I don’t agree with his politics, but congrats to Rishi Sunak on becoming the first non-white Prime Minister of the UK.

A truly important day, whatever party you support.

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WE DID IT!

Our union has smashed the threshold and delivered a massive YES vote in the pay and conditions ballot

History has been made

#ucuRISING

Our Mau Mau Conference of October 17th, 18th, & 19th, 2022 is increasingly gaining traction in the print media. Niels Boender Alina Oswald Nic Cheeseman Karuti Kanyinga @jamilambugua Jochen Lingelbach Kariūki wa Gīthuku, Associate Professor, CUNY SZ University of Nairobi ViceChancellor,UoNBI Jackie Aming'a Getrude Mwalufundo

Whatever your views on the wider context/rhetoric/aims/nature of ' #decolonize ', this is a valuable political science reading list featuring important contributions of scholars from #Africa .

Thanks for sharing this list! Very useful.

Please note: DiA started this reading list many years ago to demonstrate solidarity with #BlackintheIvory + similar movements. It has been put together through crowd sourcing, so if something is missing please use the comments to suggest it (using the same ref style if poss)

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Patrick Gaspard Nic Cheeseman A very good piece by Nic Cheeseman. I hope the losers in the last Kenya elections read it, and, while at it, also read that piece by the son of Kipkayla Kones. You are right Prof. to say it is okay to graciously accept defeat when you lose fairly. Democracy depends on it.

Singapore Airport has a butterfly garden and I am 100% here for it

Changi Airport

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👉The Case for #Democracy Despite #Autocratisation
🗓️3 Nov 22 | 6-7pm
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#polarization #disinformation

Whatever you do, don’t stay Paradox Hotels Singapore. They massively overbook, don’t have capacity, and can’t even provide breakfast for guests.

The queue this morning just to enter the room goes round the hotel, and they charge you more than most.

Total farce.

Losing an election: The five stages of political grief ⁦Nic Cheeseman⁩ theafricareport.com/250125/losing-…

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Winnie Byanyima on why we cannot rely on big pharma to ensure equity

To learn lessons from pandemics, don’t listen to big pharma statnews.com/2022/10/19/to-… via STAT

One of the most insightful interviews I have done in my career is with Kifefe Kizza-Besigye who narrated his 40 years of struggle for democracy in #Uganda
Besigye ni mpambanaji na kanimegea siri l ya kutokata tamaa! What keeps him going?!
Watch my interview on MwanzoTV tomorrow 4pm

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Former Conservative leader William Hague has described Boris Johnson's leadership returning as 'possibly the worst idea I've heard of'.

Shocking and a complete disgrace

State sponsored murder

Not the first time, wont be the last

One of the final and most appalling acts of the Kenyatta regime nonetheless

My deepest condolences to the family and friends of the three men

Heartbreaking

In Senegal tomorrow meeting with parents, NGOs, officials and 'ghost children' who have not been registered at birth and are unable to exercise their rights. 27% of Senegalese children are said fall within this category. humanium.org/en/registering…

Sierra Leoneans, for the 2023 elections, we will no longer have the opportunity to directly elect our parliamentary representatives. Watch out for the analysis of the implications via Democracy in Africa The Continent Nic Cheeseman SIERRAEYESALONE Samira Sawlani