Christian R.

Good trouble specialist
Mwanafunzi. he/him
Bluesky: @chrisrumu.bsky.social

'Meeting aérien' in session - #RDC
'Brochette de lait' - #Burundi

[Christian R. @chrisrumu]

September is Jean Nepo's birth month...
#Burundi
https://t.co/6Ns8EYPcJX

[The Root @TheRoot]

Qween Jean became the first openly transgender person to win a Tony Award, ever. She won Best Costume Design of a Musical for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” on Sunday.

[Amnesty Kenya @AmnestyKenya]

Amnesty International Kenya stands in solidarity with citizens defending Nairobi National Park and the right to public participation in decisions that affect our shared environment. We want to categorically state that Nairobi National Park is not for sale; our public spaces, our environment, and our rights cannot be traded away behind closed doors. This is about more than land; it is about power, accountability, and the right of people to be heard. We stand firmly with citizens who are resisting this apparent land grab and defending both environmental justice and the right to peaceful protest. Development must never come at the cost of our rights, our heritage, or our collective future. - @hakimorara #NationalParkNotCarPark #SaveNNP

[Reuters @Reuters]

Ebola survivor Baraka Bulambula returned to work at a hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, offering a rare glimmer of hope as the country battles a growing outbreak of the deadly virus https://t.co/CjaMc2M5zh

[Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala @StanysBujakera]

#RDC: Le premier patient guéri de la 17ᵉ épidémie d’Ebola en RDC est sorti ce mercredi de l’hôpital en Ituri, a annoncé l’Incident Manager adjoint de l’Institut national de santé publique (INSP) depuis l’épicentre de la riposte. Un signal encourageant face à la souche Bundibugyo, pour laquelle il n’existe ni vaccin ni traitement homologué.

[Winnie Byanyima @Winnie_Byanyima]

Young people leaving HIV treatment is not a personal failure—it’s a system failure rooted in inequality and stigma.
In Kenya, 1 in 4 starting treatment, many young, stop within months.
We must meet young people where they are and keep them on treatment.
https://t.co/p7mSeHPCKx

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Eastern #DRC now faces a catastrophic collision of disease and conflict with the #Ebola outbreak in Ituri province outpacing the response.

The Ebola Bundibugyo virus has no approved vaccine nor treatment. Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access. Yet ongoing clashes are driving mass displacement, pushing exposed contacts into overcrowded camps and severing critical containment corridors. Frontline workers are risking everything, while attacks on health facilities make tracking cases and their contacts nearly impossible.

We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling.

We urge all warring parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire to contain this outbreak. To allow us safe and sustained access for medical teams.

We plea to prioritise human survival above everything else.

[Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala @StanysBujakera]

#Ebola: Le gouverneur militaire de l'Ituri a alerté le 25 mai 2026 sur une situation hors norme : près de 970 000 déplacés répartis sur 61 sites, des aéroports fermés, des centres de traitement attaqués à Mongbwalu et Rwampara, et des équipes soignantes opérant en milieu de guerre. Dans cette province déjà éprouvée par les groupes armés, l'épidémie d'Ebola trouve un terrain de propagation idéal. Chaque jour perdu, a-t-il averti, rapproche l'Ituri d'une catastrophe.

[KHRC @thekhrc]

#PressStatement
KHRC welcomes today’s court decision affirming that existing laws governing civil registration do not expressly prohibit the consideration of applications to amend sex or gender markers.

[KTN News @KTNNewsKE]

High Court rules that denying Kenyans the right to change gender markers in identification documents violates the Constitution, in case filed by petitioner Audrey Mbugua.

[Minority Africa @MinorityAfrica]

🧵Doloresse was widely known within Cameroon’s LGBTQI+ community for openly living as a trans woman despite years of discrimination, public humiliation and detention, including imprisonment at Yaounde’s Kondengui Central Prison.👇🏽

[Nicholas Opiyo (Pronouns He/Him) @nickopiyo]

Now that the recent events in Uganda, including the police search of the speaker’s homes, have established, on the preponderance of evidence, that the anti-corruption protestors may have been right after all, we must discontinue all charges against these protestors, unconditionally release those in jail, and wipe the criminal records of those already convicted.

