
David McNair
Executive Director for Global Policy at ONE.org and lead author on the 'Great Reversal' report, offering expertise on development finance and African debt dynamics.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 43min
Why Private Bondholders Matter More Than China in Africa's Debt Debate
David McNair, Executive Director for Global Policy at ONE.org and lead author of the 'Great Reversal' report, explains shifting finance in Africa. He discusses how China now collects past loans, private bondholders hold the largest—and costliest—share of external debt, and why multilateral banks and the G20 Common Framework matter. Short, data-driven take on who actually shapes Africa’s debt landscape.

Feb 18, 2026 • 48min
Debt, development finance, and global agency | David McNair
David McNair, Executive Director of ONE.org and veteran development campaigner, reflects on activism amid overlapping crises. He discusses rising African agency and local solutions. He traces long-term idea-shaping strategies, reforming global financial rules, debt distress drivers, and ways to mobilize political support for fairer finance.


