Chris W J Roberts
@cwjroberts.bsky.social
University of Calgary Poli Sci Instructor / CGAI Fellow / African politics-security-development-mining, IR/IPE, Cdn Foreign Policy / President, AfriCan Access Consulting ⚒️🏒
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Chris W J Roberts
@cwjroberts.bsky.social
· Mar 10
#CanadaAfricaStrategy released last week! Part 2 of my series is an initial assessment, some good elements, nascent potential, and missing pieces.
Download Part 2 PDF here: cwjroberts.com/canadas-afri...
#Canada #Africa #Cdnpoli #CdnFP
Download Part 2 PDF here: cwjroberts.com/canadas-afri...
#Canada #Africa #Cdnpoli #CdnFP
#Cameroon "official" results have been pushed to Monday, Oct 27th, the very last day allowed by law (15 days after election day):
SECTION 137: The Constitutional Council shall adopt and proclaim the results of the presidential election within no more than15 (fifteen) days of the close of the poll.
SECTION 137: The Constitutional Council shall adopt and proclaim the results of the presidential election within no more than15 (fifteen) days of the close of the poll.
October 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
#Cameroon "official" results have been pushed to Monday, Oct 27th, the very last day allowed by law (15 days after election day):
SECTION 137: The Constitutional Council shall adopt and proclaim the results of the presidential election within no more than15 (fifteen) days of the close of the poll.
SECTION 137: The Constitutional Council shall adopt and proclaim the results of the presidential election within no more than15 (fifteen) days of the close of the poll.
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Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
August 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.
#Cameroon - Bluesky just doesn't cut it. Over at X, Cameroon twitter is counting all the presidential candidate registrations at #ELECAM which close today. Well over 70 at last count, which highlights various political dysfunctions in the country. Here, Cameroon = the retired goalkeeper N'Kono.
a man in a hard hat is holding a trash can with the words rise and shine below him
ALT: a man in a hard hat is holding a trash can with the words rise and shine below him
media.tenor.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The #AnglophoneCrisis in #Cameroon continues, and anyone interested in that country or #Africa needs to watch this BBC News documentary to understand this seemingly intractable, hidden but entirely solvable political conflict. Great journalism by Blaise Eyong.#Poli371
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POa...
The Land That Bleeds: Inside Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
YouTube video by BBC News Africa
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The #AnglophoneCrisis in #Cameroon continues, and anyone interested in that country or #Africa needs to watch this BBC News documentary to understand this seemingly intractable, hidden but entirely solvable political conflict. Great journalism by Blaise Eyong.#Poli371
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5POa...
#Cameroon Election - Get set for a Sunday space (over at X) with wonderful speakers and attendees talking about the upcoming presidential elections in October 2025.
Sunday, May 25th 8PM - Cameroon time / 3PM Eastern / 1PM Mountain
x.com/i/spaces/1ea...
Sunday, May 25th 8PM - Cameroon time / 3PM Eastern / 1PM Mountain
x.com/i/spaces/1ea...
May 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#Cameroon Election - Get set for a Sunday space (over at X) with wonderful speakers and attendees talking about the upcoming presidential elections in October 2025.
Sunday, May 25th 8PM - Cameroon time / 3PM Eastern / 1PM Mountain
x.com/i/spaces/1ea...
Sunday, May 25th 8PM - Cameroon time / 3PM Eastern / 1PM Mountain
x.com/i/spaces/1ea...
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A look at key trends in the blended finance sector in the latest Convergence report.
Blended finance shrinks slightly in 2024, but aid cuts cloud its future
Blended finance shrinks slightly in 2024, but aid cuts cloud its future
www.devex.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
A look at key trends in the blended finance sector in the latest Convergence report.
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Now available for preorder - The Cameroon War: A History of French Neocolonialism in Africa
The shocking history of France's secret war in Cameroon and its neocolonial afterlives.
The shocking history of France's secret war in Cameroon and its neocolonial afterlives.
