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Report: Options For Private Sector Climate Finance In Africa
March 19, 2025
Report: Advancing African Agency Through Borrower Coordination
February 17, 2025
Event: African Union Commission and Development Reimagined sign MoU
February 15, 2025
Policy Brief: Reimagining Credit Rating Agencies for African Priorities
February 11, 2025
Infographic: AI Revolution in Africa: A Steady Growth
December 4, 2024
Event: Reimagining Credit Rating Agencies for African Priorities
October 28, 2024
Report: Africa-China Cooperation in the Post-Covid Era
August 28, 2024
Speech: Unleashing Africa’s Investment Case
August 24, 2024
Policy Brief: Who Is Really Silencing the Guns in Africa?
August 8, 2024
Visual Insights: China-Africa Climate Action Tracker
June 17, 2024
Event: 4th African Ambassadors in China Retreat
April 25, 2024
Event: Reimagining the IMF Quota System for Africa
April 19, 2024
Infographic: Are African countries too dependent on the IMF?
April 18, 2024
Policy Brief: African Priorities for the G21 in 2024
February 1, 2024
Infographic: Africa’s Huge Solar Power Potential
December 14, 2023
Infographic: Africa’s Amazing Wind Power Potential
December 12, 2023
Infographic: Are China’s loans to Africa back to pre-Covid-19 levels?
November 17, 2023
Infographic: Will African countries see growth post-COVID?
November 6, 2023
Expert View: Recommendations for Debt Sustainability Analysis Reform
October 31, 2023
Event: Breaking the Bias: Rethinking Debt Sustainability for Africa’s Future
September 11, 2023
Speech: What next for China-Africa Private Sector Cooperation?
February 8, 2023
Expert View: 3 Key Trends in the Chinese Market for 2023
January 11, 2023
Expert view: Recent Trends For African Brands in China and Japan
November 8, 2022
Expert view: 5 Takeaways from Africa Climate Week 2022
October 17, 2022
Report: Are African governments doing enough with China on climate action?
September 28, 2022
Infographic: The “African debt crisis” playbook – What’s the real story?
September 26, 2022
ECOWAS roundtable: Regional Infrastructure in West Africa
February 17, 2022
Speech: Five Steps for Africans to seize the FOCAC 2021 Opportunity
January 31, 2022
Webinar: The Outcomes of FOCAC8
December 2, 2021
Is low vaccine access for African countries an anomaly? The data says no
November 18, 2021
Policy Brief: Mapping the Future Options for China–Africa Trade
November 16, 2021
Report: Health Cooperation Under the FOCAC Umbrella
November 13, 2021
Report: Reimagining FOCAC Going Forwards
November 8, 2021
Sino-Africa Cooperation: Corporate Social Responsibility Guide
November 3, 2021
Report: Agricultural Cooperation Under the FOCAC Umbrella
November 3, 2021
Reimagine Africa- China Cooperation
November 2, 2021
China Social Impact Award Winners!
October 28, 2021
The Virtual Dialogue on China-Africa Health Cooperation
October 12, 2021
Speech: Forum On China-Africa Private Sector Cooperation
September 27, 2021
Introducing Yenaé
September 25, 2021
Introducing Kazi Yetu
September 25, 2021
Introducing Artclub and Friends
September 25, 2021
Event: 2021 African Ambassadors to China FOCAC Preparation Retreat
September 23, 2021
Speech: Sharing Digital Technology Dividends & Bridging the Digital Divide
September 22, 2021
Over half of African citizens could have been protected by now
August 20, 2021
Event: African Needs Assessment under FOCAC
August 5, 2021
China’s Role in “Decolonizing” Healthcare in Africa
May 12, 2021
How Can China Support Vaccine Deployment in Zimbabwe?
April 30, 2021
Africa’s been constrained. It’s time to change that
January 13, 2021
From the Soil: Can Private Money Really Cut poverty?
December 4, 2020
Infographic: Can Africa be hopeful about a vaccine?
December 2, 2020
A future COVID19 African debt crisis?
November 15, 2020
Can African-Sino Agri-Health Cooperation Champion Green Recovery?
November 11, 2020
Speech: “FOCAC at 20”
November 1, 2020
Chinese workers in Africa- What’s the real story?
October 8, 2020
COVID19 in Africa: Now comes the Harder Work
September 20, 2020
Where will Africa’s students study abroad in post-COVID19 times?
September 8, 2020
COVID19 in Africa: Is the crisis over? Or has it just begun?
September 1, 2020
COVID19 in Africa: Can early momentum be maintained?
August 1, 2020
COVID19 in Africa: What is the real narrative?
July 3, 2020
Africa’s COVID19 Tests and Deaths: Why so different?
June 19, 2020
Is Africa drowning in COVID19 debt?
June 12, 2020
Are African countries easing lockdown too early?
May 5, 2020
Are African countries flattening the COVID-19 curve?
April 20, 2020
South-South Cooperation on Climate Change and Environment
April 14, 2020
COVID-19 is only slowly reaching Africa. That’s no surprise
March 13, 2020
Responding to the COVID-19 Outbreak
March 10, 2020
Could the Coronavirus lead to a change of Africa-China trade patterns?
February 12, 2020
Africa’s Coronavirus Challenge
February 11, 2020
2019 Development Leaders Conference
December 3, 2019
Opening Speech: Development Leaders Conference 2019
November 18, 2019
Countries along the Belt and Road- What does it all mean?
