#AFRICA

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

Race, Ethnicity, clinical research and general life. A reminder/explainer. TL;DR: Uncouple "ethnicity" and "genetics" - there are threads that link them but they are not useful (certainly not useful for

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

I’m really struggling with this idea of a race to vaccinate everyone HERE now. Yes, we all want vaccine asap. But while we are discussing how soon we can immunize

Osaretin Victor Asemota

asemota

In the past months, I've had SEVERAL Africans with amounts ranging from $200k to $60k looking for where to invest with a guaranteed return of 10% without FX risk. I

VariablesUnknown

FarRightFruit

Pointing out nationalism (nation state one) conceptually arose not long ago is of course a silly "dunk", of course you know this because groups are dynamic in their tribalism which

Just An Ordinary Bloke

Unusual_Times

Bradford: covid wave 2Watching the Doctors and Nurses on Channel 4's news in Bradford Royal Infirmary is heartbreaking. They look shellshocked exhausted and helpless.I was born in one of the

Anna Gifty is on IG and says #SACE2021

itsafronomics

White people need to play 'I Spy with my little eyes racist friends and family that I didn't check because I didn't want to be uncomfortable' TODAY. I Spy with

Silver Kayondo

SilverKayondo

Many people have been contacting me to inquire about my silence about the ongoing #socialmedia shutdown and #internet disruptions in #Uganda. Since it is a Sunday and I have some

Zikhona Valela

valavoosh

Slavery was abolished in the Cape on this day in 1834. Slavery had been in existence for 176 years. Slave owners were compensated for this "loss of labour" (the audacity)

Anne Soy

annesoy

The #Talai clan of the Kalenjin (Nandi, Kipsigis, Tugen and poss. Marakwet) have long been feared by the rest of the community. People don’t often talk about them. Members of

Jacques Maree

JacquesMaree73

You can spare me your faux outrage over the DA likening the EFF to Nazi brown shirts. Do know why? Two reasons: 1.) the comparison is scarily accurate – they

Max Kennerly

MaxKennerly

FYI, if you see declarations about new COVID variants evading immunity:1) this isn't about the vaccines, which work against the variants2) the issue is naturally acquired immunity, based on placebo

olúwo jọ̀gbọ̀dọ́ Ọ̀rúnmìlà

animolenikun

Mamiwata: The West African Goddess:Mami Wata is a water-spirit, sometimes described as a mermaid figure, who can be found throughout the western coastal regions, and into central Africa. Mami Wata

Claire G. Coleman

clairegcoleman

This year we have the unusual event or NAIDOC and Remembrance Day (today) coinciding. Therefore this is a perfect moment to remember the Black Diggers, Aboriginal soldiers who fought for

Dan Kaszeta

DanKaszeta

OK. Some definitions. Practically daily I run up against people who misuse the phrase "nerve agents." Mostly, this is out of ignorance. Occasionally it is out of malice. Nerve agents

Lloyd🛡️Hardy

lloydhardy

The UK has #NoDeal with the EU. These countries do: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas , Barbados, Belize , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Botswana, Cameroon, Canada,

Elise Thomas

elisethoma5

.@AlbertYZhang and I looked into a conspiracy theory involving Bill Gates, microchips, vaccines and the Mark of the Beast, as a case study for how conspiratorial narratives are proliferating online

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