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Reuben A. Loffman

Reuben A. Loffman

@ReubenLoffman

Senior Lecturer in African History, QMUL. Specialises in DR-Congo. Book=https://t.co/3bauxJOABz… Own opinions. RTs not all endorsements.

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Reuben A. Loffman
Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
My book, Church, State, and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890-1962, is out now with @PalgraveHistory. Let me know if you are teaching with this and would like me to Skype into a lecture seminar as will do if possible.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
Just reading Chen Jian's biography of Zhou Enlai. Got to this paragraph which is . . . way too short for the gravity of what it is explaining! Meanwhile, one of the most important decisions this person ever made was decided, now onto other stuff!
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
@samanthawhite__ @tulipgrrl I have not I am afraid. Do send them to me again and I would be happy to look at them when I have a moment, which won't be for a while I'm afraid but I will be happy to look at them.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
This development in eastern Congo should be getting far more media attention that it is. The second largest country in Africa by area is being invaded!
Mélanie Gouby@Melaniegouby

#M23 says it has full control of the airport after nearly 48h of heavy fighting - the airport also the site of a major @MONUSCO base. There are still pockets of resistance across town but the M23/RDF seem to have near complete control over #Goma

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The TLS@TheTLS·
'These merchants, the often tragic Schumpeterian heroes of this story, merit our attention because they broke with convention.' Reuben Loffman (@ReubenLoffman): Nigerian commerce thrived before British colonization #Echobox=1744282957" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">the-tls.co.uk/history/modern…
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António Guterres
António Guterres@antonioguterres·
On this International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, let’s commit to be vigilant and to work together to build a world of justice and dignity for all – in honour of all the victims and survivors of the genocide. un.org/en/preventgeno…
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Bibi Ndala
Bibi Ndala@BibiNdala·
@ReubenLoffman The intent is to inform the masses and let them formulate their own conclusion. This cycle of violence has been happening for decades now which can make it hard for the general public to understand. Therefore, it’s important for those with the knowledge to share and educate.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
This is an important part of why what is happening in the Congo is happening and should be read widely: aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/…. As ever, this is a conflict imbued with many competing narratives.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
@BibiNdala And to confirm, I am no fan of M23. They are a bad thing for the reasons ypu suggest. But a bad thing that needs understanding and confronting nonetheless.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
@BibiNdala Sure, completely understand. Some may not be familiar with their rhetoric so the article will help them. But I appreciate it is old news to those who have heard it many times before.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
I am hearing a lot of ad-hominum attacks on the author of the cited article but I would ask folks to challenge the argument not the scholar. Sure, personal history counts too. But the argument matters more. Or it should to scholars.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
If we look at past peace deals, flawed as they were, there were few untarnished delegates. Who was 'clean' during Sun City 2 negotiations? To build peace, we need to talk, to talk we need to listen.
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Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman·
History is so important in this crisis. And how we think about history. We may dislike M23 and their perspective but engaging with it is going to be key to peace building particularly as the DRC goverment is struggling militarily.
Reuben A. Loffman@ReubenLoffman

This is an important part of why what is happening in the Congo is happening and should be read widely: aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/1/…. As ever, this is a conflict imbued with many competing narratives.

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