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African Politics Conference Group@africanpoliticscg.bsky.social · last mo.

The APCG Colloquium has another session featuring the work of Satoru Hiramatsu (UC Riverside) on July 16 from 1pm to 2pm (EDT). Sign up to read and discuss the paper, which uses @afrobarometer.bsky.social data and African philosophy to understand voting in Africa. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Veuillez participer à la colloque en ligne demain le 7 mai! 👇

Allison Grossman@allisong.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Prochain colloque en ligne de l'APCG (en français) ! Nous discuterons de l'article de Koffi Adaba sur la confiance dans les institutions politiques le 7 mai à 12 h (EDT) / 16 h (GMT). Rejoignez-nous : forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social

People are dying preventable deaths in Zambia while the US government extorts the Zambian government for access to minerals: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h... I wish this was hyperbole but it's the result of transactional policy devoid of expertise.

AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance

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not a surprising move by a military regime consolidating power but a worrying one

My fav investigative reporter on the story my law student next door neighbor and i have been following obsessively 👌

Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A more New Orleans story than this one about professionals who slam into 18-wheelers for insurance payments has never been written.

Upcoming APCG Online Colloquium (in French)! We'll be discussing Koffi Adaba's paper on trust in political institutions on May 7 at 12 PM EDT / 4 PM GMT. Please join us: forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social

Colloque en ligne de l'APCG: Koffi Adaba (May 7) en francais

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Prochain colloque en ligne de l'APCG (en français) ! Nous discuterons de l'article de Koffi Adaba sur la confiance dans les institutions politiques le 7 mai à 12 h (EDT) / 16 h (GMT). Rejoignez-nous : forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social

Upcoming APCG Online Colloquium (in French)! We'll be discussing Koffi Adaba's paper on trust in political institutions on May 7 at 12 PM EDT / 4 PM GMT. Please join us: forms.gle/iywPGAxbNY7b... @africanpoliticscg.bsky.social

Colloque en ligne de l'APCG: Koffi Adaba (May 7) en francais

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supply chain disruptions from the war are making aid delivery harder and more expensive at the same time donors have cut aid budgets www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

As Iran war drags on, food and medicine for millions is stuck in limbo

The war has disrupted shipping routes, raised fuel and insurance prices, closed airports, and left aid groups with tons of essential supplies stuck in warehouses.

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Hi, political scientist here. Did you know we have an extensive body of research and theory that says if people believe you will violently betray them, they are less likely to enter into an agreement with you? I swear to God I have a real, non-bullshit job.

Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · 5mo ago

124/ Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi : ​"There is no longer any room for talk with the Americans. They deceived us with promises of no attack,& even after significant progress in negotiations, they decided to attack us regardless" FT on Iran's price: www.ft.com/content/869f... x.com/TMT_arabic/s...

Maybe we could remove the *lead* (known, proven harmful) from our water before removing fluoride (known, proven safe at the levels in water and largely responsible for population-level improvements in dental health).

Louisiana Illuminator@lailluminator.com · 5mo ago

A new effort to remove fluoride from public drinking water supplies in Louisiana would allow local residents to vote on the matter, though dental professionals say it would be a step backwards in health care. @greglarose.bsky.social reports

Has anyone else teaching at the university level noticed a dramatic decline in participation/student engagement quality this spring? For me the difference from Fall to Spring this year has been DRAMATIC.

Court documents used to convict five men in London for burning a warehouse of supplies for Ukraine included Telegram chats with an account called Lucky Strike. Lucky Strike turned up again in Poland, named as offering $4,000 to a man to burn down a paint factory. www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...

From pigs’ heads to arson plots: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe

The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine

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2. Our new analysis suggests that protest events in 2025 have occurred across a wider range of US counties than we observed during Trump's first term. And the current protest movement has already reached deeper into Trump country than at almost any point during the first Trump administration.

an insane expansion and abuse of powers that is so clearly rooted in Global War on Terror architecture

jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 10mo ago

we need evidence of two things: first, that trump can distinguish fantasy from reality and second, that trump is actually president

Final reminder! Political scientists in the southeast, submit your paper to SoWEPS to get great feedback and hang out in New Orleans on 11/7! We match you with a discussant and everyone reads ahead. Submissions due TOMORROW 9/19: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #polisky

Two things to add to this: 1) I am much more concerned with party elites and leaders encouraging and stoking violence than shifts in the public from vaguely worded questions. 2) These public shifts in support for violence are almost always downstream of elite rhetoric and narratives.

Brendan Nyhan@brendannyhan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

These estimates of public support for violence (from www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...) are inflated - *much* higher than what we and others have found using question wording that reduces acquiescence bias: brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-... The vast majority of Americans reject political violence.

Political scientists in the southeast (broadly defined), submit your paper to SoWEPS to get great feedback! We match you with a discussant and everyone reads ahead. We're hosting at Tulane on November 9, submissions due September 19: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Come hang out in New Orleans! January, not surprisingly, is a great time to be here! SPSA deadline today. spsa.net/annual-meeti...

Les acteurs russes ont joué un rôle de premier plan en alimentant et en amplifiant de faux récits autour de la junte burkinabè. La junte, à son tour, a été l’un des plus ardents défenseurs de la présence sécuritaire croissante de Moscou en Afrique.

Une divergence croissante de narratifs autour de la sécurité au Burkina Faso – Centre d’Études Stratégiques de l’Afrique

Les conditions sécuritaires du Burkina Faso continuent de se détériorer sous la junte militaire, malgré une campagne d’information de grande envergure.

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OUT OF EVERY DITCH, A PATH

Ryan Teague Beckwith@ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 11mo ago

I just don't see politically how the foreign aid comes back. No Democratic president is going to spend political energy to fight, say, AIDS in Africa, knowing that Republicans will attack it and then defund all of it the next time they win back the White House.

Come work with me! Tulane Poli Sci is hiring an Assistant Professor in comparative political economy: apply.interfolio.com/172989 I'm not on the committee but happy to answer Qs about dept, NOLA, etc

Great forum to present some work and get some feedback if you have a paper on anything on African politics. Given its virtual format, it's a great place for junior scholars and scholars based on the continent to do an hour long workshop-style discussion of a paper! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

APCG Online Colloquium Call for Papers - Fall 2025 & Spring 2026

The APCG Online Colloquium is designed to increase opportunities for scholars of African politics to present and receive timely, constructive feedback on unpublished work. Colloquium sessions will be ...

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Jamelle Bouie Receives the 2025 Carey McWilliams Award The Carey McWilliams Award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor major journalistic contributions to society’s understanding of politics. Citation from the Award Committee: The American Political…

We're hosting the next edition of the Southern Workshop in Empirical Political Science (SoWEPS) at Tulane on November 7! Please submit a paper or sign up to be a discussant here by September 19: forms.gle/iB5b4E8mrofq...

We're at the dawn of some bad shit in the Azawad. Again

this is all horrible. alongside devastating blows to PBS and NPR, this bill totally ends US funding to key UN bodies that do frontline work, including UNICEF & OCHA, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Completely eliminates US contributions—previously the US was the key funder.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · last yr.

NEWS: Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress House gives final passage by a vote of 216-213. The Senate passed it yesterday 51-48. With Republican votes only. Democrats all voted NO. This now goes to Trump for his signature. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...