Ricky

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🥹 Lamine Yamal: “I feel emotional to see my brother happy. My mom also happy with the life she always wanted. I love this”.

“I am in love with my brother! He’s like a son for me”.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs.

It's terribly backward.

It's also counterproductive.

Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.

[Refugees International @RefugeesIntl]

“Fleeing the earlier Darfur genocide 25 years ago, I never thought I would be sitting in front of you speaking about another genocide.”

Niemat Ahmadi @DWAG6 shares personal testimony on Capitol Hill. She calls for action and accountability for the genocide in Sudan.

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

The great African and Kenyan author and university professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o argued that celebrating English as a marker of intelligence or progress in Africa reflects a deeper problem of mental colonisation.

In his view, English, like French or Spanish, is not an African language, and turning it into a measure of identity or superiority only reinforces the legacy of colonial domination. He pointed out that societies begin to normalise this mindset when people take pride in mastering a colonial language while neglecting their own.

He also highlighted the troubling reality that many African children, and even their parents, can no longer speak their mother tongues, yet feel a sense of achievement in speaking English. For him, this was not empowerment but a loss of cultural grounding.

He made it clear that he had no issue with using English, but insisted it should not replace African languages as the primary means of expression. If you can speak many global languages but cannot speak your own, that, in his view, reflected the enduring impact of colonial thinking rather than true progress.

Even in jest, elevating English as the benchmark of intelligence or educational success entrenches a colonial hierarchy that devalues African identity and knowledge systems.
It reinforces the false idea that proximity to a colonial language defines worth, distorting how societies measure progress and quietly eroding cultural confidence across generations.

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

This is Kenyan President William Ruto boasting that Kenyans speak better English than Nigerians 🤣🤣🤣
He is confusing accent with diction.

When African presidents boast that their citizens speak “better English” than others, they are not demonstrating a strong education system, as Ruto claims, they are showcasing a deep inferiority complex rooted in colonial conditioning.

English is a colonial language, not a measure of intelligence, capability, or national progress.

You can be fully fluent in a language and still have an accent that is difficult for some listeners to understand, as Nigerians do. Fluency means you have a strong command of vocabulary, grammar, and the ability to express ideas.

Accent, on the other hand, relates to pronunciation, rhythm, and intonation, which are shaped by your first language and speech environment, which is what Ruto is confusing with good English. Has he ever had someone from Scotland, Liverpool, or Birmingham speak?

Accents are a natural linguistic outcome, not a measure of education. They emerge from the influence of a person’s first language, the sounds and speech patterns they grow up with, and the environment in which they learn and use another language.

Every language has its own phonetic structure, and when people speak a second language like English, those underlying patterns shape pronunciation, rhythm, and tone. That is why accents vary across regions and countries. They reflect history, identity, and exposure, not intellectual or educational superiority.

I know that there is some kind of tension between Nigeria and Kenya, but such misleading statements undermine the confidence of young people. When they hear a president speak like that about how they speak, it erodes their self-belief, and that is not a good thing to come from a president.

[Ricky @MubRicky]

As Sudanese living diaspora today, this hit deep! The smell of wet الأرض after spraying the veranda, the quiet hum of the afternoon, and the zeer water that somehow tasted like home itself… Omdurman or any place wasn’t just a place, it was a feeling we carry wherever we go! 👏🏽👏🏽

[Peter Verney @PeterVerney1]

In Omdurman we would spray our brick-floor veranda with a hose to be cooled by evaporation, and our zeer in the corner had the coolest wind-chilled water.
A great place for a siesta, incidentally.

[Zoom Afrika @zoomafrika1]

Sudan is bleeding 😭😭

[George T. Diano @georgediano]

There will be a special corner in hell for African leaders.

[Geronimo Morgans @GeronimoMorgans]

Tears, man.

Maria Guardiola knows what her father has been through over the past year or two. He's been through a lot, and she's never left his side. She's always been there. Always.

Love is everything when you have people who truly matter in your life. People love you when you win, they don't love you to win. Maria is the best example of the latter. ♥️

[Ricky @MubRicky]

Come on CAF, are you joking 🙃

[CAF Media @CAF_Media]

The CAF Appeal Board decided that in application of Article 84 of the Regulations of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Senegal National Team is declared to have forfeited the Final Match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 (“the Match”), with the result of the Match being recorded as 3–0 in favour of the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF).
https://t.co/QKDI0FCKug

[الجزيرة مباشر @ajmubasher]

صبر رغم المعاناة.. حياة اليماني تلتقي نازحي كادوقلي في السودان

[AUK العرب في بريطانيا @AlARABINUK]

المؤثرة السودانية البريطانية علا لبيب تروي بأسلوب طريف موقفًا تعرّضت له أثناء زيارتها منزل إحدى مريضاتها، وبسبب ضعف نظر المريضة، لم تدرك أن من أمامها مهاجرة، فأخذت تتحدث بسوء عن المهاجرين قائلة:
"المهاجرون يسيطرون على كل شيء!"
شاركنا، هل سبق أن مررت بتجربة عنصرية مشابهة؟

#العرب_في_بريطانيا #AUK

[Ricky @MubRicky]

#يوم_الجمعة

فِ اخر جمعة من شعبان ،
اللهم بلّغنا رمضان بلوغاً يغير حالنا إلى أحسنه، ويُهذب نفوسنا، ويُطهر دواخلنا، بلوغ رحمة ومغفرة وعتق من النار، اللَّهُم سلمنا لرمضان، وسلم رمضان لنا، وتسلمه منا متقبلاً، يارب العالمين 🤲🏽

[Yousra Elbagir @YousraElbagir]

The war that Sudan’s military said would be over in a few weeks has now been raging for 1,000 days.

Millions are longing for a political solutions including SAF soldiers who told us they are praying for the war to end soon - unlikely as foreign weapons flood the country.

[ᴀʟɢᴇ́ʀɪᴇɴɴᴇ ²¹³🇩🇿 @Bonoise23Dz]

قصة لو كتبت في الدراما العالمية لقيل انها من وحي الخيال ؟

من وداع وشيك ، إلى بطل للقارة .

قصة ساديو والمنتخب السينيغالي ستبقى خالدة للأبد 🇸🇳👏
#المغرب_السنغال
Félicitations pour le Sénégal 🇸🇳
#AFCON2025
#SENMOR

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Gum arabic is used in many everyday items, from food to paint, yet researchers say it is playing a role in Sudan’s war.

Al Jazeera’s Hala Saadani explores how the industry is sustaining the conflict.

[Adel Koraiem @adelkoraiem]

Thank you for letting the whole world know the story of a real hero 🇨🇩 Long Live Africa ✊🏻

شكرًا لأنك جعلت العالم أجمع يعرف قصة بطل حقيقي 🇨🇩 تحيا أفريقيا ✊🏻

[سعود بن خالد @saudbinkhaled11]

يا حبنا لكم يا أهل السودان ،،
الله يحفظكم بحفظه ويجعل كيد من ظلمكم في نحره، ويرزقكم الأمن والأمان والتوحيد والإيمان، ووحدة الصف واجتماع الكلمة على التوحيد والسنة أنتم واليمن وجميع بلاد المسلمين.
ويكفيكم شر الفرقة والتنازع ويقر أعيننا برؤيتكم سالمين آمنين

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Black labor exploitation via share cropping in the 1950s — Debt Slavery.