The top three economic powerhouses of Africa contribute more than one-third to the African economy. Ranking the nations of the world's second-largest continent by 2024 GDP estimates. visualcapitalist.com/breaking-down-…

URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED ASAP IN MATHARE- KWA KARIUKI VILLAGE-MABATINI WARD...PEOPLE LIVES ARE IN DANGER....

We have our community members who are stuck in the water and floods are heavy.....So far no Government response....
.Sakaja Arthur Johnson .Esther Muthoni Passaris.Edwin Sifuna

How rich are the rich?

the two *families* who own the biggest chocolate corporations

have more wealth than

the two *countries* who supply the most cocoa beans

oxfam.org/en/press-relea…

Kenya loses 42% of Tanzania maize imports, after Dodoma imposes exports restrictions. Historically Kenya has imported most of its maize from Tanzania /1
theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/business/k…

Social media as conceived by its architects is a distraction/narcissism enabler/data harvester 😅 BUT as a social scientist I can’t let it go.

Latest trend-urban gardening. Any/everywhere. People reclaiming the power of feeding themselves. Reimagining the agricultural commons 🌱

Remember: EVERYONE has a right to health.

No exceptions.

The full protection of human rights and equal access to HIV services needs to be realized for all people.

That is how we end AIDS.

Respect for all people is what powers progress.

And then you must read Ama Ata Aidoo and Micere Mugo and Sylvia Tamale and Panashe Chigumadzi (deep engagement with Mbiti) because this Africa of ours belongs to women too- women who have fought, dreamt, theorised, sacrificed and make us think … deeper…

#afrifem

The fact that Pilates was rebranded into a workout for healthy/wealthy yt women is...

Joseph Pilates created Pilates in a prison for sick prisoners. AND it was his understudy, Kathy Stanford Grant (a black woman) that refined it. She was an acclaimed choreographer.

BREAKING:

-Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Francis Ogolla involved in a chopper crash

-He was accompanying 7 other military personnel

-Cause of crash yet to be established

-President William Ruto is currently convening an emergency National Security Council meeting at State

Nestlé has been adding sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in poorer countries in Asia, Africa and Latin
America.
This is against international guidelines to prevent obesity and chronic illnesses.
The company hasn't added it to products sold in Europe.
Wow.

We agree with every word of this.

Please RT if you do too.

Reading The Crisis

A new online conversation series advancing Stuart Hall's thinking by asking: what kinds of tools and strategies are needed to address this conjuncture?

Register for free now:
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In partnership with Duke University Press supported by Esmée Fairbairn

Today I had the pleasure of walking with M.Mliwa, who is our Program Officer from Ford Foundation. Margaret and I caught up about our work and lives, and we shared stories about the strong women who have impacted us, including our mothers and mothers-in-law. Margaret was

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Be gentle with each other
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Sudanese feminists in and from Sudan continue to fight for rights, justice and dignity. Yet, very little funding is going to Sudan. We lift up the calls by Black feminists in Sudan demanding abundant resources to support their work.
🎨 Amanda [IG - eyes.on.sudan]
#KeepEyesOnSudan

The stamp celebrates Tonga heritage, the practice of Kubangwa, the removal of four front teeth, the wearing of the nose accessory called Chisita and the traditional head dress, called ichiyayale made from bulungu or beads.

There's a need for oral history on how many Kenyans of a certain age benefitted from amazing Ugandan teachers who fled Amin.

Remarkably, that was also Kenya’s golden age of its refugee policy.

Friends, I'm happy to announce that my paper with Dr. Émile P. Torres (Dr. Émile P. Torres), The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence, is finally out on this issue of First Monday.
firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/…

Pleased to serve as Co-chair of Womankind Worldwide board.
Read more here>>>
I am motivated by collective power and what it means in movement building when it comes to the millions of women and girls around the world pushing for our freedom beyond gender equality. womankind.org.uk/introducing-lu…

Dear Law Students,
In my pursuit of your success, I have compiled over 200 decisions from the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal for you to study, allowing you to observe precedents and refine your understanding.

1. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

2. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

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