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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu

@swahilistreet.bsky.social
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Ireland and East Africa. Researcher on politics, conflict, and East Africa

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Phil Gurski @borealissaves.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
The latest Canadian Intelligence Eh! podcast is out! What's up with ISIS in Mozambique? Have a listen! borealisthreatandrisk.com/how-serious-...
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How serious is the jihadi threat in Mozambique? - Borealis Threat & Risk Consulting
Is the jihadi threat in Mozambique analogous to what we have long seen in Somalia, Nigeria, Egypt and the Sahel?
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Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · 10h
Tech companies generate billions for the Irish exchequer in corporation tax, so they have a considerable amount of power and sway over the Irish government, writes illustrator Harry Burton. "This reminds me of the power and sway the Catholic Church had over previous governments and politicians."
In the illustration, we can see Micheál Martin and Simon Harris in the pews in a church bow before the behemoth that is Big Tech, represented by a stained-glass window with logos of various companies.
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Sam Ratner @samratner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I wrote on Trump's delusional Saudi nuclear deal, the unfolding nuclear proliferation nightmare that everyone predicted, and how progressives can meet a moment that everyone else seems intent on ducking.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Who’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call www.theguardian.com/news/2026/se...
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Who’s your Uber driver on the phone to? Welcome to the long, long diaspora phone call
For those employed in arduous solitary work such as cab driving, a marathon phone call is the perfect place to navigate the dislocations of immigrant life
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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A controversial match has just become more controversial.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watch as pop out in Bluesky to avoid ads
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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
This is precisely why hundreds of experts demanded that during Ireland's presidency of the EU our country not be allowed to handle tech policy. Ireland is the trojan horse for US Big Tech lawlessness in the EU. It's really as simple as that.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Irish MEP rallies politicians to attend trial of pro-Palestine Dubliner detained in Germany www.thejournal.ie/lynn-boylan-...
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Irish MEP rallies politicians to attend trial of pro-Palestine Dubliner detained in Germany
The Sinn Féin MEP also wants the Irish government and European Commission to send observers to Daniel Tatlow-Devally’s trial, amid concerns about the conduct of proceedings.
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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026
"Did these AI models “go rogue”? Not exactly. the models were tasked with finding solutions to a hacking challenge, and this is what they attempted to do, though in an unintended and surprising manner." aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...
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Misleading Metaphors, Real Risks
What To Fear from AI Agents and How to Reclaim Our Human Agency
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The Ditch @wereontheditch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jim O’Callaghan’s justice department granted residency to Israelis who served in the Israel Defense Forces during the Gaza genocide – while new statistics show Palestinian long-term visa refusals continuing to rise. www.ontheditch.com/government-g...
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Government grants residency to IDF soldiers
Palestinian visa refusals continue to rise.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Irish government must send observers to the show trial of Daniel Tatlow-Devally and his for comrades.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Free the #Ulm5
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Derek R. Peterson @unseenarchive.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've just published an admiring obituary of the late historian John Iliffe in @theconversation.com. Prof. Iliffe was my colleague during the time I taught at Cambridge, and I learned a great deal from him. Requiem aeternam. theconversation.com/john-iliffe-...
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John Iliffe: the historian who changed how Africa’s past was understood
John Iliffe was interested in evidence and interpretation, not theoretical abstraction.
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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 21/08/2026
Now that LLMs have poisoned the well for em dashes, we’re delighted to announce the introduction of the emen dash —– and, for true connoisseurs, the emem dash ——
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Derek R. Peterson @unseenarchive.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Colleagues will be sorry to hear that historian John Iliffe has this morning passed away in Cambridge at age 87. Iliffe was a maker of the academic field of African history. He took up a post at the University of Dar es Salaam shortly after Tanganyika's independence. 1/
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
FEWS NET
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
Meta is so unbelievably evil. They make a technology primarily designed to enable abuse, harassment and privacy violations, but also embed real disability aids. The tactic now is to use an entire community as human shields to defend against criticisms www.engadget.com/2236054/meta...
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Rosemary Mac Cabe @rosemarymaccabe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I’ve had one of the most stressful weeks of my professional life thanks to an influx of non-stop hatred, vitriol and attempts to hack all of my accounts… because I wrote about Glen Hansard’s habit of preying on teenage girls.
