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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

6 years

Zimbabwe’s new Finance Minister must break with the past and start publishing all loans taken and guarantees given by the government in accordance with the Constitution. Zimbabweans deserve to know whom they owe and on what terms, says ⁦ @Wamagaisa ⁩

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"The biggest problem in Zimbabwe right now is the egregious corruption that is on show...especially regarding procurement of COVID-19 goods," @Wamagaisa tells @TheAfricaReport , discussing key factors behind Zimbabwe's growing economic & health emergencies

Zimbabwe on the brink: Inflation, currency, clashes – what next? - The Africa Report.com

Today, many compare the political confrontation and economic meltdown in Zimbabwe with the position of the country a decade ago.

www.theafricareport.com

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Foreign direct investment takes a long time to take root and have effect. What Zimbabwe also needs is domestic investment and a better business enabling environment, says @CIPEglobal Africa Director Lars Benson #ZimDecides

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. @Wamagaisa warns that a number of pre-election concerns in 2013 still exist today in Zimbabwe and should be watched closely in the run up to July’s election. #ZimDecides

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“The hashtag #Sudaxit has been popular with the protesters and harks back to Sudan's African, rather than Arab, identity. This graffiti says: "We demand that Sudan leaves the Arab League. We are black people, the sons of Kushites"”

In pictures: The art fuelling Sudan's revolution

Murals have been mushrooming on the walls of Khartoum, as thousands keep up a vigil to see a return to civilian rule.

www.bbc.com

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2 years

Looking forward to this Twitter Space conversation today on Kleptocracy in Kenya with @AfUncensored @MwangoCapital @johnallannamu @ekmokaya @IEAKwame @IEAKenya @Kadzutu @CiruGikonyo

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In 2011 @tundeoladosu wrote in a CIPE essay contest “Nigeria’s greatest wealth is not its 260 trillion cubic feet of natural gas or massive agricultural potentials; but the over 100m youth it will have in 2020.” Yesterday we learned he's a Mandela Fellow!

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4 years

With notable exceptions (Tanzania), the response of most African countries to this unprecedented public-health threat has been better organised, better informed & better implemented than many of their Western counterparts, write @simonallison & @JDevermont

Covid-19 in Africa: The good news and the bad – The Mail & Guardian

What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum

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6 years

To attract investment, Zimbabwe needs to address its problem of endemic corruption, says @CIPEglobal Africa Director Lars Benson #ZimDecides

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6 years

In the midst of exciting change in Ethiopia, @CIPEglobal is opening up a regional office in Addis! We've supported 80+ chambers and business associations across Ethiopia and are expanding programming on anti-corruption compliance, economic dialogue, & more

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We had a great conversation today in Khartoum on prospects of democratic governance and economic growth in Sudan. Thank you @ProfPLOLumumba for joining us!

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We’re at @AtlanticCouncil @ACAfricaCenter with @_hudsonc discussing with Dr. Greg Mills of @BrenthurstF & @BitiTendai their book Democracy Works: Turning Politics to Africa’s Advantage

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Zimbabwe’s Auditor General report is ”an account of Zimbabwe’s road to perdition...a financial horror story with jaw-dropping tales of corruption, skullduggery & gross negligence,” and should be compulsory reading for law enforcement, @Wamagaisa says:

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We've launched a new newsletter focused on anti-corruption in Africa that will share lessons & practical tools to foster business integrity & promote investment by minimizing risk. Check out our first edition here: and sign up here:

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3 years

Congrats to @daddyhope and @DavidHundeyin on two great pieces of reporting related to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe and Nigeria

Hopewell Chin’ono

@daddyhope

3 years

I have been awarded the Greenfield People Journalism Prize for Africa. It is a public service journalism award that recognizes outstanding journalists in Africa, whose work have resulted in positive change, and impact in society. I won it jointly with @DavidHundeyin #DemLoot

