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Recognition for Carlos Lopes Work
Member of the International Commission of Experts on Financing for Development, Government of Spain & United Nations, Madrid & New York
Government of Spain & United Nations | Jul 2024
First Class Order of Zayed II, bestowed by the United Arab Emirates President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Abhu Dhabi Media Office | May 2024
Member of the G20 Task Force on a Global Mobilization Against Climate Change
Brazilian Government | Feb 2024
One of 100 most influential black personalities of the Lusophone World
Bantumen 100 Powerlist | Dec 2022
Confirmed by the United Nations Economic and Social Council as a member of the prestigious Committee for Development Policy for the period 2022 to 2024.
United Nations Economic and Social Council | Apr 2022
New Chair of the Board and Advisory Council of the African Climate Foundation
African Climate Foundation | Apr 2022
Appointed as > Foundational Fellow of the International Science Council
International Science Council | Mar 2022
Recognised by the African report as one of the 100 most influential Africans
The Africa Report | Oct 2019
Latest Blogs
L’économie du développement à l’ère des bouleversements
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Cartographie : corriger la carte de l’Afrique, un enjeu économique et stratégique
Read MoreCartographic Justice for Africa
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Africa’s Interdependence with the Gulf Under Pressure
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Gulf shock: How Iran war could reshape Africa’s economic outlook
Read MoreNews Coverage
Can Zambia end unrefined copper exports and add value at home?
Será que a Zâmbia consegue acabar com as exportações de cobre não refinado e agregar valor internamente?
Une règle du jeu préjudiciable au textile africain ?
‘Africa’s future lies in agriculture’
Does AGOA’s third country rule damage African textile production?
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Trade, Law and Development
published my piece:
Navigating Turbulent Waters: Africa’s Key Dilemmas and Challenges.
More here:
https://www.tradelawdevelopment.com/current-issue-seventeen-point-two
A conference about the life and contributions of an African icon - Mário de Andrade - my intellectual father.
At a time when universities struggle to internationalise as a way of moving up the ladder, and indeed the rankings, in South Africa, the debate is spiralling in the opposite direction.
University of Mpumalanga hits back at foreign-hiring claims
1) 94.4% of its 706 staff are South African
2) Only 40 foreign nationals (5.6%)
3) Academic staff: 218 SA citizens vs 38 foreign (out of 256)
“We prioritise qualified South Africans through fair, transparent
Bizarre accounting 😳
What a World! 🌎 Next we shall calculate imperialist contribution to GDP growth.
Wednesday,
2 September 2026
Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research
(WISER) Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Richard Ward
Building, Braamfontein Campus East
13:00 - 14:30
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What do I have to say about Chinese new discovery in Africa?
How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3363798/how-africa-becoming-strategic-hub-chinese-industrial-expansion?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1786544252
How convenient. 🙃
When African countries pointed to the excesses of structural adjustment and the costs of free-trade orthodoxy, it was dismissed as “ideological.” 🤷🏾♂️
Now that wealthy countries openly embrace protectionism when it serves their interests? Suddenly, there’s a
Economic resilience may require countries to sacrifice some efficiency to ensure access to critical goods in times of crisis, Kim Ruhl writes in F&D magazine. https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2026/06/point-of-view-rethinking-free-trade-kim-ruhl
The US defends border integrity for certain countries and undermines it in others. It all depends on its interests.
US military set to march into Puntland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia – as US-Iran war spills into Red Sea. The deal by-passed the central government in Mogadishu.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/us-military-base-somalia/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/RStatecraft
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