Sandrine Lungumbu

Journalist @bbcworldservice | @CardiffJomec alumna |Previously roamed @ITNProductions basement

[Sandrine Lungumbu @SandrineL_]

A year on - has the world's 'reckoning' with racial injustice resulted in meaningful change since #GeorgeFloyd's death? Some thoughts:

'It's not that we want police officers to get convicted after killing us - we don't want them to kill us at all'

https://t.co/hP46beI5ii

[Sandrine Lungumbu @SandrineL_]

@chikokukkk Great - thank you for clarifying.

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@spurscabdanny Great thanks Danny!

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@DaveMcgrath1 Great thanks!

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@sumokyokai Hello - I hope you're well. I work for the BBC - we would love to use your image with credit across our platforms. Look forward to hearing from you.

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@tyrellbibbiani Hi Tyrell - I hope you're well. I work for the BBC - we would love to use your image with credit across our platforms. Look forward to hearing from you.

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@hochi_sumo Hi Hochi - I hope you're well. I work for the BBC - we would love to use your image with credit across our platforms. Look forward to hearing from you.

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@voshans Hi Hans - I hope you're well. I work for the BBC - we would love to use your image with credit across our platforms. Look forward to hearing from you.

[Sandrine Lungumbu @SandrineL_]

Excited to be part of the amazing team producing BBC World Service Presents: A three-day festival to celebrate the incredible work of journalists, ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Friday. ➡️Tune in to Day 1 here: https://t.co/kyXM8B6BwQ #WorldServicePresents

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Judith Suminwa Tuluka has been named the Democratic Republic of Congo's first ever female prime minister.

'The task is great and the challenges [are] immense, but with the support of the president and that of everyone, we will get there,' she said.

https://t.co/8qPCZUgpje

[BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking]

Police firearms officer charged with murder of Chris Kaba in south London named as Martyn Blake, 40, after anonymity order lifted https://t.co/5Iqj23XMcP

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

In Senegal, families demand justice for the victims of the violent clashes last weeks.

Pikine, a suburb of Dakar, was one of the sites hit by angry protests after Ousmane Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison.

🎥: @nicolasnegoce | @mtphotography | @jenna_ab

[Sandrine Lungumbu @SandrineL_]

A brief summary of what's happening in Senegal and why it matters.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Senegalese security forces have fired tear gas and used stun grenades against protesters in the capital Dakar, BBC’s West Africa correspondent @MayeniJones reports.

A thread ⬇️

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Protestors and security forces have clashed into the evening across Senegal's capital Dakar. Plumes of smoke covered the city. This comes after elections were postponed by President Macky Sall and the Parliament by 10 months.

Credit: Gift Ufuoma, BBC

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Senegal’s president, Macky Sall, vowed never to extend his rule—until he did.

In 2011, Sall promised not to extend his tenure. However, 12 years later, he has postponed Senegal's elections and initiated an investigation into candidates' approval process.

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@miura_hideyuki Hi Hideyuki, I'm a BBC journalist and I'm would like to speak you about your book. Can you please follow me back so I can message you. Thank you.

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Haiti has welcomed an offer from Kenya to lead a multinational force to restore order. Haiti has seen a surge in gang violence and is in a deep security, political and humanitarian crisis.

https://t.co/HnzYEzhfW2

[Sandrine Lungumbu @SandrineL_]

@tarik_habte Honestly this makes me so happy ❤️