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Thomas Sayers Ellis, Poet of ‘Percussive Prosody,’ Dies at 61

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The not so fancy version - still gourmet if you ask me - used to be my daily meal while staying in Jinja.

Minister visits Ghana, responds to ‘Nigeria must go’ protest https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/811017-minister-visits-ghana-responds-to-nigeria-must-go-protest.html?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Nigeria must go: Nigerians in Ghana's Economy Amidst Surging Tensions and the Scourge of Misinformation Ghana-Nigeria ties: economic interdependence, historical tensions, misinformation, trade disputes, and calls for diplomacy and reform.

Deep but fragile links: Nigerians drive $683M informal trade, $1B in education, yet disputes spark tensions.

Can history repeat? 1969 expulsions, 2019 border closure.

Fixes? Formalise trade, fight #FakeNews, boost diplomacy.

#Ghana
#Nigeria

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Oyibo Evergreen Review

“Someone was always using the word, even maimed beggars that moved around with their hands in their footwear. The more we corrected them, reproved them, and sent their Oyibos back, the louder they’d get.”

—“Oyibo” by Chinyere Evelyn Uku. Art by Carol Bruns. evergreenreview.com/read/oyibo/

In the past 27yrs, Nigeria’s healthcare budget has mostly been under 6%, and yet we hope that its healthcare problems will somehow be fixed. No amount of hope and prayers will save a country of 200+million people from the hands of 4-5% national budget for its health sector.

The General sleeps As former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari’s death is mourned with official reverence, a generation remembers the eight years that drove them out.

As former Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari’s death is mourned with official reverence, a generation remembers the eight years that drove them out. africasacountry.com/2025/07/the-...

Gen Z and the spirit of Mau Mau Kenya’s largest-ever protests have drawn striking comparisons to the Mau Mau uprising. But for today’s movement to endure, it must move beyond the streets and invest in political education.

Kenya’s largest-ever protests have drawn striking comparisons to the Mau Mau uprising. But for today’s movement to endure, it must move beyond the streets and invest in political education. africasacountry.com/2025/07/gen-...

Introducing the Malaria Vaccine In Nigeria In December 2024, Magnum photographer Jérôme Sessini traveled to Nigeria to document the historic introduction of the malaria vaccine, supported by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

With support from @gavi.org, @unicef.org, and @who.int, Nigeria is rolling out over one million doses of the #malaria vaccine to protect children as young as five months old.

📸 Photographer Jérôme Sessini captures the impact: www.gavi.org/vaccineswork... #EndMalaria

I do have a problem though with the description of women being (forcibly) married to Boko Haram fighters. There is no marriage of any kind, if you use those words you are buying into the narrative of the oppressor. This is rape, sexual enslavement and gender based violence. Language matters.

So close to power and Aso Rock...

Deze Afrikaanse leiders streden tegen kolonialisme, en werden vermoord - OneWorld Ze streden voor onafhankelijkheid, gelijke verdeling en onderwijs voor álle kinderen: de Afrikaanse leiders Patrice Lumumba, Thomas Sankara en Eduardo Mondlane. Maar ze werden alle drie al vroeg in…

Hij streed voor onafhankelijkheid en gelijke verdeling van bodemschatten: Patrice Lumumba, vandaag 100 jaar geleden geboren, was de eerste premier van Congo. Maar voor het Westen was hij een bedreiging, net als Thomas Sankara en Eduardo Mondlane. Wie waren deze Afrikaanse leiders?

Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) pleitte als een van de eersten voor ‘dekolonisatie’ van de geest De Caribische psychiater en denker Frantz Fanon werd niet ouder dan 36, maar inspireerde menig vrijheidsstrijder met zijn analyses. Zijn ideeën over ‘het dekoloniseren van de geest’ worden tot op de…

Hij was een van de eersten die oog had voor de psychische gevolgen van kolonialisme: Frantz Fanon. Een eeuw geleden werd hij geboren, maar de ideeën van deze Caribische psychiater over ‘het dekoloniseren van de geest’, zijn ook nu nog een inspiratiebron voor velen.

Kwame Nkrumah with wide, Fathia, and Du Bois, 2) Nkrumah, Stokely (Kwame Toure) and Shirley Du Bois. The Second Emancipation. www.publishersweekly.com/9781324092452

Can't wait! Greetings from Lagos.

