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The Anglo-Vai war began this month in May 1883, 140 years ago.
The Vai people of the Gallinas in modern day #SierraLeone 🇸🇱and #Liberia 🇱🇷 fought the #British Empire 🇬🇧.
Manja Gbili led a Guerrilla war against the odds resisting the British imperial army.
A #history thread🧵…
The Vai people of the Gallinas in modern day #SierraLeone 🇸🇱and #Liberia 🇱🇷 fought the #British Empire 🇬🇧.
Manja Gbili led a Guerrilla war against the odds resisting the British imperial army.
A #history thread🧵…
The British excuse for attacking the Vai and take their territory was to wipe out the slave trade in the area.
The issue is the Vai hadn’t participated in the Slave trade for decades.
The British just wanted to take control of the local trade in palm oil and salt and steal land.
The issue is the Vai hadn’t participated in the Slave trade for decades.
The British just wanted to take control of the local trade in palm oil and salt and steal land.
The Gallinas region was also a valuable crossroads historically between the Vai and neighboring Ethnic groups Liberia and the Freetown Colony.
This land sat at the end of the Mano river with excellent access to the sea.
Manja Gbili’s town Kpanaki sat in the middle of this region.
This land sat at the end of the Mano river with excellent access to the sea.
Manja Gbili’s town Kpanaki sat in the middle of this region.
@DrTedros "As you know, just under three weeks ago I declared an end to #COVID19 as a public health emergency of international concern.
It was a moment of relief and reflection.
It’s encouraging to see life return to normal – to be able to hug a friend, to travel freely, and to meet… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
It was a moment of relief and reflection.
It’s encouraging to see life return to normal – to be able to hug a friend, to travel freely, and to meet… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
On November 12 1985 President Doe was nearly overthrown.
Ex ally General Quiwonkpa attempted a coup to end Doe’s tyrannical rule over #Liberia 🇱🇷.
Liberian #history would’ve changed if not for soldiers from #Israel 🇮🇱 who came to aid of Doe.
These events led to civil war.
Ex ally General Quiwonkpa attempted a coup to end Doe’s tyrannical rule over #Liberia 🇱🇷.
Liberian #history would’ve changed if not for soldiers from #Israel 🇮🇱 who came to aid of Doe.
These events led to civil war.
After the 1980 Coup the “People’s Redemption Council” governed Liberia.
They invited members of the former opposition, the Progressive Alliance to help govern the Country.
They would end up leaving the government when it was clear the PRC was just a bunch of corrupt thieves.
They invited members of the former opposition, the Progressive Alliance to help govern the Country.
They would end up leaving the government when it was clear the PRC was just a bunch of corrupt thieves.
Even members of the PRC became concerned when Doe began killing dissidents, and his rivals in the council.
It was obvious to everyone Liberia was coming under the one man rule of a corrupt murdering maniac.
In 1985 General Quiwonkpa organized a Coup against the Doe Regime.
It was obvious to everyone Liberia was coming under the one man rule of a corrupt murdering maniac.
In 1985 General Quiwonkpa organized a Coup against the Doe Regime.
A painful path to womanhood, but an ancient rite of passage.
Female Genital Mutilation is a practice ingrained in #SierraLeone’s secret Bondo culture.
Tyson Conteh believes his girlfriend died as a result of #FGM in 2016.
Was her death covered up? #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
Female Genital Mutilation is a practice ingrained in #SierraLeone’s secret Bondo culture.
Tyson Conteh believes his girlfriend died as a result of #FGM in 2016.
Was her death covered up? #BBCAfricaEye investigates.
🇸🇱 #SierraLeone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation (#FGM) in Africa - which can sometimes end in tragedy.
#BBCAfricaEye hears from one man who believes his girlfriend died after having her genitalia cut.
Read more here ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
#BBCAfricaEye hears from one man who believes his girlfriend died after having her genitalia cut.
