#AFRICA

Kelvin Odense (Not Odanz)

MrOdanz

In 1821,a group of freed slaves sailed from the USA to the coast of West Africa to establish their own country: Liberia.When they arrived Africa,they met natives who they dominated

Dr. Guendouzi ( The Cerebral Assassin )

fimiletoks

In the early 80s Nigeria was home to Africa’s largest textile industry with over 180 textile mills in operation which employed no fewer than 450,000 people, representing close to 25

Sally Hayden

sallyhayd

This year was my fourth full year of freelancing & I'm feeling endlessly grateful to sources, editors, agents, grant-givers, readers, & everyone else who supports journalism. I'm going to post

The Intercept

theintercept

World faces Covid-19 “vaccine apartheid” https://interc.pt/2Ldfemo by @fastlerner Argentina, South Africa, Brazil, and Turkey — all countries that hosted vaccine trials — will have to be satisfied with Pfizer’s gratitude,

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PMGRANDS1

According to this Map from 1747 Judah from the Bible was actually a part of Africa! The location where Israel since 1947 now exists. Notice it says Slave Coast. Explaining

Gregg Carlstrom

glcarlstrom

Since "pivoting east" is still popping up in Lebanese media, quick thread. It's true that China doesn't impose political conditionality. They don't care if you're a democracy, a dictatorship or

Faten Aggad-Clerx

fatenaggad

The discussion on #Africa's access to vaccine is not just a domestic governance issue. It also needs to be positioned in the broader context of international trade and the role

Tyler Taggart

TylerTaggart1

$JMIA A Thread: 5-10 year hold + millionaire maker stockWhat is Jumia? Jumia is a combination of Amazon, Uber Eats, Square (merchant processing), Small Business Lending, 3PL, and Utility/Cell Phone

The Broad Whisperer

mauritaniamike

Ok so here’s my thread on the 2017 Zimbabwe coup. November 3 years ago I was living in South Africa. At this time in Zimbabwe large anti-corruption protests were being

Tarek Ghani

tghani

@CrisisGroup’s 10 Conflicts to Watch is out today in @ForeignPolicy and for the first time a transnational risk made our annual list: rising insecurity related to climate change. Here’s why

Daniel Adamson

danielsilas

The Baby Stealers: #BBCAfricaEye’s new documentary exposes the doctors stealing (and selling) kids they’re supposed to protect. Incredible work from @petemurimi @Kmohamed & team. https://youtu.be/7ix5jbCmiDU Kenya's govern

RERE 🧛

rereayodele

Fela Kuti did NOT create AfroBeat.A THREAD. AfroBeat actually started in Ghana in the early 1900s. It started off when Ghanaian artistes at that time fused different foreign sounds like

Praying for Nigeria🇳🇬

PempheroMphande

The Rise of Trump and My Love for HimWhen Barack Obama was in the run up to election in 2008, there was excitement in Africa. There were prayers for him

Charles Lister

Charles_Lister

This is great by @jeromedrev & @patrickhaenni -- #HTS has come to represent something uniquely challenging.After violently achieving domination (vs. #FSA, #AQ & #ISIS), it's now pursuing a policy of

Stone

StoneAtwine

I think there are two challenges with ride-hailing in Africa. 1. Drivers are squeezed in pricing to entice riders. 2. Allowing drivers to take cash & pay the company later

Gustavo de Carvalho

gb_decarvalho

A few weeks since our seminar on Security Sector Reform in Africa, a point which was made by Prof. @LindyHeinecken still rings true and remains worth sharing. A mini thread

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