JUST IN: Victorious Super Falcons arrive Abuja from Morocco https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/810327-just-in-victorious-super-falcons-arrive-abuja-from-morocco.html?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Even an activist deserves to enjoy themselves from time to time, right?

Glad to hear I am not the only one - and am not imagining things either.

A terrace with chairs and a gin and tonic in the foreground, with a view of the Lagos lagoon and on the horizon the Lagos Island skyline.

It took me 13 years to discover the terrace with the best view in Lagos. Unfortunately, it is members only, or by invite from a member. Now contemplating if befriending yaught club members for G&T with a view would be too elitist a move for an anti-capitalist against privatisation of public spaces.

DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind. The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs.

Am I the only one who has stopped using Google for research? The results were already contaminated by algorithms, but now that AI is weighing in, search results are becoming useless for any sort of critical thinking. Using duckduckgo.com now, which reminds me of how browsing used to be. #boomeralert

I'll be speaking about recent events in the Democratic Republic of Congo at this commemorative event in east London on Saturday afternoon. All welcome.

Art in art: self-portrait painting the fiddler of her work Merry Company, 1633, by Judith Leyster, Dutch artist, one of first women artists admitted to Haarlem painters’ guild, baptised #OTD 1609; many of her works were later attributed to Frans Hals or Jan Molenaer. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC | Private Collection

Art in art: self-portrait painting the fiddler of her work Merry Company, 1633, by Judith Leyster, Dutch artist, one of first women artists admitted to Haarlem painters’ guild, baptised #OTD 1609; many of her works were later attributed to Frans Hals or Jan Molenaer. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC | Private Collection

Art in art: self-portrait painting fiddler of her work Merry Company, 1633, by Judith Leyster, Dutch Baroque artist, one of first women artists admitted to Haarlem painters’ guild, baptised #OTD 1609; many of her works were later attributed to Frans Hals or Jan Molenaer.
NGADC | Private Collection

@ikeanya.bsky.social! Long time. On a flight to PH last year I was reading your book, when after landing a fellow passenger showed me she was reading it as well. I hope it sells well. I for one have been recommending Small by Small all over the place. It have me such insight in an era. #nonfiction

‘Ik doe verslag van een genocide waar ik middenin zit’ - OneWorld Ze heeft honger, nauwelijks internet en veel schuldgevoel. Schuldgevoel om wat ze wél heeft: zonnepanelen, ze kan Engels en ze leeft nog. Journalist Malak Hijazi beschreef voor OneWorld hoe het is om ...

She's hungry, barely has internet, and still feels guilty. Guilty for what she does have: electricity, she speaks English, and she's still alive. Journalist Malak Hijazi describes for @oneworld.nl what it's like to write about a genocide you're in the midst of. www.oneworld.nl/mensenrechte...

Once again, Geert Wilders echoes classic fascist patterns: racism, hate of Islam, and fearmongering. He scapegoats minorities, undermines solidarity, and makes violence against marginalised groups socially acceptable. It is awful.

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‘Ik doe verslag van een genocide waar ik middenin zit’ - OneWorld Ze heeft honger, nauwelijks internet en veel schuldgevoel. Schuldgevoel om wat ze wél heeft: zonnepanelen, ze kan Engels en ze leeft nog. Journalist Malak Hijazi beschreef voor OneWorld hoe het is om ...

www.oneworld.nl/mensenrechte...

Nigeria says it won't accept deportees from U.S.: 'We have enough problems of our own' Nigeria's government is pushing back against U.S. efforts to send the country migrants and foreign prisoners, with Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar quoting Public Enemy to drive home his point.

We already have over 230 million people," [Foreign Minister] Tuggar said. "In the words of the famous U.S. rap group Public Enemy — you'll remember a line from Flavor Flav: 'Flavor Flav has problems of his own. I can't do nothing for you, man.'"

lol. lmao

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Maar al te herkenbaar...

Happening now. The W.E.B. Museum renovation and restoration site, Accra, Ghana, where Du Bois lived his final years and died.

This Nigerian journalist has covered the Wagner Group in Africa for years. Here’s what he’s learnt “Covering Wagner is dangerous. You should build contacts everywhere and have a strong sense of mind,” says award-winning reporter Philip Obaji Jr.

My investigations have revealed how the Russian Wagner Group’s operations extend beyond bloodshed. They exploit Africa’s resources—gold, diamonds, and timber—to fund conflicts while propping up authoritarian regimes.

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