Read more here ⬇️
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
In 1520 an exiled warrior princess👸🏿 from the collapsing Mali empire invaded what is now #SierraLeone 🇸🇱 and #Liberia 🇱🇷.
Her invasion would change the history of the Windward coast.💨
🏝️
A THREAD🧵…
#AfricanHistory
Her invasion would change the history of the Windward coast.💨
🏝️
A THREAD🧵…
#AfricanHistory
After offending the king(some say after rejecting his advances) Princess Magbete was banished from the Mansas capital city.
The Princess left with many followers to forge a new kingdom for herself.
She led a migration that would be the beginning and the end for many tribes…
The Princess left with many followers to forge a new kingdom for herself.
She led a migration that would be the beginning and the end for many tribes…
The Princess marched south too the coastal forest of the Windward coast.
As the group marched south they encountered, like Gbandi, and Kpelle people. The host defeated and absorbed more tribes and began too snowball.
At first they fought and defeated mostly Kwa speaking peoples.
As the group marched south they encountered, like Gbandi, and Kpelle people. The host defeated and absorbed more tribes and began too snowball.
At first they fought and defeated mostly Kwa speaking peoples.
The Vai people of Liberia have a legendary story of where they came from.
The tribes original founders where princes from the Mali empire sent on a mission too go south too the coast of what’s now Liberia.
#Liberia #SierraLeone #History a thread🧵🇱🇷🇸🇱…
The tribes original founders where princes from the Mali empire sent on a mission too go south too the coast of what’s now Liberia.
#Liberia #SierraLeone #History a thread🧵🇱🇷🇸🇱…
The story begins when a lord named Jomani Kamara, a great grandson of Sunjata Keitas generals, sends some of his hunters south in search of salt.
A year later one of the hunters returns to the king and says he found a paradise by the shore with salt, amazing animals and lush…
A year later one of the hunters returns to the king and says he found a paradise by the shore with salt, amazing animals and lush…
forest.
When hearing of this amazing place the king sent his son and nephews along with a royal guard to march south and find this special land from this hunters story and too find the source of the precious salt.
Which was worth it’s weight in gold back then.
When hearing of this amazing place the king sent his son and nephews along with a royal guard to march south and find this special land from this hunters story and too find the source of the precious salt.
Which was worth it’s weight in gold back then.
1. #China has been involved in illegal fishing in #EEZ of over 80 countries with over 10 million hrs of fishing.
This is a mega report and tweet thread on #Chinese illegal fishing in world's oceans and its impacts.
Read/download the complete report:
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This is a mega report and tweet thread on #Chinese illegal fishing in world's oceans and its impacts.
Read/download the complete report:
ij-reportika.com/the-illegal-ch…
2. The #Chinese fleet is often found guilty of #overfishing,
killing protected species,
falsifying licenses and docs,
#espionage,
seizing territories &
producing tons of sea #waste.
Read/download the complete report:
ij-reportika.com/the-illegal-ch…
#ChinaIllegalFishing
killing protected species,
falsifying licenses and docs,
#espionage,
seizing territories &
producing tons of sea #waste.
Read/download the complete report:
ij-reportika.com/the-illegal-ch…
#ChinaIllegalFishing
3. IUU: #China has been consistently ranked num. 1 on various parameters of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) rankings.
According to the IUU rankings report 2021, over 60% of its vessels are involved in IUU fishing worldwide.
#ChinaIllegalFishing
According to the IUU rankings report 2021, over 60% of its vessels are involved in IUU fishing worldwide.
#ChinaIllegalFishing
In the context of a holiday with religious dimensions, here’s something you may find ‘spiritual’. The #OverviewEffect
“The overview effect is a cognitive and emotional shift in a person's awareness, their consciousness and their identity when they see the Earth from space” 🎅🧵
“The overview effect is a cognitive and emotional shift in a person's awareness, their consciousness and their identity when they see the Earth from space” 🎅🧵
It’s impossible for anyone of my generation in the U.K. not to have been thrilled by the #StarTrek series in the 70s. So it is stunning to read of the response that #WilliamShatner or ‘Captain Kirk’ had when he actually did go into space npr.org/2022/10/23/113…
"It was the death that I saw in space and the lifeforce that I saw coming from the planet — the blue, the beige and the white," he said. "And I realized one was death and the other was life."
