Erick Sourna Loumtouang

Maître de Recherche en Histoire, Institut d'études avancées de Nantes

[Africa Spectrum @AfricaSpectrum]

6⃣@ericksourna analyses #Cameroon's failed 1984 coup, revealing how it enabled President Biya to consolidate power, control key institutions, & push 🇨🇲 towards authoritarianism through measures that suppress the opposition & prevent future coups.

🔗 https://t.co/pgPCzBf3ek

[Erick Sourna Loumtouang @ericksourna]

Happy to share with you my latest article appeared in Africa Spectrum.
It tackles the question of how a failed coup d'Etat can teach us about the Trajectory of the state in Cameroon.
Erick Sourna Loumtouang, 2025 https://t.co/20ySivlYeR

[Marielle Debos · @debos.bsky.social @m_debos]

Le 3ème et dernier Mirage cloué au sol par une panne.
Bad optics! 😅
https://t.co/xC5XfDrFgG

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

In 1789 only 25% of French people spoke French, by the end of the first world war it was the overwhelming majority.

That was the French Republic, not the internet.

[Dr. Anna Artyushina 🇨🇦 @socioanna]

Why has peer-review become so weird?
Over the past 12 years, I've been serving as a reviewer for several academic journals, including the top two you all know. What I see is a visible decline in both the quality of the papers and the quality of the reviews.
Here's my top 7 advice:

1. Many authors keep their methodology sections too thin and expect the reviewers to search for the method and data descriptions within the body of the text. Don't do that. You want to put all your research flaws and limitations in the method section, and explain them in detail.

2. Some reviewers see peer-review as a way to promote their own work. It's not ok to insist that the authors cite several of your articles!

3. Some reviewers enjoy humiliating the authors. When you see an article that requires a lot of work, the chances are it was written by a Ph.D. student. If you see stylistic oddities, the article has likely been submitted by someone for whom English is a second language. No one is born knowing how to write academic texts, and peer-review is the way for you to teach them.

4. Confusing the genres is a huge issue for many authors. An essay is a well-established form, yet one simply can't pass an essay for the research article.

5. Make your article accessible for the readers from different research fields. Out of 5 reviewers, 1 or 2 come from an adjacent field. Every concept you use should be unpacked as if you were explaining your work to a taxi driver.

6. Some authors intentionally make their articles unreadable by adding the layers of academic terms and repeating the main argument several times. The reviewers see this, folks. You don't need to sound complicated to be seen as academic. Following scientific method is what makes you an academic. In fact, the reviewers will thank you if they don't have to decipher your writing.

7. For the young academics: don't be scared to submit your work to the best journals in your field! It's a learning experience and you may see your work published sooner than you expect.

#science #peerreview #academicpublishing #academicjournals #AcademicWriting #academiclife

[African Peacebuilding and Developmental Dynamics @SSRC_APDD]

Each year, the APN and Next Gen program selects a new cohort of fellows for its highly competitive fellowships.

Below please find the 2024 African Peacebuilding APN and Next Gen Fellows.

https://t.co/HGiVzXDohI

[Samuel Athlan 🦁 🤟 @samuelathlan]

Voici une lettre de suicide d'un survivant de Nova, publiée par sa famille.

Après avoir miraculeusement survécu au massacre du 7 octobre, le jeune Israélien a décidé de mettre fin à ses jours après avoir été témoin de trop d'horreurs, notamment du viol d'une fille. Le poids écrasant de tout ce qu'il a vu, entendu et vécu, ainsi que son incapacité à sauver la fille agressée à proximité, l'ont fait se sentir incapable de continuer sa vie.

Voici la lettre traduite de l'hébreu.
Qu'il repose en paix 💔

« Hé toi, s'il te plaît, pardonne-moi !

Tout a commencé jeudi, nous dansions et nous amusions, et vendredi - tellement de plaisir tout autour, voir des amis que nous n'avions pas vus depuis des années - nous nous sommes tous retrouvés pour danser et célébrer la vie. Samedi matin, le soleil commence à se lever, c'est tellement beau qu'il commence à briller sur tout le monde.

Nous dansons et sommes heureux, nous nous embrassons, et certains de mes amis commencent à partir. Soudain, des roquettes commencent à voler au-dessus de nous, je sais, c'est ma vie - je viens du Sud.
Mais ensuite il y a des parapentistes - j'espère qu'il ne leur arrivera rien...
Puis les coups de feu commencent - que se passe-t-il ?

Nous voyons le camion arriver, des parachutistes habillés en uniformes étrangers - ils tuent tout le monde.

—

La suite en dessous 🧵 1/5

[Philippe M. Frowd @PhilippeMFrowd]

La force conjointe du G5 Sahel enfin opérationnelle

[Cambridge History @CamHistory]

Two significant publications by Cambridge historians - Professor A. G. Hopkins and @BronwenEverill - now available for pre-order. Both set to challenge conventional views and assumptions on history of African economies...

[Célestin Monga @CelestinMonga]

Top 10 des pays les plus endettés auprès du FMI (qui n’est pas une institution de charité créée par Mother Teresa…) 5 pays africains. Si la dette est transparente et utilisée pour financer des investissements productifs, soit. Mais l’argent est fongible… https://t.co/TfZIT5351v

[Frank Edward @mzagila1]

Writing on African history? Consider submitting your research and book reviews to the African based, pan-African journal of history, Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies. For inquiries, write editors at [email protected] Zamani signals the renaissance of Dar School.

[Philippe M. Frowd @PhilippeMFrowd]

The EU-funded GAR-SI units, intended for mobile border surveillance (and emulated elsewhere in the Sahel) now deployed against Senegalese protestors. A great example of how the last twenty years of security intervention has corroded politics in the region. https://t.co/MzZqhaaLbs

[Erick Sourna Loumtouang @ericksourna]

@PhilippeMFrowd @Geopolitics_Jl 👏🏿 congrats!

[Philippe M. Frowd @PhilippeMFrowd]

What are the global politics behind the datafication of borders? How do orgs like the IOM contribute to these processes? I try and answer these questions in a new piece in @Geopolitics_Jl out today. Click below for one of 50 free copies: https://t.co/TmMoKKaqyA

[Hamed Oumar @AMADAN_HIOR]

#Mali
#Menaka un litre d'essence est vendu à 5000F. Un kg de riz entre 1000F et 1500F.
50 kg de riz à 60.000F
Suite aux blocus des axes.
Que Dieu veille sur ces pauvres populations 🤲🏻

[Philippe M. Frowd @PhilippeMFrowd]

Dystopian cruelty, administered with glee as the drone buzzes overhead.

[Critique Internationale @CritiqueIntle]

📎 "Ce texte ne vise pas à expliquer comment mener une recherche en sciences sociales, mais à vous inviter à réfléchir aux enjeux éthiques de votre enquête et de vous donner des conseils pour votre propre sécurité et celle de vos enquêté·es."
@m_debos
https://t.co/oBrGQvTrCh

[Erick Sourna Loumtouang @ericksourna]

@CritiqueIntle @m_debos Merci !

[Erick Sourna Loumtouang @ericksourna]

@albertleanne Beaucoup de courage et sincères condoléances