Andres Schipani

“People talk about Russians killing people and not respecting human rights — that’s nonsense,” the leader of a group in Bangui that often wears T-shirts emblazoned with the words “Je suis Wagner” told @FinancialTimes, with @davidpilling and @aanuadeoye https://t.co/ctLT7Fqb9v

RT @aanuadeoye: “The only country that truly fights against terrorists in the world today is Russia…I want western countries to stop harass…

RT @davidpilling: Second in series on Russia in Africa, this one led by @AndresSchipani & @aanuadeoye How Russia’s propaganda machine is r…

RT @aanuadeoye: From the Central African Republic to Mali to Burkina Faso, Russia is gaining influence in Africa with fewer resources than…

RT @DinoMahtani: 1/ #Kenya’s intervention in the D.R.#Congo risks backfiring. The local Congolese population are rioting against insecurity…

RT @Jderbyshire: This is fascinating by ⁦@davidpilling⁩ and ⁦@AndresSchipani⁩ on the great game Russia is playing from the Sahel to Sudan h…

RT @valentinapop: Russia’s presence in the Central African Republic includes some 1,500 Wagner paramilitaries, gold and diamond operations,…

RT @sdbernard: How has Russia gained a foothold in Africa? Immerse yourself in @davidpilling and @AndresSchipani's excellent @FinancialTime…

Crowds chanted “père de la patrie”, “héros des opprimés”. Lumumba lookalikes wore tailored suits, thin ties and semi-rimless glasses, their hair neatly parted to one side. “He is our father and, finally, after 61 years, we can mourn,” his ­daughter said. https://t.co/EzgFBMS5lz

RT @AlecuRussell: Terrific writing on the 60-year, 4,000-mile journey home of Lumumba’s tooth @AndresSchipani via the mighty @FTMag https…

RT @estherbintliff: Patrice Lumumba was 35 when he was killed by firing squad. His body was never found. Decades later his tooth turned up…

Makau Mutua, a lawyer and chair of Odinga’s campaign, told @FinancialTimes on Monday that the aim is “to declare invalid the declaration” that William Ruto “is the president-elect”. Raila Odinga challenges Kenyan election result https://t.co/qsHhBJbt1L

RT @harrydemps: Combo of private guards, naval ops and pirates finding smuggling weapons, people and coal less risky has led to suppression…

William Ruto’s triumph heralds move away from ethnic voting and signals shift from Kenya’s independence-era political families: “Old dynasties are gone, possibly new dynasties will come. Ruto himself is evolving as a dynasty.” https://t.co/mutAE1qG4u

“The figures announced … are null and void and must be quashed by a court of law,” Raila ‘Baba’ Odinga said on Tuesday as he rejected the results of the Kenyan presidential election. https://t.co/xUisZgNwHE

“Since people decided to call me a chicken seller, I decided to continue being one,” Ruto told @FT. “Now I have like 200,000 chickens.” For his followers his (disputed) victory is one for all the Kenyan hustlers. https://t.co/LyRptsOsMO

Deputy president William Ruto has been declared winner of the presidential election in Kenya - but his main rival’s supporters and some election commissioners disputed the result. https://t.co/EQCW8KinXP