Call an immediate #generalelection #Petition - Country List for 16th October 2022
Current: 852,789 signatures
Previous: 616,389 signatures.
Difference: 236,400 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #GTTO
Current: 852,789 signatures
Previous: 616,389 signatures.
Difference: 236,400 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #GTTO
1) #UnitedKingdom 842,029 (+232,982)
2) #France 2,298 (+660)
3) #Spain 1,285 (+361)
4) #UnitedStates 840 (+283)
5) #Germany 798 (+279)
6) #Australia 773 (+262)
7) #Netherlands 423 (+133)
8) #Canada 402 (+138)
9) #Ireland 387 (+130)
10) #Switzerland 320 (+110)
2) #France 2,298 (+660)
3) #Spain 1,285 (+361)
4) #UnitedStates 840 (+283)
5) #Germany 798 (+279)
6) #Australia 773 (+262)
7) #Netherlands 423 (+133)
8) #Canada 402 (+138)
9) #Ireland 387 (+130)
10) #Switzerland 320 (+110)
11) #NewZealand 306 (+113)
12) #Italy 233 (+79)
13) #Belgium 209 (+64)
14) #Portugal 206 (+71)
15) #Sweden 192 (+70)
16) #Denmark 131 (+47)
17) #Japan 113 (+34)
18) #Greece 106 (+33)
19) #Norway 104 (+33)
20) #IsleofMan 97 (+33)
12) #Italy 233 (+79)
13) #Belgium 209 (+64)
14) #Portugal 206 (+71)
15) #Sweden 192 (+70)
16) #Denmark 131 (+47)
17) #Japan 113 (+34)
18) #Greece 106 (+33)
19) #Norway 104 (+33)
20) #IsleofMan 97 (+33)
Call an immediate #generalelection #Petition - Country List for 16th October 2022
Current: 616,389 signatures
Previous: 606,921 signatures.
Difference: 9,468 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #AntiGrowthCoalition
Current: 616,389 signatures
Previous: 606,921 signatures.
Difference: 9,468 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #AntiGrowthCoalition
It is sad that a time like this a poll like this doesn't get millions of signatures 🙁
1) #UnitedKingdom 609,047 (+9,327)
2) #France 1,638 (+25)
3) #Spain 924 (+24)
4) #UnitedStates 557 (+7)
5) #Australia 519 (+8)
6) #Germany 511 (+10)
7) #Ireland 290 (+5)
8) #Canada 264 (+3)
9) #Netherlands 257 (+11)
10) #Switzerland 210 (+2)
2) #France 1,638 (+25)
3) #Spain 924 (+24)
4) #UnitedStates 557 (+7)
5) #Australia 519 (+8)
6) #Germany 511 (+10)
7) #Ireland 290 (+5)
8) #Canada 264 (+3)
9) #Netherlands 257 (+11)
10) #Switzerland 210 (+2)
Call an immediate #generalelection #Petition - Country List for 15th October 2022
Current: 606,921 signatures
Previous: 570,208 signatures.
Difference: 36,713 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #AntiGrowthCoalition
Current: 606,921 signatures
Previous: 570,208 signatures.
Difference: 36,713 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #AntiGrowthCoalition
Parliament will debate this petition on 17 October 2022.
You'll be able to watch online on the #UK #Parliament #YouTube channel youtube.com/UKParliament
Need the petition to be at least 1 million signatures by then.
You'll be able to watch online on the #UK #Parliament #YouTube channel youtube.com/UKParliament
Need the petition to be at least 1 million signatures by then.
