david pilling
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FT Africa Editor. One of Time’s 7.7bn most important people. Author: The Growth Delusion; Bending Adversity. Asia & Africa 'expert'. Speaker
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Rwanda, by making its own clothes, is doing what we pretend we want of poor nations: to wean themselves off charity.
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The country should be free to build up its clothing industry without US threats
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RT @RavS82: @FTMidEastAfrica Great read! Sounds like a stunning place to visit @davidpilling @GorongosaPark.
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RT @ftlive: Submissions are now open. @FinancialTimes and @WorldBank, are pleased to present the second edition of the Africa Sustainable F….
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Bill Gates is giving away $200bn. Can his plans survive in the Trump era? via @financialtimes - here's a longer piece from the same interview.
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The philanthropist intends to spend his fortune over the next 20 years. But government budget cuts threaten his ambitions in global health
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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts via @ft.
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Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045
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Our young colleague Joe Salcedo has died at the tragically young age of 29. His family in the Philippines is heartbroken and the FT is raising money to help with arrangements. Here is a link to the page
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Our colleague in Manila, Joseph Enrick Salcedo, tragically died last week at the young age of 29… Breen Turner needs your support for In memory of Joe Salcedo
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Incredible week in the desert: Deep into the Sahara, on a Mauritanian adventure via @FT.
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As travel warnings ease and flights increase, David Pilling joins a tour operator’s ‘recce’, travelling from the coast into the desert to find dune seas, ancient villages and remote oases
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Can international aid survive in a crumbling world order? via @FT.
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As western governments dramatically scale back budgets, remaining funding is likely to be a more obvious tool of geopolitical interests
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RT @Winnie_Byanyima: @kizzabesigye1 is weak, has lost alarming weight, and is dizzy—he hasn’t eaten in 5 days. This is not just illegal det….
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South Africa has been blindsided by Donald Trump via @ft.
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The US president’s attacks on the country might actually unite its people
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RT @AfricaUrbanLab: Good read by @davidpilling in the @FinancialTimes. Africa is urbanizing faster and at lower income levels than ever b….
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RT @mattvella: Wonderful to see @ftmag short-listed for Mag of the Year in the #PressAwards again. Especially exciting to see that THREE of….
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RT @jmazda: "What has evolved instead, he says, are 'informal spaces' and a 'makeshift economy' in which people hustle a living in the abse….
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My take on the phenomenon of Africa's pulsing cities: via @ft.
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Gap between education and opportunity is fostering generational frustration and protests as cities expand
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RT @FletcherSchool: Professor @ChidiOdinkalu discusses how Rwandan President Paul Kagame has reshaped East African power politics. Read mor….
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RT @JoshGD: Presented the FT News Briefing podcast today with updates on Trump policy announcements, Toyota's hydrogen car troubles, Davos,….
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The Democratic Republic of Congo says Apple is sourcing minerals from armed groups committing atrocities.
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The writer of this book paid for it with his life. My review of Oromay, an Ethiopian classic of propaganda, war and Eritrean espressos via @financialtimes.
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This 1980s Ethiopian political satire, which cost its author his life, has been translated into English for the first time — and remains as contemporary as it was when it was first published
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