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Susan Shepler

@SusanShepler

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Anthropologist focused on West African sovereignties. Associate Professor at American University, @AU_SIS. πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡±.

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Joined March 2013
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@EngageSalone
Engage Salone
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A new @hrw report β€” β€œNo Money, No Care” β€” exposes how women giving birth in public hospitals are being mistreated, abandoned, or extorted because they can’t pay informal fees.
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@FoSalone
Friends of Sierra Leone
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We need your help! Support Peace Corps Sierra Leone by sharing this flyer! Peace Corps Sierra Leone is looking for qualified candidates to serve in Sierra Leone starting in July 2026. All applicants must submit their application by January 1, 2026.
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@CORN_WestAfrica
Conflict Research Network - West Africa
3 months
It's 4 days to the abstract submission deadline (August 25th) for our November conference on "ECOWAS at 50." We look forward to receiving your submission. https://t.co/j493nq45y0
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@DrTedros
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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The best medicine is peace.
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@JosephTorigian
Joseph Torigian
6 months
If you're in the Bay Area, the @Stanford @HooverInst book launch for my @stanfordpress biography of Xi Jinping's father will be on June 3: the day of the book's release. You can also join virtually. https://t.co/4ZhphnGvAI
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@AU_SIS
AU School of International Service
7 months
Happening Next Week: 2025 Global Political Thought Conference πŸ“… April 25-27 πŸ“ SIS Founders Room ✏️ RSVP: https://t.co/Wpsm7FeiiH @Hansong_Li
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@KanuVisuals
Abdul Hamid Kanu
8 months
Eid Mubarak from Freetown, Sierra LeoneπŸ•Œ
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@uche_igwe
Uche Igwe, Ph.D
8 months
The job may be for you https://t.co/3iVati7SMJ
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@MichelBaljet
Michel Baljet
9 months
FTM published new footage of Jos Leijdekkers casually handing out gifts to key government figures --Alusine Kanneh (Immigration Chief) and Andrew Jaiah Kaikai (Anti-Narcotics Head). https://t.co/zgse0IgTAL
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@Sierraloaded
Sierraloaded β„’ πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡±
9 months
Police Intercepts Vehicle Carrying Large Quantity of Illegal Drugs in Makeni πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘‡πŸ½ https://t.co/OaQ44jBUO9
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sierraloaded.sl
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) have successfully carried out a significant operation against drug trafficking in the Makeni Division, resulting in the arrest
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@tonkolili
Sheka Forna
9 months
Some pertinent questions asked: How does a fugitive move freely in Freetown? How did he come here undetected? Who’s protecting him? As importantly the writer spells out the possible consequences for those seemingly unable to read the writing on the wall.
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frontpageafricaonline.com
FREETOWN – A Nation on the Brink The skies over Sierra Leone are darkening, not with storms, but with the shadows of an unfolding narco-crisis that threatens to destabilize not just the country, but...
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@sonkita
Sonkita Conteh
9 months
Freetown's Peninsular Forest lost approx 750 ha of cover between Jan- Dec 2024, @WFPS_Leone analysis shows . So far, over 30% of the 18,000 ha national park has been degraded.Β  The park is heading for extinction and so is Freetown, if we don't dial back exploitation.
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@naledimashishi
naledi
9 months
The idea of Afrikaaners willingly leaving their estates and holiday homes where they have cleaners and gardeners and get to chill by the beach to go be cashiers at Walmart and live in a shitty state apartment in the US is actually so funny 😭 someone needs to make a show
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@rn_wps
Research Network on Women, Peace and Security
10 months
#Callforpapers | The Atlantis special issue on Migration and the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda is currently accepting submissions. Dr. Nancy Annan, RN-WPS Network Advisor, is serving as a co-editor for this issue. Abstracts are due by Feb. 28. Link: https://t.co/ZqV79LN5nv
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@KanuVisuals
Abdul Hamid Kanu
10 months
Excited to be part of Wan Word a group exhibition opening this Sunday, at Carleton University Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada. Featuring works by myself, Kanna Anigbogu & Don Kwan, the exhibition explores memory, cultural history & diaspora, curated by Yanaminah Thullah.
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@ass_deans
Associate Deans
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We are so committed to streamlining and being effective, we have created a new college-level department of effectiveness. And to prove we are serious, we added an associate dean to run the new department.
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@west_wara
WARA - West African Research Association
10 months
With the WICD Fellowship, you can receive up to $5,000 to intern with a non-profit in Senegal. Applications open now! https://t.co/vIYfYiNmKI
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@womenpostingws
Women Posting W's
10 months
this song titled my suit doesn't have pockets is so hard hitting
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@HFGuggenheim
Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
10 months
Ph.D. students in #Africa are invited to apply to The HFG #AfricanFellowAwards. The program includes #researchgrants, #mentorship, and international exposure for your work. Applications are now open. Learn more: https://t.co/gjDgir7aU3 #Africa #AfricanFellows #ResearchGrant
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