1) #UnitedKingdom 599,720 (+36,255)
2) #France 1,613 (+88)
3) #Spain 900 (+45)
4) #UnitedStates 550 (+43)
5) #Australia 511 (+24)
6) #Germany 501 (+36)
7) #Ireland 285 (+23)
8) #Canada 261 (+28)
9) #Netherlands 246 (+16)
10) #Switzerland 208 (+16)
2) #France 1,613 (+88)
3) #Spain 900 (+45)
4) #UnitedStates 550 (+43)
5) #Australia 511 (+24)
6) #Germany 501 (+36)
7) #Ireland 285 (+23)
8) #Canada 261 (+28)
9) #Netherlands 246 (+16)
10) #Switzerland 208 (+16)
Call an immediate #generalelection #Petition - Country List for 9th October 2022
Current: 570,208 signatures
Previous: 555,757 signatures.
Difference: 14,451 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #AntiGrowthCoalition
Current: 570,208 signatures
Previous: 555,757 signatures.
Difference: 14,451 signatures.
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#NeverVoteConservative #GeneralElectionNow #WhoVotedForThis #AntiGrowthCoalition
1) #UnitedKingdom 563465 (+14286)
2) #France 1525 (+36)
3) #Spain 855 (+14)
4) #UnitedStates 507 (+17)
5) #Australia 487 (+15)
6) #Germany 465 (+13)
7) #Ireland 262 (+6)
8) #Netherlands 233 (+7)
9) #Canada 230 (+5)
10) #Switzerland 192 (+5)
2) #France 1525 (+36)
3) #Spain 855 (+14)
4) #UnitedStates 507 (+17)
5) #Australia 487 (+15)
6) #Germany 465 (+13)
7) #Ireland 262 (+6)
8) #Netherlands 233 (+7)
9) #Canada 230 (+5)
10) #Switzerland 192 (+5)
11) #NewZealand 177 (+4)
12) #Italy 143 (+4)
13) #Portugal 132 (+5)
14) #Belgium 125 (+1)
15) #Sweden 107 (+3)
16) #Denmark 79 (+1)
17) #IsleofMan 72 (+3)
18) #Norway 67 (+1)
19) #Greece 66 (+1)
20) #Austria 58 (0)
12) #Italy 143 (+4)
13) #Portugal 132 (+5)
14) #Belgium 125 (+1)
15) #Sweden 107 (+3)
16) #Denmark 79 (+1)
17) #IsleofMan 72 (+3)
18) #Norway 67 (+1)
19) #Greece 66 (+1)
20) #Austria 58 (0)
International food commodity prices are retreating but simply not enough to dent food inflation!
Hundreds of millions of people remain crippled by the toxic combination of tumbling currencies and high food inflation.
See evidence ⬇️🧵
@WFP @WFPVAM @WFP_Media @WFPChief
Hundreds of millions of people remain crippled by the toxic combination of tumbling currencies and high food inflation.
See evidence ⬇️🧵
@WFP @WFPVAM @WFP_Media @WFPChief
1/15 #Lebanon
2/15 #Zimbabwe
Just IN: After A Woman’s Death From #FGM, Court Frees Cutter On Bail🤦🏾
#SierraLeone: Magistrate Momoh Lanasana in Bonthe District has granted bail to a #woman accused of manslaughter after the death of a 21-year-old she subjected to FGM.
The Magistrate released the Sowei known as
#SierraLeone: Magistrate Momoh Lanasana in Bonthe District has granted bail to a #woman accused of manslaughter after the death of a 21-year-old she subjected to FGM.
The Magistrate released the Sowei known as
Sowo Sandy who is said to be in her 60s after the prosecution, for the second time, failed to bring forth their witnesses.
21-year-old Maseray Sei, a #mother of two, died in December 2021 a day after undergoing the procedure at the hands of the Sowei.
An autopsy report says she
21-year-old Maseray Sei, a #mother of two, died in December 2021 a day after undergoing the procedure at the hands of the Sowei.
An autopsy report says she
died after bleeding profusely from the procedure.
