Ebru Weston

@BritishTurks Ben maalesef ilk turu kacirdim. Bu Ingiltereden ilk oy kullanmam olacak. Ikinci turda oy kullanmak istiyorum ama ne yapmam gerektigini hicbir yerde bulamiyorum. Kimligimle gitmem yeterlimi yoksa once baska bir yerde basvurudami bulunmam gerekiyor. Yardim edebilirseniz sevinirim.

Birleşik Krallık'ta Cumhurbaşkanı ikinci tur seçimi için "kesinleşmiş tarih, saat ve oy kullanma merkezlerinin adresleri" — BritishTurks #ingiltere #birleşikkrallık #londra

In a new book, British author Mark Weston examines an environmental crisis on East Africa’s Lake Victoria that’s been a century in the making and stems from the introduction of the non-native Nile perch to the lake in the 1950s. bit.ly/3KUGNKt

An honour to see my new book The Saviour Fish: Life and Death on Africa's Greatest Lake given a mention in @wanderlustmag's "Read this!" column this month. Available for pre-order now on all good book sites: #Tanzania #LakeVictoria #EastAfrica #BiodiversityCrisis #wanderlust

This is how poorly @holland_barret is dealing with their mess up. Very poor response and I'm expected to go to the post office during the pandemic to send the bolt back so their technical service can work out what happened. Total joke!

I know there are a lot more important things happening in the world but just wanted to share this as it was quite surprising to see. This huge bolt came out of a packet of nuts from @Holland_Barrett. And they don't seem to be that interested in my complaint so far!

Two promising #COVID19 vaccines, with immigrants to thank for both. BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine developed by Turkish migrant to Germany; Moderna co-founded by Canadian biologist and Lebanese-born investor. So much for nativists who claim immigrants have nothing to contribute

The excellent @chikaoduah asked me some tough questions about living in and writing about Africa, including for my top tips for anyone thinking about moving there:

Mark's interview on his book 'African Beauty' and on Africa with Chika Oduah on @chikaoduah/an-africa-centered-conversation-with-a-brit-e6425e0ac35" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@chikaoduah/an…

"This year, aware that citizens would be worried about catching the virus at in-person markets, the livestock ministry set up a Tinder-like digital matchmaking site, where sellers could post appealing photos of their sheep." Great piece by @ruthmaclean: nyti.ms/2DoNHux

Sudanese mosques should start doing this:

A thread on social distancing from infection researcher/doc. Key point: you can help protect yourself, your family and others by taking moderate steps, without becoming a total recluse for 6 months. It’s about meaningfully reducing risk- not necessarily completely eliminating it.

Today is the anniversary of Sudan's revolution, a demonstration of the power of non-violent resistance and the most inspiring experience of my life. Here's my piece on what it was like, named yesterday as one of the Mail & Guardian's best articles of 2019: mg.co.za/article/2019-0…

The best of the M&G’s Africa coverage in 2019. There are some exceptional journalists on this list. @Shollytupe @samirasawlani @JoeyAkan @dhashenmoodley @Tomi_Oladipo @markweston19 and more. It’s been a privilege working with you all. mg.co.za/article/2019-1…

New street art, Khartoum:

@markweston19 However, Emirates still hands out the form for arrival on the plane for you to fill in which gets given back to you at the arrival without looking at it!

Pleased to report that passengers flying out of Khartoum airport no longer have to fill out departure forms. Less pleasingly, they've put in a new security check 15 yards before the old one. Passengers have to go through both.

Impressively thorough discussions of mental health in Africa on the BBC World Service last night. Starting after 5 minutes and then 25 minutes (where I spout my two pennies' worth) in this link: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…

"The global annual rate of visits to mental health outpatient facilities is 1,051 per 100,000 population; in Africa it's 14 per 100,000." On #worldmentalhealthday, here's a call by @oasankoh and me for an end to the neglect of mental health in Africa: thelancet.com/journals/langl…

Hodge on the attractions of aid work, from my novel African Beauty amzn.to/2oOqtXy:

The first women's football league in Sudan isn't going down well with the old regime, which even though a few of its leaders are in prison remains a cancer on Sudanese society:

Hodge musing on Old Africa Hands, in my new novel African Beauty amzn.to/2oOqtXy: #africa