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New open access (free!) book on the politics of Ethiopian dam building, 'Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia's Renaissance', out now global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
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In their 2025 report on #ClimateChange, @thelancet.com finds that millions of people are already dying every year from the causes & effects of climate change.
In the past decade, an average 546,000 people have died per year from increased heat alone — roughly one person every minute.
In the past decade, an average 546,000 people have died per year from increased heat alone — roughly one person every minute.
October 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
In their 2025 report on #ClimateChange, @thelancet.com finds that millions of people are already dying every year from the causes & effects of climate change.
In the past decade, an average 546,000 people have died per year from increased heat alone — roughly one person every minute.
In the past decade, an average 546,000 people have died per year from increased heat alone — roughly one person every minute.
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With Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam operational, debates over the future of the Nile are entering a new phase
In his open-access book, @tomlavers.bsky.social reveals how dam building has shaped Ethiopia’s international standing and unpacks the promises and perils of megaprojects
- bit.ly/3Vk2yeB
In his open-access book, @tomlavers.bsky.social reveals how dam building has shaped Ethiopia’s international standing and unpacks the promises and perils of megaprojects
- bit.ly/3Vk2yeB
September 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
With Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam operational, debates over the future of the Nile are entering a new phase
In his open-access book, @tomlavers.bsky.social reveals how dam building has shaped Ethiopia’s international standing and unpacks the promises and perils of megaprojects
- bit.ly/3Vk2yeB
In his open-access book, @tomlavers.bsky.social reveals how dam building has shaped Ethiopia’s international standing and unpacks the promises and perils of megaprojects
- bit.ly/3Vk2yeB
As #Ethiopia finally gets ready to inaugurate the #GERD, read about the history of Ethiopian dam building and the story of the GERD in this open access book (download link below) or a shorter thread below.
New open access (free!) book on the politics of Ethiopian dam building, 'Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia's Renaissance', out now global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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🇨🇳 China installed 464 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to June☀️
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
July 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🇨🇳 China installed 464 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to June☀️
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
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📣 REMINDER: @globaldevinst.bsky.social are hiring a permanent lecturer in the politics of development (open to subfield and regional specialisation)
⏰ Deadline is TOMORROW 28 May
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
⏰ Deadline is TOMORROW 28 May
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
May 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📣 REMINDER: @globaldevinst.bsky.social are hiring a permanent lecturer in the politics of development (open to subfield and regional specialisation)
⏰ Deadline is TOMORROW 28 May
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
⏰ Deadline is TOMORROW 28 May
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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There is still time to apply to join us as our new Lecturer in Politics and Development 👇
We are looking for candidates who can make significant contributions to research and research-informed teaching at GDI.
Link: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...
Deadline: 28/05/2025
We are looking for candidates who can make significant contributions to research and research-informed teaching at GDI.
Link: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...
Deadline: 28/05/2025
GDI is seeking to appoint a new Lecturer in Politics and Development to further enhance our teaching and research.
We would particularly welcome applications from academics with expertise on the politics of gender in the global South.
For more information and to apply: bit.ly/3YyAUwm
We would particularly welcome applications from academics with expertise on the politics of gender in the global South.
For more information and to apply: bit.ly/3YyAUwm
May 13, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There is still time to apply to join us as our new Lecturer in Politics and Development 👇
We are looking for candidates who can make significant contributions to research and research-informed teaching at GDI.
Link: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...
Deadline: 28/05/2025
We are looking for candidates who can make significant contributions to research and research-informed teaching at GDI.
Link: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/internal/Job...
Deadline: 28/05/2025
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GDI is seeking to appoint a new Lecturer in Politics and Development to further enhance our teaching and research.
We would particularly welcome applications from academics with expertise on the politics of gender in the global South.
For more information and to apply: bit.ly/3YyAUwm
We would particularly welcome applications from academics with expertise on the politics of gender in the global South.
For more information and to apply: bit.ly/3YyAUwm
May 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
GDI is seeking to appoint a new Lecturer in Politics and Development to further enhance our teaching and research.
We would particularly welcome applications from academics with expertise on the politics of gender in the global South.
For more information and to apply: bit.ly/3YyAUwm
We would particularly welcome applications from academics with expertise on the politics of gender in the global South.
For more information and to apply: bit.ly/3YyAUwm
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There’ll be no activity on this account for a couple of weeks.
So I’ll leave you with my favourite Thunderbastard of all time, courtesy of Cheito Ramirez in 2004.
Imagine getting the ball that far out and thinking: “I fancy my chances from here…”
So I’ll leave you with my favourite Thunderbastard of all time, courtesy of Cheito Ramirez in 2004.
Imagine getting the ball that far out and thinking: “I fancy my chances from here…”
April 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There’ll be no activity on this account for a couple of weeks.
So I’ll leave you with my favourite Thunderbastard of all time, courtesy of Cheito Ramirez in 2004.
