Indigo Ellis

Africa consultant, Great Lakes watcher & ESG risk. Currently Managing Director @AfricaMatters1 , ex-Head of Africa @MaplecroftRisk - views my own

[Indigo Ellis @IndigoEllis]

Wonderful to be back in Cape Town for Mining Indaba. A packed main stage this morning to kick off the event with warm welcome from @GwedeMantashe1 #MiningIndaba

[Jonathan Josephs @jonathanjosephs]

📺World Business Report
📅 1430gmt - 20 Jan 2023

🌐#Alphabet cuts 12,000 jobs
🇺🇸🇸🇳 #Yellen starts #Africa trip in #Senegal w/
@IndigoEllis
👷🏾 @ilo's Gilbert Houngbo is concerned about global #employment situation in 2023

https://t.co/NLwLcAIkRs

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Not the best shot - but a pleasure to be on @BBCWorld today talking #USAfrica interviewed by @jonathanjosephs

[Semafor Africa @SemaforAfrica]

African startups broke funding records last year closing in on $5 billion.

We also took a look at funding for startups in Francophone Africa

https://t.co/tkQjuUv7pB

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@mininghistory Joanna is the OG! @joannalewisnews

[Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo]

Data on 2021 deforestation rates in Congo Basin from Amsterdam-based @Climate_Focus_

[Barbara Achermann @BarbaraAcherman]

Yesterday at Basel Debates @terrefebiruk told us to google Mogadishu in english and somali.
You get to see two different cities, two different world views.
Thanks for this insight.

[UK in South Africa🇬🇧🇿🇦 @ukinsouthafrica]

Yesterday @RishiSunak 🇬🇧 and leaders from 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇸 met @CyrilRamaphosa 🇿🇦 to welcome South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan.

We look forward to supporting South Africa’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

[Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo]

This is wild: Congo & Zambia are responsible for 86% of the world's net copper mine output growth since 2019.

DRC alone will blow past 2 million tonnes of copper this year -- Gecamines at its 1987 height was less than 500,000 tonnes per annum.

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Very happy to be at #IDAK #IDAKi - 5th joint plenary between the two in Kinshasa today - with @vuko_ndondo #LouisWatum @tosimm #AugusteMutombo #YvetteMwanza @USAID @giz_gmbh

[Présidence RDC 🇨🇩 @Presidence_RDC]

#RDC_UK @10DowningStreet @UKinDRC I 25.10.2022 #Kinshasa
Le Président Félix Tshisekedi félicite @RishiSunak pour sa désignation officielle comme Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni. Le Chef de l'État lui souhaite plein succès dans sa nouvelle mission.

[Indigo Ellis @IndigoEllis]

UK economic outlook downgraded to ‘negative’ by rating agency https://t.co/UyCxtfjjiY

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Now onto the New Investment Landscape with @LopesInsights and Dr Naledi Pandor @stephenkb talking about resilience, self-reliance and independence. Value addition is key to transforming the face of Africa according to Dr Pandor @GovernmentZA

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Wonderful to be at the FT Africa Summit, listening to @fatshi13 and @khalafroula talk climate change, oil exploration, Wagner, and elections. #ftafrica @AfricaMatters1

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President Tshisekedi hopes that the Inga Dam will be completed during his Presidency @Presidence_RDC #ftafrica