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Kofi Gunu

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow @Boston University GDP Center | IR DPhil Nuffield College, University of Oxford | International political economy, IMF, structural power of finance, sub-Saharan Africa

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The Financial Statecraft of Borrowers: African Governments and External Finance, by Alexandra O. Zeitz On 20 January 2025, the new Trump administration instituted a freeze on all US foreign aid, a decision that sent shockwaves around the world and left polic

African Affairs just published my review of Alexa Zeitz's brilliant @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org book: The Financial Statecraft of Borrowers. A must-read for anyone interested in how African govts leverage external finance in aid negotiations

academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...

23.06.2025 09:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My thesis got honorable mentioned!🎉 Thanks to @apsa.bsky.social, the judges, and everyone who supported me on this journey!

21.06.2025 09:03 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0
Disaster-Triggered Financing Mechanisms Must Provide More Relief for Myanmar | Global Development Policy Center

🧵 The tragic earthquake in Myanmar has exposed deep flaws in how global financial institutions respond to disasters. A 7.7 magnitude quake, 3,400+ dead—and yet, key IMF and WB tools remain out of reach.

Red Cross aims to raise $100 mn aid
Myanmar will pay $170 mn to IMF + $95mn to WB

07.04.2025 21:00 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1

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