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🚨 In 30 minutes Join us for Public Debt, Austerity & Economic Sovereignty – Part 2 as we unpack the critical question: Who Does the Economy Serve? This conversation will feature a distinguished panel of experts and advocates: 🔗 SET A REMINDER HERE: x.com/i/spaces/1DGle…

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🚨 In 30 minutes Join us for Public Debt, Austerity & Economic Sovereignty – Part 2 as we unpack the critical question: Who Does the Economy Serve? This conversation will feature a distinguished panel of experts and advocates: 🔗 SET A REMINDER HERE: x.com/i/spaces/1DGle…

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📢 Debt sustainability assessments often fail to capture the full extent of the debt vulnerabilities facing low-income countries. Join AFRODAD's Policy Analyst & Advocacy Officer @CMithia, alongside leading debt justice experts from Africa and Asia for an insightful webinar exploring the realities behind rising debt burdens & the practical reforms needed to address them. 🗓️ Wednesday, 24 June 2026 ⏰ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EAT) Be part of this critical discussion on debt justice, development finance, and building a fairer global debt architecture for low-income countries. Scan the QR code to register. #AfricaEconomicJustice

Gen Z did more than reject a Finance Bill, they rewired our politics. From TikTok spaces to court corridors, they disrupted the old script of tribal mobilisation and elite bargains by insisting that public power answer to constitutional principle and economic justice. Their leaderless, tribeless, crowd-sourced organising exposed how quickly informed citizens can fact-check officials, decode bills and turn legalese into rallying cries for accountability. In doing so, they reminded the country that Article 1 is not a slogan but a living reality. All sovereign power belongs to the people, and those who exercise it do so on terms. Gen Z forced courts to speak faster, MPs to apologise and an Executive that had grown tone-deaf to finally listen. They made institutions feel public pressure in real time and showed that silence in the face of abuse of power is a professional and generational betrayal. Our duty now is to entrench that energy into institutions and not let it fade with the news cycle. If Gen Z could reclaim the streets and the digital public square, the least we can do is ensure that their courage is translated into lasting legal, policy and cultural reform, not another round of cosmetic concessions. As this moment continues to unfold, let it also be guided by responsibility. Stay safe, remain peaceful and look out for one another. The strength of a movement is not only in its conviction but in its discipline and care for human life. Be each other’s keepers because the future we are demanding must also be one we protect.

The Government of Maldives together with @UNCTAD is hosting a Borrowers’ Platform Technical Workshop on peer learning for a vibrant & sustainable sovereign debt market in Malé from 15–18 June 2026. The workshop brings together representatives from 🇲🇻 🇵🇰 🇪🇬 🇿🇲 🇹🇯 🇪🇹 🇦🇲 🇭🇳 🇰🇪 🇩🇴.

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Catherine Mithia, Policy Officer at the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, says Kenya has already exceeded its debt ceiling, which is set at about Sh10 trillion #HomeOfHardTruths

Catherine Mithia: Currently, the majority of Kenya’s debt is going to be serviced through domestic borrowing at high interest rates. The government should run a balanced budget based on what it is able to raise #ThePeoplesBreakfast #HomeOfHardTruths @AFRODAD2011 @ctmuga & @mungalambuvi

Catherin Mithia: Government is under pressure to collect as much revenue in taxes to repay its debt. That is why fuel prices are high. They should look into its wage bill #ThePeoplesBreakfast #HomeOfHardTruths @AFRODAD2011 @ctmuga & @mungalambuvi

Catherine Mithia: If the G-to-G oil deal was meant to address the high fuel price challenge, why are we seeing these sudden changes? It really lacks transparency #ThePeoplesBreakfast #HomeOfHardTruths @AFRODAD2011 @ctmuga & @mungalambuvi

