Kelebi Slayton

On the search for delicious street food.
Sponge of African/SE Asian studies. Needing Jesus' grace daily.
RTs not endorsements.

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

Let's have some fun during two weeks of Luanda quarantine and compare food/service delivery apps.

It will be a good excuse to taste dozens of Angola food flavors in the process.

I'll try to keep from comparing too much with apps like @gojekindonesia which sets a high bar.

[Vanda de Oliveira @vasoliv]

As apps de entrega de comida e mais alguma coisa estão a pipocar🇦🇴

Luandenses (só quem vive em #Luanda, pois essas app não saem da capital...ainda😩) qual a melhor app de entrega?

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Hot stuff. What is Africa's #1 pepper exporting country? It's MADAGASCAR (producing 7000 metric tonnes annually), followed by ETHIOPIA (4500 metric tonnes), GHANA (3800 metric tonnes), RWANDA (2500 metric tonnes) and UGANDA (2000 metric tonnes).

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

The new Huawei Mate 40 that just launched and will be available for sale in several of Africa's largest consumer markets comes with a pioneering new hardware wallet for China's proprietary cryptocurrency. https://t.co/Bl5mQuesJk

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

"Nairobi’s Karanja breaks the city into three zones: Origin, Void and Made. Origin is where we come from – as mystical as evolution or as down-to-earth as the village where we grew up. Void is the unplanned, chaotic space of life. Made is what exists – the economic system..."

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

Singaporean firm Surbana Jurong has become the go-to master planner for African cities. It has done Kigali & signed on for Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Libreville, Bujumbura, Conakry, Luanda & Lagos. Has massive Ghana project, and Tanzania has tapped it too.
https://t.co/lKO000zI14

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

The urban art movement continues to grow with more artists and art lessons in various mediums.

He is the latest in urban art just a few days ago. Keep your eyes open Luanda residents, every bairro has its treasures. #lindaluanda

https://t.co/x1vKvG4K5m

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

Wonder where some of the Luanda graffiti comes from? Verkron art is all over. Here's an interview of the team in 2016.
https://t.co/1uklbM27J8

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

Here's a highlight from 2019 as the group inspires colorful and powerful visuals in the Baixa.
https://t.co/KvFo1nVclc

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

As the days get hotter the symbols that signal a refreshing smoothie (batido) become more alluring.

You don't have to read Arabic to recognize the meaning of the blender in Chad.

In Angola, the avocado or passionfruit blends will pleasantly surprise you.

[Cláudio Kiala @cfkappa]

😏😏😏 Falem com o SOBA, e RT pra não dizerem que o Pai Natal não mandou fazer lista...

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

"One hopes that this struggle against structural racism, like the first Civil Rights Movement, will strengthen and inform the future of American statecraft."
Great review by @SWilkins11

[The Strategy Bridge @Strategy_Bridge]

“… Mitchell’s 'Jimmy Carter in Africa: Race and the #ColdWar' serves as an excellent reminder that progress towards domestic justice strengthens American diplomacy abroad.” - @SWilkins11
#ForeignPolicy #TheBridgeWrites
https://t.co/ADimk0RMPt

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

Open your eyes. There's art all around. From the colorful graffiti to the recently commissioned.
#Luandalinda
#sundayexplorations

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

"An agronomist, a pan-Africanist, and an outspoken internationalist in solidarity “with every just cause,” Cabral, the self-styled “simple African,” was also one of Africa’s most original thinkers."
"Mask no difficulties, mistakes or failures."
Amilcar C.

https://t.co/uIKI8ZFEh5

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

Names of places and their origins, if still shrouded in a little mystery, make for interesting study of history and linguistics.
Know your Angola!

[Um Angolano🇦🇴 @factosdabanda]

Você conhece o significado dos nomes das 18 províncias de Angola?

Conheça agora o significado etimológico "e sua grafia correta" dos nomes das 18 províncias que compõem a República de Angola.

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

"The restructuring and privatisation of state-owned banks will increase competition among the commercial banks."

[PCN @PaymentsNet]

Building The Financial Services and Fintech Ecosystem Foundation in Angola

Given the drop in recent memory of the price of oil and other issues, can industries like fintech be a solution for Angola’s economy?

Read more here: https://t.co/N2ldKb8u5N

#fintech #angola #economy

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

"Shoprite supermarket has been reviewing its long-term options in Africa as currency devaluation, supply problems, and weak consumer spending in Angola, Nigeria, and Zambia have weighed on earnings."
https://t.co/uDvXmvWJNH

[Carlos Lopes @LopesInsights]

African countries have the youngest population in the world. Going forward by the second half of this century Africa will have about one in every two newborns. The rest of the world will be ageing even faster. Where will be the young consumers of new tech?

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

@jonahavictor You're welcome back any time.

[Kelebi Slayton @cpslayton]

There are said to be only four main providers of ice cream between Luanda's dozens of ice cream parlors (example #1).

That's not counting the soft serve machines on countless corners that hit the spot on a warm (or chilly) day. (Picture #2).
#desertdateoptions

[Herman J. Cohen @CohenOnAfrica]

New review of my book, U.S. Policy Toward Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik, in @RCDefense. https://t.co/HRNLc6SK9b

[The Strategy Bridge @Strategy_Bridge]

Today @cpslayton joins the #BridgeCommunity with his review of 'U.S. Policy Toward #Africa: Eight Decades of Realpolitik' by @CohenOnAfrica.
#Reviewing #ForeignPolicy
https://t.co/OzkZuYaEqx