Mimi Alemayehou
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Why Hasn’t Africa Gone Digital?
One major reason is a lack of reliable, affordable electricity
Opinion: The US abdicates and the world prevaricates — the perils of a rudderless recovery
Reflecting on three decades at the Treasury Department, Karen Mathiasen writes that the U.S. administration’s gross mismanagement of the COVID-19 response and failure to play a constructive role on the global stage threaten to deepen and prolong the...
Mimi Alemayehou
The US abdicates and the world prevaricates — the perils of a rudderless recovery | Devex by @Karen_mathiasen
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Chief Marketing Officer
About the Skoll Foundation Led by CEO Don Gips, the Skoll Foundation seeks to catalyze transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other...
America's first female recession
When coronavirus wreaked havoc on the economy, it was women who suffered the most. In three months, they've lost a decade’s worth of economic advancement.
I hope this pandemic will be a wake-up call
Coronavirus has raised awareness of racial disparity in healthcare. Dr. Tsion Firew hopes this may be a turning point.
Careers | Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Center’s 220 full-time staff and large network of affiliated scholars conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that look to the future and...
Addressing Private Sector Debt through Sustainable Bond Guarantees
The latest G20 finance ministers meeting concluded with no major progress on debt relief for the world’s poorest countries, and a few setbacks. To date, no country eligible for the G20’s Debt Service Suspension Initiative has requested a moratorium...
Mimi Alemayehou
Addressing Private Sector Debt through Sustainable Bond Guarantees | Center For Global Development by @ClemenceLanders
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American Catastrophe Through German Eyes
Trump says he wants to protect law-abiding citizens. In 1933, Hitler issued his ‘Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State.’
The 4 Steps Of Relationship Building
Have you ever wondered why sometimes people don't get back to you after you had a nice chat at a cocktail event? You were dressed well, made all the right points and thought you left quite the impression - yet they still didn't reach out! If this is...
Pressure mounts on Zimbabwe to release investigative journalist | DW | 22.07.2020
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, who exposed a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal, has been charged with inciting protest. Rights groups say COVID-19 is a convenient excuse for Zimbabwe to further crack down on dissent.
A women-led, progressive group takes a new approach to nuclear power
The Good Energy Collective will focus on community-centered policy.
Team Ngozi - Ngozi for WTO
I believe in the power of trade, and I believe the WTO can overcome its current challenges. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for WTO Director-General.
A Letter to G20 Finance Ministers
Dear Allies, This rather technical letter has been put together by yours truly and some eminent economists and just sent to the world’s leading finance ministers. It outlines what should be agreed by the Group of 20 Finance Ministers and Central...
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The racist double standards of international development
The claim that we are making 'wonderful progress' against global poverty is a fallacy based on a colonial mindset.
Sudan bans FGM as it breaks with hardline Islamist policies
New laws also include permitting of non-Muslims to drink alcohol and end of ‘takfir’
Preventing Covid-19 from Becoming a Hunger Crisis in Africa
A version of this article was originally published in the Mail & Guardian on July 2, 2020. In the last several months, Covid-19 has taken up nearly every news headline in nearly every country in the world. The health impact, testing, confinement,...