‼️THREAD‼️ 🎉🎉🎉#YearInReview ➡️AFRODAD is super proud to have been part of advocacy efforts towards the African Debt Monitoring Mechanism (ADMM). The ADMM was officially adopted for operationalisation as a virtual platform at the 8th Steering Technical Committee Meeting (29th September/ 3rd October 2025 in Johannesburg). This followed 2 years of advocacy, in collaboration with @fes_au & the @AU_ETTIM . The ADMM is a comprehensive, harmonised debt database with African-led debt reporting standards, operated by the @_AfricanUnion . It will systematically track, analyse, and report on the debt situation of AU Member States, enabling timely identification of emerging debt vulnerabilities. #AfricaRuleMaker #AfricaEconomicJustice

With 6 plenary sessions, 16 side sessions, the #PanAfricanRally, and 8 short explainer videos, the #AfCoDDV message reached an estimated 945 million people between August - December 2025; thus amplifying Africa’s call for dignity, sovereignty, and #systemicReforms. It was not just a conference. It was a #movement; and it’s only the beginning! #AfricaRuleMaker #YearInReview

#YearInReview #Flagships ‼️THREAD‼️ AfCoDD V 🇬🇭 In August 2025, #AfCoDDV transformed Accra into a continental centre of power, dialogue, and mobilisation. It was AFRODAD’s largest convening to date. It brought together civil society, policymakers, parliamentarians, youth, and activists from across the continent to demand a #just global financial architecture. Beyond high-level policy dialogue, AfCoDD V strengthened continental solidarity and advanced concrete alternatives on #debt, #reparations, and #economicJustice. #AfricaRuleMaker

@amenya_nelson @johnallannamu Learn from Estonia (citizen-owned data) & Botswana (buying back assets). We can redraw our own maps. Time to demand real sovereignty over our health data – no vague “cooperation” that extracts value and leaves crumbs. #DataScrambleKE #AfricaFirst #JohnAllanNamu

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Mtaani Nyeri wananchi wanapokea gazeti la the People’s Audit. If you have not touched it yet, this is your final nudge. This is the report forcing the country to rethink who is protected and who is sacrificed. Step in, read for yourself, and join the conversation. Find the link here:tisa.co.ke/peoples-audit-…

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"Now more than ever, we need to start rethinking Debt as more than a Financial Instrument. Debt is often treated as a mere financial tool, but in Kenya and many other countries, it can function as an instrument of oppression. Its impacts extend beyond numbers on a ledger to governance, social equity, and accountability." @JasonBraganza1- Executive Director, @AFRODAD2011

Join us tomorrow as we unpack the unfinished business of debt restructuring! Theme: Mobilising Consensus for a People-Centred Debt Relief Beyond the G20 Common Framework 🗓 8th October 2025 🕓 4:00–5:30 PM EAT 🔗 Register here: o2o.to/i/kr5RHK #AfricRuleMaker

“Debt justice is a feminist issue.Because austerity measures hit women first and hardest. Borrowed money rarely funds gender equality or services that improve women’s lives. Thus women are made “shock absorbers” of austerity. Our task today is to bring feminist knowledge, resistance, and vision into debt justice debates, so that African women are not just casualties of the debt crisis but leaders in reshaping the global economic order. MenaFem Founder and Director, @shereent , making her key note address during the Pan African Feminist Perspectives on Debt Validation Workshop: Building an African Feminist Debt Feminist Debt Justice Framework @NawiAfrica @MenaFem @FemnetProg #Africarulemaker #AfCoDD V

Our history is a timeline of marginalization. Colonialism created odious debt, a system of injustice where they built their wealth on our backs. They say we owe a debt, but we are the creditors. They took our labor, our resources, and our future. We demand reparative justice, not charity. We need an African Marshall Plan. Africa is the Creditor, not the Debtor! End the cycle! 500 years of injustice are enough! End the injustice and the extractive systems! End mental slavery! End odious debt! Cancel it all, now! #AfricaRuleMaker #StopTheBleeding #AfCoDDV #AfricaReparativeDebtJustice

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