Sandy is charged with manslaughter and not directly for carrying out FGM because the practice itself is not outlawed outright even though the country’s child rights law forbids children from being subjected to “harmful treatment”.
Sandy is charged with manslaughter and not directly for carrying out FGM because the practice itself is not outlawed outright even though the country’s child rights law forbids children from being subjected to “harmful treatment”.
I agree that political economy and the willingness of elites to allow reform is important for growth (who could disagree), but I find it less useful to compare political economy as a driver of growth to aid as the media loves to do. Thread 1/n
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Aid is, after all, very small compared to investment flows, remittances, and importantly spending by LIC governments and residents. The exceptions (such as Afghanistan) are exceptions for a reason. We keep putting money in b/c they failed. We stop when countries succeed. 2/n
But more importantly, most of aid is designed to make peoples' lives better until a country has higher living standards that can support and fund strong education, health, gender and poverty reduction policies. And there is evidence to suggest it can & does make a difference 3/n
I am afraid there comes a time when my complete body of work (30 years of #WarPhotography, books on NY #UndergroundHomeless, #CivilWar #SierraLeone, Mexican #DrugViolence etc) will be considered irrelevant and worse since I am a #WhiteCatholicCisDude
With friend at very prestigious US university, few years ago we developed plan me giving a guest lecture on war photography/mexican drug violence
last summer he told me (mostly white) students would not accept me talking bout Mexico because of my gender/race/ethnic background
last summer he told me (mostly white) students would not accept me talking bout Mexico because of my gender/race/ethnic background
Hope I don't sound 2 dramatic
Already cancelled in #VultureClub, biggest FB group for war journos (and people who love them/ people who pretend to be like them) accused of 'islamophobia' cause I strongly condemed death squads executing Charlie Staff.
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Already cancelled in #VultureClub, biggest FB group for war journos (and people who love them/ people who pretend to be like them) accused of 'islamophobia' cause I strongly condemed death squads executing Charlie Staff.
geenstijl.nl/5155411/cancel…
🔴 LIVE: @rachelsibande joins @CLEARAA1's Talitha Hlaka, @The_DSD's Dez Jason, and @giz_gmbh #FAIRForward's Mark Irura as they discuss #ResponsibleDataUse for #DataGovernance and #MEL in times of unprecedented volumes of #DigitalData and new #DataLaws 👉 crs-org.zoom.us/j/81523617808
Dez Jason kicks things off by sharing @MERLTech's #ResponsibleData in #MonitoringAndEvaluation (#RDiME) #ME and #data life cycles, at every stage of which responsible #DataGovernance is considered key: im-portal.org/help-library/r…
🔴 LIVE: @DIAL_Kate is kicking off her keynote at the 2022 @ICT4DConference!
How the #DigitalDevelopment community thinks about sharing #information, #resources, and #data and partners to advance #DigitalTransformation will be key to creating #impact from our efforts and ensuring country #governments can replicate them to better serve their #citizens.
DIAL thinks about #partnerships in everything it does—in fact, were founded in 2015 by a partnership of #global #donors seeking to connect incredibly promising #DigitalDevelopment efforts that had failed to achieve #scale.
1/10 - My thoughts on on the TRANSCO-CLSG Line: Congratulations to @PresidentBio, @ebklegacy & the late President Kabba for the partial completion of the long awaited CLSG interconnection project. #SaloneTwitter
2/10 - The turning on of the switch for the TRANSCO-CLSG interconnection is a victory for @african_pool and many donors and development finance instituitons. #SaloneTwitter
3/10 - Finally, a two decades ECOWAS vision has been partly fulfilled. We commend all the successive governments in the 4 countries for putting regional energy cooperation above narrow political interests, and nationalistic chauvinism. #SaloneTwitter
I'd never been to Sierra Leone before. So after my photography assignment there was done, I got to tour Freetown and this was my experience.
