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Sustainable impact is stronger when local organisations work together. Our visit to @safecommunity4 in Kilifi was an opportunity to learn, exchange experiences & explore how our work can complement one another in creating stronger pathways for girls & young women.
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My collection of essays, When Hakuna Matata Became a Phrase in English: Essays on Belonging, Identity and Culture is now available @NuriaStore I wrote these essays from 2018 to 2024 and I like to describe them as pouring my heart on paper.
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Today's quick update [Oct 25]:
- RSF drone strikes on Um Ruwaba, North Kordofan.
- Local ERR warns of worsening hunger & malnutrition in West Darfur due to war-related food crisis that is being exacerbated by climate-driven crop failure.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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Today, our thoughts with the survivors of the cataclysmic RSF El Fasher takeover. Many hoped those responsible would be held to account. States shld act against RSF leaders, the UAE company apparently hiring Colombians fighting with RSF & ensure justice hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/sudaâŚ
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One year after the fall of El Fasher, I write about the city where I was born and raised, the life we lost, and friends whose fate remains unknown .
My personal essay for @NewHumanitarian: thenewhumanitarian.org/opiniâŚâ
#ElfasherRed
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Malawian guitarist Daniel Kachamba plays his composition âZotsala Kumandaâ at a film institute in GĂśttingen, Germany in 1972Â
đ˝ď¸: @african_guitar
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Ben Recht is teaching a course on Forecasting: its uses and approaches. It is super-interesting. I read a few lecture notes. They resonated. If you are vaguely interested in the subject, self-recommending.
argmin.net/p/forecasting-a-câŚ
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Senegal have their first-ever African menâs U23 road race gold! Neriah Sow Meunier conquered the 153km contest in Kisumu, while Ugandaâs debutant Paul Miro claimed bronze.
Read how history was made. đ
puravidasportsafrica.co.ke/mâŚ
#CACRoads2026 #Cycling
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Studies released today show that Meta has been charging the Lula campaign 43% more for ads than it is charging the Bolsonaro campaign. Another "technical glitch"? oglobo.globo.com/politica/noâŚ
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Sharing some deeply personal and existential reflections on scientific identity, the changing culture of AI research, the erosion of intellectual autonomy, and the growing disconnect between scientific rigor, professional recognition, and what organizations actually reward.
As usual, feedback and debate are welcome and actively encouraged!
mariya.fyi/posts/stranger-in⌠â at San Francisco, CA
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How to Be an African Writer in the AI Era by Tope Folarin
 A past winner of the Caine Prize draws a hard lesson from the controversy over its latest recipient.
Archived, no paywall link to the Atlantic article is here: archive.ph/8H2o7
jailbreaking the switch 2 pepsipu.com/blog/2026-10-swiâŚ
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The real man is someone we may never truly know, no matter how many biographies are writtenâand he did not seem to want to be knownâbut Zvomuyaâs is the first full-length book by a Black Zimbabwean, and a very successful one.
hararereview.com/2026/10/22/âŚ
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Barua Ndefu Kama Hii by Mariam Bâ
nuriakenya.com/product/baruaâŚ
KShs690.00
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The Rev. Edward Nalwamba, a 78-year-old retired Ugandan priest in the U.S., released after spending 13 months in immigration detention. He was carried to his ride by detainees as he was unable to walk out on his own, and officials refused to allow him use a wheelchair beyond the facility's gate.
cbsnews.com/colorado/news/prâŚ
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Spyware vendors are using ads to breach mobile devices, even if you never click. New research shows journalists have become targets.
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Embarrassingly, this is one more in a string of catastrophic errors linked to private equity ownership
When they buy into hospitals, people die
When they buy certificate authorities, the internet breaks
When they buy password managers like Bitwarden⌠đż
Wat do? Especially in the age of the AI apocalypse, if l investments can cost lives or grossly compromise security, firms should be mandated to have multi-year escrows that get clawed back from execs and the firm if anything catastrophic happened that can be proven to be negligent (not just grossly negligent)






























