Security and media analyst at BBC Monitoring, specialising in the Sahel, the Wagner group’s operations in Africa, and conflicts across the continent.
Fediverse address:
@beverly_ochieng@mastodon.social
Tagged: Africa
The Continent / TheContinent.org
Pan-African online newspaper covering events across the continent, run by a non-profit based in South Africa.
Fediverse address:
@thecontinent@mas.to
African Music Forum (AMF)
Music blog about African music since the 1950s, covering all styles. Originally founded in 2012 as an online community.
Fediverse address:
@blogamf@indieweb.social
Teachers Updates
Education news from Kenya including school-related news, job vacancies, government updates etc.
Fediverse address:
@teachersupdates@mastodon.social
R-Ladies Gaborone
Branch of the R-Ladies organisation based in Gaborone, Botswana. Promoting gender diversity in the R programming community.
Fediverse address:
@RLadiesGaborone@fosstodon.org
Gay SA Radio / GSARadio.stream
LGBTQIA+ radio station based in South Africa, music and programming available online 24/7.
Fediverse address:
@GAYSARadio@mastodon.social
Dilman Dila
Award-winning writer and film-maker based in Uganda, approaching stories as an important tool in social activism. Particularly interested in science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Fediverse address (main):
@dilmandila@mograph.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@dilmandila@video.ploud.jp
Fediverse address (blog):
@dilman@www.dilmandila.com
Africa Guppe Group
Discussion group about the African continent and Africans, including news, events, people, places etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@africa@a.gup.pe
School For Africa / Jonathan Mburugu
Initiative by a Kenyan teacher to help educate some of the poorest kids in the world.
Fediverse address:
@Jonathan@schoolforafrica.org
It’s run by Fediverse user Jonathan Mburugu, who posts interesting perspectives from Kenya and Africa on his personal account at:
@JonathanMBR@mstdn.social
Zecharias Zelalem
Freelance journalist focusing particularly on Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Amnesty International prize nominee.
Fediverse address:
@ZekuZelalem@dair-community.social
Essex Egyptology Group
Group formed in Essex, UK, holding regular meetings, talks and study days about Ancient Egypt. Guest speakers include include archaeologists, researchers and experts from around the world (including modern Egypt).
Fediverse address:
@EssexEgyptology@archaeo.social
Angu Walters African Paintings
Cameroonian artist creating bright surreal paintings filled with African imagery
Fediverse address:
@artcameroon@mastodon.world