First time I heard this beat I was stunned. 20 years later I still am. Whole album changed all landscapes 🫡🙏🏽 Nicolay Phonte

I spy prof toni haastrup :)

We must end the bigotry of low expectations when it comes to African elections. Why does this matter? Among other reasons: electoral coups (i.e. rigged elections) pave the way for military coups (see: Zimbabwe, Guinea, Gabon for ex.).

Wrote about it here: vanguardafrica.com/africawatch/20…

ICYMI, read the latest by our Afrobarometer colleagues, writing about the disconnect between law and practice in Africans' access to information (i.e., local budgets, government contracts, etc.).

And FYI, it's not because ordinary citizens don't think they /should/ have access.

What would #Trump 2.0 and #Biden 2.0 administrations mean for the #UnitedNations and other international organizations?

A new Crisis Group podcast with Michael Hanna, Leslie Vinjamuri and me 🎧👇
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Happy to be part of this wonderful DFG public | @[email protected] network with Mariel Reiss, Lynda Iroulo, Thomas Kwasi Tieku, prof toni haastrup, Emmanuel Balogun, Maria Ketzmerick @mariaketzmerick.bsky.social and many more! 🎉

Excited and honored to host Professor French today Skidmore College!

Excited to be giving a talk and speaking to classes about Born in Blackness today (World Book Day) at Skidmore College, in Saratoga Springs.

African Borders, Migration, and Security scholars see 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾an exciting opportunity to present your ideas and interrogate the varied perspectives in Accra.
LECIAD(official) The KAIPTC The Migration Hub LERRN African Peacebuilding Network Ulrike Krause (@ulrikekrause.bsky.social) Emmanuel Balogun Doing A PhD In Africa

Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, vowed never to extend his rule—until he did.

In 2011, Sall promised not to extend his tenure. However, 12 years later, he has postponed Senegal's elections and initiated an investigation into candidates' approval process.

APCG Online Colloquium is on Dec. 21, 3 pm GMT. Serati Nthobatsang (Uni. Birmingham) will present 'The Afropocene Polity: A Viable Coalition Strategy for Africa at Climate Negotiations,' with Emmanuel Balogun (
Emmanuel Balogun
) & Florian Kern. Sign up forms.gle/jwxsjsXWAQqYBz…

What an absolute powerhouse issue! Looking forward to reading/citing!

This deserted, old-world grand hotel on the Portofino Coast would be cut out for a murder mystery but it is also a great setting for the EISA Symposia, including our regional governance retreat with Giovanni Agostinis Emmanuel Balogun 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗖. 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗶 💚🧉 Leiza Brumat. #regionalism

The current issue of the Quarterly Journal of Chinese Thought (Wenhua Zongheng) considers the prospects of Africa’s industrialisation from the vantage point of leading Chinese intellectuals. Honoured to write the introductory essay to this important: thetricontinental.org/wenhua-zonghen…

How did Ghana descend into another debt crisis and a 17th restructuring programme with the IMF? Beyond the fixation on COVID & Russia-Ukraine, I offer an alternative explanation. Ndongo Samba Sylla/nssylla.bsky.social Ingrid H. Kvangraven Kai Koddenbrock Daniela Gabor Andrew M. Fischer EconGeo
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Thank you, Rhode Island.

It’s time for us to come together and ensure that we keep this seat in Democratic hands in November.

#TeamGabe

Big shout-out to my fellow Pawtucket native, Gabe Amo! A historic victory. Proud of you!

In our new book, Foreign Policy Careers for PhDs: A Practical Guide to a World of Possibilities, Tamara Cofman Wittes and I tell the stories of people at all career stages who’ve wrestled with this issue. Link here, use code TGUF at checkout for 30% off press.georgetown.edu/Book/Foreign-P…

Please CIRCULATE WIDELY to Sudanese scholars and researchers. Fellowship opportunities from the Scholar Rescue Fund of the Institute of International Education. Application details found via the link below.
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