Abdullahi Alim

my latest piece for @ForeignPolicy looks at a new form of disinformation warfare, adversarial AI that could upended democracies everywhere. Here’s how African leaders can save the day. w/ @FrancesHaugen @LindiMazibuko @PCunliffeJones @african_stream foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/adv…

@jacobsoboroff @MSNOWNews congratulations @jacobsoboroff 👏🏽

I am getting my own show on @MSNOWNews. mind blown. grateful doesn’t cut it. sending love, my profound thanks and max respect to everyone for the years of support. more soon.

@mukund @AnthropicAI @azeem

A guy just used @AnthropicAI Claude to turn a $195,000 hospital bill into $33,000. Not with a lawyer. Not with a hospital admin insider. With a $20/month Claude Plus subscription. He uploaded the itemized bill. Claude spotted duplicate procedure codes, illegal “double billing,” and charges that Medicare rules explicitly forbid. Then it helped him write a letter citing every violation. The hospital dropped their demand by 83%. This isn’t just a feel-good story. It’s a preview of what AI will really do next: flatten systems built on opacity. Hospitals, insurance companies, legal firms—all rely on asymmetry. They win because you don’t have access to the same data, code books, or language. Claude gave one person the same leverage as a compliance department. That’s a revolution. We thought AI would replace jobs. Turns out, it’s replacing excuses.

@MohamedOsmanSom @UPEACE @FRojasAravena Congratulations 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I am deeply honored by my appointment as Special Representative & Goodwill Ambassador for Somalia by @UPEACE. My gratitude to Rector @FRojasAravena, colleagues & partners. I accept this role with humility, compassion & commitment to advancing peace & human dignity globally. 🌍

@Zamantungwa_K @ABSIP_YP @ExclusiveBooks brilliant work!

Last week’s Homeownership 101 Masterclass with @ABSIP_YP was a huge success! 🏡🙌🏾 We had an amazing time sharing insights & empowering young professionals on their first-time homebuying journey. Thank you to everyone who joined and made it a memorable event! #PropertyWithZama

@effodu 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

With nearly 20 elections on the horizon in Africa for 2024, @abdullahialim provides this exposé on a new form of disinformation warfare, adversarial AI that could upend democracies everywhere. This is insightful.

@IssyCane you’re the best 🙏🏽

Another excellent read by @abdullahialim on #disinformation and #AI’s threat to democracy

Over the last few years, social media companies have culled their trust and safety units, reversing the gains made over the past decade. Nowhere else are these reductions more consequential than in Africa, @abdullahialim writes. foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/21/adv…

The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust is delighted to announce the honour and privilege that His Majesty, King Charles III has accepted to become our Patron. Please click on the link below to read the full announcement. queenscommonwealthtrust.org/his-majesty-ki… #KingCharlesIII #Commonwealth

@NicolaBrentnall @queenscomtrust @douglasmzelo @karimamusama @BradGudger @WiseKenyaOrg @oasismathare @TheJusticeDesk @Mujtabazaidi7 v sweet of you, nicola. thanks for always being our champion 🙏🏽

Shouting out thanks today and always for all the young people @queenscomtrust - @douglasmzelo @karimamusama @abdullahialim @BradGudger @WiseKenyaOrg @oasismathare @TheJusticeDesk @Mujtabazaidi7 and so many others, thank you for leading and caring so much about others.

@JuliaLuscombe @wef @ChicagoShapers julia* sorry

@JuliaLuscombe @wef @ChicagoShapers congratulations julie 👏🏽

Thrilled to be selected for the 2024 Young Global Leaders @wef! Excited to grow as a leader and deepen my impact with this group. @ChicagoShapers weforum.org/press/2024/04/…

@biglithium 😂🤣

@Mette_Morsing amazing mette!

What a pleasure to meet the team of more than 70 Oxford graduate and postgraduate students working on the SDG from across multiple disciplines #politics&SDGs #innovation #globalsouth #inequality

@bartongellman @BrennanCenter @jagolinzer

Some personal news. I’ve spent three years writing about an existential threat to the rule of law. I’ve decided to get off the sidelines. I have resigned from The Atlantic and joined the leadership team at the @BrennanCenter in the fight for democracy. brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…

A sovereign-debt crisis is the biggest issue facing Africa right now, the chairwoman of the continent’s biggest bank by assets says trib.al/6AcFq8N

@amanpour @KimGhattas @TimothyDSnyder @jagolinzer

“This is a year in which probably democracy as we understand it will either continue and improve, or it will tip over into something which is no longer recognizable.” With so many crucial elections, historian @TimothyDSnyder says 2024 is going to be a true test for democracy.

@DamilolaSDG7 @SEforALLorg bravo

Together with the Government of Barbados, we are excited to welcome you to the @SEforALLorg Global Forum 2024, from June 4-6, 2024. I look forward to seeing many of you in Bridgetown, #Barbados! Find out more: seforall.org/forum

@ASHAKURHUSSEIN @ForeignOfficeKE @SingoeiAKorir @Diaspora_KE @KenyaInCanada @StateHouseKenya mashallah adeer ❤️

𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑 (𝐎𝐆𝐖) 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 #𝐊𝐄𝐍𝐘𝐀 🇰🇪. Grateful to God for this HONOUR of RECOGNITION by my peers. I am also grateful to 𝐇.𝐄. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐟 #𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 🇰🇪 for the HONOUR of this Award on such a very special occasion as #Kenya@60! Thank you, your Excellency 🙏🏿 I am truly humbled by the trust that my senior colleagues at @ForeignOfficeKE (MF & DA) have got in - and shown - me with their honour of nomination for me to receive this Award, amongst the many, and equally-deserving, members of the MF&DA Family. Thank you, my dear colleagues! I do not take a shred of that trust for granted. Indeed, I will keep walking our defined course; I will keep dialing up the efforts required to deliver more with the fierce urgency of now; I will continue to remain laser-focused on the Cause - delivering the 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 project, also known as our strategic foreign policy objectives. As the theme of this Special #Kenya@60 #Jamhuri Day is dedicated, in part, to the contribution of #KenyanYouth to national development, I wish to dedicate this Award, and the cogent blend of honour, dedication and excellence it represents, to all those young officers starting their Foreign Service career at MF&DA. To these young and upcoming warriors of Kenya's esteemed Foreign Service, and therefore Public Service, I say keep the promise of working hard. Keep the faith that your everyday efforts are contributing to a greater good for a great people of a great country. God bless #Kenya! God bless the great people of Kenya in whose 𝐃𝐔𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄 this Award was earned. Happy #60thJamhuri Day from this side of the Atlantic.

@kofiemeritus @thecontinent_ this is tragic

Shortage of doctors in Africa, due to migration to rich countries, compels some medical trainees in countries like Kenya and Uganda to rely on YouTube videos to perform procedures such as the caesarian section, without any supervision. Full story published by @thecontinent_