I was incredibly lucky to be gifted an early copy of this book so I could read it before le bebe arrives. Much like Born in Blackness and incredibly rich read of a part of history often ignored by western white-centric teaching. I learned so much…
Kate Hixon
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This is like Chef’s Table but with foreign policy. Run do not walk to read this book.
Great piece by @kahixo.bsky.social and @katogun.bsky.social on the importance of enaling environment for critical minerals mining. The US has gotten rid of the tools to improve this environment so they'll need to come from somewhere. internationalpolicy.org/publications...
Good Business Requires Better Governance - CIP
Markets rely on stability that comes not only from inking deals between countries or their entrepreneurs, but also good governance.
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From me & @katogun.bsky.social - Trump may be focused on deals but without good governance & human rights companies are unlikely to invest internationalpolicy.org/publications...
Good Business Requires Better Governance - CIP
Markets rely on stability that comes not only from inking deals between countries or their entrepreneurs, but also good governance.
internationalpolicy.org
“The fact that organized protest can break the spiral of silence, and correct our impressions of what other Americans think, is one of the most immediate and important values of protesting in the first place. Scientists have [shown] protests update our impressions of what other citizens believe.”
What a ‘Spiral of Silence’ Can Do to a Democracy
Protests show people they are not alone in caring about an issue.
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A beautiful story of love & revenge during the time of the mahdi.
An interview with Zohran Mamdani in "Africa is a Country" from 2020 is circulating anew...
Roti and roses
Will Shoki sits down with Ugandan-born rapper and housing advocate Zohran Mamdani about his bid to represent Queens in the New York State Assembly.
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🚨Alert🚨 In the recent weeks, Park Police has been posting up at local parks, like Malcolm X, arresting people for minor things like smoking weed, and then transferring them to ICE. REMEMBER: Most parks in DC are actually federal land. 1/
Just finished this really fascinating read. Learned a lot about how Sudan supported other independence movements partly to counter the southern problem narrative.
At least 37 Ethiopian, 27 Somali, and 26 Egyptian men are at "imminent risk" of execution in Saudi Arabia for drug-related charges.
Joint Statement: NGOs Voice Fears for Hundreds of Foreign Nationals at Risk of Imminent Execution in Saudi Arabia - MEDC
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If you’re near Malcolm X park today come support Noir United for World Refugee Day
The @nba.com needs to do renewed due diligence on its partnership with #Rwanda www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo
The NBA should review its partnership with Rwanda due to severe human rights abuses currently being committed by the Rwanda-backed M23 group in eastern DRC.
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Another great story where the author explores the impact of the Biafra war on his family
Two more great books by African authors read over the weekend. One on a fictional Sahel country and one devestating read on Rwanda.
Crap photo but the fireflies in the Smokied is still the coolest thing ever.
Spending the week in Oregon getting through my reading pile.
Arresting sitting US city mayors. Threatening to suspend habeas corpus. Masked, warrantless federal agents terrorizing our schools, businesses, and communities. This Administration makes a mockery of our Constitution and everything it stands for.
Out now on #Sudan: Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, as well as used in Darfur in a blatant breach of the existing UN arms embargo. Stop selling weapons to the #UAE www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
Sudan: Advanced Chinese Weaponry Provided by UAE Identified in Breach of Arms Embargo – New Investigation
Norinco Group has a responsibility to respect human rights throughout its global operations.
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Eritrean refugee running the London marathon and raising money for @care4calais.org www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a.... Donate here: 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/hagos-kid...
‘It’s a step towards hope’: a refugee’s journey from wartorn Eritrea to the London Marathon
Hagos Kidana Abrha’s ability to run helped him to escape conflict in Africa, before a perilous trip to the UK
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Really enjoyed this one which is set in Zanzibar emerging from post colonial rule
It appears DOGE is effectively shutting down the Millennium Challenge Corporation, sources tell me.
Finally finished! This book is an absolute must read for everyone. I knew some of the early history of Zimbabwe and Sudan but this comprehensive overview was so helpful & reinforced how many gaps there are in our history curriculum
As you read about a proposed EO eliminating most African diplomacy, replacing the foreign service exam w/loyalty oaths, and mandating that AI do the hard thinking, make sure you read the final ¶, which notes there are several proposals. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Ahead of the ACHPR's review of the human rights situation in #Ethiopia next month, we've joined @ishr.ch, @p4hr.bsky.social, @omnatigray.bsky.social, @hpn4tigray.bsky.social, @ibahri.bsky.social & more to highlight ongoing abuses in 🇪🇹 & call for accountability. www.globalr2p.org/publications...
Joint NGO Submission to the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights on ongoing human rights violations in Ethiopia - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protec...
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s 6th Periodic Report was presented to the 56th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) in 2015. The ACHPR concluded...
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