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Abdullahi Tsanni

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Brendan Maher @bmaher.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
For anyone following the on-again-off-again saga of the Guinea-Bissau hep B vaccine trial. The latest is that GB health authorities have SUSPENDED the trial. @sciwriabdul.bsky.social tries to get to the bottom of it, here. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Guinea-Bissau suspends a US-funded vaccine trial as African scientists question its motives
Officials from the US Department of Health and Human Services, which funded the controversial study, say that it will proceed as planned.
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Abdullahi Tsanni @sciwriabdul.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
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Agencies race to stop DRC Ebola outbreak
The virus is genetically distinct from the strain that caused previous outbreaks, suggesting a new spillover event
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
This year, The Open Notebook is celebrating our 15th year. Here's what TON has meant to @sciwriabdul.bsky.social. #TON15 Learn more about how we're marking this momentous milestone! www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...
An image with a smiling man in glasses and a quote that says: "The Open Notebook is the home of science journalism. It's not surprising that all science writers are devoted to the priceless resources it offer. TON's legacy will be defined by how it has shaped the careers of journalists across the world, including me. Abdullahi Tsanni, freelance journalist (Senegal)
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Siri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
If you're an early-career journalist, consider applying for @theopennotebook.bsky.social's paid, mentored fellowship and follow in the footsteps of @katherinejwu.com, @janehu.bsky.social, @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, @1juliarosen.bsky.social, @celiaford.bsky.social and many more! Deadline: 10/31.
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Bec Crew @beccrew.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
“There’s a niche group that knows [the journal] well, but many more of us are clueless." Story by @sciwriabdul.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Leadership change at African journal sparks calls for bold reform
The Journal of Public Health in Africa faces a pivotal moment, and researchers say it must evolve to better serve the scientific community.
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Deep Learning Indaba @deeplearningindaba.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
We're incredibly proud to highlight the work presented by Jonathan Mukiibi of the Makerere AI Lab at #DLI2024 ! ✨ Learn more in @nature.com Africa article: "To fight Ebola misinformation, AI mines old-tech radio data"👉 www.nature.com/articles/d44... By @sciwriabdul.bsky.social
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To fight Ebola misinformation, AI mines old-tech radio data
Insights from machine learning models in Uganda can be used to tailor policies for handling present and future disease outbreaks.
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Kendall Powell @kendallsciwrite.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
In this profile of virologist Amadou Sall, on the ground reporting by @sciwriabdul.bsky.social Tsanni reveals how Sall's diplomacy and persuasion have made his vision of 'homegrown' vaccine manufacturing a reality in #Senegal. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Africa’s chief diplomat for vaccine manufacturing
Virologist Amadou Sall is the driving force behind a world-class manufacturing hub in Senegal.
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Abdullahi Tsanni @sciwriabdul.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Meet the global-health diplomat who is behind a US$220 million world-class facility to make vaccine manufacturing a reality in Africa. My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Africa’s chief diplomat for vaccine manufacturing
Virologist Amadou Sall is the driving force behind a world-class manufacturing hub in Senegal.
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Martin Enserink @martinenserink.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Thrilled to see @cohenjon.bsky.social and @sciwriabdul.bsky.social win an award for their stories about tracking infectious diseases in Nigeria. healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/04...
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AHCJ announces winners of 2024 health journalism contest
The Association of Health Care Journalists is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism.
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MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing @mitsciwrite.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Congratulations to @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, '23, and Jon Cohen for winning a first place Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism for their coverage in @science.org on tracking infectious diseases in Nigeria
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Abdullahi Tsanni @sciwriabdul.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
i spoke with one of the world’s top hunters of hominid fossils about his work to ensure that discoveries made in African countries are studied by Africans in Africa. 🦴 « If we have the natural laboratories there, why can’t we also have the physical laboratories in Africa » an absolute legend !
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Martin Enserink @martinenserink.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
"We were a country that pointed to the North Star, whether it was smallpox eradication or polio elimination or HIV." @cohenjon.bsky.social's farewell interview with former PEPFAR head John Nkengasong: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Outgoing head of heralded U.S. global HIV/AIDS program urges Trump to reverse cuts
John Nkengasong, who had helmed PEPFAR since 2022, says “history will remember we showed humanity”
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Brendan Maher @bmaher.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
People brought their families arguing that science is for everyone. #StandUpForScience
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Karen Weintraub @karenweintraub.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Provocative piece by the terrific @sciwriabdul.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts
The “brutal” loss of billions of dollars shows Africa should no longer depend on foreign donors, researchers say
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Linda Nordling @lindanordling.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Super story by @sciwriabdul.bsky.social—as usual! ‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts
The “brutal” loss of billions of dollars shows Africa should no longer depend on foreign donors, researchers say
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Fresh take on cuts to US aid, as seen by African docs & researchers. Cuts are chaotic & costly, but aid has been a mixed bag. “When you don’t have self-determination, you’re always following & dancing to someone else’s tune.” By the amazing @sciwriabdul.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts
The “brutal” loss of billions of dollars shows Africa should no longer depend on foreign donors, researchers say
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Martin Enserink @martinenserink.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
“This whole attitude of begging, crying, and throwing hands up needs to stop.” Strong words about Africa's dependency on foreign health aid—and how it could be broken—in a new story by @sciwriabdul.bsky.social: www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts
The “brutal” loss of billions of dollars shows Africa should no longer depend on foreign donors, researchers say
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Abdullahi Tsanni @sciwriabdul.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
africa is heavily dependent on foreign health aid. but the brutal loss of billions due to the freeze on U.S. aid has spurred calls for African self-reliance. i tried to piece together how the dependency arose, whether it can be broken, and the solutions: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Dr Fifa A Rahman @fifarahman.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Important article by @sciwriabdul.bsky.social. “Many donor countries also expect political favors in return for their largesse, says @ckyobutungi.bsky.social, executive director of the Nairobi-based African Population and Health Research Center.” www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘We have to become self-reliant’: African scientists respond to dramatic U.S. aid cuts
The “brutal” loss of billions of dollars shows Africa should no longer depend on foreign donors, researchers say
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
The most achingly beautiful explanation of what science is, from @edyong209.bsky.social: “the idea that much of the world is hidden from us, that we don’t perceive it and don’t understand it, and that it is worth understanding and it is necessary to understand.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/m...
