Rachel Balsham

Making borders matter less. Africa, payments, tech, etc. She/her.

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

For far too long, validation and success for African start-ups have been defined by interest from 'global' (western) tech companies. Let's update our thinking :) Listen to the full episode here: https://t.co/71ZpFYckDR

[The Flip @TheFlipHQ]

"This [acquisition], we hope, represents a change in terms of what is possible for other African startups."

@RachelBalsham @MFS_Africa

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

I just demanded my senator join @SenSanders and block $20 billion in weapons to Israel. Take action with me & @ifnotnoworg at https://t.co/w5ieJii2NM

[Dr. Ghada Sasa, PhD 🇵🇸 @drghadasasa]

More than FOUR months ago, we explained Israel killed at least 200,000 Palestinians but people didn't believe us. An article published in one of the most prestigious scientific journals just gave a conservative estimate of 186,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli *live fire*. 1/

[Dr. Ghada Sasa, PhD 🇵🇸 @drghadasasa]

As Palestinian writer Susan Abdulhawa notes, over 500,000 Palestinians have likely been killed by Israel so far, meaning over 20% of the 2.2 million Palestinian inhabitants of Gaza have been wiped out by Israel in this genocide.

[Mutua Matheka @truthslinger]

We’ve found Yoeal. He’s being held at Upperhill and now we’re working on getting him out because he’s being held without charge.
#RutoMustGo

[Mutua Matheka @truthslinger]

My friend Yoeal Haille is missing. Last heard from 3pm jana. He was protesting at the World Bank. Was arrested and released at 3pm. At 7pm an almost copy pasted message went to his gf. He didn't come home that day. Phone seems off. WhatsApp single tick. If you’ve seen him, hola!

[Tyra Hans @Tyrahans17]

Deploying the army against your own people is such a vile response to protests.

#rutomustgo

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

Bombing a tent camp full of displaced people is a clear-cut, full-on war crime. Even if Hamas troops were present, that does not absolve the IDF of the obligation to protect civilians. It does not turn a tent camp into a free fire zone.

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

We invoke our ancestors as we affirm our commitment to ensuring that their values of solidarity, collective liberation, and anti-imperialism are carried on into the future as we fight for justice in Palestine.

[Jewish Voice for Peace @jvplive]

The parallels between the dehumanization and persecution of Jews during the Holocaust, and the ongoing US-backed cataclysm in Gaza, where Palestinians are enduring the Israeli government’s genocide, are too stark to be denied.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

This is the deputy speaker of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament.

Rarely in history has a genocide been so loudly and proudly confessed by its perpetrators.

And those who’ve failed to speak out will deserve being damned for eternity by history.

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

But per Bret Stephens, this is just sadly necessary in the context of urban warfare. And Hamas something something. Except this is in the West Bank. A 12-year-old child.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Israeli forces shoot dead 12-year-old Palestinian who set off firework https://t.co/u3E3t6y5AO

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

This is heartbreaking. I learned so, so much from my readership of and internet-friendquaintanceship with @sassycrass https://t.co/QCZzlfo7g2

[Electronic Intifada @intifada]

There are barely any trees left in Gaza | susan abulhawa #eiGazaDispatches https://t.co/ioqUFRPz2U

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

Hi @GlobalKNOMAD team, have a question about the 2021 bilateral remittances data set. I see 0 flows between Tanzania and Kenya, but large volumes between Tanzania and Kiribati. Seems likely to be a coding error. Can you please look into this?

[bareback contessa @_theekword]

One thing about an African leader grasping for relevance? He will choose homophobia.

[Husam Zomlot @hzomlot]

This is 7 year old Sidra, the cousin of my wife. The impact of the Israeli missile was so powerful it flung her out, leaving her mutilated body dangling from the ruins of the destroyed building in Rafah 48 hours ago. My wife’s aunt Suzan, her husband Fouzy Hassouna, two of their sons, Muhammad and Karam, Karam's wife Amouna and her three children (7-year-old twins Sidra and Suzan, and 15-month-old Malik) were all killed. The family had been displaced from the north of Gaza and took shelter in Rafah. We will be relentless until those responsible brought to justice.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he heard reports of children now dying of starvation - no longer on the brink, but now actually dying. He says he texted WFP head Cindy McCain, who wrote back:

“This is true. We are unable to get in enough food to keep people from the brink.”

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

@rbarwanda Félicitations!

[Rachel Balsham @RachelBalsham]

Hi @skyteam, just learned from @KenyaAirways support that KQ is leaving SkyTeam. What's the effective date of this and when are you announcing this to the public?