September 26, 2019
From the soil: How one village cut poverty through…flowers?
September 20, 2019
My new year’s resolution: Why I’m banning “The West”
January 14, 2019
Who is looking out for African companies in China?
December 31, 2018
Dr. Okonjo-Iweala puts her Lens on: China, climate and corruption
December 18, 2018
Ask Our Client: Working with China to end AIDs in Africa? Why?
December 1, 2018
Infographic: Who’s helping young African people become global citizens?
September 9, 2018
Brief: Is FOCAC Unique? Read our new Background Brief
August 28, 2018
Speech: The Africa China Child turns 18 – What Next?
May 21, 2018
Speech: Bringing the “us” to Global Cooperation
April 12, 2018
Development Reimagined supports Beijing’s first Africa Week
February 15, 2018
Who does China prioritise? Our first infographic sheds some light
January 30, 2018
Op-Ed: The China Factor in Kenya and Zimbabwe
December 24, 2017
Development Reimagined part of a new foreign start up rush
November 16, 2017
How can Brazil and China support entrepreneurs around the world?
September 2, 2017
Opinion: Peacekeeping – how do others compare to China?
August 4, 2017
The Imperialist People’s Republic of Africa?
July 13, 2017
Mo-bike – the development dream?
May 1, 2017
Speech: China-Africa reporting needs more oil!
April 19, 2017
Op-Ed: The End of Poverty in China?
April 1, 2017
Opinion: Is China really helping Africa?
January 16, 2017
Will China’s social media fly global in 2017?
January 9, 2017
Who’s got the bargaining power?
December 12, 2016
To heat or not to heat?
November 7, 2016
Belt and Road… Reminds me of…
September 23, 2016
Summits as game-changers? Really?
May 16, 2016
Hairstyles and the G20 – what to pick in China?
December 2, 2015
One mountain, two tigers
October 5, 2015
If you don’t ask, you don’t get
June 9, 2015
Masks in Beijing? Try Nairobi
April 25, 2015
What’s win-win about animals?
February 3, 2015
Is your relationship with China better than mine?
January 20, 2015
Change is in the Air for 2015
December 17, 2014
Making APEC Blue Go Global
November 16, 2014
Training as if China isn’t a Country
October 9, 2014
The same, but different
September 18, 2014
Defying stereotypes in China
August 29, 2014
Unexpected outcomes from Rio+20
August 14, 2014
Genuinely Learning from Saudi Arabia
July 1, 2014
My new development obsession
June 6, 2014
How can we scale up fortuitous partnerships?
May 29, 2014
Who’s the best at development cooperation?
March 24, 2014
Can you make 90 minutes really count?
February 14, 2014
Forecasting Development
February 3, 2014
Mixing it up in Middle Income Countries
December 11, 2013
Delivering Results in Scarce Times
November 26, 2013
Twins in Development?
October 29, 2013
How much does your government spend on you?
September 24, 2013
What’s in a name? A Quick Poll
August 12, 2013
Being a Fair but Tough Judge
July 3, 2013
Designing a 21st Century Summit
June 20, 2013
Why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t fit Nigeria
June 3, 2013
Can we accept negative feedback on our knowledge?
April 18, 2013
What’s the problem with sharing knowlegde?
April 16, 2013
Can the G8 help Kenya increase trade?
March 26, 2013
The Rise of Development Effectiveness
March 22, 2013
Digital by Default – a new reality for development?
January 25, 2013
A transparent New Year’s resolution for 2013
January 10, 2013
Gangnam Style Influencing
December 24, 2012
The secret ingredient for development meetings
December 18, 2012
Sharing the Post-2015 Framework
November 8, 2012
Putting on my sceptical hat for access to energy
October 22, 2012
The right sized Power of We to influence development
October 15, 2012
What’s the route to becoming a developed country?
October 10, 2012
The marathon after Rio+20
July 19, 2012
A day in the life of a UK official at Rio+20
June 22, 2012
Pitching for business at Rio+20
May 31, 2012
Rio+20 – a Special Birthday Treat
May 11, 2012
Creating a climate in which we’re able to fail
April 11, 2012
How buying together in Government can be Powerful
March 15, 2012
Going Green with ICT in 2012
February 3, 2012
A new way to swim – conventional or green growth?
December 21, 2011
After 2009, why could 2015 deliver a climate deal?
December 16, 2011
The tug-of-war over the private sector – time to stop?
December 7, 2011
Staying close to food is key to tackling climate change
October 16, 2011
How DFID can use Justin Bieber’s Twitter Account
October 3, 2011
Is it time we Networked more?
September 21, 2011
Avoiding the C-word in Nigeria
June 9, 2011
Is green growth just a fad?
May 20, 2011
Climate Change needs more than Plastic Surgery
April 21, 2011
Can playing games with disasters make sense?
April 5, 2011
Questioning my Carbon Footprint
March 24, 2011
Dangerous generalisations: China and climate change
March 17, 2011
Match-making in a changing climate
March 2, 2011
Like Water for Chocolate
February 17, 2011
The power of pictures in cooking and economics
February 9, 2011
Motorbikes, Mercedes and low-carbon choices
February 2, 2011
“What do you ACTUALLY DO?”- Climate economist
January 24, 2011
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