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Of the top 10 countries w/ the highest rate of economic crime, 5 are in Africa: 1. South Africa 77% 2. Kenya 75% 3. France 71% 4. Russia 66% 5. Uganda 66% 6. Zambia 65% 7. Belgium 65% 8. China 63% 9. Mexico 58% 10. Tanzania 57% #anticorruption #compliance

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The @AfCFTA will create a market of 1 billion people. Unless we find ways to include informal businesses — which are largely female-owned — large parts of Africa’s population will remain excluded from its opportunities, says @dorothy_tuma of @EAWomenBiz

Africa: Why AfCFTA's Success Depends on Including Informal, Women-Run Enterprises

Guest Column - There is renewed optimism that Africa’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) could be big winners with the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) — the world’s...

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@CIPEAfrica

3 years

Trading under AfCFTA has begun! Read our recent report in partnership with a coalition of Nigerian private sector orgs which researched growth potential of the AfCFTA, analyzed the trade agreement's impact on Nigerian MSMEs, & provides recommendations:

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4 years

Dr. Joe Abah @DrJoeAbah of @DAIGlobal is leading a panel on transparency and accountability in public procurement and spending at #ABEC2020

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1 year

Our @CIPEKenya Country Director @BenKiragu3 met with newly elected @kenya_chamber President @DrEricRuto & VP @mustafaramadhn to discuss ways to build capacity of KNCCI & its 47 county chambers to advocate for Kenyan businesses. Looking forward to our next stage of partnership!

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5 years

We met @tundeoladosu this summer while representing @CIPEglobal at @YALINetwork @WashFellowship partners expo. In 2012 Babatunde won a CIPE essay contest about youth economic opportunity and went on to found @edubridge_ng . Read about his story here:

Solving Global Youth Unemployment – My experience since writing the CIPE Essay - Center for...

At a recent YALI Mandela Fellowship Expo where Program Officer Ryan Musser was representing CIPE, he met a Mandela fellow who won a CIPE essay contest several years ago on Economically-Sustainable...

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4 years

🚨🚨We're calling for organizations to submit concept notes that address and offer solutions to mitigate corruption and ensure business and government accountability during the current COVID-19 emergency in Sub-Sahara Africa! See details here:

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5 years

If you missed our event yesterday on Next Steps for Sudan’s Democratic & Economic Transformation, watch it here: Panelists include: @KhalidOmerYusif , SCP @3ozaz , human rights activist @Magdi_Amin , private sector specialist @zoyaty , human rights activist

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4 years

This is a great conversation on @TheFlipAfrica between @africatechie and @just_norm about the challenges of entrepreneurship - and doing business in general - in Francophone Africa. She's doing great work to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem!

A Conversation with Rebecca Enonchong

In this bonus episode of The Flip, Justin sits down with Rebecca Enonchong (@africatechie), the Founder and CEO of AppsTech.

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3 years

Opportunity alert! If you care about protecting digital rights to foster inclusive civic and economic participation, apply by June 30 to become an Open Internet for Democracy Leader, a program run by @CIPEglobal , @CIMA_Media , & @NDItech :

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3 years

The reason Africans are so passionate about democracy is because the demands are not Western-driven. The demands for democracy come from within, from Africans themselves who have a long history of experiencing oppression and colonialism, says @M_Philani

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3 years

While we often point to authoritarian countries like China and Russia propping up dictators in Africa, but it's important to keep in mind how traditional western donors have also propped up authoritarian leaders, says @Smith_JeffreyT #ResistBureauLive

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6 years

Check out this great poem we saw in the @The_EastAfrican ! What do you think is most effective for stemming the supply or demand for corruption? #anticorruption

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6 years

The only way Cameroon’s leaders can be pressured to find a resolution to the conflict is by the international community sanctioning their international lifestyles, says @KathleenNdongmo #Cameroon

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3 years

CIPE was honored to meet with his excellency, @SudanPMHamdok to brief him on CIPE’s work in #Sudan . The PM mentioned attending a CIPE conference in #Ghana many years ago. We look forward to working with the Government of Sudan on creating an enabling environment for #business .

