David Aronson

Following Congo since 1986. Was focused on #conflictminerals: Now, the Mapping Report and global vaccine equity.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

Just heartbroken to hear of the death, by leukemia, of my friend and research assistant Crispin Bashige. He was one of the best researchers i know. He had a wife and three children. I have no idea how they will survive. He was 33.
Much more to come.
Au revoir, mon ami.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@JudiRever U ever pass thru Nairobi?

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@JoshuaMCastillo Auden: those to whom evil is done do evil in return

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

So one of the chief architects of the plan to reverse Trump’s sdupidest policies, Nora Tandeen, pushed the #conflictminerals campaign forcefully and never saw any reason to stop publicly supporting it, despite strong evidence of its devastating consequences.

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This is so fucking classic

[Reuters Africa @ReutersAfrica]

Thousands of people rallied in the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu on Tuesday to protest against proposed constitutional changes that could pave the way for President Felix Tshisekedi to run for a third term. https://t.co/6hCJOadidK

[Joshua Castillo @JoshuaMCastillo]

definitely no Mobutu vibes here. I genuinely find it so fascinating how a leader raised by Mobutu's biggest opponent has in some ways closely followed his playbook. anyway looks like an interesting series.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@elnathan_john Havent read the article but surely it is not a major expense to develop a dictionary, rules of grammar and recordings of last speakers. In many cases, missionaries hoping to translate the Bible have done the bulk of this work already.

[ACTUALITE.CD @actualitecd]

🦠 Ebola en RDC : la crainte de la propagation reste élevée

📌 Selon une enquête de Target réalisée entre le 16 et le 27 juin, 62 % des personnes interrogées redoutent que le virus se propage dans leur province ou leur ville

📍 Les niveaux d’inquiétude sont les plus élevés dans l’espace Kasaï (83 %), suivi de la Grande Orientale (71 %) et du Grand Kivu (69 %), où les difficultés des infrastructures sanitaires et sociales accentuent les craintes.

⁉️ Et vous, estimez-vous que les mesures prises sont suffisantes pour empêcher la propagation d’Ebola ? ���

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

How we all live now.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@GWR Please do

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

Imagine the US pressuring Rwanda.

[24AFRIKA @DRCNewsToday]

#DRC: After suffering heavy losses of thousands of #Rwandan soldiers and more than a dozen senior officers in South Kivu and North Kivu, and under U.S. pressure, the Rwandan army proceeded with the withdrawal of its surviving troops from Masisi in North Kivu. A total of 18 trucks

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@jmwooldridge Well, and more europeans would embrace american football if more of its matches were like superbowl LI

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@cobbo3 My question: what percent is massive increases in longevity, what rural immigration and what fertility growth? Also, my fave stat on this: kinshasa for eg is growing at the rate of one chicago every six years.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@MvembaDizolele @EasternCongo Wasnt he going to make a red rubber movie?

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@hallaboutafrica Huh. I did not know that and i thot i knew just about everything about that episode.

[Michael J. Kavanagh @mjkcongo]

Crude fatality rate ticks up to 40% for Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo as more cases are confirmed @jwgale

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

Strong case to be made the Trojans should have retired the Darwin Awards.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

No more veiling it

[Presidency | Rwanda @UrugwiroVillage]

“Making people just shut up is going to be more difficult than people think. Telling us shut up, we will support those who want to come and kill you, like they killed you last time, and we will handle it the way we want. The only way to make me shut up is when I am dead. That's it.

Belittling everything and making it look like some people's lives are worth more than others. That is not my politics. It is not RPF's politics.

We are a small country. Very insignificant in many ways. You can harm to us but wishing us away is not a small thing.

When they said they would make the M23 disappear, they meant even Rwanda, we will make you disappear. Well, I can't invite it. I can't wish to have such a thing. But when it comes, when I have not been able to avoid it, I think they will find [us ready].” President Kagame, Chairman of the RPF | RPF Bureau Politique.

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@geoffreyyork @kopalo I have always wanted to know!

[David Aronson @MushamukaD]

@RHRDC2028 Haha