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DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on Al Jazeera
Why is France being told to leave Burkina Faso?

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on Find the Signal Podcast
UNGA, Geopolitics, and Multipolarity with Ovigwe Eguegu

DR’s Hannah Ryder and Patrick Anam on Change Africa Podcast
Hannah Ryder and Patrick Anam: Africa-China Relations, AfCFTA and Developmental Finance

DR’s Hannah Ryder on Afro-Catalyst Podcast
Hannah Ryder on what an Africanist Approach to Foreign Policy Looks Like

DR’s Hannah Ryder on China in Africa Podcast
Hannah Ryder on what to Expect this year in China-Africa Relations

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on China in Africa Podcast
South Africa: Naval Drills Ghana: Debt Crisis DRC: Mining Contracts

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on Talks on China Podcast
Ovigwe Eguegu on China's Global Security Initiative

DR’s Hannah Ryder and Jade Scarfe on the Brenthurst Foundation Podcast
Reimagining Development (with China) - a Chat with Hannah Ryder and Jade Scarfe

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on the Africa Report
Why the G20 needs African Union as a member

DR’s Hannah Ryder on CGTN Africa
China-Africa Trade Expo: Africa looking to reap benefits

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on TRT World
UN: At least 10M children need humanitarian aid in Sahel region

DR’s Ovigwer Eguegu on Atlantic Council
Russia’s influence in Africa, a security perspective

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on CGTN Africa
Macron announces a "noticeable reduction" of French troops in Africa

Article by DR’s Jade Scarfe
Re-imagining the “debt crisis” in Africa

Article by DR’s Etsehiwot Kebret
How the African Development Bank can drive climate finance to the continent

Article by DR’s Ivory Kairo
Is China to Blame for Sri Lanka’s Debt Woes?

Article by DR’s Leah Lynch
The UK’s new development strategy suggests its ready to ‘Talk the Talk’ – but will it really ‘Walk the Walk’?

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder and Ovigwe Eguegu
COP27: Why “Africa’s COP” is crucial, but doesn’t guarantee strong African outcomes

Article by DR’s Jade Scarfe
Zambia’s New IMF Deal Shifts China to the Backseat

Article by DR’s Patrick Anam
Is Japan Beginning to Overtake China on Infrastructure Financing in Kenya?

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder
Four goals for Africa at Japan’s TICAD8 in Tunis

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder
Could Just Energy Transition Partnerships work for Africa?

Article by DR’s Jade Scarfe and Rugare Mukanganga
Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable: Do borrowers really get a seat at the table?

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder
China’s multilateral lending to Africa is rising – here’s why

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What can the US-Africa Leaders Summit learn from China?

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder
World Bank’s challenges go deeper than leadership of David Malpass

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder
Why I won’t be speaking about bankability or de-risking in 2023

Article by DR’s Hannah Ryder
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Should Africa invest in agriculture or infrastructure? The answer is both

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China-Gabon Relations Get an Upgrade

DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu quoted (article)
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DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu quoted (article)
Europe Is Trying (and Failing) to Beat China at the Development Game

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Can a borrower's club lead to cheaper, sustainable debt?

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The Battle Scene of the First US-China African Debt Restructuring War

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China’s Debt Relief Position Is Actually Reasonable

DR’s CEO Hannah Ryder speaks to Hot FM Zambia (Radio)
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China-Africa ties show new dimension of growth and development

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DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu speaks to TRT World (Video)
What lessons has Nigeria learnt from the Boko Haram kidnappings?

25/04/2023
DR’s Hannah Ryder on TRT World
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06/02/2023
DR’s Ovigwe Eguegu on Al Jazeera
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17/01/2023
DR’s Hannah Ryder on Age of Economics
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30/09/2022
DR’s Hannah Ryder on TRT World
Critics say IMF loans often hurt developing, poor countries

DR’s Hannah Ryder and Ovigwe Eguegu on BRI Dialogues
BRI Dialogues - D18 In Conversation with Hannah Ryder & Ovigwe Eguegu
“For instance, we know that the Nigerian government is really overburdened in terms of salaries of staff of the security agencies and the budgetary constraints are there, the ability to train the people and get them ready to do exactly what needs to be done is also a very crucial question between the internal security apparatuses.”
TRT World | 14 April 2023
“The IMF does have a poor reputation on the African continent, particularly because of the structural adjustment policies, the austerity conditions which were there and remain so in most of the IMF loans, but in comparison, this hasn’t been the case with China – Chinese loans are not conditional, they don’t come with austerity, and the IMF is under pressure to change its ways.”
HotFMZambia | 13 February 2023
“That is why a borrower’s club is absolutely necessary: countries need to be able to share their experiences and negotiation practices in order to get the most out of the current financial system.”
Business Africa | 3 February 2023
Today, China is Gabon’s largest trading partner. In 2022, Gabon exported close to $4 billion worth of commodities to China, accounting for over half of its total exports.
10 May 2023
“Development Reimagined, a consultancy that works on China-Africa issues, proposes a borrowers’ group as the counterpart to creditor groups like the Paris Club. Like its creditor interlocutor, the Lusaka Club (named for the Zambian capital) would be an informal convening of debtor countries to coordinate among borrowers and propose common positions on sustainable solutions in times of debt distress.”
CGD | 10 March 2023
“China is right to say that the World Bank and IMF need to engage in debt relief. Many African debtor countries think the same thing”.
This article explains the pros and cons of debt relief by multilateral development banks (MDBs) and examines the case for treating MDBs as “preferred creditors”, from an African perspective.
The Diplomat | 22 February 2023
A look at the priorities the AU, Ethiopia, Gabon, Angola, Benin, and Egypt have for their relationships with China.
The Diplomat | 11 January 2023
“With the most recent figures from 2022 says China-Africa two-way trade stands at 282 billion, which makes China Africa’s biggest trading partner by a large margin and that is something that is a testament to the progress and the improvement in China Africa relations … on the structural level the relationship has really progressed and it’s all evident in cooperations, in the FOCAC documents, and all of the milestones.”
CGTN Africa | 29 March 2023
“While the West has frequently accused China of engaging in “debt-trap diplomacy,” which involves purposefully making loans to nations that are unable to repay them in order to increase its political leverage, a report by Development Reimagined provides evidence that China has, in actual fact, engaged in more debt relief than other creditors.”
AfronomicsLaw | 3 February 2023
“I do not think there is an appetite for war given the devastating impact it could cause on both countries. Rwanda is still a growing economy with a small GDP. So, investing its productive capacity in a war would not be a smart decision. On the other hand, Congo is already facing many internal problems and may not want to go to war. In the end, both parties will just have to resolve this via negotiation.”
Venture Africa | 27 January 2023