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5 years

. @CIPEglobal is working with partners in 15 African countries + the COMESA region, to help companies develop anti-corruption compliance systems that will reduce financial leakages from bribery and corruption and enable them to more effectively access global value chains

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6 years

Check out this great @bbcworldservice Questions debate in #Zimbabwe , hosted by @alittl , with @ZANUPF_Official representative Paul Mangwana, @Welshman_Ncube of @MDCAlliance , independent MP candidate @advocatemahere , and journalist/publicsher @TrevorNcube

BBC World Service - World Questions, Harare

World Questions is in Harare just weeks before the country goes to the polls.

www.bbc.co.uk

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6 years

“Policy shifts are set to create a conducive moment for economic cooperation in the region. Ethiopia has one of the fastest-growing economies, Djibouti & Somalia are at a critical corridor for shipping and Eritrea’s coast has untapped oil and gas reserves”

The once-troubled Horn of Africa is now a positive note on the UN’s busy agenda

A historic “wind of hope” is blowing in the Horn of Africa, UN secretary general António Guterres said.

qz.com

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6 years

Informal economy needs to come together and speak in a unified voice for policy reform in #Zimbabwe , says @CIPEglobal Africa Director Lars Benson #ZimDecides

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4 years

We're checking out the @ResistBureau 's discussion on current issues on democracy in Zimbabwe with @drDendere @DougColtart @Jesmunga @Wamagaisa @Mamoxn @fromagehomme @MantateQueeneth @Smith_JeffreyT . Check it out here:

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6 years

Are you a Zimbabwe business interested in doing business w/ foreign companies & investors? Come to a breakfast meeting tomorrow morning where we'll be launching our business ethics & compliance training program to strengthen Zimbabwean businesses. RSVP to mark.oxley @latilla .co.zw

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@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Do you know young leaders in Ethiopian business, government, or civil society engaged in issues of public policy? Encourage them to apply to our Leadership Academy for Development with @FukuyamaFrancis @StanfordCDDRL & @AddisAbabaUnive ! Apply by May 24: !

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5 years

“The legal system has become a tool of the state, not a vanguard or a place for hope. Legal processes, like all other processes, are incapable of restoring sanity in themselves,” says @nickopiyo , discussing the recent arrest of Bobi Wine in Uganda

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5 years

We've got a great line-up for our upcoming conference in Addis on Democracy and the Future of Ethiopia's Development State, with participants such as @FukuyamaFrancis , @japanizar , @alemayehuGeda , @EleniGabre , @LaversTom , @PreciseConsult , @AbebeAbebayehu , @halelule , @AACCSA !

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@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Urban-planning experts say that for Nairobi and other African cities to become the modern metropolises their people dream of, four issues need to be tackled: 1) skills shortage 2) insufficient government investment 3) weak rule of law 4) corruption

Nairobi’s planners are knocking the city down to save it

Poor planning and corruption take their toll

www.economist.com

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@CIPEAfrica

6 years

Mulu Solomon, the first woman President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce, spoke today at our Ethiopia office launch. On the same day that Mesenbet Shenkute is elected the first female president of the Addis Ababa Chamber @AACCSA (Ethiopia’s leading business association)!

