Susan Shepler
@SusanShepler
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Anthropologist focused on West African sovereignties. Associate Professor at American University, @AU_SIS. πΈπ±.
Washington DC
Joined March 2013
A new @hrw report β βNo Money, No Careβ β exposes how women giving birth in public hospitals are being mistreated, abandoned, or extorted because they canβt pay informal fees.
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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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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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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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Happening Next Week: 2025 Global Political Thought Conference π
April 25-27 π SIS Founders Room βοΈ RSVP: https://t.co/Wpsm7FeiiH
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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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Police Intercepts Vehicle Carrying Large Quantity of Illegal Drugs in Makeni ππ½ππ½ https://t.co/OaQ44jBUO9
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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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Some pertinent questions asked: How does a fugitive move freely in Freetown? How did he come here undetected? Whoβs 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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FREETOWN β 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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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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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 π someone needs to make a show
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#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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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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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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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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this song titled my suit doesn't have pockets is so hard hitting
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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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