CN approach to Africa.
@hmryder (CEO Dev. Reimagined) stresses lack of info & mutual understanding.
@fuchs_andreas wants more transparency @kielinstitute @MEDAM_migration @glob_solutions

.@hmryder #Africa has to ask for more from #China, be more strategic & increase its China expertise #GlobalSolutions

ChinaAfricaAdvisory‘s Rep./@DevReimagined CEO @hmryder speaks on #Africa-#China relations at #GlobalSolutions Summit

Impressive panel today on #China's Role in #Africa and its Implications at #GlobalSolutions Summit @glob_solutions featuring @hmryder @fuchs_andreas @SymerreGrey Prof Yuan Li of @unidue and Astrid Skala-Kuhmann of @giz_gmbh

@hmryder on the work of @DevReimagined on shifting the narrative of how 'Africa is not one country' (a much needed reminder for many here) + bridging the lack of data/info between the continent and #China
@glob_solutions @FESoline
#globalSolutions #Ygc19 #g20Japan #recoupling