𝐇. Sibiri

PhD. Intl Politics. Geopolitics, China–Africa, Ghana & African politics. ⚽️ & 🥊 enthusiast. Reposts/Likes ≠ Endorsement.

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

The one thing I strongly detest is censorship in any form. As U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said in Ginzburg v. United States, 383 U.S. 463 (1966), “Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime."

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

While gold has flown in one direction, weapons have flowed in the other.

[Middle East & Africa @FTMidEastAfrica]

The UAE’s imperial push into Africa https://t.co/J2tMQKFMaf

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity https://t.co/bZlYKtR16Z

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

The U.S. probably wants free import of Vibranium which is mined only in the kingdom of Wakanda hence the free trade policy with the fictional Wakanda🤣 https://t.co/fieN6rjk1i

[Financial Times @FT]

The shrinking space for democracy in Africa https://t.co/gTSfWZ4J5c | opinion

[Financial Times @FT]

African countries — not high on the US diplomatic agenda and vulnerable to sudden policy swings — have spent millions on Republican-linked firms perceived to have the president’s ear. https://t.co/pXqcSUO1UT

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

A proposal making its way through Congress would integrate the U.S. and Israeli defense and intelligence apparatuses more tightly. Some worry that it is a bad idea. https://t.co/hwlGKcfXBu

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

“Acute inflammation is swift and potent. It announces itself with unmissable symptoms: fever, swelling, redness, heat, pain. These are all signs that your immune system is engaged in battle, destroying invaders or repairing injuries.”https://t.co/E11eKmFJ4c via @NYTimes

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

He’s probably paranoid and wants to entrench his coup-proofing system

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Cameroon's veteran leader Paul Biya - who has not been seen in public for nearly two months - has reshuffled the country's military amid growing concerns over his prolonged stay abroad. https://t.co/xYUBGbaYvs

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

US revokes Brazilian ambassador's visa, official says, as diplomatic tensions escalate https://t.co/8ir4VNtKv2

[Shiping Tang @ShipingTang]

I cannot believe Springer/Palgrave published a book entirely composed by AI, and its author (a Chinese scholar in Zürich) should be ashamed of himself.

https://t.co/KVV9nZPGp4

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

@eastsportsman It is fairly normal in most parts of the country for most household heads to own a shotgun, mostly for hunting as farmers. Most of the guns are inherited. The issue for me is whether those guns are registered as required by law.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted.

An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

It’s evident that the map was created using an AI tool, likely prompted by someone with limited geographical knowledge of Africa. Unfortunately, there was no review process involved.

[Andy Burnham @andyburnham]

Let me say this very directly.

Football does not belong to investors. It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine.

The World Cup is not a product. It is the greatest competition in world sport, and it was never anyone's to sell. Dress the deal up however you like. Once you have sold a piece of it, you have sold out.

Football belongs to the fans. It always has, and it always will.

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

South Africa has enlisted its beloved talent export, @Trevornoah who sometimes pontificates about problems in other countries such as racism and immigration to whitewash its image as a xenophobic country. No whitewashing will work, Trevor. You have a voice to speak against xenophobic attacks on fellow Africans in South Africa, yet you took money to shut up and promote it as a destination. I like your comedy and have watched most of your shows, but you have crossed the line here.

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Apparently, I’m still the person the internet asks about South Africa.
So I went looking for answers. Whatever holiday you are looking for, South Africa has you. Just don’t say we didn’t tell you.

@TBCZA

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

China being assessed more positively than the U.S. is a relatively recent shift in most countries surveyed. This reversal in favorability is often driven by shifting views of both superpowers: improving views of China coupled with worsening views of the U.S. https://t.co/2rD985JLLC

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The richest man says he is preparing for a world of infinite abundance, where money no longer matters—including his own. Yet he has little to say about getting to a utopia in which humanity may struggle to adjust to a life of unbounded leisure https://t.co/4N3BuECXZa

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

I support Albus Dumbledore as the prime minister of UK 🤣

[𝐇. Sibiri @hagansibiri]

According to Sky News, Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, has been approached to join a consortium which is in talks to buy a stake in Liverpool Football Club. https://t.co/qPg0nIVTxl