
Hannah Ryder is the CEO of Development Reimagined (DR), an independent, African-owned and African-led international development consultancy with offices in Beijing, Nairobi, and London. A former diplomat and economist with over 20 years of experience, she was named one of 100 most influential Africans in 2021 and holds a role as Senior Associate (Non-resident) for the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS). She sits on various boards, including the Environmental Defense Fund, and she is a member of the United Arab Emirates' International Advisory Council on the New Economy. Prior to her role at DR, Ms. Ryder led the United Nations Development Programme’s work with China to help it scale up and improve its cooperation with other developing countries, including in Africa. She has also played various advisory roles for the UN and OECD and co-authored the seminal Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change in 2006.
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Maximizing the Impact of Africa’s Multilateral Financial Institutions – What Next?
Event — April 22, 2025
How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s New Tariffs?
Commentary by Hannah Ryder , Trevor Lwere, and Ovigwe Eguegu — April 8, 2025
How Should Africa Respond to Trump’s New Tariffs?
Podcast Episode by Hannah Ryder , Trevor Lwere, and Ovigwe Eguegu — April 8, 2025

Africa’s 2025 Transformation: Will New Leadership Elections Really Shape the Continent’s Future?
Podcast Episode by Hannah Ryder and Teta Mukulira — February 11, 2025

Africa’s 2025 Transformation: Will New Leadership Elections Really Shape the Continent’s Future?
Commentary by Hannah Ryder and Teta Mukulira — February 6, 2025
Reducing Private Sector Debt in Africa
Event — October 23, 2024
Africa’s Design for a Reformed UN Security Council
Commentary by Ovigwe Eguegu , Hannah Ryder , and Trevor Lwere — October 1, 2024
Is the African Union Evolving in the Right Direction?
Commentary by Hannah Ryder , Etsehiwot Kebret, and Judith Mwai — March 26, 2024
Why African Countries Had Different Views on the UNGA Ukraine Resolution, and Why This Matters
Commentary by Hannah Ryder and Etsehiwot Kebret — March 15, 2022
What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022
Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, William Mark Bellamy, Hannah Ryder , Laird Treiber, Emilia Columbo, Will Brown, Rafiq Raji, Ryan Cummings, Maria E. Burnett, and Marielle Harris — January 20, 2022