The cooperative model was built on pooling resources for a shared business goal. It's about pooling different skills and resources to increase the chances of forming and running a profitable business. Now we form cooperatives just to access boma money? The irony runs deep.

Today, I participated in a panel discussion at the 2nd Ed. of the Diplomats' Round Table organised by the International Relations Association (IRED). We explained WTO provisions on Trade Remedies & the value of preserving global value chains via free trade. Thanks Rosemary

Freedom unleashes prosperity. Milton Friedman explains how markets and voluntary exchange enable people to improve their lives.

From Indonesia 🇮🇩 to Côte D’Ivoire 🇨🇮, World Bank projects are securing land rights, digitizing land systems, and enabling access to land for women and infrastructure. Read VP Guangzhe Chen’s insights: wrld.bg/T84R50VK0qR

Zambia's economy grew from $3.6B (2000) to $27.6B (2023), yet poverty rose from 56.4% (2002) to 64.3% (2022). Growth without inclusion—wealth expanded, but fewer people escaped poverty? In the same period, I have seen those born in poverty rise to become wealthy and vice versa.

"Every man is trying to make up for his father's mistake or live up to his expectations" I think this applies to all men of sound mind. I have seen many actively pursue a life that is below what their parents provided or lived in nearly all areas of life - moral or financial.

Before going bananas over an issue, learn to question, gather facts, and analyze. If that’s too hard, at least read between the lines. Or this is the only country that does not follow global events 🤔 #StaySharp

Asia is home to more than 1,000 billionaires who will sit on a collective $4.7 trillion in wealth by 2026. If Asian donors were to match the 2% of gross domestic product that U.S. donors give to charity, an estimated $702 billion could be unleashed. Source: Devex

I have seen some discussions on the 2011 transition MMD wasn’t voted out for economic mismanagement— if you look at economic data from 1980 to date, the MMD record is among Zambia’s best. They lost because of rising caderism, lawlessness, and a disconnect from voters’ concerns.

If the body has been giving you problems dating back to 2002, why not disband it and replace it with something better or a better mechanism? Trucks, as in plural, in private garages with unaccounted for meds 🤔. Then, we come up with conspiracy theories for failure to develop🤦🏾‍♂️

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Okay, so it is plain knowledge that block making companies don't accept card payments. They want cash, mobile money, or eWallet. And they don't hide it. Are people expected to report or responsible regulators have personnel who don't buy bricks?

Sometimes, advice is the only help people need. Seek it thoroughly and engage people before getting a loan and when you have the money. Do NOT start making calls when you find yourself in debt troubles. Nobody has idle money to give you or even time to listen to your complaints.

The rate at which things change in Zambia ....

In life, I’ve seen how deeply people feel hurt when those they helped turn ungrateful—while those who never helped feel nothing. It's like some hands aren’t worth holding. So, in 2020, I made a conclusion: Never sit on a needle to help someone. #LifeLessons

For young ladies graduating today, don't rush into marriage. Kick start your career first. It's a bit harder to launch your career once you start dealing with marriage & kids. Most ladies that got married shortly after our graduation ended up h/wives in dysfunctional marriages.

It's not your fault if you are born into poverty. Nobody experiences a pre-birth consultation. But to get comfortable & consistently make decisions that keep you in poverty is a choice one makes through their actions. #YourActions #YourChoices

The reality is that people have always been divided by income—high, middle, low, and the poor. Poverty doesn’t care about tribe or religion—it hits every group, in every province, the same. That’s why I can’t understand how some still push or fall for tribalism when voting.

It was a good race, and we shall get it next time. We soldier on.

Voting powers at the AfDB as of 30th April 2025 All African countries - 59.04 % of total voting powers. Non-African countries - 40.9% of total voting powers To win and run the AfDB effectively, you need non-African countries to back you.