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Glen Hansard Is No Irish Hero
…no matter how great a musician you thought he was
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“I thought people would say it was my fault.” open.substack.com/pub/rosemary...
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'I Thought People Would Say It Was My Fault'
Why don't women report their assaults?
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026
This one goes even harder than Neko Case’s jesskav.substack.com/p/angel-at-t...
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Angel At The Table
The thicket of un-grooming and the Irish music industry
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Erin A. Snider @erinsnider.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Excellent FT piece on UAE's expanding investments across Africa: "The UAE is creating a complex system of commercial, industrial and military entanglements that sometimes reinforce but also undermine the sovereignty of fragile states — most notably in war-torn Sudan."
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The UAE’s imperial push into Africa
The Gulf state is investing heavily in land, ports and influence across the continent. But its entangled goals come at a price
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Clodagh Tait @clodaghtait.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Spontaneous combustion in Dublin, Irish Times 12 May 1970. I like that the coroner is called Dr Bofin.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good to see a judge treating the Christian Brothers as an organised crime group www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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More than 300 former Christian Brothers to be named in newspaper ad as part of abuse case
Move follows ‘morally bankrupt’ legal strategy adopted by congregation against damages claims for past child abuse
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Petition here demanding she send legal observers to the trial my.uplift.ie/petitions/su...
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Support Ireland’s monitoring of Germany’s “show trial” against the Ulm 5!
I just signed this petition, calling on the Irish govt to send legal observers and demand a just trial of the Ulm 5 in Germany. Will you add your name?
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I just signed this petition, calling on the Irish govt to send legal observers and demand a just trial of the Ulm 5 in Germany. Please add your name. my.uplift.ie/petitions/su... @uplift.ie
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Support Ireland’s monitoring of Germany’s “show trial” against the Ulm 5!
I just signed this petition, calling on the Irish govt to send legal observers and demand a just trial of the Ulm 5 in Germany. Will you add your name?
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Gavan Reilly @gavreilly.com · 26/07/2026
“The famine is over! The curse be damned!! Hit the nuclear button! Mayo have won the All-Ireland!!” An all-time great sports commentary moment from Stephen Grealis and Martin McHugh on Mayo’s Midwest Radio. #gaa
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Wendy Lyon @wendylyon.eurosky.social · 23/07/2026
Another day, another Join Spouse visa application including 600+ pages of WhatsApps exported into txt format, font size 8, because the Department of Justice insists it has the right to read private marital communications before approving a visa Vithit bottle for scale #speirghorm
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Nice to see Pico Lopes make the Eleven Named People team of the tournament. open.substack.com/pub/elevenna...
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Golden Balls
FIFA hands out four individual awards, all gold, after the World Cup final. What if they handed out enough for a best eleven plus substitutes and a manager?
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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
You sometimes see Government TDs pointing out that Ireland isn’t unique in the world in having a housing crisis. But this graph in today’s Financial Times shows just how extreme ours is compared to the places elsewhere, which also describe themselves as a in a housing crisis.
The share of young adults living with their parents is climbing in many countries and cities, with Ireland leading the way % of people aged 25-34 who live with their parents. National averages vs major regions

[5 line graphs. Ireland’s is sharply above 40% since 2010. The rest show US, U.K., Canada and Australia. The next highest result is the US at just over 20%]
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Africa Confidential @africa-confidential.com · 17/07/2026
Despite battlefield setbacks, the #IslamicState operating in #Somalia's Puntland region has managed to survive, just like Al Shabaab in the south. One reason is the loss of faith locally in #Puntland's leadership amid internal divisions. africa-conf.com/puntlands-po...
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Islamic State exploits Puntland leader’s political errors
The jihadists ramped up their war from the Al Miskaad mountains as Puntland President Deni refocused his forces on Al Shabaab
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
On Tanzania’s empty streets last week. It really was a Saba Saba like no other. thechanzo.com/2026/07/12/t...
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Tanzania and Saba Saba Moment: A Nation in Need of New Hope - The Chanzo
Analysts view the Saba Saba call as another sign of reform in the political system to address challenges, including calls for accountability over the October 2025 election crisis
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Harry Rasmussen 🇨🇦 @harryrasmussen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Allez Les Léopards 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩!!!!
