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Development economist. Working on economic growth at @coeff_giving. American in South Africa.
Pretoria linktr.ee/justin.sandefur Joined December 2009
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Coons -- who may have the most Africa expertise in the Senate and sponsored AGOA reauthorization -- will now chair SFRC.
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What do Democrats @JDevermont @DanaBanks11 & Molly Phee have in common with Republicans JT @tomozeus & @TiborPNagyJr?
They're all stoked about the outlook for #Africa under incoming @SFRCdems Chairman @ChrisCoons.
My profile @TheAfricaReport:
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"Successive US administrations have used AGOA eligibility as a stick to discipline African governments. It's unclear if this works, and very clear it imposes big costs on African economies."
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It is regrettable that South African policies led to the termination of AGOA for South Africa. This was a predictable and preventable outcome resulting from the rejection by South Africa's government of real concerns raised by the U.S. Government. I remain hopeful that we can find a path forward to address our larger bilateral concerns, but the South African government must understand the gravity of the situation. We know that if America succeeds, so too will South Africa. This is the partnership I will continue to pursue as expeditiously as possible.
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Scott Bessent seems to agree with the lefties at Eurodad.

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This is pretty good on how the World Bank's quest to 'leverage' private investors has limited their ability to work in the poorest countries and most strategic sectors.

Private returns and social returns don’t always go hand in hand, who knew
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