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6 years

With the success of #NotTooYoungToRun , ⁦ @FidelisMbah ⁩ highlights some of Nigeria’s young people running to positively influence their country ⁦ @adamugarba ⁩, ⁦ @DSamsonItodo ⁩ of ⁦ @YIAGA ⁩, & @eunice_atuejide ⁩ #nigeria

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@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Ending corruption is critical to ensuring that aid & development finance has intended impact. This requires new ways of engaging the business community, which has for too long been ignored as a key stakeholder, our @CIPEglobal colleague @lola_kanye argues

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5 years

Insiders say Kenyan authorities have inflated costs of the Nairobi-Mombasa expressway project by 67%. The US Embassy says that Bechtel is subject to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act which must ensure business is conducted without graft, reports @MwitaMartin

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4 years

While Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais & others risked their lives to expose corruption on a global scale, a network of Western firms were — once again — using their vast expertise to facilitate the looting of the state, writes @simonallison

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4 years

Is Nigeria's border closure a necessary policy to develop Nigerian industry, or is it more of the same old misguided mistakes of past Nigerian governments? Check out the debate on the @CGDev podcast between @gyude_moore , @AmakaAnku , and @nonso2 :

Next Steps for Nigeria's Border Situation: Amaka Anku and Nonso Obikili on the CGD Podcast

I talk with Amaka Anku of Eurasia Group and Nonso Obikili of Economic Research Southern Africa about Nigeria's recent border closure. We discuss the history between Nigeria and Benin, the costs of...

www.cgdev.org

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5 years

Ethiopia has agreed to apply 0% tariff on 90% of products for members of #AfCFTA within the next 15 years

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6 years

The business case for why your company should have an #anticorruption compliance program in place: -Reduces cost of business -Brand reputation that attracts investors and partners -Reduces expectation of bribery -Improved product #BizWithIntegrity #BusinessEthicsKe

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5 years

South Africa could have pushed for new wealth to be built through intra-African supply chains & networks, & millions of new jobs created. Instead, China understood the power of economic integration, while sadly South Africa still has not, says @hofrench

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4 years

Congratulations to all those who have been selected. We’re particularly excited for those from sun-Saharan African countries, including @yeayalew , @SheilahBirgen , @Nashilongo , @CatMuya , @hadassahlouis , @gideonsarpong !

Open Internet for Democracy Initiative

@OpenNetGlobal

4 years

We're excited to publicly announce the 8 individuals who have been selected to be our Open Internet Leaders this year! Check out their bios on our website. #netdemocracy #digitalrights #netfreedom #netgov

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5 years

Do you know someone passionate about internet freedom? Encourage them to apply for the 8-month non-resident @OpenNetGlobal Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program, co-run by our colleagues at @CIPEglobal as well as @ndi & @CIMA_Media Apply by May 27:

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6 years

We had the opportunity to meet with Somaliland's former First Lady & Minister of Foreign Affairs @EdnaAdan . We heard about her work with @EdnaAdanFdn and we got to tell her about the work we're doing with women economic empowerment, including starting #Somaliland 's @WomenCommerce

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5 years

Who do you all like to follow for good coverage on the continent? Some of our faves: @simonallison @YousraElbagir @Lattif @MaggieFick @davidpilling @samirasawlani @eyderp @ryanlenorabrown @japanizar @gksteinhauser @TheYomiKazeem @johnpmcdermott @alexisak @jsphctrl @geoffreyyork

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4 years

🚨We're calling for organizations to submit concept notes that address and offer solutions to mitigate corruption and ensure business and government accountability during the current COVID-19 emergency in Sub-Sahara Africa! See details here:

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@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Considering the debt forgiveness from China, Ethiopia could, with an increasing global power network (via its relationships with other countries), be the first country to find its way to a stronger bargaining position, says @KurtDavisJr

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4 years

Why is a foreign policy think tank like @CSIS holding an event on the creative industry in Nigeria, asks @JDevermont ? Most Americans don’t realize that Africans are on their Netflix, in their earbuds, and on their bookshelves.

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Secrecy breeds bad & unaccountable behaviour, including enablers who support corruption & incompetence because they are rewarded by the state using taxpayer funds. It is in the government’s interests to be transparent and accountable, argues @Wamagaisa

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Ethiopia’s internet shutdown negatively affects businesses in Ethiopia. A one-day shutdown costs Ethiopia at least $4.5 million according to @netblocks . Such outages also have long-term consequences by affecting investor confidence, says @atoker

Ethiopia anger over texting and internet blackouts

No explanation has been given for the shut downs but they coincide with nationwide exams.