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‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
The Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer talks about burnout from covering the pandemic and how bird-watching gave him a new sense of hope.
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Eric Boodman @ericboodman.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
I'm looking to speak with people whose research on disparities in transplantation has been disrupted by the federal funding issues or the executive orders. Signal: eboodman.88. eric.boodman@globe.com Please boost! #journorequest
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
I spoke to #WHO 's Mike Ryan, in Uganda helping with the #Ebola response. Six contacts are ill, but not yet clear if they have Ebola. Vaccination could start Sunday. WHO is covering off key programs hit by the Trump admin's aid freeze, including border screening. www.statnews.com/2025/02/01/u...
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WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
Test results on the sick people are pending, and a top WHO official said the outbreak response is proceeding rapidly.
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
My sense is that most of us in science now have at least some institutional guidance on how to cope with latest round of proclamations. I hope you're able to refocus today despite the uncertainty, good luck. AND we need to brace against future rounds of disruption. Here's what my group is using:
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
My prediction on the mysterious disease in SW Congo that's killed 143 people: The world will forget about it as soon as it's not mysterious. This part of Congo is severely neglected. And really, that's the disease.
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Eileen Guo @eileenguo.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
New from me: I profiled Clear, the airport biometric company that is looking to become the “universal identity platform” of the physical world...and which has (according to its CTO) “1 of the largest private repositories of identities on the planet." www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/20/1...
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Inside Clear’s ambitions to manage your identity beyond the airport
The company that has helped millions of people cut security lines wants to give you a frictionless future—in exchange for your face.
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Juliette John @juliettejohn.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
1st post to highlight the ongoing, extraordinary Art Biennale of #Dakar! La Biennale de Dakar est incroyable! Quel privilège de vivre ici et de voir autant d'art magnifique, surtout du continent africain. Un 🧵 sur mes coups de ♥️. Commençons au Pavilion Sénégal au Musée des Civilisations Noires.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Deeply concerning news. More than 10% of malaria patients in Uganda had partial resistance to the best & only malaria cure we have, artemisinin. ht @globalhealthnow.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Artemisinin Partial Resistance in Ugandan Children With Complicated Malaria
This study assesses artemisinin partial resistance, Pfkelch13 variations, and malaria recrudescence in Ugandan children with complicated malaria.
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Abdullahi Tsanni @sciwriabdul.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
new 🐝 here: i’m a science writer specializing in narrative features. i currently report on the ground in Senegal & West Africa focusing on biomedicine, global health, AI, and the scientific enterprise. my stories have been published in Science, Nature, MIT Technology Review, among others…
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MIT Graduate Program in Science Writing @mitsciwrite.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
Congratulations to @sciwriabdul.bsky.social, '23, for being named a finalist for a 2024 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award in the "Science Reporting" category. Check out his story here: www.bmj.com/content/380/...
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The uncomfortable truths about visa discrimination and global health conferences
In 2022 there were several high profile cases of health professionals from Africa being barred from entering countries for global health conferences they had been invited to. Abdullahi Tsanni reports ...
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Companies use data from Africa to build AI. Researchers across Africa gathered in Senegal to brainstorm how the continent can direct that vision & use AI in ways that support the economy & healthcare. The great @sciwriabdul.bsky.social reporting from Dakar 🌟 www.technologyreview.com/2024/11/11/1...
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What Africa needs to do to become a major AI player
Inadequate funding, infrastructure issues, and fights over regulation mean the sector's future remains uncertain.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Hi! I'm a public health reporter moving from THERE to here. Give me a follow if you're interested in my writing & take: Public health isn't only about outbreaks & vaccines. It's about making society healthier outside of clinics. It requires systemic change, equity, a belief in the common good.
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Siri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
I'm thrilled to be speaking at #SJF23 next Tuesday, Oct 24 at 3:45 p.m. GMT/11:45 a.m. ET. Join our conversation about getting started editing science stories. Use @theopennotebook.bsky.social's promo code TON50 for a 50% discount on tickets. sciencejf.com
Session description: Tips for New Science Editors, with speakers Lynne Smit (Nature Africa), Siri Carpenter (The Open Notebook), Rachel Courtland (MIT Technology Review), and Sahana Ghosh (Nature India)
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Siri Carpenter @siricarpenter.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
📊 Join us @theopennotebook.bsky.social for a workshop led by @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social on data analysis & visualization tools for science writers. When: 10/31 from 3:30-5 ET Fee: $125 (steeply discounted tickets available at checkout) A recording will be available for registered attendees.
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Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Science Writers
This workshop will focus on reporting & producing data stories about science topics, highlighting free tools for analysis & visualization.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 18/10/2023
📊 On October 31, from 3:30-5 pm ET, we are hosting @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social as she leads a 90-minute interactive virtual workshop for science writers on data analysis and visualization tools. Register below. www.eventbrite.com/e/data-analy...
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Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Science Writers
This workshop will focus on reporting & producing data stories about science topics, highlighting free tools for analysis & visualization.
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