@laurenbindc.bsky.social
Reposted
The final tally from today’s protests in #Kenya. All killed or injured by the police. (KNCHR is the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights).
July 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The final tally from today’s protests in #Kenya. All killed or injured by the police. (KNCHR is the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights).
China's ambassador to Kenya, seeking to capitalize on US policy changes under the Trump Administration:
June 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
China's ambassador to Kenya, seeking to capitalize on US policy changes under the Trump Administration:
The U.S. Institute of Peace - USIP - is back online:
www.usip.org
www.usip.org
www.usip.org
May 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The U.S. Institute of Peace - USIP - is back online:
www.usip.org
www.usip.org
Reposted
Kenyan President William Ruto's recent visit to China was not well received in the U.S., where powerful lawmakers are now calling for Washington to review its ties with Kenya.
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Kenyan President William Ruto's recent visit to China was not well received in the U.S., where powerful lawmakers are now calling for Washington to review its ties with Kenya.
And update: Uganda's Human Rights Commission has ordered Uganda's military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to release of Bobi Wine's bodyguard.
May 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And update: Uganda's Human Rights Commission has ordered Uganda's military chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to release of Bobi Wine's bodyguard.
Uganda is not in a good place right now.
May 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Uganda is not in a good place right now.
Over on X, Uganda's military chief appears to be drunk-posting about his detention and possible torture of opposition poltiician Bobi Wine's bodyguard (a civilian).
May 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Over on X, Uganda's military chief appears to be drunk-posting about his detention and possible torture of opposition poltiician Bobi Wine's bodyguard (a civilian).
Reposted
#Sudan Doctors' Network: At least 31 people, including minors, executed by Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Graphic videos shared by RSF on social media.
Via Hiba Morgan on
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Omdurman
youtu.be/FHOm3vZJboc?...
Graphic videos shared by RSF on social media.
Via Hiba Morgan on
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Omdurman
youtu.be/FHOm3vZJboc?...
Sudan Doctors Network accuses RSF of war crimes after 31 summary executions near Khartoum
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
April 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#Sudan Doctors' Network: At least 31 people, including minors, executed by Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
Graphic videos shared by RSF on social media.
Via Hiba Morgan on
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Omdurman
youtu.be/FHOm3vZJboc?...
Graphic videos shared by RSF on social media.
Via Hiba Morgan on
@aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social
#KeepEyesOnSudan #Omdurman
youtu.be/FHOm3vZJboc?...
Reposted
Africa’s forcibly displaced population has doubled since 2018 to over 45 million people.
3/4 of these are internally displaced. The leading drivers of African displacement are conflict and repressive governance.
africacenter.org/spo...
3/4 of these are internally displaced. The leading drivers of African displacement are conflict and repressive governance.
africacenter.org/spo...
Conflicts Causing Record Level of Forced Displacement in Africa – Africa Center
The number of forcibly displaced Africans grew by 14 percent over the past year—to more than 45 million people.
africacenter.org
April 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Africa’s forcibly displaced population has doubled since 2018 to over 45 million people.
3/4 of these are internally displaced. The leading drivers of African displacement are conflict and repressive governance.
africacenter.org/spo...
3/4 of these are internally displaced. The leading drivers of African displacement are conflict and repressive governance.
africacenter.org/spo...
But hey, if the US is pulling out of the UN, it doesn't matter how all those countries vote
April 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
But hey, if the US is pulling out of the UN, it doesn't matter how all those countries vote
Reposted
Clear language from the UN Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of #Genocide:
“We have warned before & keep warning: the risk of genocide & other atrocity crimes remains a stark reality in #Sudan, especially in the conflict in the #Darfur region”
“Further #atrocities can & must be prevented”
“We have warned before & keep warning: the risk of genocide & other atrocity crimes remains a stark reality in #Sudan, especially in the conflict in the #Darfur region”
“Further #atrocities can & must be prevented”
April 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Clear language from the UN Acting Special Adviser on the Prevention of #Genocide:
“We have warned before & keep warning: the risk of genocide & other atrocity crimes remains a stark reality in #Sudan, especially in the conflict in the #Darfur region”
“Further #atrocities can & must be prevented”
“We have warned before & keep warning: the risk of genocide & other atrocity crimes remains a stark reality in #Sudan, especially in the conflict in the #Darfur region”
“Further #atrocities can & must be prevented”
Per this report, some of the last remaining USAID humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen (and for refugees in Jordan & Lebanon) has been cut.
apnews.com/article/usai...
apnews.com/article/usai...
Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid across the Middle East
The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East.
apnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Per this report, some of the last remaining USAID humanitarian assistance for Afghanistan, Somalia, Syria and Yemen (and for refugees in Jordan & Lebanon) has been cut.
apnews.com/article/usai...
apnews.com/article/usai...
Reposted
South Sudan's govt refutes the US claim that it refused to accept the return of one of its citizens - they say he is a Congolese national and assert that both the 🇺🇸&🇸🇸 govts have access to records on this, incl. DHS docs on his 2003 entry to the US as a DRC citizen
www.facebook.com/share/v/1A76...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1A76...
Redirecting...
www.facebook.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
South Sudan's govt refutes the US claim that it refused to accept the return of one of its citizens - they say he is a Congolese national and assert that both the 🇺🇸&🇸🇸 govts have access to records on this, incl. DHS docs on his 2003 entry to the US as a DRC citizen
www.facebook.com/share/v/1A76...
www.facebook.com/share/v/1A76...
