Kate Hixon
@kahixo.bsky.social
Advocacy Director for Africa @AmnestyUSA Views my own. RTs & likes not endorsement. @trumanproject @CFR term member. Former @UKinUSA @FreedomHouse @NDIAfrica
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…
August 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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…
This is like Chef’s Table but with foreign policy. Run do not walk to read this book.
July 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is like Chef’s Table but with foreign policy. Run do not walk to read this book.
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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.
internationalpolicy.org
July 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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...
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
July 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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...
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“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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July 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“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.”
A beautiful story of love & revenge during the time of the mahdi.
July 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A beautiful story of love & revenge during the time of the mahdi.
Putting a lot of faith in the Qatar process ….
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You don’t say?
June 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Putting a lot of faith in the Qatar process ….
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You don’t say?
June 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Out to run for refugees with ECDC
June 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Out to run for refugees with ECDC
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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.
africasacountry.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
An interview with Zohran Mamdani in "Africa is a Country" from 2020 is circulating anew...
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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/
June 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🚨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/
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Kenya anti-government protests turn deadly
Kenya anti-government protests turn deadly
Thousands took to the streets in cities across the country to commemorate last year’s protests against a controversial tax bill.
www.semafor.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Kenya anti-government protests turn deadly
Just finished this really fascinating read. Learned a lot about how Sudan supported other independence movements partly to counter the southern problem narrative.
June 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Just finished this really fascinating read. Learned a lot about how Sudan supported other independence movements partly to counter the southern problem narrative.
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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
mideastdc.org
June 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
At least 37 Ethiopian, 27 Somali, and 26 Egyptian men are at "imminent risk" of execution in Saudi Arabia for drug-related charges.
If you’re near Malcolm X park today come support Noir United for World Refugee Day
June 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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.
www.amnestyusa.org
June 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The @nba.com needs to do renewed due diligence on its partnership with #Rwanda www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
Another great story where the author explores the impact of the Biafra war on his family
June 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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.
June 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Two more great books by African authors read over the weekend. One on a fictional Sahel country and one devestating read on Rwanda.
Present day may end in 1980s but still a comprehensive read
June 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Present day may end in 1980s but still a comprehensive read
Crap photo but the fireflies in the Smokied is still the coolest thing ever.
May 30, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Crap photo but the fireflies in the Smokied is still the coolest thing ever.
Spending the week in Oregon getting through my reading pile.
May 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Spending the week in Oregon getting through my reading pile.
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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.
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.
May 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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.
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...
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.
www.amnestyusa.org
May 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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...
www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
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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
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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...
Really enjoyed this one which is set in Zanzibar emerging from post colonial rule
April 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Really enjoyed this one which is set in Zanzibar emerging from post colonial rule