Lucy Fleming

One leg of the Africa desk at the BBC News website – all views my own. Tumblr: Instagram:

[Stephen Sackur @stephensackur]

THREAD:

1. PERSONAL NEWS:
Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵

[The Bookseller @thebookseller]

Police are appealing for help to find the poet Gboyega Odubanjo who has gone missing.

Odubanjo was last seen in the Kelmarsh area of Northamptonshire at around 4 a.m. on Saturday 26th August 2023. https://t.co/ebMQ34vQ1Y

[Bola Mosuro @BolaMosuro]

After over 60 yrs #BBCFocusonAfrica 📻 will cease to be live on the airwaves. From Monday it'll be a podcast.
I started in the days of the late greats, Chris Bickerton & Kwabena Mensah and I treasure being part of the teams that lovingly produced Focus for millions over the years

[Kiln Theatre @KilnTheatre]

⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Ivanno Jeremiah is magnetic as Poitier' @TheStage

#Retrograde now playing until 27 May

[Mohanad Hashim @moehash1]

BBC News - Sudan fighting: The unsung heroes keeping Khartoum residents alive
@lucyfleming 🙏🏽
https://t.co/cqgJ6WfXQ3

[Donmar Warehouse @DonmarWarehouse]

Take a look at TROUBLE IN BUTETOWN…

Your last chance to see this world premiere from Award-winning writer Diana Nneka Atuona.

🎟️ https://t.co/FJQo785XvX

[Gibson Ncube @gib_zzz]

Stella Chiweshe: Zimbabwe’s mbira queen, rebel music star and pioneer

https://t.co/Co4JmsEJOU

[Penny Dale @ngweedale]

Three years ago my friend @AlexDuvalsmith died, way too soon. She was funny, generous and clever - and an exceptional and compassionate journalist. To honour her legacy, the Alex Duval Smith Memorial Fund has been established to help other female journalists.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

'They said if you're black, you should walk'

Nigerian student Jessica has kept in touch with us about her journey out of Ukraine. She is among the hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the country, and one of many #AfricansinUkraine who have described facing racism at borders.

[Dan Walker @mrdanwalker]

43p per day

[Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3]

.@iGaddo on what happens when late Tanzanian president John Pombe Magufuli arrived at Heaven's gate and came face to face with an angel.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: BBC reporter Girmay Gebru detained by military https://t.co/iVtzuYTOq6

[Lucy Fleming @lucyfleming]

From child abductee to ruthless LRA rebel commander: Dominic Ongwen, the schoolboy who grew up to be the image of his oppressors

https://t.co/yZZAPzkBk3

[Lucy Fleming @lucyfleming]

National Guard troops deployed to the US Capitol take photos in front of a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks:

[Emily Cochrane @ESCochrane]

Taking a photo with the statue of Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall.

[Alex T Magaisa 🇿🇼 @Wamagaisa]

The 2020 Booker Prize shorlist announced | The Booker Prizes

Congratulations Tsitsi Dangarembga ⁦@efie41209591⁩ for making the Booker Prize shortlist! It’s its people who make Zimbabwe great. https://t.co/ZoRrHe85vR

[Lucy Fleming @lucyfleming]

Babatunde Olatunji "really deserves to be remembered more for his role as a political activist in the US civil rights movement - before it was even a movement"

https://t.co/lUlSvBrBUi

[Lucy Fleming @lucyfleming]

#FreeHopewell Chin'ono
: Tweets on Zimbabwe’s whistleblowing journalist @DaddyHope Twitter account ‘aren’t loading’ following his arrest on Monday. They exposed alleged government corruption involving coronavirus supplies - and much more

[Peter Ndoro @peterndoro]

#FreeJacob Ngarivhume was arrested along with #FreeHopewell Chin'ono by #Zimbabwe Authorities. Ngarivhume started an internet campaign for nationwide protests against corruption on July 31. #Ngarivhume & Chin'ono are being charged with incitement to participate in public violence

[Thandi Garusa @thandiegarusa]

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Free @daddyhope
#FreeHopewell
#FreeHopewellNow

[Doug Coltart ✊🏼🇿🇼 @DougColtart]

A group of at least 30 armed riot police unlawfully raided Hopewell’s home this evening & seized his camera. I was arrested & detained in a police van during the raid and was later released without charge. Hopewell is now at Central. He and Jacob are expected in court tomorrow.