Moses O. Ogutu

Politics of Trade, Science, Techology & Development Cooperation. Entrepreneur, Traveler.

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One of the saddest videos have watched today
#RutoMustGo

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Our study exploring how crisis can affect changemakers’ efforts to innovate and transform systems towards sustainability and justice recently got published in Sustainability Science. Conducted during the #Covid-19 #pandemic in 2020…https://t.co/pfIJX5tN9B https://t.co/AOsBIbjgYq

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On US - China competition in Africa, @eolander is one excellent analyst to follow. https://t.co/ZeTu1iMLB9

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One study estimated that: it would cost $39 million to build a 10,000 metric-ton cathode precursor plant in the DRC. This is three times cheaper than what a similar plant in the U.S. would cost. A similar plant in China and Poland…https://t.co/KBGKEswyR6 https://t.co/9yNfZiO4pJ

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This week I had the opportunity to attend the Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in Africa day event which was held at the margins of the 2023 Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs, which took place at the UN H…https://t.co/G8P2fbD54n

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The The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) is calling for submissions of case studies of approaches to problem-solving and policies, which have been used to address the interlinked challenges of climate and health. Selected case studie…https://t.co/5N20Gby6Xn https://t.co/d2M6IrPN14

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BRICS Forum countries - Russia, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa have proposed to develop a new currency to rival the U.S Dollar.

I find the comments by Naoise McDonagh quite insightful on why this announcement - despite it…https://t.co/4wj0VIk463 https://t.co/FAbqUIJ3NA

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China's decision to restrict access to its largest academic database will make it difficult for scholars and institutions studying "China," including in international cooperation in areas such science and technology.

"Libraries a…https://t.co/Zx2l0q50Cz https://t.co/K5DmWZjb9F

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I attended the Roundtable on Global Science Diplomacy Spring 2023 Meeting, organized by the U.S. National Academies where speakers explored the current state of science diplomacy. It was interesting to hear from speakers, including…https://t.co/QJcJNSsdmZ https://t.co/bRSrG8wXDr

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I recently joined The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as a Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Fellow. I will work with the Science and Engineering Capacity Development Board, the International Netwo…https://t.co/p4lVzQ3ZiG https://t.co/50aJdreAfq

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Trade amongst African countries remain the lowest globally, with only five out of the 55 African countries trading within Africa, according to the latest Mo Ibrahim Index report (2022) (The #IbrahimIndex of #AfricanGovernance).

Intra-regional trade cons…https://t.co/BcMJUo8LCe

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I have always strived to put one foot in acadamia and another in practice. Looking at development issues from both angles has been very valuable to my work/career and the impact.

"There is a lot of talk about how to raise awarene…https://t.co/Q4PuXWbJD3 https://t.co/00LdsAxdNs

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"What happens to all of those returned products? You might assume that unused items are inspected and repackaged, then put back onto store and warehouse shelves, but that’s far from the reality of how retailers operate. In a linear…https://t.co/sFi8xnJX71 https://t.co/nl8er4mYjM

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Congratulations to the newest cohort of #MandelaRhodesScholars, including two of my students at The African Leadership University, Karisma Mamboleo and Abraham Duol Maker. Welcome to the family.
As an alumnus of the program, I am confident you will do gr…https://t.co/65upXlP6D4

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A Kenyan just became the Prime Minister of the UK. Well someone with Kenyan origins. Rishi Sunak was born in Southampton to Parents of Punjabi origin who were born in East Africa.

During the 19th century, over 1 million Indians migrated from India into…https://t.co/ecZ10U2vTf

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The The African Leadership University (ALU) campus in Kigali is a place to behold. Even the architects who designed the campus building understood the work that would be taking place here. They gave the building an inspiring outloo…https://t.co/5udrNVqNnK https://t.co/dPMdM2g3At

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Does continued globalisation offer us the best chance to address climate change? On the issue of a global carbon tax, the argument is that over emitters such as the United States should pay into a global fund which will be distributed to under emitters s…https://t.co/Vp4r7ed9iL

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I am attending the World Bank/IMF #AnnualMeetings in Washington DC this year. Thursday’s session with the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Dr. Patrick Njoroge on the Global Economic Storm was quite insightful especially about what’s happening in eme…https://t.co/r0ZYNzO9i0

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Kenyan #mobile telecommunications company #Safaricom’s entry into Ethiopia marks a major milestone in Ethiopia’s efforts toward market liberalisation.

The liberalised #telecoms market means that Ethiopia will attract lots of inve…https://t.co/KyB3T82AYb https://t.co/TdETamk8fi

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@MutahiNgunyi We knew it from the beginning but most analysts chose to ignore it and continued lying to @RailaOdinga that he was the chosen one.