Global Society has a new #OnlineFirst and #OpenAccess article out by Caitlin Ryan (University of Groningen), "Gendered Citizenship: Land Reform, Authority, and the Limits of “Gender Equality” in Liberia and Sierra Leone". Do give it a read! #Gender #Equality tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

"Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Guinea who is also the ruling SLPP party’s Kambia District Chairman, Alimamy Bangura has been questioned after his driver was caught with almost 400 kg of cocaine plus $100,000 in cash inside the Ambassador’s official vehicle." AK #SaloneX

PhD scholarship funding in Political Science/ Conflict Studies with a focus on Nigeria. Apply now. PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions) - Leiden University

Still time to apply for our "Gender and Sexuality in Africa" Junior Scholars' Workshop in Nairobi. See below for details. All applications received by this Saturday the 25th will be considered for inclusion.

Ph.D. students in #Africa are invited to apply to The HFG #AfricanFellowAwards. The program includes #researchgrants, #mentorship, and international exposure for your work. Applications are now open. Learn more: hfg.org/african-fellow… #Africa #AfricanFellows #ResearchGrant

this song titled my suit doesn't have pockets is so hard hitting

With the WICD Fellowship, you can receive up to $5,000 to intern with a non-profit in Senegal. Applications open now! ow.ly/t3Ey50ULulW

Excited to be part of Wan Word a group exhibition opening this Sunday, at Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada. Featuring works by myself, Kanna Anigbogu & Don Kwan, the exhibition explores memory, cultural history & diaspora, curated by Yanaminah Thullah.

We are so committed to streamlining and being effective, we have created a new college-level department of effectiveness. And to prove we are serious, we added an associate dean to run the new department.

#Callforpapers | The Atlantis special issue on Migration and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda is currently accepting submissions. Dr. Nancy Annan, RN-WPS Network Advisor, is serving as a co-editor for this issue. Abstracts are due by Feb. 28. Link: bit.ly/4hlVoQm

The idea of Afrikaaners willingly leaving their estates and holiday homes where they have cleaners and gardeners and get to chill by the beach to go be cashiers at Walmart and live in a shitty state apartment in the US is actually so funny 😭 someone needs to make a show

Freetown's Peninsular Forest lost approx 750 ha of cover between Jan- Dec 2024, WFP Sierra Leone analysis shows . So far, over 30% of the 18,000 ha national park has been degraded.  The park is heading for extinction and so is Freetown, if we don't dial back exploitation.

Some pertinent questions asked: How does a fugitive move freely in Freetown? How did he come here undetected? Who’s protecting him? As importantly the writer spells out the possible consequences for those seemingly unable to read the writing on the wall. frontpageafricaonline.com/news/how-a-dut…

Police Intercepts Vehicle Carrying Large Quantity of Illegal Drugs in Makeni 👇🏽👇🏽sierraloaded.sl/local/major-dr…

FTM published new footage of Jos Leijdekkers casually handing out gifts to key government figures --Alusine Kanneh (Immigration Chief) and Andrew Jaiah Kaikai (Anti-Narcotics Head). ftm.nl/artikelen/boll…

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Eid Mubarak from Freetown, Sierra Leone🕌

Happening Next Week: 2025 Global Political Thought Conference 📅 April 25-27 📍 SIS Founders Room ✏️ RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/2025-global-… Hansong Li

If you're in the Bay Area, the Stanford University Hoover Institution book launch for my Stanford Press biography of Xi Jinping's father will be on June 3: the day of the book's release. You can also join virtually. hoover.org/events/partys-…

The best medicine is peace.