The Cameroon War
Legend has it that the end of France’s empire in sub-Saharan Africa was a peaceful affair. This book tells a very different story, exposing the shocking violence of a secret war. Its theater was Camer...
www.versobooks.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Now available for preorder - The Cameroon War: A History of French Neocolonialism in Africa
The shocking history of France's secret war in Cameroon and its neocolonial afterlives.
The shocking history of France's secret war in Cameroon and its neocolonial afterlives.
Important for Albertans, rightfully concerned about federal-provincial relations, to not simply assume the UCP provides a full picture of that history re: the oil patch (or that UCP is carefully managing Alberta's fiscal situation either). #ableg #abpoli t.co/D9ACIURQC1
May 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Important for Albertans, rightfully concerned about federal-provincial relations, to not simply assume the UCP provides a full picture of that history re: the oil patch (or that UCP is carefully managing Alberta's fiscal situation either). #ableg #abpoli t.co/D9ACIURQC1
Has there been ANY international condemnation of this sham sentence (let alone the initial arrest and long imprisonment)? Autocratic regimes globally feel emboldened with Trump, Putin, and Xi ignoring human rights and international norms. #Cameroon #AnglophoneCrisis
mimimefoinfos.com/abdul-karim-...
mimimefoinfos.com/abdul-karim-...
Abdul Karim Ali’s Life Sentence Draws Responses from Family
The life sentence handed to Cameroonian activist Abdul Karim Ali by a military court has led to reactions from his
mimimefoinfos.com
April 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Has there been ANY international condemnation of this sham sentence (let alone the initial arrest and long imprisonment)? Autocratic regimes globally feel emboldened with Trump, Putin, and Xi ignoring human rights and international norms. #Cameroon #AnglophoneCrisis
mimimefoinfos.com/abdul-karim-...
mimimefoinfos.com/abdul-karim-...
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Backing the truck holding all Americans' private info up to the dock for pillaging...
There's been so much going on I haven't had a chance to cover it but Musk's DOGE connecting so many government systems to the open internet is so insanely disastrous.
NEW — In an alarming email last night reviewed by me, Coast Guard members learned that 1,135 members' direct deposit account routing information was compromised due to a data breach from unauthorized access.
It was only discovered because an officer “reported anomalous activity” on their account.
It was only discovered because an officer “reported anomalous activity” on their account.
February 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Backing the truck holding all Americans' private info up to the dock for pillaging...
LEARNING FROM 2025: This year (like 1930) will be referenced by future political economy educators as another empirical case study of the relevance of BASIC principles articulated in early 1600s, late 1700s-early 1800s, & late 1800s:
#Poli371 #TariffWars #EconomicDevelopment
#Poli371 #TariffWars #EconomicDevelopment
April 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
LEARNING FROM 2025: This year (like 1930) will be referenced by future political economy educators as another empirical case study of the relevance of BASIC principles articulated in early 1600s, late 1700s-early 1800s, & late 1800s:
#Poli371 #TariffWars #EconomicDevelopment
#Poli371 #TariffWars #EconomicDevelopment
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And one month later, things look even better.
April 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
And one month later, things look even better.
#CanadaAfricaStrategy launched today (March 6th, Ghana's independence day). Did GAC make that connection, as Canada's mining minister (Edmonton MP George Prudham) rep'd Canada at Ghana Independence Day in 1957, cementing strong Ghana-Canada relations to this day. international.gc.ca/gac-amc/publ...
March 6, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#CanadaAfricaStrategy launched today (March 6th, Ghana's independence day). Did GAC make that connection, as Canada's mining minister (Edmonton MP George Prudham) rep'd Canada at Ghana Independence Day in 1957, cementing strong Ghana-Canada relations to this day. international.gc.ca/gac-amc/publ...
What MAGA Cultists What's Actually Happening
Assume is Happening #ElbowsUpCanada theguardian.com/environment/...
Assume is Happening #ElbowsUpCanada theguardian.com/environment/...
March 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
What MAGA Cultists What's Actually Happening
Assume is Happening #ElbowsUpCanada theguardian.com/environment/...
Assume is Happening #ElbowsUpCanada theguardian.com/environment/...
