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New from me: Kenyan president William Ruto’s US visit last week highlighted the tradeoffs developing countries face when seeking to participate in the green tech boom. on.ft.com/4aEBrQr

Catching up with this recent publication from Chatham House on Reviving Tanzania’s regional leadership and global engagement. Loads of insights here!! 💪🏾💪🏾 Cc Tilmann Feltes

As I stepped into the grand hall of St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Hotel London for the Chatham House conference in 2024, I felt a surge of excitement and anticipation. Among esteemed participants, I found myself sharing insights on Tanzania's renewable energy journey and the

🎙️New #AfricaAware | ‘Tackling perceptions of #corruption in #Nigeria’ – with Leena Koni Hoffmann, Dr Raj Navanit Patel (Penn; Penn Center for Social Norms & Behavioral Dynamics) and Odeh Friday (Accountability Lab Nigeria) In this episode, recorded to mark the African Union's #AfricanAntiCorruptionDay, our guests discuss

My comments in this wide-ranging piece by Urooba Jamal on Ruto's Ford Foundation allegations ⬇️

My new comment piece for Chatham House Chatham House Africa explores whether President Ruto's reversion to familiar tools (elite bargaining, externalizing responsibility) will quieten #Kenya's protest movement 🇰🇪 chathamhouse.org/2024/08/does-p…

“The Ruto administration’s reversion to familiar measures indicates they are not yet convinced that a real turning point in Kenyan politics is underway” Some interesting reflections from Fergus Kell on political consolidation post June 25th

Having misjudged the depth of anger in Kenya, President Ruto and his allies have been left playing catch-up with a haphazard range of concessions, writes Fergus Kell (Chatham House Africa). chathamhouse.org/2024/08/does-p…

🇹🇿 Three leaders of #Tanzania's main opposition party #Chadema were released by the police following earlier arrests for planning anti-government protests. Chatham House’s Fergus Kell says Monday’s arrests are part of a wider pattern of crackdowns on opposition figures in the

Read my latest with ⁦Ahmed Soliman⁩ on #Ethiopia’s illicit gold and its connection to transnational networks which is becoming a major driver in the country’s complex conflicts Illicit gold is exacerbating Ethiopia’s conflicts | Chatham House chathamhouse.org/2024/09/illici…

🇳🇬Research Paper | Tackling judicial bribery and procurement fraud in #Nigeria 🧵(1/5) The Chatham House paper by Leena Koni Hoffmann discusses how harnessing public disapproval can enable collective action against #corruption: chathamhouse.org/tackling-judic…

🇳🇬Roundtable workshop | ‘Integrity actors and building #AntiCorruption reform coalitions in #Nigeria’ At a roundtable in Abuja, Chatham House experts shared emerging findings from our latest research on the motivations and strategies of individuals who are exceptions to

Further context needed here regarding commercial vs Chinese lending to Kenya. As our Chatham House analysis shows, China’s SGR loans were set at variable rates that have hit 8.6% recently - not miles off this year’s 9.75% Eurobond. chathamhouse.org/2024/08/does-p…

🇹🇿“What we’re seeing is a gap between rhetoric and action in terms of real structural changes in #Tanzania’s political system” — Fergus Kell on the hinderances to a redefined political space in Tanzania Read: dw.com/en/tanzania-op…

With friends Lisa Musumba & Fergus Kell yesterday evening at Al Jazeera English topical debate programme 'Head to Head', where Kenya's Kimani Ichung’wah went head-to-head with the formidable Mehdi Hasan

🚨UPCOMING EVENT | Renewing #Nigeria’s #AntiCorruption Agenda Register↓ chathamhouse.org/events/all/res… 🗓️19 March 2025 🕗8:00 – 12:30 GMT | 9:00 – 13:30 WAT 📍Abuja, Nigeria & Online Speakers include: → Oby Ezekwesili, Hadiza Bala Usman, Dr Abdullahi Usman Bello (Code of Conduct Bureau), Soji APAMPA,

TOMORROW | Join our conference on renewing #Nigeria’s #anticorruption agenda from 8.00 – 12.30 GMT / 9.00 – 13.30 WAT in #Abuja, #Nigeria or online via Zoom ⭐️Register now: chathamhouse.org/events/all/res…

🇸🇩Research Paper | #Gold and the war in #Sudan 🧵(1/6) The XCEPT Research paper by Ahmed Soliman & Suliman Baldo explores how the gold sector forms a central component of a transnational conflict ecosystem that is worsening Sudan’s civil war: chathamhouse.org/2025/03/gold-a… #SudanGold

🧵(1/8) My latest XCEPT Research paper for Chatham House with Suliman Baldo outlines how #Sudan’s 🇸🇩 gold sector intersects with internal and external conflict dynamics + calls for sustainable regional and intl. interventions to end the #WarInSudan: chathamhouse.org/2025/03/gold-a…

Much talk in recent weeks around President Ruto's state visit to China, #Kenya's trade relations & KES stability vs the dollar. Any framing of a decisive Kenyan 'pivot' away from West should consider realities of 🇰🇪's trade deficit in goods, & remittances: