I once spent three weeks in a humid warehouse outside Goma, waiting for a shipment of temperature-sensitive vaccines that were supposedly “funded by a major …
What a Development Bank Does
June 2026
Energy Projects and Financing Rules
I remember sitting in a humid warehouse outside Goma, staring at a stack of procurement forms that had been rejected three times because the transport …
Why Adaptation Money Is Hard to Access
I remember sitting in a humid, corrugated-iron office in Goma, staring at a spreadsheet that claimed three million dollars had been earmarked for flood resilience. …
The Loss and Damage Fund and Its Gaps
I spent a decade watching people in suits debate abstract percentages in air-conditioned conference rooms while I was staring at a broken axle in a …
Requesting Documents From a Government
I spent nine years watching trucks sit idle in the mud outside Goma because a single signature was missing from a customs clearance form. People …