Seems like a good day to re-up this.

For someone who doesn't like Somalia much... sure has learnt lessons from its pirates 🏴‍☠️🦜 🤡

so... pirates of the Caribbean then? 🏴‍☠️

Comment in @nature.com: "Food will be more affordable — if we double funds for agriculture research now" www.nature.com/articles/d41... A global drop in public and private investment in agricultural science in the past four decades is partly to blame for high food prices, an analysis reveals.

There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

Staggering statistic on the health burden of phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides & “forever chemicals" in the FOOD SYSTEM. Mad $2.2 trillion is about half the annual healthcare spend of the USA There's also a further cost of approx $640bn ecological damage www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If your government has a realistic plan in case of a sudden and massive disruption to fossil fuel supply (through war or otherwise): It can probably use a lot of that plan now for the climate crisis. If it doesn't have that plan: It's probably failing on both counts.

"The Kenyan government and the DFC have inked a deal to swap $1 billion of debt in exchange for food security investments." www.devex.com/news/kenya-l...

Alongside the word of the year we should have “the word that has lost the most of its meaning this year”. I nominate “ceasefire”.

Agricultural soil carbon sequestration gets a lot of attention but let’s not forget that the best way to keep carbon in soils is to stop further expansion of agriculture into natural ecosystems. #WorldSoilDay

Woman wanted by Interpol over trafficking of tiger parts arrested in India #wildlife #conservation #illegaltrade www.bbc.com/news/article...

Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Building resilience in drylands is not a technical fix. It requires flexibility, listening, and partnership over control and prescription." 🎯 #Pastoralism #Africa #pastoralists #resilience #agency theconversation.com/africas-dryl...

At some point you realize that the prominent, powerful people you see on your screens are mostly morons who either got lucky or are saying things billionaires want to hear, and that nobody smart or competent is in charge, and we're all just collectively flailing, and it's a miracle anything works.

Home grown school meals have become all the rage in recent times - there is no reason why this can't apply to restaurants, public procurement or any other local food consumption point. theconversation.com/how-unsustai...

"For African countries, the path forward does not require choosing between tradition and innovation. Instead, it calls for leveraging the strengths of both to create solutions that are environmentally sound, socially just and economically viable." #bioeconomy farmingfirst.org/2025/12/the-...

WTF

African forests are now emitting more carbon dioxide than they absorb, a fundamental shift that will make it more difficult for the world to cut its net emissions to zero.

"But this pattern of politicians learning the inconvenient truths of climate change and then falling short in the actions required to solve the problem has continued ever since. In fact, with the recent advent of blatant climate deniers, it has got far worse." 🎯 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is that coz Turkana is going so well?

The African Union's Agenda 2063 represents not only a roadmap but also a call to action. Our latest Spotlight looks at Agenda 2063's goals, progress, and next steps. africacenter.org/spo...

We rely on migration for the economy and several industries, decrease that and the economy is worse. A worsening economy means worse conditions. Unhappy public looks for someone to blame. Politicians tell them it's migrants. And so we end up in a never ending loop while everything gets worse.

Now that COP is over, rich countries can go back to not pretending. Until next COP when both them and their pet journalists can celebrate their climate leadership

🤣 so so very basic...

Three EU prime ministers stranded after flight to Angola fails to take off: This time Russian drones weren't to blame

"Oases such as this... have sustained human life in the world’s deserts for thousands of years. Globally, an estimated 150 million people rely on the water, arable land and access to trade networks they provide. But in Chad, such oases are disappearing fast." www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?

It’s very hard to see what the opposition is to a roadmap beyond ‘we just want to burn lots more fossil fuels’. It’s just a promise to discuss a roadmap and it’s for a ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels, not a full phase out. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide #Climate

Did you know there's a Sudan Updates feed? This is one of the feeds I follow on here. Word from Sudan is scare in the US in general, across media & all social media platforms, but if you want to get what news you can while you're on bluesky this is a way. bsky.app/profile/did:...

‼️EXTRAORDINARY DAY: 30 DEGREES IN FRANCE One of the most insane events Europe has ever lived 29.8 Trois Villes HOTTEST NOVEMBER DAY IN FRENCH HISTORY 29.3 Oloron 29.2 Lanne en Baretous 20 stations >27C ! SPAIN 29.4 Granada Next days THOUSANDS OF RECORDS allover Europe except Central Mediterranean

“But her emails!”

I agree 💯 % bsky.app/profile/meer...

as we fail to reduce emissions and mitigate the #climatecrisis, #adaptation becomes ever more critical. #Insurance is an important tool for adaptation and it is great to see a growing variety of products available for smallholder farmers. theconversation.com/smartphones-...

Why ‘mob grazing’ may help protect drought-hit Senegal’s vast grasslands

Nigeria's "farmer-herder" conflicts need a far more nuanced understanding, especially in these polarised times - and this is a great piece to start with. theconversation.com/how-nigerias...

As “aid” dwindled, international trade disappointed, and tax earnings underwhelmed, African governments went on a borrowing spree. Our external debt has tripled since 2009, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s 2024 Financing Africa report.

Fragile states get just $2/person for climate adaptation. Yet 8 of the 10 most climate-vulnerable nations are also fragile. We must close the finance gap. Read how leading experts are closing the gap on #NewSecurityBeat: www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/11/clos... #ClimateFinance #FragileStates

RVI is recruiting a Team Leader to head the Somali Dialogue Platform, a programme that provides research, analysis and technical support to strengthen inclusive political dialogue in #Somalia. The role is based in Nairobi with regular travel to Somalia. More about the role here: bit.ly/4oqAzXg

🚨A serious security breach has been identified in #Somalia Government’s e-Visa system, posing a significant cybersecurity and data protection risk to all users, including international personnel and staff from the global community operating in Somalia. This is very concerning!

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

If the BBC really has systemic bias in favour of progressive issues, why isn’t this the top story every single day? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ketan Joshi's Irrational Climate Reset I am calling for a return to the wild, unacceptable and unthinkably weird idea that we can decide not to live under the thumb of an expensive, deadly and ancient fossil fuel economy No more hand-wringing about pragmatism. Be idealistic, and don't be sorry 🤜🏽

"The survivors feel they have been violated twice, first in the acts of violence and deprivation themselves, and second in the erasure that has followed." 💔 this is one of the most heartbreaking papers I have read recently. worldpeacefoundation.org/publication/...

Pan-African group Ecobank plans agriculture strategy after revenue jump www.semafor.com/article/11/0...

some Friday fun reading 😀

The AU observer mission has declared Tanzania’s 29th Oct general elections fell short of democratic standards and failed to meet minimum international democratic norms. www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/eas...

Bsky is *so* US-centric. I'll bite. PTSD among ICE terrorists. Discuss.

"the EU should stop portraying itself as a kind of do-gooder with a mission ‘to help Africa’. Patronising attitudes, interference, and disguising European self-interests as African interests have created aversion to the EU and even hostility towards France.." damn right. ecdpm.org/work/25-year...