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Vice President for Budget, Performance Review, and Strategic Planning, World Bank Group

Lusaka, Zambia
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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If we could start from scratch, would we build our cities greener, fairer, and more resilient? From smart tech to human-scale design, the future of urban life depends on the choices we make today. #UrbanFuture #SustainableCities #ClimateAction #SmartCities
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Blending Africa’s youth, critical minerals, agriculture, and trade potential opens up promising paths ahead. These paths demand our urgent attention and action! #AfricaYouth #TradePotential #Agriculture #CriticalMinerals | @MunzeleA
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The choice for humanity is clear…
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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In the African venture capital market, the call is clear: we have enough gazelles; more lionesses needed. With a challenging global landscape, aggressive business strategies are the key to thriving. #VentureCapital #BusinessStrategies #Africa | @MunzeleA
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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Thrilled to be speaking at the Africa Summit 2025, hosted by @ftlive! On 21–22 October at The Peninsula, London, we’ll be exploring Africa’s place in a changing world order alongside global leaders and changemakers. Let’s drive the conversation forward. Hope to see you there!
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
2 months
During my participation at the World Bank Treasury RAMP Operational Risk Management Workshop, I discussed Leadership and Risk Management and the work of the @WorldBank, including our approach to making decisions in times of uncertainty and heightened risks in capturing
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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There are few things I enjoy more at the World Bank than celebrating the creativity and innovation of our staff at our annual BPS VPU Awards Ceremony. This year, with over 500 attendees—including many who joined virtually from country offices around the world, 15 teams and 213
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
2 months
I am elated at the news that Lorna and John have been honored for their work in Afghanistan in Linda’s memory. Her spirit lives on! | Parents of aid worker killed in Afghanistan dedicate honour to women there | The Independent | ⁦@LindaFoundation
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John and Lorna Norgrove have been made OBEs.
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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“Children don’t start wars and they have no power to end wars, but they are the ones who suffer the most.” - @unicefchief
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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"I maintained that while there were no tigers to be found in contemporary Africa, there was a Xhosa word for tiger, a word different from the one for leopard, and that if the word existed in our language, the creature must once have existed in Africa. Otherwise, why would there
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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“Prescription of the correct cure is dependent on a rigorous analysis of the reality.”- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, (born January 5, 1938, Limuru, Kenya—died May 28, 2025, Buford, Georgia, U.S.) | @MunzeleA
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
3 months
I wish to congratulate Dr. Sidi Ould Tah (@sidiouldtah) on his successful election as the President-elect of the African Development Bank Group. I entered this race driven by love and deep concern for our continent, and offered a vision for Africa's future. Today, the
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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Growing up on a farm outside Lusaka, I witnessed firsthand both the challenges our farmers face and the dignity of agricultural work. This isn't abstract policy for me – it's personal. Africa holds 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land, yet we import $45 billion in food
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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Today marks my final day of campaigning, and I'm honored to conclude this journey in Cape Verde. 🇨🇻. I chose to end here for three important reasons: every single country in Africa matters equally regardless of size, every language matters because development is for all of us,
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
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My time in Kigali reinforced the transformative power of strategic urban development. Kigali's integrated approach to building business centers alongside thriving communities demonstrates what's possible when vision meets execution. Most cities generate 80% of a country's GDP,
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Samuel Munzele Maimbo
3 months
Grateful for the opportunity to listen and discuss with Rwanda's Minister of Finance Yusuf Murangwa (@RwandaFinance) and many friends in Kigali. Our conversations focused on Rwanda's impressive economic transformation and the practical approaches that have delivered measurable
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