Simon Marks

🧵For months @AminSikka and I have looked into the outside proxy forces fueling 🇸🇩 Sudan's horrific civil war. Here's what we found: bloomberg.com/features/featu…

After weeks of legal wrangling in the United States courts, South Sudan took in eight US deportees from Mexico, Cuba, Myanmar, South Korea and other countries in a bid to normalize relations with the Trump administration. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The United Nations denounced the use of lethal force in clashes between Kenyan police and protesters, which killed at least 31 people, saying those responsible must be held to account. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

How Moscow capitalized on its friendly ties with Beijing to skirt Western sanctions and acquire the know-how and capability to build drones to attack Ukraine. @AlbertoNardelli bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

14% of Kenyans believe the nation is heading in the right direction. Yikes! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Four people were killed in two Nairobi neighborhoods and paramedics haven’t been able to reach the injured because of the roadblocks. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

One of the most heated areas of today’s protests is Kangemi, a poor settlement in Nairobi’s west where angry youths continue to clash with police, some armed with live ammunition.

The streets of downtown Nairobi were deserted and many store fronts were soldered shut as workers and traders stayed away on fears that protests demanding the removal of President William Ruto may turn violent. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Fascinating tale about how Jane Street co-founder says he was duped into funding AK-47s and other weapons for an alleged coup plot in South Sudan. @avabmorrison and @sridinats bloom.bg/44xuvor