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🧵
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
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
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
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.
'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.
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
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
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
#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
#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
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.