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Gasabo Gold home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
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Treasury Sanctions Rwandan Gold Refinery and Network Enabling Illicit Conflict Minerals Trade
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on a network working in coordination with the Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) t...
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Huge get for Charlton here, all the smart money was on him going to Nvidia.
Charlotnafc official site headline: Alan Curbishley named Head of Artifical Intelligence, under an impossibly charming photo of the puppy-faced former manager smiling at a desk with a Charlton-sticker-bedecked laptop.
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Africa Is a Country @africasacountry.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In 1957, three months after Ghanaian independence, the world’s most celebrated footballer came to Accra to teach. What Stanley Matthews left behind changed Ghanaian football forever. africasacountry.com/2026/06/the-...
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The king of soccer
In 1957, three months after Ghanaian independence, the world’s most celebrated footballer came to Accra to teach. What Stanley Matthews left behind changed Ghanaian football forever.
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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
'I don’t understand a world where the consequences of speaking out against a genocide seem worse than the consequences for the people actually enacting a genocide' - Ciara Mageean
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Ciara Mageean on Israel: it's too easy stay quiet and not speak out
'I don’t understand a world where the consequences of speaking out against a genocide seem worse than the consequences for the people actually enacting a genocide'
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“A team of officers and children who are allowed to take on maintenance duties, called ‘Q Branch’, were given permission to use ferrets to kill the rats.”
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“[t]he practice was for a member of the IRA to give a codeword to the gardaí in Dublin. The gardaí would then give this to the RUC Special Branch in Belfast, who would share it carefully with relevant parties in the North and in Britain..” www.thejournal.ie/calling-353-...
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The codeword is Kerrygold: How did the practice of warning codewords work?
The business of terrorist organisations having a line of communication is a murky one.
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Abdulhakim Nsobya, Uganda-born and living in Belfast, reminds us of Ian Clarke, Belfast born, and in living in Uganda. www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...
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Opinion: We do not choose the country into which we are born
"The challenge before us is not whether we condemn crime. We should, unequivocally. The real challenge is whether we can do so without surrendering our commitment to fairness, compassion, and justice....
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
@elaineburke.bsky.social well done for pointing to Musk inciting violence in Ireland on morning ireland’s normally boosterish business segment
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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I have to say, listening to the Today programme dedicate an entire (context free) section about whether migrants are more likely to be convicted criminals *the morning after* hundreds of non-migrants of my own ethnicity committed a pogrom is blood boiling.
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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
If I were an action hero, this is what I’d say to the bad guy before the kill shot.
Screenshot from the paywall on a Wired article that reads: “You’ve read your last free article.”
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Peter Bofin-Kilusungu @swahilistreet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Once more, with feeling: the Ulm 5 show trial continues theleftberlin.com/ulm-5-show-t...
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Once more, with feeling: the Ulm 5 show trial continues
Farce, fury and pencil confiscations as Germany's show trial stumbles on
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Watching the world let this happen leaves me speechless www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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Israeli minister confirms goal of large-scale expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza
Human rights groups and lawyers say ‘voluntary migration’ policy amounts to ethnic cleansing
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Bassano @bassano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer
A Japanese mascot dressed as Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring in front of a promotional poster for the same at a press conference in Japan
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Leo ᚑ ᚄᚓᚐᚉᚆᚅᚐᚄᚐᚔᚌᚆ @leoie.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
14400 Gardaí in Ireland. In the last 9mo of 2025 there were 2704 complaints about members of the Gardaí from the public. 1440 of those were deemed admissable complaints. So for every 10 Gardaí, 1 attracted a serious complaint in a 9 month period last year. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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Authority abuse, rudeness, neglect of duty among complaints made about gardaí to watchdog
Nearly 10 complaints were made daily to Fiosrú and 61 files were sent to DPP last year, annual report shows
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Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery @kennysbookshop.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
A milestone. For the first time ever, we have surpassed 2 million books on our website. That is 2 million books available to you through an independent, online bookshop. With competitive shipping prices. Shop local. www.kennys.ie
2 million books on kennys.ie
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