Carlos Lopes (@lopesinsights) 's Twitter Profile
Carlos Lopes

@lopesinsights

Professor @MandelaUCT, University of Cape Town & @SciencesPo Paris, Associate Fellow @ChathamHouse, @AfricanClimateF Chair, Championing Africa's transformation.

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The Nelson Mandela School is proud to celebrate this historic milestone and looks forward to collaborating with Sciences Po's Paris School of International Affairs. iol.co.za/weekend-argus/…

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Namibia just made history! HyIron’s solar-powered plant near Arandis is the first in the world to use green hydrogen to refine iron ore — zero carbon, all innovation. Steel will never be the same ⚡️☀️🔋⛓️ businesslive.co.za/fm/features/20…

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The #UAE interest in Africa is rising at a speed of light, surpassing China's greenfield investment. This a trend that other Gulf Countries are emulating, completely changing the reality of FDI to the continent.

The #UAE interest in Africa is rising at a speed of light, surpassing China's greenfield investment. This a trend that other Gulf Countries are  emulating, completely changing the reality of FDI to the continent.
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I'm contributing here, reiterating trade policy isn’t a playground for ad hoc deals. It’s the result of decades of negotiated commitments. Reducing it to perceived imbalances in goods risks turning a positive-sum system into a zero-sum game. aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/8/…

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The dollar is meant to be a source of safety. Lately it has been a cause of fear. Donald Trump has replaced ironclad assumptions about America’s currency with stomach-churning doubts econ.st/4lFuKEH

The dollar is meant to be a source of safety. Lately it has been a cause of fear. Donald Trump has replaced ironclad assumptions about America’s currency with stomach-churning doubts econ.st/4lFuKEH
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In this op-ed, Prof Carlos Lopes underscores the significant impact of declining consensus-based governance on multilateral negotiations. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…

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My dear Pierre-Olivier some of us have been saying this for quite a while and t didn't see to get any relevant attention. I'm glad the evidence is now overwhelming. It requires a new look at Africa's potential.

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Dr Rob Davies, an Honorary Professor at the School, discusses green economic power in the third of a four-part OP-ED series. Seizing the moment: How Africa can transform resource wealth into green economic power dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…

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PwC exits not 9 but 11 African countries (since it is also cutting ties with affiliated members in Malawi and Zimbabwe). This massive exit is justified by risk, when in fact its to avoid accusations of corruption to one of the big 4.

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From #Benin to #Malawi, #Chad to #Rwanda—ARISE IIP and partners are building Africa’s next industrial map. In just a few years, ARISE IIP has gone from a bold idea to a growing ecosystem spanning 13 African countries. Each industrial zone is co-developed with diverse partners

From #Benin to #Malawi, #Chad to #Rwanda—ARISE IIP and partners are building Africa’s next industrial map.

In just a few years, ARISE IIP has gone from a bold idea to a growing ecosystem spanning 13 African countries.
Each industrial zone is co-developed with diverse partners
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One of the key integration projects envisaged by the African Union and that I and Ibrahim Mayaki led the early assessment through this publication: archive.uneca.org/publications/1…

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Replying to Carlos Lopes thanks for the support provided as Head of ECA to this critical&very pertinent publication on 16 essential #infrastructure projects for regional #integration,completion of the #TransSahara highway paves the way to a critical development