Tämän viikon paras uutinen on se, että COVAXin (ml. EU:n) kustantamat Covid-19 rokotteet alkoivat virrata Afrikkaan isosti. Maanantaina rokotukset alkoivat Ghanassa ja Norsunluurannikolla, tiistaina Nigeria sai 2 milj. annosta, tänään Ruanda. Viikossa 11 milj. annosta Afrikkaan!

THREAD These are images of a massacre. A group of unarmed men are led away at gunpoint. Shots are fired, and the bodies are pushed over a cliff. Where exactly did this happen? Who are the victims? And who is responsible for these killings? #BBCAfricaEye investigates...

Globaalisti pandemian huippu lienee vasta edessä päin. Daily new confirmed COVID-19 cases ourworldindata.org/explorers/coro…

Kuolleitakin taas yli 12.000 päivässä. Vain pahin kuukausi vuodenvaihteessa oli pahempi.

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Lant Pritchett argues that economic growth is necessary for poverty reduction econofact.org/poverty-reduct…

As the pandemic punishes Africa, only 1% of the continent's population is vaccinated, and there's no relief in sight because rich nations are hoarding shots. nyti.ms/2Umf8hg

International Aid Cuts to Affect Millions Across Africa dlvr.it/S4lWgt

Our vaccination data is updated: ourworldindata.org/covid-vaccinat… 💉 4.88 billion doses have been administered globally 🌍 Total doses administered per 100 people: High-income countries: 105 Upper-middle income: 98 Lower-middle income: 30 Low income: 2

1/ AIRBORNE TRANSMISSION OF RESPIRATORY VIRUSES A new peer-reviewed paper in Science Magazine, reviewing the scientific literature on this topic. We conclude it is important not just for COVID-19, but also for other respiratory diseases such as the flu science.sciencemag.org/content/373/65…

Degrowth is practically impossible, politically impossible, morally untenable, and environmentally unnecessary. There are crusades worth fighting for. This isn't one of them. noahpinion.substack.com/p/people-are-r…

Delighted to be talking to my good friend Jussi Ahonen, Head of Digital Investments at Finnfund. We discuss #impactInvestments in frontier markets - particularly last mile connectivity and #financialInclusion in #Africa. Maxson J.Y. Tee - 郑贾颖 youtube.com/watch?v=7bPHko…

🥃 🧵 This is #Botswana, where all human life began. Today it is a stable, well-functioning democracy w/ the highest standard of living and lowest corruption in Africa. And the country likely wouldn’t exist without alcohol prohibition. A #LiquorThread. 🥃 🧵 1/

Osana Suomen kehitysyhteistyötä vaikutamme meidän kaikkien tulevaisuuteen. Finnfund rahoittaa #Etiopia’ssa #EthioChicken’iä, jonka kasvattamat untuvikot parantavat maaseudunperheiden #ruokaturva’a🐥🐣🐔👉youtube.com/watch?v=4dTPDd… #munvaikutus #munavaikutus #kehitysrahoitus

Join us! Closes today. We are looking for an Economist finnfund.fi/en/news/we-are…

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How serious is the spike in global food prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and what can be done? A thread, based on our new Center for Global Development analysis:

Tuomas Niskakangas teki jutun energiamurroksen mittakaavasta. Monta asiaa josta olen samaa mieltä haastatellun kanssa. Pidän tärkeänä, että tilannekuva ja arviot perustuvat uusimpaan tutkimustietoon. Alla muutamia korjauksia ja täydentäviä huomioita. 🧵 hs.fi/visio/art-2000…

Tämä hanke toi Keniaan edullista ja puhdasta sähköä ja loi Afrikkaan käänteentekevän esimerkin. Nyt kannattava irtautuminen antaa Finnfundille eväät moneen uuteen vaikuttavaan investointiin.

The most important economic policy challenge in Africa? Creating formal sector #jobs to absorb the underemployed youth. Traditional recipes have been disappointing. Here is our practical set of proposals—with their implementation manual. Free download bit.ly/3Mf6GZY