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Great article on the power of iconography in #Ethiopia by @AneHessNielsen - compareafrique.com/imagining…
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For every 1 of me, there are 25 of you. Watch our @ajplus piece on income diversity at elite colleges in America ajplus.co/class
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After 94 days #Cameroon is back online, but the risk of future shutdowns remains. #KeepItOn ow.ly/naZm30b1Hxl
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African slavery: Mauritania convicts anti-slavery campaigners yahoo.com/news/mauritania-co…
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pls take our survey & share w folks in the #African #Diaspora so we can learn about trends in #AfricanPhilanthropy bit.ly/29omAzq
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Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate for promotion and as the next AFRICOM commander.
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The only thing we know about African economies is that we do not know much at all on.ft.com/1Qv7K4P
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The theme of AU summit was human rights, but Kenyatta pushed through a resolution to pull out of ICC. AU did zilch on Burundi as it burns.
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The real question is why is the world financing a dictatorship in Rwanda. #Kagame
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Tunisia emerged from the Arab spring a free country. That outcome remains a stark anomaly econ.st/1RoD1eL
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Entrepreneurs don't have a special gene for risk—they're rich kids with safety nets buff.ly/1n6CPUK
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Somalia housing boom as Mogadishu emerges from ashes of war enca.com/africa/east-africa/…
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@CompareAfrique @GanjiAkbar @HomeroAridjis @MartinMaxGuzman @Cnomics @AaronPomerantz You're all on our list! Thank you for your insight!
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While Zuma is a problem, the appropriation of the "Must Fall" hashtag by white ppl unrelated to the decolonization project is unacceptable. – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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RT @johnedwinmason: German conservatives are better than American conservatives. teapawt.net/afp/status/66554957861…
#BREAKING Don't link Paris attacks to migrant crisis: German interior minister
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RT please PARIS HELPLINES . @cceettina @annap905
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#PorteOuverte - the best of humanity responding to the worst of humanity. France stay strong.
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The pro-Biafra march this weekend was formidable and instructive.We continue to ignore and treat these people with levity at our own peril.
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