Leopards 🐆 in Gashaka Gumti National Park, Taraba State, Northeast #Nigeria #Leopards

New episode of @clickhereshow's MicDrop is here! Matthew T. Page takes a deep dive on the long term consequences of the rift between #Nigeria and Binance. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/117…

Former Mubarak minister gets a knighthood. Shameless.
theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

What a totally fantastic project ! Archiving online decades of #Nigeria 's newspapers ! Use it. And give to archivi.ng

Always a pleasure to speak to Dina Temple-Raston. Hear my take on the fracas between Binance and the Tinubu government in the Click Here's latest: 'Detained execs, a bold escape, and tax evasion charges: #Nigeria takes aim at Binance'
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cli…

Come work with us CDD West Africa! I am very proud to be a longtime Nonresident Fellow at one of Africa's top think-tank, research, and advocacy organisations. Please apply here:

‘When I read publications with new information, it is either this material successfully changes my point of view or that it confirms what I already (subconsciously) believed.’

republic.com.ng/april-may-2023…

Pleased to share my debut piece with the Financial Times, “America should not allow its trade programme with Africa to die”. The trade program, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) expires in 2025 and there are discussions underway as to whether it should be reauthorised or left to…

It’s here! If you have any interest in every day life in rebel groups and women’s experiences during and after war, download a copy for free for the next two weeks!

Why is the #UnitedArabEmirates a sought-after money-laundering destination? 🇦🇪 🎙

Matthew T. Page sits down with The World's Carolyn Beeler:
theworld.org/media/2024-01-…

Read about how kleptocrats have adapted their techniques since #Russia ’s invasion of #Ukraine in a report by Matthew T. Page, Jodi Vittori, and Melissa Aten buff.ly/48Oyf5i

Authorities in the United Kingdom convicted two more conspirators involved in a cash-smuggling operation between Britain and the UAE.

🎧 Matthew T. Page discusses illicit finance and #corruption with @theworld's Carolyn Beeler:
theworld.org/media/2024-01-…

UAE trying to bribe its way off the FATF grey list—on which it firmly belongs—with a “substantial donation” to the Egmont Group… amlintelligence.com/2024/01/news-g…

Fun fact from my book research: Nigeria received ~$16.2 billion in World Bank loans (between 2010 and 2024; IBRD+IDA). That's more than Bangladesh or Egypt, fyi.

In the new year, we should leave old baggage behind.

But the specious argument in this article with its offensive title, “The world economy’s biggest problem is Africa” reminiscent of The Economist’s “the Hopeless Continent”, needs to be tackled 🧵 1/
ft.com/content/178bdc…

Why has Dubai become a paradise for Europe's top criminals? 🗣 🎙

Listen to Matthew T. Page discuss w/ Miles Johnson on Episode 4 of Financial Times Pushkin Industries 🎙️' Hot Money: The New Narcos:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/epi…

A great listen! Highly recommend this series.

Dahiru Idris’ Hausa translation of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.

Published 1980