Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge) header
Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge) profile picture

None of the most complex and interdependent challenges confronting humanity today can be solved without Africans.

Gaborone, Botswana
Joined April 2009
Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)Photo by Marcus Courage (@Cour8ge)
Without the right enabling environment, investment does not flow, new jobs don’t get created, new industries don’t emerge, and lives don’t improve at the pace and scale needed to defeat poverty. Policy matters. @africapractice africapractice.com
1
3
Today Africa Practice published “When The Rules Break.” A number of deeply reflective questions about what lies ahead for the African continent, who will guide us there, and how we want to show up with our partners in this emerging world. africapractice.com/insights/… @hellobrink
1
3
108
EV Explorers embodies our belief that #Africa can and should be at the forefront of the global transition to sustainable transport. It embodies our commitment to reimagining markets, changing the narrative, and rewriting the rules. africapractice.com/insights/…
1
63
The tariff shockwave: What does Trump’s trade policy mean for #Africa? africapractice.com/the-tarif…
54
Africa Practice reflects on the key trends to watch in 2025. We also revisit some of the predictions we made last year . #Africa #geopolitics #climate #economy #elections #security africapractice.com/africa-tr… @SemaforAfrica @TC_Africa
70
Replying to @Cour8ge
@Cour8ge, CEO Africa Practice - stereotypical media narratives about Africa are costing African nations $4.2 billion a year in inflated interest on sovereign debt due to poor international media coverage underpinned by conflict & war - AfricaPractice/AfricaNoFilter Report.
86
Marcus Courage retweeted
Replying to @Cour8ge
@Cour8ge, CEO Africa Practice - stereotypical media narratives about Africa are costing African nations $4.2 billion a year in inflated interest on sovereign debt due to poor international media coverage underpinned by conflict & war - AfricaPractice/AfricaNoFilter Report.
3
1
2
474
Inadequate corporate governance in mineral-rich developing nations may pose the greatest challenge to scaling up clean energy technologies quickly enough to meet climate goals. miningreview.com/energy/corp… via @Miningreview.com @africapractice
4
135
Just arrived at the FT Moral Money Summit Africa, in Johannesburg. #FTMoralMoney @africapractice
2
153
Building A Hydrogen Super Power in Africa - @Cour8ge (Group CEO at Africa Practice, an @afr_h2_p member organization) discusses the opportunities of developing #hydrogen economies in #Africa and Africa’s potential of becoming a #H2 Super Power. youtube.com/watch?v=8V9Z0tQA…
2
3
254
Marcus Courage retweeted
Africa wanting to extract more value is logical & legitimate. But there exits an industry structure that investors, financiers & commodity markets rely on to make investment decisions. Knowing this structure is a good place to start when designing policy🧵 teapawt.net/BloombergAfrica/status…
5
17
1
53
10,366
Thank you friends and alumnae for celebrating @africapractice 20th anniversary with us in #Nairobi. We feel very fortunate to be working with many of the most progressive and conscientious leaders that this  great continent has to offer.
2
1
618
Thank you friends and alumnae for celebrating @africapractice 20th anniversary with us in #Nairobi. We feel very fortunate to be working with many of the most progressive and conscientious leaders that this  great continent has to offer.
1
1
4
1,006
I’ve been in #SouthAfrica for the last ten days. Interviews with @MbalulaFikile @Julius_S_Malema @jsteenhuisen plus a documentary on the impact of ‘load shedding’ nightmare on 🇿🇦 economy and politics. Watch it all on @BBCHARDtalk
Coming up today on Hardtalk, ⁦⁦@stephensackur⁩ interviews ANC Secretary General ⁦@MbalulaFikile⁩ in Johannesburg
139
191
40
604
158,620
If the Congo Basin region is to succeed in protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030, it’ll take leaders like @LeeWhiteCBE in governments, businesses, & civil society collaborating and innovating to balance the needs of people and nature.
3
54
9
128
21,756
Marcus Courage retweeted
Without the right enabling environment, investment does not flow, new jobs don’t get created, new industries don’t emerge, and lives don’t improve at the pace and scale needed to defeat poverty. Policy matters. @africapractice africapractice.com
1
3
Marcus Courage retweeted
This message's so important it merits re-posting this. "Burkina Faso saw 50% rise in dried mango export revenues via improved drying capacity. Burkinabe dried mango now enjoys 25% market share in Europe thanks to #industrialisation of mango processing. trade4devnews.enhancedif.org…
8
1
39
2,889