Whose progress? A new documentary reveals how Ethiopia’s manufacturing push redistributes land, labor, and opportunity—delivering gains for some while displacing others.

A new documentary reveals how Ethiopia’s manufacturing push redistributes land, labor, and opportunity—delivering gains for some while displacing others. africasacountry.com/2026/04/whos...

I didn’t know this, did you? Amazing!

The report measures gender parity across four categories: economic participation, educational attainment, health, and political empowerment.

Gender Gap Report 2025 | World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Index 2025 benchmarks gender parity across 148 economies, offering trend analysis, key findings, and insights into progress since 2006.

I recently found out that #Namibia is the world's eight most gender-equal country (first in #Africa), according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025.

www.weforum.org/publications...

Ethiopian police arrest suspected trafficking gang ringleader Yetbarek Dawit is alleged to have operated a multi-million-dollar operation, using torture to raise money.

This was part of a regional effort by different countries in the Horn of #Africa to stop human trafficking. I hope this continues, traffickers need to be stopped

#Ethiopia #migration
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What Cities Can Learn from the Africa Region’s First Electric BRT - Institute for Transportation and Development Policy To meet global climate goals, ITDP research shows that cities must both reduce vehicle trips and electrify the remaining vehicles. Electrification discussions often focus on private cars, which dominate trips in high-income countries. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), however, most trips occur on public transport and two-wheelers — segments that have received less attention. Electrifying public buses is a key strategy to decarbonize urban transport, reduce vehicle numbers, and improve efficiency. Yet high upfront costs and infrastructure challenges have continued to slow down adoption across LMICs. In 2025, Dakar, Senegal, commenced full operations for the region’s first all-electric bus

Senegal is leading with electric BRT. Great report from ITDP. Since Dakar's e-BRT launch in 2024:

-Provides access to 180,000 jobs.
-Cut travel time from 90mins to 45mins, end-to-end.
-Helps serve 720,000 passengers daily
-Est. reduce CO2 by 59,000 tons/year.

#urbanism
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AU Shares Sorrow at Death of Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorgis of Ethiopia: The African Union Commission Chairperson, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed deep sorrow at the death of Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorgis of Ethiopia. Ambassador Sinegiorgis was a highly respec… https://ranked.news/556559?u=b

Groundings with my Siblings: Lessons Learned Building for Community - ATmosphereConf 2026 YouTube video by AT Protocol Development, Tech Talks, and Events

My AtmosphereConf '26 talk is available on YouTube.

“You’re not supposed to use your phone while driving.”

“Got it. Let’s install large tablet touchscreens in almost every single new car.”

I think that this density is a net good bc public services are easier to provide to denser populations than sparsely populated ones, economies tend to be improve with density, and having such a large population will give Africa bigger leverage in global politics.
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It's estimated that Africa pop. will be 2.5bn by 2050 and over 4bn by 2100 which will be 40pc of the worlds population (est to be 10bn).

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A map showing Africa’s population density patterns

Africa was a sparsely populated continent for a long time but luckily that has been changing for the last 80 years.

Africa's pop. in 1945 was estimated to be around 200 million. For context this was Europe's in 1500s. Africa's currently hads 1.5bn people, around what Asia's was in 1960s. 🧵1/3

Population Density Map Of DRC



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Addis Ababa, March 30, 2026, 18:02

#Ethiopia #Africa #Photography #sunset

The protected bike lane on 15th street keeps the people in our city safer. Join me in asking the National Park Service to reconsider their decision.

We're transforming London. Our network of Cycleways has grown from 90km to over 430km today.

And with a network of safe cycleways, cycling is booming - with an average of 1.5m trips a day.

And there's much more to come 🚲🚲🚲

#LondonLovesCycling

What can Calgary learn from Mexico City? A glance outside the urbanist anglo bubble

This is the essay i wrote about the limits of density, in case you’re interested.

What shapes research in Ethiopia?

SHECONF 2026 brings together scholars across social sciences and humanities to explore current trends and emerging questions.

Join the conversation: riftvalley.net/events/sheco...

#EWNET #Ethiopia

Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

The future of DC calls for safe streets, fast and frequent public transit, and far more housing than we currently have.

Making DC affordable for working families requires us to unlock barriers to housing and a transportation system that works for all of us.

Let's work together to get it done! ✅

📆 In one of the world's most rapidly urbanising regions, developing the cassava trade is vital for meeting food needs. We are running consultations across the corridor this week to turn intentions into bankable projects.

Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T

Chicago New Plan: Faster Buses = Freedom YouTube video by Heartland Urbanist

Better Buses = Better Cities

The reality: rail can't go everywhere. Buses are the backbone of transit, filling critical gaps and feeding into rail networks.

And don't forget—many cities don't have rail at all. In those places, the bus is king and should be treated as such.
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Seeing Superman go on a rampage against car culture was very satisfying lol.

Happy Transpo Bingo Week! Join in on the fun of Transpo Bingo from Feb 5th-12th. For more information, please visit www.transpobingo.com

Electric mobility infrastructure is developing much faster in India than Germany, reducing dependency on fossil fuel imports.

Case railway network electrification:

Germany's 'ambitious' plan: from 62% to 80% in 11 years.

India: from 50% to 94% in 5 years.

www.vdv.de/elektrifizie...

Is there a way to bridge an ATproto appview instance with an activitypub instance?

Now that the Blacksky appview is a thing, (and hopefully other appviews emerge as well) it would be great if an appview/instance level bridge was possible?

#atrpoto #blacksky #fediverse #activityPub #bridgy_fed

‘We’re not safe right now’: Woman’s dramatic ICE arrest ignites fear in Maine’s immigrant communities - The Boston Globe When ICE arrested Fátima Lucas Henrique, the video of her screaming as agents pulled her from her vehicle resonated across the state.

in which ICE pulls a nursing assistant out of her car on the way to work in Portland ME www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/s...