#África

Kelvin Odanz

MrOdanz

The History of slavery worldwide has somehow been reduced to that of other races enslaving Africans.There was a time when it was very normal to keep slaves. And Africans also

The Center for Communist Studies

communistcenter

OTD 33 years ago, the revolutionary President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara was murdered. His 4 short years as President showed what is possible when people live in harmony with

Hassan Hassan

hxhassan

A statement to be released by ISIS shortly, either from the new leader or the spokesman (more likely). It was expected given the recent surge in attacks. A new statement

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

paimadhu

Thread on the 2020 Global Tuberculosis Report released by WHO today.10M people developed TB in 2019 and 1.4M died. Hardly any change from the previous year.https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/global-tuberculosis-report-2

OUTA

OUTASA

BREAKING: #DuduMeyni declared #delinquent. Finally, SA sees justice served against a prominent individual involved in state capture. It was worth every rand spent, says OUTA’s Advocate Stefanie Fick.Dudu Myeni declared

Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 🇮🇪🍋☕️🍊

Jim_Cornelius

1/27This thread examines claims made in this BrexitCentral article by Kevin Dowd regarding an alleged quintupling of tariffs on oranges from South Africa imported into the EU.I'm not the first

𓋹𓍑𓋴Nyatsimba Mutota

lumekaaveknew

Euros such as Napoleon said: “Africa begins in the Pyrenees” simply because of the Afrikan domination of Europe such as the Moors. Before the 711 Moors other groups of Afrikans

Srila Roy

ProfSrilaRoy

Such a great thread! Would encourage PhDs and ECRs everywhere to read, not just in Africa... (Some more thoughts below)https://twitter.com/PhDinAfrica/status/1283388325747929095 I love what they say about quality over quantity. Even

Incunabula

incunabula

This is potentially a cultural tragedy happening as we watch in horror - I know this library quite well - if it has indeed been destroyed, the losses are incalculable,

Gadi Ben-Yehuda

gbyehuda

I haven't commented on Twitter about #BlackLivesMatter mostly because (a) it's not my story to tell and (b) the last thing anyone needs is a middle-age, white, cis-male, Jewish

Somesh Jha

someshjha7

Thousands of migrant workers gathered at Bandra (Mumbai) today as they wanted to return home after the lockdown was extended till May 3. Read our piece to know why India's

Doug Campbell

TradeandMoney

Suppose the government makes huge investments in building a respirator factory, an N-95 factory, and large scale testing capacity. Then, next month, the virus mutates, or a miracle cure is

Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢

jennycohn1

One of Steve Bannon’s close allies is a billionaire who was accused of spying for China. Another is Erik Prince, whose Frontier Services Group supports Chinese investments. Does Bannon really

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jean_leroux

Yesterday a screengrab did the rounds attributing a statement to the Dep. Min. of Transport.This is not only fake news...but old fake news.The website that originally posted the article, run

Sugabelly 🌕

sugabelly

There’s a stereotype that Africans are dumb that’s being proven by the responses to these headlines.If you’re African, YOU TOO should want to know why there isn’t an outbreak or

Kishan Jhunjhunwala

Jhunjhunastic

Avengers as #worldcup2011 Indian Cricket Team (a thread)1. Inko bass phodna aata hai. Chahe saamne jo bhi ho. The Leader who gave us unforgettable memories in the final The stylish