Imagine getting the ball that far out and thinking: “I fancy my chances from here…”
So I’ll leave you with my favourite Thunderbastard of all time, courtesy of Cheito Ramirez in 2004.
Imagine getting the ball that far out and thinking: “I fancy my chances from here…”
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33 years ago at White Hart Lane:
Is that a peak Diego Maradona - or fleet-footed Aston Villa winger Tony Daley?
Is that a peak Diego Maradona - or fleet-footed Aston Villa winger Tony Daley?
April 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
33 years ago at White Hart Lane:
Is that a peak Diego Maradona - or fleet-footed Aston Villa winger Tony Daley?
Is that a peak Diego Maradona - or fleet-footed Aston Villa winger Tony Daley?
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What sort of owner might KKR be?
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
Thames Water selects KKR as preferred bidder
Private equity interest comes as UK’s largest water utility is fighting to avoid renationalisation
www.ft.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
What sort of owner might KKR be?
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
The following (from Our Lives in their Portfolios) is what happened when KKR took over the municipal water network of Bayonne New Jersey.....
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"The world has never truly undergone an energy transition... Instead, the world has experienced a series of energy additions, where new fuels build atop the old, rising like a skyscraper under construction for more than 200 years." media.rff.org/documents/RF...
media.rff.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"The world has never truly undergone an energy transition... Instead, the world has experienced a series of energy additions, where new fuels build atop the old, rising like a skyscraper under construction for more than 200 years." media.rff.org/documents/RF...
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The TPLF Office view Getachew Reda’s faction’s actions as an intraparty coup within the TPLF, comparing it to what Abiy Ahmed and his OroMara coalition did to the EPRDF in 2017–2018. From their perspective, what they are doing now is a counter-intraparty coup. 1/2
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tigray...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tigray...
Tigray’s Power Struggle: From the Pretoria Agreement to the Current Crisis-Events’ Flow
After exactly two years of a genocidal war, the TPLF and the Federal Government signed a ceasefire agreement in Pretoria in November 2022. As part of the agreement, both parties agreed to establish an...
www.linkedin.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The TPLF Office view Getachew Reda’s faction’s actions as an intraparty coup within the TPLF, comparing it to what Abiy Ahmed and his OroMara coalition did to the EPRDF in 2017–2018. From their perspective, what they are doing now is a counter-intraparty coup. 1/2
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tigray...
www.linkedin.com/pulse/tigray...
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The impacts of #USAID cuts in #Ethiopia:
- 85% (!) of CSOs have paused operations
- Food assistance for 1 million people & clean water supply to IDPs in Tigray suspended
- Termination of 5,000 workers focused on HIV & malaria prevention, vaccinations etc.
www.thereporterethiopia.com/44011/
- 85% (!) of CSOs have paused operations
- Food assistance for 1 million people & clean water supply to IDPs in Tigray suspended
- Termination of 5,000 workers focused on HIV & malaria prevention, vaccinations etc.
www.thereporterethiopia.com/44011/
USAID Funding Freeze Leave Over 85pct Of Ethiopian Nonprofits Crippled
Gov’t suspends work permits for foreign NGO staff
www.thereporterethiopia.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
The impacts of #USAID cuts in #Ethiopia:
- 85% (!) of CSOs have paused operations
- Food assistance for 1 million people & clean water supply to IDPs in Tigray suspended
- Termination of 5,000 workers focused on HIV & malaria prevention, vaccinations etc.
www.thereporterethiopia.com/44011/
- 85% (!) of CSOs have paused operations
- Food assistance for 1 million people & clean water supply to IDPs in Tigray suspended
- Termination of 5,000 workers focused on HIV & malaria prevention, vaccinations etc.
www.thereporterethiopia.com/44011/
New open access (free!) book on the politics of Ethiopian dam building, 'Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia's Renaissance', out now global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New open access (free!) book on the politics of Ethiopian dam building, 'Dams, Power and the Politics of Ethiopia's Renaissance', out now global.oup.com/academic/pro...
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
@terrefebiruk.bsky.social @globaldevinst.bsky.social @oupacademic.bsky.social
#Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’: Political Order and Distributive Crisis. New book available open access from bit.ly/3KKOLbX @globaldevinst.bsky.social. For those interested, a long summary thread below ⬇️
Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’
Cambridge Core - African Studies - Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’
bit.ly
February 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’: Political Order and Distributive Crisis. New book available open access from bit.ly/3KKOLbX @globaldevinst.bsky.social. For those interested, a long summary thread below ⬇️
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A series of photographs released by the Mayor of Addis Abeba on February 6, 2025, show the extent of demolition in Kazanchis. Stationery & office supply shops, restaurants, bars, residential areas, & street traders have vacated their spaces in the old town to make way for new buildings & open areas.
February 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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On American aid cuts/disruptions: www.africanistperspective.com/p/american-a...
On American aid cuts/disruptions
When the music stops, those who’ve outsourced their ambitions get exposed
www.africanistperspective.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
On American aid cuts/disruptions: www.africanistperspective.com/p/american-a...