Author | Economics, trade, Africa & geopolitics | New: THE VERDICT ON TARIFFS | Books ↓

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Joined March 2009
Tariffs generate plenty of slogans. THE VERDICT ON TARIFFS asks the harder question: do they actually work? Who pays. Who wins. What history reveals. For @USTradeRep, @USTreasury and anyone following U.S. trade policy: a.co/d/04Z03Hvh #Tariffs #TradePolicy #Economics
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Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on the Rwandan Ministry of Defence and Zigama Credit and Savings Society, a Rwandan financial institution that has played a key role in facilitating Rwanda’s support for the March 23 Movement and its political wing, the Congo River Alliance. home.treasury.gov/news/press…
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Airbus 380 leci przez Atlantyk. Leci ze stałą prędkością 800 km/h na wysokości 30 000 stóp, gdy nagle pojawia się Myśliwiec Eurofighter z prędkością Mach 2. Pilot myśliwca zwalnia, leci obok Airbusa i przez radio pozdrawia pilota samolotu pasażerskiego: „Airbusie, nudny lot, prawda? A teraz spójrz tutaj!” Przewraca swój odrzutowiec na grzbiet, przyspiesza, przełamuje barierę dźwięku, wznosi się gwałtownie na zawrotną wysokość, a następnie w zapierającym dech w piersiach nurkowaniu opada niemal do poziomu morza. Wraca do Airbusa i pyta: „No co, jak było?” Pilot Airbusa odpowiada: „To robi wrażenie, ale spójrz na to!” Pilot odrzutowca obserwuje Airbusa, ale nic się nie dzieje. Leci nadal prosto, z tą samą prędkością. Po 15 minutach pilot Airbusa przez radio pyta: „No co, jak było? Zdezorientowany pilot myśliwca pyta: „Co niby zrobiłeś?” Pilot AirBusa śmieje się i mówi: „Wstałem, rozprostowałem nogi, podszedłem na tył samolotu, żeby skorzystać z toalety, po czym wypiłem filiżankę kawy i zjadłem ciasto czekoladowe. Morał z tej historii jest taki: kiedy jesteś młody, prędkość i adrenalina wydają się wspaniałe. Ale gdy dorośniesz i zmądrzejesz, nauczysz się, że wygoda i spokój są ważniejsze. Nazywa się to S.O.S.: Slower, Older, Smarter (Wolniejszy. Starszy. Inteligentniejszy). Dedykuję wszystkim moim starszym przyjaciołom. Czas zwolnić i cieszyć się resztą podróży. Autor nieznany
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🇧🇮 Le 21 octobre 1993, Melchior Ndadaye, premier président démocratiquement élu du Burundi, était assassiné trois mois après son arrivée au pouvoir. Il a depuis été élevé au rang de héros de la démocratie. Mais 33 ans plus tard, la démocratie est-elle au rendez-vous?
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LeBron and Savannah James show Vogue around their Los Angeles home and share some of their most prized possessions, including NBA championship trophies, luxury watches, and rare cars. 🏡🔥
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The World Bank projects a major gap between the number of young people reaching working age in developing economies and the jobs those economies are expected to create. AI may raise productivity, but it may also disrupt the entry-level roles that traditionally help young people build experience. #teenbooks #Childrensbooks #BookReview #booktok #Enterpreuneurs boscomutarambirwa.substack.c…
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American company Anzana Electric has signed a $1.4 billion public-private partnership with the Government of Burundi to transform the country's electricity grid, the largest investment in Burundi's history. Over the next several years, the agreement will raise the electrification rate from 12 percent to 70 percent, bringing reliable power to millions of Burundians for the first time. A modern grid will open the door to a new wave of U.S. private-sector investment and strengthen U.S. supply chains, including in mining and agro-processing. Building it will put thousands of Burundians to work, proving what partnership with American business can deliver for both our countries.
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"I lost my luggage on RwandAir. After its CEO told me they would not do anything, I came to Twitter to call them out. On my next trip to Rwanda, 8 men in suits came to my hotel and took me in and kept me in prison for 2 weeks."
I started visiting Rwanda around 2010, when you still needed a visa to travel to Rwanda. In this picture is sports, youth and culture minister Joe Habineza, with me. He died in 2021. We would hang out whenever I was in Rwanda. Went around the city of Kigali, where people recognised him and praised him. Mr. Habineza was Rwanda’s Ambassador to Nigeria then and he would bring visa sticker to the Lagos airport from Abuja and put it on my passport and we would fly to Kigali. I volunteered at Kwetu Institute to teach. That’s a film school owned by Eric Kabera. This is where it gets interesting. I lost my luggage on RwandAir. After trying to reach Yvonne Makolo, its CEO and she told me they would not do anything, I came to Twitter to call them out. On my next trip to Rwanda, 8 men in suit came to my hotel on the day I was supposed to leave and took me in and kept me in prison for 2 weeks… Until there was an intervention from people Kagame listened to, like President Obasanjo… When he imprisoned Paul Rusesabagina, I had to work with his family to reach out to those prominent Africans who started talking to him. So, when you go to Rwanda for Formula 1 in 2030, which is years away, behave well.
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Qui veut refonder la RDC ? La chroniqueuse démonte le CV du FRN : Bisimwa l'éternel rebelle, Makenga sanctionné par l'ONU depuis 2012 pour meurtres, viols, recrutement d'enfants, Nangaa, Balamage... Et Kabila, arrivé en 1997 dans l'ombre du Rwanda, qui y retourne 29 ans après. Sanctionné par le Trésor US en avril pour soutien au M23. "Ceux qui ont fait couler le sang veulent refonder la nation dans le sang." #RDC
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After a twenty-year hiatus, the #DRC officially filed a major new lawsuit against #Rwanda at the #ICJ.
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Most recent estimates put RDF’s deployments in Congo at 14,000-18,000 in early 2026, around 40-50% of the Rwandan army’s total manpower of 35,000. This is a substantial increase from 900-1,000 in May 2022, 3,000-4,000 in early 2024, and 6,000-10,000 in early 2025.
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Unlike West Germany - which chose to consent to agreements to rebuild its global reputation - or Uganda, which accidentally trapped itself by previously signing a blanket agreement accepting the ICJ authority, Rwanda has consistently refused to give its consent.
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Le pion de Kagame. Le Rwanda souhaite que le Congo continue à lui payer les frais de guerre, comme si c’était le Congo qui avait envahi le Rwanda. Le Rwanda ne peut pas survivre sans ces sous-là. Kabila est vraiment ridicule.
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