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#CanadaAfricaStrategy Part 1: Why Africa Matters in Four [Structural] Dimensions (4 March 2025)
1) Demographics
2) Demand
3) Democracy
4) Diasporas (in Canada)
Download Part 1 PDF here: www.cwjroberts.com/uploads/4/9/...
#Canada #Africa #Cdnpoli #demographics #democracy #Diasporas
1) Demographics
2) Demand
3) Democracy
4) Diasporas (in Canada)
Download Part 1 PDF here: www.cwjroberts.com/uploads/4/9/...
#Canada #Africa #Cdnpoli #demographics #democracy #Diasporas
March 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
#CanadaAfricaStrategy Part 1: Why Africa Matters in Four [Structural] Dimensions (4 March 2025)
1) Demographics
2) Demand
3) Democracy
4) Diasporas (in Canada)
Download Part 1 PDF here: www.cwjroberts.com/uploads/4/9/...
#Canada #Africa #Cdnpoli #demographics #democracy #Diasporas
1) Demographics
2) Demand
3) Democracy
4) Diasporas (in Canada)
Download Part 1 PDF here: www.cwjroberts.com/uploads/4/9/...
#Canada #Africa #Cdnpoli #demographics #democracy #Diasporas
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awesome 🇨🇦 message for Trump (especially for anyone who remembers 70's disco)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pei...
We Will Survive
YouTube video by Jesse McFaul
www.youtube.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
awesome 🇨🇦 message for Trump (especially for anyone who remembers 70's disco)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pei...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pei...
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USAID assistant administrator was fired in the middle of writing his *third* memo detailing the horrific consequences of USAID's illegal shuttering:
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
March 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
USAID assistant administrator was fired in the middle of writing his *third* memo detailing the horrific consequences of USAID's illegal shuttering:
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Interest in #Canada #Africa Relations? I'll be publishing a series of articles in March 2025 about the (pending) Canada Strategy for Africa, how to grow mining investment, and various other topics, but this Datasheet provides some basic info about those relationships today. #CanadaAfricaStrategy
March 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Interest in #Canada #Africa Relations? I'll be publishing a series of articles in March 2025 about the (pending) Canada Strategy for Africa, how to grow mining investment, and various other topics, but this Datasheet provides some basic info about those relationships today. #CanadaAfricaStrategy
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In abandoning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Trump administration has exposed all U.S. international business to the demand of bribes and favors to obtain contracts—and introduced long-term fragility to U.S. trade relations, writes @richardmnephew.bsky.social.
A More Corrupt World Will Be Bad for America
Trump’s abandonment of antibribery efforts will hurt—not help—U.S. companies.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
In abandoning the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Trump administration has exposed all U.S. international business to the demand of bribes and favors to obtain contracts—and introduced long-term fragility to U.S. trade relations, writes @richardmnephew.bsky.social.
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Worst. Episode. EVER.
February 22, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worst. Episode. EVER.
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Crazy coincidence
President Donald Trump paused on Tuesday the enforcement of an anti-bribery law of foreign officials, saying it harms dealmaking by US firms abroad.
On the same day, Transparency International released a new report that showed the US, along with other OECD countries, perceived to be more corrupt.
On the same day, Transparency International released a new report that showed the US, along with other OECD countries, perceived to be more corrupt.
February 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Crazy coincidence
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
February 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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Not sure I agree with all assumptions in this article by Joshua Meservey, but can agree with "A prosperous Africa is manifestly in the United States’ interests, but U.S. development assistance has failed to bring about widespread development..." #USA #Africa #Canada foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/u...
U.S.-Africa Policy Should Be Driven by Trade, Not Aid
Washington’s focus on development assistance and democracy promotion has failed. Relationships based on commercial engagement are the answer.
foreignpolicy.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Not sure I agree with all assumptions in this article by Joshua Meservey, but can agree with "A prosperous Africa is manifestly in the United States’ interests, but U.S. development assistance has failed to bring about widespread development..." #USA #Africa #Canada foreignpolicy.com/2025/02/11/u...