Rendeavour, Africa’s leading private city developer, has appointed Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to its board of directors, marking a significant move to bolster its strategic engagement with the United States and African partners.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, a seasoned American diplomat, most recently served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2021 to 2025. Her appointment signals a deepening of Rendeavour’s transatlantic connections at a time when global interest in African urbanisation and infrastructure is on the rise.
“Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield is one of the longest-serving champions of Africa in the U.S. government,” said Frank Mosier, Rendeavour’s lead American shareholder and Founding Chairman. “We are honoured to have her unparalleled counsel on U.S. and African affairs as we build new cities across the continent.”
Backed by investors from the United States, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom, Rendeavour’s new cities are among the largest private sector-led construction initiatives in Africa. Designed as infrastructure-ready economic zones, these developments integrate business districts, housing, education, and recreation facilities. With a portfolio currently valued at over USD 5 billion, the company’s cities are home to more than 200 businesses, schools educating over 6,000 students, and 15,000 homes at various stages of development.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield described the appointment as a natural extension of her long-standing engagement with Africa. “I have followed Rendeavour’s new cities in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than a decade,” she said. “Rendeavour’s achievements are extraordinary — from de-risking American and international investments and creating jobs and economic security, to bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap — all with private capital.”
Rendeavour’s flagship projects include:
- Tatu City in Kenya, the country’s first Special Economic Zone;
- Alaro City in partnership with the Lagos State Government within Nigeria’s Lekki Free Zone;
- Jigna, a mixed-use development in Abuja;
- Kiswishi SEZ, the first private SEZ in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
- Appolonia City and King City in Ghana.
Over the past five years, Rendeavour’s developments have created more than 50,000 jobs. Notably, the company launched East Africa’s largest call centre in Tatu City, employing 5,000 young Kenyans in support of major U.S. corporate clients, with an additional 4,000 jobs confirmed by 2026.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield brings to Rendeavour a distinguished diplomatic career spanning decades and continents. Her previous roles include U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service. She has served in diplomatic postings in Switzerland, Pakistan, Kenya, The Gambia, Nigeria, and Jamaica.
Her appointment follows Rendeavour’s January board additions of Graeme Wheeler, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and former Managing Director of the World Bank, and Darrell M. Blocker, former Chief of the Africa Division at the Central Intelligence Agency.