The regime in South Sudan is not a transitional government - it is a dictatorship that represses its critics and manipulates ethnic divides to maintain its hold on power. This arbitrary action will do nothing to change that - it will punish people who have no say over how their country is governed.
April 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The regime in South Sudan is not a transitional government - it is a dictatorship that represses its critics and manipulates ethnic divides to maintain its hold on power. This arbitrary action will do nothing to change that - it will punish people who have no say over how their country is governed.
Sacked Kenyan minister says "I've no bitterness," then proceeds to share a story about President Ruto directing him to take 💰 from Russian oligarchs in Dubai for a 🌳 planting scheme.
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Sacked Kenyan minister says "I've no bitterness," then proceeds to share a story about President Ruto directing him to take 💰 from Russian oligarchs in Dubai for a 🌳 planting scheme.
Reposted
Can confirm that termination notices were sent out. There are court battles already looming over whether Trump/DOGE can do this to an organization that insists it’s not a federal agency.
BREAKING — Nearly all employees at the US Institute of Peace (USIP) received an email tonight informing them they were fired effective immediately, multiple staffers confirmed with me.
Just a few HR and IT staffers are being kept on to assist DOGE’s illegal dismantling of the independent nonprofit.
Just a few HR and IT staffers are being kept on to assist DOGE’s illegal dismantling of the independent nonprofit.
March 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Can confirm that termination notices were sent out. There are court battles already looming over whether Trump/DOGE can do this to an organization that insists it’s not a federal agency.
Reposted
"The idea that the SPLM/A-IO was responsible for Nasir proved the rhetorical foil for a move against the South Sudanese opposition as such."
Highly informed piece on the background to the current escalations in #SouthSudan. @joshuacraze.bsky.social
africanarguments.org/2025/03/what...
Highly informed piece on the background to the current escalations in #SouthSudan. @joshuacraze.bsky.social
africanarguments.org/2025/03/what...
What Is Happening in South Sudan? | African Arguments
What is happening in South Sudan?
africanarguments.org
March 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"The idea that the SPLM/A-IO was responsible for Nasir proved the rhetorical foil for a move against the South Sudanese opposition as such."
Highly informed piece on the background to the current escalations in #SouthSudan. @joshuacraze.bsky.social
africanarguments.org/2025/03/what...
Highly informed piece on the background to the current escalations in #SouthSudan. @joshuacraze.bsky.social
africanarguments.org/2025/03/what...
Uganda's military chief has had a busy Sunday of tweeting, declaring that his forces are deliberately killing Nuer in South Sudan and announcing that Museveni has ordered the seizure of Kisangani, DRC
March 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Uganda's military chief has had a busy Sunday of tweeting, declaring that his forces are deliberately killing Nuer in South Sudan and announcing that Museveni has ordered the seizure of Kisangani, DRC
USIP's website has been taken down.
March 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
USIP's website has been taken down.
Reposted
After breaking into the US Institute of Peace (USIP) Monday, DOGE members immediately got to work taking down signs to erase the independent agency.
Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
March 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
After breaking into the US Institute of Peace (USIP) Monday, DOGE members immediately got to work taking down signs to erase the independent agency.
Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
Photos taken yesterday shared directly with me:
The White House claims USIP Acting President George Moose was removed by USIP'S board - but only 3 of the 15-member Senate-confirmed board are listed below. Per law, USIP's meetings must be open to the public - there appears to be no record of a meeting on March 14.
March 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The White House claims USIP Acting President George Moose was removed by USIP'S board - but only 3 of the 15-member Senate-confirmed board are listed below. Per law, USIP's meetings must be open to the public - there appears to be no record of a meeting on March 14.
Reposted
BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
March 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BREAKING—The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) office was just on lockdown for close to an hour while members of the DOGE team tried to enter the building, multiple people have told me. Security has now escorted out remaining staffers who’ve been told to telework until further notice.
"Amid broad regional & international disorder, the deterioration of the political & security situation in Tigray is dry tinder waiting for a match that could ignite an interstate war between Ethiopia & Eritrea."
And reports from Tigray suggest a match has been lit.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/12/e...
And reports from Tigray suggest a match has been lit.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/12/e...
Stop the Next Ethiopia-Eritrea War Before It Begins
As armies deploy, Gulf states and their Western allies must halt an impending conflict that could inflame the entire Red Sea region.
foreignpolicy.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Amid broad regional & international disorder, the deterioration of the political & security situation in Tigray is dry tinder waiting for a match that could ignite an interstate war between Ethiopia & Eritrea."
And reports from Tigray suggest a match has been lit.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/12/e...
And reports from Tigray suggest a match has been lit.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/12/e...
Reposted
An important intervention from Ethiopia's former army chief, warning of a coming war between Ethiopia and Eritrea -- now dangerously close -- and that a faction within Tigray might side with Eritrea against the federal government in Addis Ababa
www.theafricareport.com/378644/tigra...
www.theafricareport.com/378644/tigra...
March 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
An important intervention from Ethiopia's former army chief, warning of a coming war between Ethiopia and Eritrea -- now dangerously close -- and that a faction within Tigray might side with Eritrea against the federal government in Addis Ababa
www.theafricareport.com/378644/tigra...
www.theafricareport.com/378644/tigra...