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5 years

We’re really excited to read this new @CarnegieDCG report by @okekecc and @MatthewTPage on how corruption negatively affects Nigerian SMEs! @CIPE_ACGC @lola_kanye @ScupEater

Matthew T. Page

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5 years

Coming soon! 'Stolen Dreams: How Corruption Negates Government Assistance to Nigeria's Small Businesses' A detailed @CarnegieEndow @CarnegieDCG report by @okekecc and me.

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Today @CIPEglobal held a public private dialogue workshop in Nairobi to disseminate a policy brief on the potential effects of the @AfCFTA on MSMEs in Kenya. We had great representation from government, the private sector, MSMEs and @ECA_OFFICIAL ! @snkaringi @OwitNairobi

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7 years

Drop a pin on a map of eastern Africa and chances are it will not land on a healthy democracy. But citizens of internationally unrecognized #Somaliland recently elected a president in its sixth peaceful, competitive and relatively clean vote since 2001.

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4 years

Yesterday we hosted a conference in Khartoum on prospects for democratic governance & economic growth in Sudan, which included Transitional Sovereign Council member Aayesha Musa Saeed & Minister of Finance Ibrahim Al-Badawi Read @SUNA_AGENCY 's report here:

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6 years

Happy #AfricaDay from the CIPE Africa team! Quote tweet to share your #1 hope for business in Africa in the next year! #AfricaDay2018

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At our Kenya 2023 Centers of Excellence Workshop, we are exploring how county chambers can become more financially sustainable. @kitavijk , CEO of our partner @KncciMombasa presents on Mombasa Chamber’s amazing portfolio of programs & products & new ideas to raise more revenue.

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. @yuenyuenang introduces a new framework for “unbundling corruption” into four varieties- petty theft, grand theft, speed money, and access money - and highlights their differential economic effects @CIPE_ACGC @ScupEater @lola_kanye

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5 years

We’re at @BrookingsInst to explore the question of whether sub-Saharan Africa is facing another systemic sovereign debt crisis, with Trang Nguyen of @jpmorgan , @SongweVera of @ECA_OFFICIAL , @MthuliNcube of Zimbabwe MoF, Sean Nolan of @IMFNews , @BSangafowaCoul of @BrookingsGlobal

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A search for Mozambique’s secret $2 billion debt shows how the global banking system aids corruption, ⁦ @lynseychutel ⁩ reports #anticorruption

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Nigeria could join the #AfCFTA train, while simultaneously fixing its internal deficits to ensure that its fears do not crystallize. Simply refusing to join the AfCFTA is only a delay in acknowledging what needs to be done, and doing it @Scheenel argues

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“It’s pertinent for our people in rural areas & townships to understand that the real source of their economic problems is a government that nurtures & incubates Corruption, Incompetence, Nepotism, Theft & Mismanagement,” @daddyhope says of @Wamagaisa ’s article on Zim’s AG report

Hopewell Chin’ono

@daddyhope

5 years

Below are Whatsapp links to groups with @Wamagaisa ’s important article on corruption in PDF format! Join & get the article then exit group. Share Widely Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group4

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6 years

Are you a business in Zimbabwe trying to attract international investment or partner with international firms? We are holding our first #anticorruption compliance training November 5-6 in Harare to help local businesses create compliance systems and attract new global partners

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4 years

Join us on Sept 8 at 10:30am EDT/2:30pm GMT for a conversation on opportunities for the private sector to support economic resilience across the Sahel. More info and registration here:

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. @nasabdulbari long believed he could serve his country best from outside, by developing ideas for constitutional reform that could be fed back in to Sudan if opportunity arose. Suddenly he became Sudan's Minister of Justice. Great piece from @bechamilton !

