Rwanda, by making its own clothes, is doing what we pretend we want of poor nations: to wean themselves off charity

Why the USA 🇺🇸 no longer needs or wants 🇳🇬. My article in the @FT about U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to go "guns-a-blazing" against Nigeria. https://t.co/BTmaZWlXc4 #Nigeria #Trump #USA #Geopolitics @FT @Tomi_Oladipo @aanuadeoye @willintune @toluogunlesi @PlutoPress

Excellent piece on Simandou by ⁦@davidpilling⁩ How the world’s biggest mining project is a win for China via @FT

Well this is a project to make you sit up and think @afalli @chxta @DoubleEph @timisoleye

A New Force Will Secure the Perimeter.

Wanna know how this iron ore got to this port in Guinea. It's a 28-year tale of bribery, intrigue, coups and now a general. Oh and China. https://t.co/AdFsTCr9ak

I did NOT expect to be punching the air and going "HELL YES!" to Chris Patten. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly! "How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"

Two coups, four presidents, six ceos and a Chinese takeover. The story of Guinea's Simandou iron ore mine has it all - How the world’s biggest mining project is a win for China https://t.co/PEydxr2AQ6 via @financialtimes

How to buy a Picasso with a little help from Vladimir Putin by @thomas_m_wilson

The 2% of people who didn’t vote for Mama Samia seem really pissed off about something - Tanzania shaken by unprecedented protests at ‘sham election’ via @FT

Is GDP the real growth measure of any Economy ? To find this answer, I started reading " The Growth delusion " by @davidpilling

"The Theranos of defense."

Thanks to @davidpilling & @MssZeeUsman for a lively conversation at the #FTAfrica Summit about #USA🇺🇸-#Africa relations in the second @realDonaldTrump admin. As I argued, capable sovereign African partners can prosper alongside a #MAGA agenda & #AmericaFirst foreign policy.

https://t.co/f6emGQtrvS 🌍 FT Africa Summit 2025 returns to London, bringing together Africa’s key #decisionmakers, #investors, and policymakers. Discover how #capital, #policy, and #reform intersect at #Africa’s most influential investment forum. by @fabio_scala #FTAfricaSummit

“After 43 years, the guy is still there standing — and at 92 he wants to run again. This is so surreal.” The ultimate lesson in political survival - @davidpilling https://t.co/BAndB45f4X via @ft

World’s oldest leader readies for another shot at power https://t.co/VrTBKILAi5 via @davidpilling

Great to see @davidpilling emphasize this point in the @FT: Why powering business is the real lightbulb moment for Africa https://t.co/234e6E33bd

World’s oldest leader readies for another shot at power @davidpilling : Biya appears to believe he still needs more time to make his mark. In his Maroua speech, he told the crowd: “I can assure you that the best is still to come. https://t.co/mPKshvK5Qo via @ft

I made the same arguments in 2022 in @TTTEconomist as Massa Blimpo does in an Afronomics podcast that @davidpilling explains here Rural electrification came after industrialisation in the US, Taiwan, Korea and Turkey

Spot-on from @davidpilling . Why powering business is the real lightbulb moment for Africa https://t.co/SLLsPnXwsN via @ft

My interview with #Trump's #Africa envoy Massad Boulos: he says a deal to break #Sudan siege imminent, as is a critical minerals deal to push US investments in the war-torn DRC -- With @WWFTUK & @davidpilling https://t.co/4MAdQgUEpi via @ft

I am quoted in @davidpilling’s @FT article on the presence of mercenaries from #Russia🇷🇺 in the #CAR🇨🇫 whom even Moscow struggles to control: “The confusing situation... underscores... that it is far easier to invite them in than to hold them accountable.” https://t.co/dxWAhWQixD

Central African Republic leader defends Russian mercenary presence https://t.co/M7MUDMABgG via @ft