Jennifer Cooke

Professor of practice in International Affairs; Africa analyst; advocate of smart US Africa engagement; supporter of democracy; I root for the underdog.

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I stand with Ukraine and President @ZelenskyyUa.

#SlavaUkraïni

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@ErixWay @brithume People on a sinking ship or lifeboat is the classic case of when not to reattack people. It is the classic case because there is pretty much no “variable” that would justify it.

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@Omojuwa Beautifully stated, Mr. @Omojuwa. Thank you.

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@TomKlingenstein The role of the executive is to faithfully execute the laws passed by the legislature. If the executive does not like the laws, it cannot simply ignore them. This isn’t that complicated.

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@VincentFoucher @KunleAdebajo And just to note, much of this Christian genocide talk in Washington is fueled by IPOB separatists (who have upped their lobbying efforts in DC in recent years) from Nigeria’s Southeast, where the term is even more off-base.

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@_BrianMichaelP @McFaul He left out the context that these guys were in their twenties to late thirties.

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@DylanBruno12 Yikes, Dylan! Heal well. You must take after your grandfather…he hated catheters as well! 😊

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@valkenburgh @JeremyKonyndyk “If he’s legal, we’ll bring him right back.” Shoot first, ask questions later is not how it’s supposed to work in this country.

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@NanaWildflowers @DOGE @SecRollins @USDA It means more parks, trees, and green spaces in poor urban neighborhoods, which have proven benefits for young people’s physical, mental, and cognitive development. That sounds like a worthwhile investment to me.

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@sherwiebp Mr. Bryce-Pease, is this helpful? Newsworthy? What is your motivation here?

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@bryanbehar Exactly this. 🎯

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@sentdefender @SecRubio @POTUS I wonder what Bible verse Rubio will tweet out today. Maybe “Blessed are the aggressors, because they have no shame.”?

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@SecRubio @POTUS Absolutely shameful behavior from the President and VP. Standing on the side of the powerful abuser against the abused is not courage. “America” is not with”this behavior. In fact, much of America is appalled and disgusted by what happened today.

[Tundu Antiphas Lissu @TunduALissu]

I'm told they're coming for me any time now. If, & when, they do, I'll be ready. It'll be the 2nd time I'm arrested in about 2 months. It'll be the 10th time I'm held by the Tanzania police on false charges in 8 years. I survived 16 bullets; I'll survive the Dictatorship's jails!

[John W. Miller @jwmjournalist]

Why we need professional journalists: @JDVance rep tells @wsj about Anna Kilgore, a Springfield OH woman whose cat went missing in August, so @Kris_Maher drives to her house. She found the cat in her basement and apologized to her Haitian neighbors.

[NBS After 5 @NBSAfter5]

JUST IN: NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi (Bobi Wine) has reportedly been shot in the leg.

Detail to follow…

#NBSUpdates

[World Bank Group Publications @WBGPubs]

The future of #Africa lies in its youth & we believe in your potential! Apply for this opportunity to gain hands-on experience in development through the @WorldBankAfrica Fellowship Program. Women candidates, your participation is vital! https://t.co/rZbex1HM6t

#WBGfellow

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@PatrickSvitek The “substance” of what Vance said is even worse…that people without children don’t have as much of a stake in America’s future, something that only a soulless narcissist would believe to be true.

[Khalid Mustafa Medani @khalidmedani4]

Call for applications for a research grant from CEDEJ in Cairo for displaced Sudanese cholars and researchers. Kindly retweet widely for those interested.