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Tendai Biti

Tendai Biti

Former Minister of Finance, Zimbabwe


Tendai Biti is the Deputy President of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Zimbabwe's main opposition party and former Finance Minister. He has recently co-authored the book Democracy Works, with His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr Greg Mills and Jeffrey Herbst. Democracy Works is the sequel to The Brenthurst Foundation's best-selling Making Africa Work. It is based on more than 300 interviews across Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe with policy-makers, politicians and analysts, and explores how we can learn to nurture and deepen democracy in Africa to ensure economic growth and political stability. They are currently launching the book in Washington DC.


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Content by Tendai Biti

Warfare State — why Zimbabwe Under Zanu-PF will not Progress

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Warfare State — why Zimbabwe Under Zanu-PF will not Progress

Greg Mills, Ray Hartley, Tendai Biti

20 Sep 2023

When Liberation Movements don’t Liberate – and What Africans Can do About it

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When Liberation Movements don’t Liberate – and What Africans Can do About it

Abel Chivukuvuku, Greg Mills, Kizza Besigye, Tendai Biti

6 Apr 2023

How Populism is Rewiring the World - In the Name of the People Virtual Book Launch

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How Populism is Rewiring the World - In the Name of the People Virtual Book Launch

with Ray Hartley, Tendai Biti

In the Name of the People: How Populism is Rewiring the World

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In the Name of the People: How Populism is Rewiring the World

Christopher Clapham, Greg Mills, Juan Carlos Pinzón Bueno, Lyal White, Ray Hartley, Tendai Biti

From Russia with Lavrov — His 'Charm' Offensive in Africa Should Meet No Love

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From Russia with Lavrov — His 'Charm' Offensive in Africa Should Meet No Love

Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, Tendai Biti, Zitto Kabwe

28 Jul 2022

Somaliland: How to Get onto the Right Side of History

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Somaliland: How to Get onto the Right Side of History

Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, John Steenhuisen, Marie-Noelle Nwokolo, Ray Hartley, Richard Harper, Richard Morrow, Tendai Biti

29 Jun 2022

Dear Ndileka Mandela, There is Zero Moral Ambiguity in Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

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Dear Ndileka Mandela, There is Zero Moral Ambiguity in Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

10 Jun 2022

Watch the Webinar: Expensive Poverty - Why Aid Fails and How it Can Work

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Watch the Webinar: Expensive Poverty - Why Aid Fails and How it Can Work

with Bobi Wine, Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

Somaliland: The Power of Democracy

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Somaliland: The Power of Democracy

Abbasali Haji, Chipokota-Mayamba Mwanawasa, Greg Mills, John Githongo, John Steenhuisen, Tendai Biti

2 Jun 2021

Watch the Webinar: The ANC and Zimbabwe

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Watch the Webinar: The ANC and Zimbabwe

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

Fixing Zimbabwe Requires South African Honesty About Itself

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Fixing Zimbabwe Requires South African Honesty About Itself

Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

11 Aug 2020

Watch the Webinar: The Lessons from Malawi's Election for Southern Africa's Opposition

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Watch the Webinar: The Lessons from Malawi's Election for Southern Africa's Opposition

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

The 10 Minute Interview - Tendai Biti, Vice President of the Zimbabwean Opposition

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The 10 Minute Interview - Tendai Biti, Vice President of the Zimbabwean Opposition

Tendai Biti

2 Jan 2020

Donors need to step up and support democracy in Africa

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Donors need to step up and support democracy in Africa

Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

11 Nov 2019

History Repeats Itself in Zimbabwe - New President, Same Old Problems

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History Repeats Itself in Zimbabwe - New President, Same Old Problems

Tendai Biti

28 Aug 2019

Solving the Crisis in Zimbabwe: A Conversation with Tendai Biti

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Solving the Crisis in Zimbabwe: A Conversation with Tendai Biti

Tendai Biti

26 Jun 2019

Democracy Works Book Launch with KAS, New York

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Democracy Works Book Launch with KAS, New York

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

Democracy Works Book Launch in Washington DC

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Democracy Works Book Launch in Washington DC

with Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

ZANU-PF cannot fix Zimbabwe's crisis. It needs the opposition - Tendai Biti

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ZANU-PF cannot fix Zimbabwe's crisis. It needs the opposition - Tendai Biti

Tendai Biti

18 Jun 2019

Democracy Works Book Launch At The OD Union with Helen Zille and Tendai Biti

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Democracy Works Book Launch At The OD Union with Helen Zille and Tendai Biti

with Greg Mills, Helen Zille, Tendai Biti

Democracy Works Book Launch in Johannesburg

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Democracy Works Book Launch in Johannesburg

with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Tendai Biti

Southern Africa's Problem Of Elite Impunity

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Southern Africa's Problem Of Elite Impunity

Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

11 Feb 2019

DRC poll reactions: A sign of better standards — or double standards?

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DRC poll reactions: A sign of better standards — or double standards?

Greg Mills, Tendai Biti

28 Jan 2019

The DRC: Is a government of national unity a good idea?

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The DRC: Is a government of national unity a good idea?

Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst, Olusegun Obasanjo, Tendai Biti

14 Jan 2019

Aid fails to solve the DRC crisis

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Aid fails to solve the DRC crisis

Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst, Olusegun Obasanjo, Tendai Biti

11 Jan 2019

Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage

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Democracy Works: Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage

Greg Mills, Jeffrey Herbst, Olusegun Obasanjo, Tendai Biti