Next was an insightful talk by Joseph Asunka on #Afrobarometer's approach to gauging public opinion in #Africa at #Harvard's Center for International #Development. The methodical work Afrobarometer does to accurately #survey a diverse, dispersed population is stunning, and hearing some of their results was informative. I also loved the callout to #TheContinent, the most consistently excellent news source I read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeL4cGMZYlU&t=14s (4/9)

The first #TheContinent issue of 2023 has arrived, full of the usual fascinating insights + view from #Africa. This week also on the history of #Slavery in #Barbados + the charming #Drax family, who still own a #sugar plantation on the island, where an estimated 30,000 Africans died working as #slaves.

The main scion Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax (sic) is a British Conservative MP (Harrow, Sandhurst, Coldstream guards) worth an estimated £180 million.

#AsOthersSeeUs

And here is a cartoon from #TheContinent that nails it...

Saturday morning is time to explore alternative media (aka #ReadTheNewspapers). Can't recommend #TheContinent highly enough: a true #ViewFromAfrica - pdf delivered for free via #Signal or #WhatsApp weekly always insightful on #Africa - produced from #SouthAfrica with a pan-African team by the #MailAndGuardian