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6 years

In several regions—Southern Africa, North Africa, and Central Africa—the popularity of China’s example of state-led economic growth matched or outpaced that of the US.

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@CIPEAfrica

4 years

Join for Day 1 of Africa Business Ethics Conference! Our panel on Transparency & Accountability in Public Procurement & Spending includes - @DrJoeAbah of @DAIGlobal - @moekariuki of @opengovpart -Abisola Kazeem of @IFC_org - @dromisakin of @officialNESG

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5 years

In Zimbabwe’s AG report, @Wamagaisa found the following recurring themes across the management of Zimbabwe’s state-owned enterprises: -Goods paid for but never delivered -Dubious donations & abuse of public funds -Gatekeepers run amok -Lack of controls

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4 years

Join us Dec 7-9 as we partner with @lagoschamber88 to host the first Africa Business Ethics Conference in Nigeria. The online @abecafrica conference will focus on tackling corruption to reduce poverty, unemployment & insecurity in Africa. Visit to register

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5 years

Last week, our partner @kenya_chamber launched two policy briefs. Developed with @CIPEglobal support, they address two issues affecting business in #Kenya : 1) Delayed payments by governments for services & goods 2) Multiple inter-county licenses affecting SMEs Thread below:

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

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Thanks to all our partners for a great year of working to improve democracy and business across Africa! #AfricaDay #AfricaDay2018 @unacois_jappo @NACCIMA30 @ipfkenya @wabaz_zw @knccinrbcounty @KipronoKittony @MUHURIkenya @KncciMombasa @FREEAfrik1 @zcieazim @africamanager

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

Followers: We're looking to collect innovative & smart ways the business community is collectively responding to the challenges of #COVID19 across Africa. What are business associations, chambers & others doing to support business in a time of social distancing? Comment below!👇🏾

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

6 years

At #FIFAfrica18 , @netblocks launched the Cost of Shutdown Tool, in collaboration with @accessnow , @cipesaug , @theGNI , @Internet_SF & the @internetsociety , which calculates the economic cost of internet shutdowns in sub-Saharan Africa

Internet Freedom in Africa: Emerging challenges and data-driven solutions for a connected future at...

ACCRA, GHANA – At the 2018 Forum for Internet Freedom in Africa, NetBlocks is demonstrating new tools and methodologies to defend human rights, empowering local communities and creating a space ...

netblocks.org

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

3 years

"Business needs democracy & democracy needs business as they require stable environment, freedom to compete, & offer opportunities for partnership with civil society, government & people, says @cipeglobal 's @AWilsonCIPE at @uschamber 's State of American Business #RallyForRecovery

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Autocracy is a high beta solution. It can turn out very good, as it did in Singapore’s case, or it can turn out very badly. It turns out badly 99% of the time, measured both by the rights of people in those countries and their economies, says Sam Hill

Autocracy Is No Model for Developing Economies

It turns out badly 99% of the time. For every Singapore, there are many Sierra Leones.

www.bloomberg.com

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

"Burna Boy brings attention to the fact that many of Africa's problems are intrinsically linked to corruption inherited from colonial history, in the form of influence of business interests & the effects of poverty which exacerbates small scale corruption"

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

6 years

We will be tweeting live today from our anti-corruption workshop where we are training trainers from 13 African countries who will help businesses in their home countries set up anti-corruption compliance programs #BizWithIntegrity

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@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Rules of origin – the criteria needed to determine the nationality of a product – could make or break the #AfCFTA that entered into force in May, says a new @UNCTAD report #UNCTADEDAR #EDAR2019

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

6 years

“We found that if you push anticorruption alone, the business community moans, but if you push sustainability and growth, then they were interested” says @sojapa . It’s important that businesses realize the business case for #anticorruption . #BizWithIntegrity #BusinessEthicsKe

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

Join us Wednesday for a webinar with anti-money laundering specialist Jim Wright to discuss how to perform a risk assessment for money laundering for your organization:

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

Has #LuandaLeaks captured your attention? We're launching a partnership with IN – Sociedade de Advogados & Amcham-Angola to offer #anticorruption compliance services in Angola. Companies can use risk management systems to prevent, mitigate, and reduce opportunities for corruption

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

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This week we hosted a @StateIVLP @WorldLearning delegation of business & government leaders from across the African continent to discuss the role of the private sector in strengthening democracy and acting collectively to improve the business environment.

