The African Development Bank has approved three more years of funded dialogue on Zimbabwe’s arrears. The roadmap said the arrears would be cleared by early 2026.
African governments are restricting mineral exports, and the measures are being read as a continental assertion of resource sovereignty. The design of those measures tells a more modest story about who they were built to protect.
Two negotiations now under way will shape African public finance for a generation. The UN tax convention is in line-by-line drafting and the Borrowers’ Platform is building a debtor caucus that has never existed. Both will be won or lost in clauses that read like housekeeping.
Domestic resource mobilisation captures a larger share of value that already exists. Resource creation builds what an economy cannot yet make. Africa’s minerals are the test case, and the jobs are the measure.
Last week in Bulawayo, alongside Mine Entra 2026, we sat down with communities living on top of Zimbabwe’s critical minerals. The sessions were coordinated by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association with support from the Southern Africa Trust. The purpose was to ask the people closest
Last week I wrote about the nurse in Manchester who wires her sister’s school fees to Harare every month. Look closer at what her money buys. School fees. A grandmother’s blood pressure tablets. Crèche fees so a cousin can keep her market stall. The wire
Recently, I had the privilege of attending an anti-kleptocracy workshop in Nairobi, which emphasized the importance of collaboration between civil society organizations in the fight against kleptocracy. For those who are unfamiliar, kleptocracy is a system of government where those in power use their positions
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Ms. Alena Douhan, will undertake an official visit to Zimbabwe from 18 to 28 October 2021 following the invitation from the Government of Zimbabwe. The UN
I feel extremely lucky to have been part of the team that conceived the ZIMCODD #HowFar campaign and executing the campaign in the manner we did has been nothing short of amazing. There is a certain iota of pride that comes with a clear conscience
“If you are shelling groundnuts for a blind man, you must keep whistling, so he knows you are not eating them.” African Proverb The above African proverb I got from a friend as we were chatting about the state of our country and economy, sums