We will address the issue of acquiescent judicial officers in this matter at a later date. They will get their comeuppance, for sure. But if we are indeed serious, these young people should be applauded, not condemned, as they have been, as agents of foreigners, etc.

cc @ODPPUGANDA.

Courtesy web photo

[TOKO @GodwinTOKO]

The classic African politician!

She blamed white people & homosexuals for all Uganda's problems while stashing millions of euros, dollars, & tens of billions of Uganda shillings at her private houses, & used some of it to buy the latest British-made Rolls-Royce at a time millions of Ugandans can't predict where their next meal will come from, if it does! 🙌🏾

[newbodyYeelar @_yeelar]

Nigeria, see the people that told you that it is a sin

[BBC News Gahuza @bbcgahuza]

Yiigeze kunenga ba perezida ba Afurika, none yarahiye manda ya karindwi
https://t.co/NSJDWRABMe

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

East and Southern Africa: Media freedom under attack amid prevailing impunity https://t.co/TK63UNlRdb

[Amnesty Iran @AmnestyIran]

The international community must not stand idly by while the Iranian authorities continue to escalate the arbitrary execution of political dissidents and protesters to instill fear.

[Amnesty International @amnesty]

A recent protest against immigration in South Africa by a movement called March and March comes after a series of xenophobic attacks across the country and a rise in xenophobic rhetoric from political actors. The protestors marched to the government Union Buildings in Pretoria to demand tougher action against immigration to the country.

Since 2008 there have been numerous outbreaks of violence against refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in South Africa. The persistence of such violence is a consequence of government inaction and policy failure. The lack of an effective criminal justice response to attacks results in recurring violence. The scapegoating of refugees and migrants in political discourse legitimizes xenophobic sentiment, while South Africa’s failing asylum management system also leaves hundreds of thousands of applicants without proper documentation, which exacerbates discrimination against this marginalized group.

Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent condemnation of these attacks, the government response to xenophobia in the country has been dangerously inadequate.

Stronger political leadership is needed to put an end to discrimination against marginalized groups.

Xenophobia in South Africa must be rejected.

Humanity must win.

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

OUT TODAY📢

New episode of the Amnesty in Africa podcast 📻🎙️

In this episode, @sarahkimani hosts @Winnie_Byanyima, the spouse of Kizza Besigye, to discuss his abduction, his medical condition and his work in human rights and political activism.

https://t.co/1Att7N6E7f

[Front Line Defenders @FrontLineHRD]

📍SENEGAL

🚨 Front Line Defenders expresses its deep concern over the deteriorating situation of LGBTQ+ rights defenders in Senegal due to the increased criminalisation and punishments for defending LGBTQ+ rights.

An amendment to the Penal Code adopted and signed into law in March 2026 significantly increases punishment for sexual relations between people of the same gender, including harsh 5–10 year prison sentences and fines of €3,000 - €15,000 (CFA 2–10 million). The amended law also specifically targets HRDs and civil society organisations by criminalising solidarity with LGBTQ+ persons.

Front Line Defenders urges the authorities in Senegal to repeal the law as it violates international human rights law.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/Fr1jdpmkE8

[Oakland Institute @oak_institute]

.@SuluhuSamia 's Presidential Land Commissions EXPOSED

Leaked Terms of Reference shows that the commissions’ goal from the start was to advance the govt’s so-called “voluntary relocation” of Maasai.

New “Smoking Gun” confirms community warnings that the commissions were never about finding solutions but purposefully designed to rubberstamp illegal eviction efforts to drive them from @visitngorongoro!

@Mittaloak @MariaSTsehai @landislife @Survival @hrw @MaasaiMisa2022 @ndycurrier @MongabayOrg @LongoFiore @Oleshangay @DenisMoses14 @ICCAConsortium @WateteziTV @ThatBoyKhalifax