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

3 years

New projects @AfCFTA secretariat is working on: -a digital platform to help SMEs access new markets -a trade finance policy with @StandardBankZA to help SMEs trade -a pan-African payments & settlement platform with @afreximbank -digitise customs functions

Africa's free-trade remains muted but likes of Sim Tshabalala is aiming to move the needle |...

In Ghana, only two companies have done trade deals under the new African free trade agreement and in South Africa, there's no indication that anyone has.

www.news24.com

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

5 years

Kenya's most enduring wealth is its people. The 1st step towards this wealth is transparency in how we use natural resources. Yet what we have received so far from State House is opacity about financial details of the oil sector, says @kopalo @CIPEKenya

We have failed the first test on Turkana oil

www.standardmedia.co.ke

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

6 years

. @sojapa got companies on Nigerian stock exchange to reform corporate practices w/ greater integrity & compliance, which had downstream effect on SMEs in their value chains. When you frame #anticorruption compliance in terms of profit, business pays attention. #BizWithIntegrity

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

Nigerian anti-corruption campaigner @HamzyCODE of @Connected_dev & @4lowthemoney talks with our colleagues @bkschmi & @kaibernierchen of @CIPE_ACGC about mobilizing anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria and across Africa:

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

6 years

Our Harare townhall meeting tomorrow between informal vendors & reps of Zimbabwe's major political parties will include Hon P. Chinamasa ( @ZANUPF_Official ), D. Kanengoni (NPP), @lilomatic (MDC-T), @MjobisaNoko (ZAPU), @drnmanyika ( @buildzimbabwe ) & unconfirmed @MDCAllianceZW rep

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

We have provisions in the AfCFTA which require a country to notify us when it intends to enter into a [bilateral] free-trade agreement...and says any preferences given to a third party must also be given to other parties of the AfCFTA,” said @AmbMuchanga

Trump says free-trade pact with Kenya will ‘probably’ happen — a first for sub-Saharan Africa

The United States has sought to counter China’s growing economic influence in Africa.

www.washingtonpost.com

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

11 months

. @CIPEKenya advocacy expert @RachelMuthoga presents to our Centers of Excellence county chambers on advocacy. Advocacy is a proactive effort to influence policy in an open, transparent manner & makes private sector an effective contributor to dialogue, she says.

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

3 years

We're watching & live-tweeting @ResistBureau 's event on Resisting the Spread of Authoritarian Networks, with @emekaumejei , @RafaelMdeMorais , @HassanIdayat , @WinnieKiiza discussing what can be done to stop the spread of authoritarian influence in Africa @Smith_JeffreyT @M_Philani

The Resistance Bureau

@ResistBureau

3 years

Join us live now!

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

You can join us now in our conversation on ensuring accountability and effectiveness in African responses to COVID-19 with our colleague @lola_kanye and @CGDev 's @gyude_moore :

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

3 years

Congratulations to our partner @KNCCITurkana for their partnership with @IloProspects to stimulate economic development for host & refugee communities through entrepreneurship and investment in Turkana County! We're proud of the great work the Turkana Chamber is doing in Turkana!

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CIPE Africa (on Threads and Bluesky too!)

@CIPEAfrica

4 years

🚨🚨We're calling for organizations to submit concept notes that address and offer solutions to mitigate corruption and ensure business and government accountability during the current COVID-19 emergency in Sub-Sahara Africa! See details here:

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