#SaloneTwitter #Freetown #SierraLeone
#SaloneTwitter #Freetown #SierraLeone
The international airport is in Lungi, from where you need to catch a 20-minute $40 boat ride to Freetown. The alternative is a 3-hour road trip to the capital.
Sierra Leoneans are very friendly. I reached out to Youtuber @SuntiaRonald who put me in touch with her friend Gus. I met him at my hotel lobby, we hailed a keke (tuk tuk) and started my tour of Freetown.
I welcome the announcement by @MinisterManty - Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs of @PresidentBio’s Cabinet approval of the 'Gender Empowerment Bill’. #SierraLeone
According to the announcement, the building blocks of the proposed Bill include an affirmative action clause that guarantees 30% women's representation in parliament and access to finance for women. #GenderEmpowermentBill2021
These provisions are consistent with the @NGCSierraleone’s progressive agenda. Our party will support them. I look forward to seeing the Bill and working with the government and colleagues in parliament to ensure its speedy passage. #SierraLeone #OpenthePoliticalSpace
IMPUNITY EXCLUSIVE: After Inner City Press Reports #SierraLeone's UN Mission For Vermin Infestation and Fire Risk, Now Spin Press Release From Foreign Ministry in Freetown - unlike UNSG @AntonioGuterres, not just using violence innercitypress.com/sdny3ungatesie…
From the Sierra Leone Mission to the UN's "Chancery" on 49th Street: "no plywood coverage / roof exposed"
From the Sierra Leone Mission to the UN's "Chancery" on 49th Street: scaffolding jacked up on a brick. The UN of @AntonioGuterres does things like this- but they don't let the local authorities in, citing immunity as for banning Inner City Press. This, is on 49 St
#ConsultaETJ
@AbelCartaya te debemos una pero en lo que terminamos, con tu permiso, continuaremos aclarando un tema que comenzamos el fin de semana pero que entendemos de medular importancia: los juicios en ausencia en los Tribunales Internacionales.
Abrimos Hilo👇
@AbelCartaya te debemos una pero en lo que terminamos, con tu permiso, continuaremos aclarando un tema que comenzamos el fin de semana pero que entendemos de medular importancia: los juicios en ausencia en los Tribunales Internacionales.
Abrimos Hilo👇
1/ El primer acusado juzgado en ausencia en la historia del derecho penal internacional fue Martin Bormann en Núremberg. El Estatuto del Tribunal Militar Internacional preveía específicamente la posibilidad de juzgar a los acusados en ausencia en el artículo 12.
2/ A pesar de esta innovación inicial en la persecución penal internacional, los próximos tribunales internacionales desistieron de juzgar en ausencia a los acusados.
Alors que la 🇨🇭#Suisse est toujours à la recherche de son/sa prochain/e Procureur/e général/e, qui mènera notamment la politique pénale en matière de crimes internationaux, il est important de rappeler à quel point la Suisse est à la traîne dans ce domaine.
1/
1/
Une récente interpellation parlementaire de @roduitbenjamin a débouché sur une réponse sous forme de pure langue de bois.
À la question par exemple de savoir combien de procureurs travaillaient sur les crimes internationaux, les autorités fédérales...
2/
parlament.ch/fr/ratsbetrieb…
À la question par exemple de savoir combien de procureurs travaillaient sur les crimes internationaux, les autorités fédérales...
2/
parlament.ch/fr/ratsbetrieb…
...n’ont même pas daigner donner un chiffre!
En comparaison européenne toutefois, il convient de rappeler que:
➡️ en 🇸🇪#Suède, l'unité des crimes internationaux dispose de plus de 30 collaborateurs. Et réussit à enquêter sur plus de 50 dossiers!
3/
justiceinfo.net/fr/73576-suede…
En comparaison européenne toutefois, il convient de rappeler que:
➡️ en 🇸🇪#Suède, l'unité des crimes internationaux dispose de plus de 30 collaborateurs. Et réussit à enquêter sur plus de 50 dossiers!
3/
justiceinfo.net/fr/73576-suede…
