David Malingha

@malingha

Senior Editor, Europe, Middle East & Africa News Desk at Bloomberg. **Deeds here mine. [email protected]

London, England

Joined January 2010

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Jane Street’s Rob Granieri says he was duped into funding AK-47s for a South Sudan coup plot, @avabmorrison @sridinats report @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

malingha's tweet card. The indictment reads like a cinematic plot: A Harvard Fellow and another activist allegedly wanted to buy AK-47s, Stinger missiles and grenades to topple South Sudan’s government. What they lacked...

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David Malingha@malingha · Jun 23

Trump’s decision to bomb Iran in a first US direct military action on Tehran in decades, has pushed the Middle East into uncharted territory and raised geopolitical risk in a world already facing uncertainty over his trade war @RamseyAlRikabi @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

malingha's tweet card. The unprecedented US airstrikes on Iran have set traders and governments worldwide on edge, as the Islamic Republic warns of retaliation and Israel shows no sign of letting up in its assault.

David Malingha@malingha · Jun 13

ISRAEL STRIKES IRAN | Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, in a major escalation in the standoff over Tehran’s atomic program that risks sparking a new war in the Middle East bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

malingha's tweet card. Israel launched airstrikes across Iran on Friday morning, targeting nuclear facilities and killing senior military commanders in a major escalation that could spark a broad war in the Middle East.

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David Malingha@malingha · Jun 11

Taiwan's lifers hold >90% of their >$700b foreign assets in USD. When the dollar is strong, the model works well. But it puts them at risk of a longterm USD decline as the appeal of US exceptionalism wanes @ChienHuaWan1 @hwang61 @betty_hou_1108 @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

malingha's tweet card. For decades, Taiwan’s life insurance companies boasted of above-average returns from their heavy investment in US bonds. That reliance is now a major risk threatening more than $700 billion of assets.

David Malingha@malingha · May 29

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a Kenyan novelist best known for his books critiquing the hardships of post-colonial Africa, has died. He was 87. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

malingha's tweet card. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a Kenyan novelist best known for his books critiquing the hardships of post-colonial Africa, has died. He was 87.

David Malingha@malingha · May 22

AFRICA STARTUPS | Here's Bloomberg's inaugural list of the top 25 African startups to watch, from fintech to healthcare, farming, climate, logistic and cybersecurity dimsum.bloomberg.com/previewframe/J…… via @technology

malingha's tweet image. AFRICA STARTUPS | Here's Bloomberg's inaugural list of the top 25 African startups to watch, from fintech to healthcare, farming, climate, logistic and cybersecurity dimsum.bloomberg.com/previewframe/J…… via
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David Malingha@malingha · May 13

Dozens of White Afrikaners arrived in the US from South Africa on Monday, the first beneficiaries of a controversial resettlement program under President Trump via @gardnerakayla bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

malingha's tweet image. Dozens of White Afrikaners arrived in the US from South Africa on Monday, the first beneficiaries of a controversial resettlement program under President Trump via @gardnerakayla bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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David Malingha@malingha · Apr 17

MARKETS | Questions have emerged about US Treasuries as a safe haven after recent volatility. It hints at the nervousness about the Treasuries which act as collateral for trillions of dollars of lending daily -- @europressos @LauraNoonanX bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

malingha's tweet card. The head of Europe’s insurance watchdog said the US Treasury market’s recent volatility is bringing into question its status as a safe haven.

David Malingha@malingha · Apr 17

In case you missed... Russia asked the US to let it buy Boeing aircraft using money from billions of dollars in frozen state assets once there’s a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to a source bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics

malingha's tweet card. Russia has asked the US to let it buy Boeing Co. aircraft using money from billions of dollars in frozen state assets once there’s a ceasefire in Ukraine, according to a person in Moscow familiar...

David Malingha@malingha · Apr 15

TRADE WAR | China stops taking Boeing jets, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics

malingha's tweet card. China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing Co. jets as part of the tit-for-tat trade war that’s seen US President Donald Trump levy tariffs of as high as 145% on...

David Malingha@malingha · Apr 11

MARKET TURMOIL | Treasuries, long-billed as rock-solid safe they’re risk-free, are trading like a risky asset with Trump's tariff denting confidence in the US -- @xieyebloomberg @mccormickliz bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

malingha's tweet card. Billed on Wall Street as so rock-solid safe they’re risk-free, US Treasury bonds have long served as first port of call for investors during times of panic. They rallied during the global financial...

David Malingha@malingha · Apr 3

Trump imposed a 50% tariff on the southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, the highest levy for any sovereign nation bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @economics

malingha's tweet card. US President Donald Trump imposed a 50% reciprocal tariff on the tiny southern African mountain kingdom of Lesotho, the highest levy for any sovereign nation.

David Malingha@malingha · Mar 31

BREAKING | Far-right leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and barred from running to be France’s next president in a verdict that reshapes the nation’s political landscape, @gaspardsebag reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics

malingha's tweet card. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in...

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David Malingha@malingha · Mar 29

Do you ever forget that one person who comes along and makes a job their own? Amb. Juma Mwapachu brought his own flair to regional diplomacy as sec-general of the EAC. Through & through, he was also empathetic and would naturally level with anyone. RIP 🙏🏿 thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/…

malingha's tweet card. News of his passing emerged on the evening of March 28, 2025, as reported by various media outlets.

David Malingha@malingha · Mar 24

If you missed; Ethiopia agreed with its bondholders on parameters for restructuring of $8.4b of debt under the G20 framework. It would cut debt service by $2.5b through 2028 and allow Ethiopia spend more on critical investments - @FasikaTade via @markets bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

David Malingha@malingha · Mar 18

A first look at what Putin wants in a ceasefire proposed by Trump -- suspending delivery of arms to Ukraine, according to sources. Noteworthy; UK & EU are working on delivering fresh military aid packages to Kyiv asap bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics

malingha's tweet card. Russian President Vladimir Putin is demanding a suspension of all weapons deliveries to Ukraine during a ceasefire proposed by US counterpart Donald Trump, according to people with knowledge of the...

David Malingha@malingha · Mar 17

GAMECHANGER | BYD says it's found a way of charging an electric vehicle in 5 minutes for a 470-kilometer range. That's comparable with pulling in and out of a filling station or charging some phones... @AirEVthingTRNSP bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology

malingha's tweet card. BYD Co. shares jumped to a record after the Chinese automaker unveiled a lineup of electric vehicles that it says can charge almost as fast as it takes to refuel a regular car.

David Malingha@malingha · Mar 14

WATCH: Bloomberg's production on how Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions. It boils down to energy assets and war spending bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…