Bureaucrat-speak on why the U.S. DOD is there and what they do:

Did you get that? I didn't.

Gondi is a human rights lawyer:

after tweeting that, he retweeted these:

also retweeting this on Ethiopia and Sudan:

 ...in clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance which Guinea was a signatory to

Backgrounder from Human Rights Watch, Aug. 2:

Cameroon: New Abuses by Both Sides

Protect Civilians in Anglophone Regions, Hold Attackers Accountable

(Nairobi) – New abuses in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions by both government security forces and armed separatists highlight the urgent need to protect communities at risk and to hold those responsible for abuses to account, Human Rights Watch said today.

Cameroonian security forces killed two civilians, raped a 53-year-old woman, destroyed and looted at least 33 homes, shops, as well as a traditional leader’s palace in the North-West region on June 8 and 9, 2021. Armed separatist fighters in the South-West region killed a 12-year-old boy on June 6, and a 51-year-old teacher on July 1. Further, on June 25, separatist fighters in the North-West region kidnapped four humanitarian workers and held them overnight.

“Cameroon’s security forces have an obligation to lawfully counter attacks by armed separatist groups, and protect people’s rights during periods of violence,” said Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch. “But yet again, we learn that they have responded to the threat from separatist groups with attacks on civilians and serious human rights violations of their own.”

Since the Anglophone crisis began in late 2016, government forces have regularly committed serious human rights violations during security operations against the armed separatists fighting to create an independent Anglophone state of “Ambazonia.” The recent uptick in violations came amid renewed clashes, with the army spokesperson reporting that security forces were involved “in at least 30 heavy gun battles with separatists in June.” [....]

edit to add, good short summary video by them about the conflict:

Why Ethiopia is strengthening ties with Turkey

By Tesfa-Alem Tekle @ TheCitizen.co.tz, Aug. 21

[....] Ethiopia is seeking alternative support from countries like Turkey as Abiy is increasingly at loggerheads with Western countries such as the US, UK and Germany, who have demanded he holds dialogue with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front.

Other rebel groups from Afar, Benshangul-Gumz and Gambella region have also recently joined the battle for regime change, complicating the strategy against the TPLF.

Abiy has sought military and financial support from Turkey as the Horn of Africa nation gets overwhelmed by conflicts in the north with the Tigray rebels and in the south with the Oromo rebels./

[....] Strategic plan

Analysts say Ethiopia's plans to strengthen ties with Turkey is "strategic". 

They also believe that Turkey, which is strengthening its economic and military ties in Africa, can create a balance of power in the volatile Horn of Africa's region.

Melaku Demeke, a political researcher in Addis Ababa told the Nation that Turkey is working to expand its influence in Africa" [....]

During a Met Gala with a theme of ("In America, a lexicon of fashion")

this absolutely frigging stunning new "Hollywood star" who could equal (if not best) any in the past, just happens to be Kenyan

while this popular American music personage is doing a mix of Elvis Presley #Ghetto skank and 1980's drag ball:

We are so screwed unless we get some more African immigrants fast! They get American culture.

P.S. AOC was there, participating. I can't see it as a smart thing for her to do in any way, shape or form. Really a bonehead decision all around, no matter what she was trying to do, it ended up like flipping a finger to nearly every demographic group.

edit to add: Lupita's dress was inspired by denim fabric so it fit the theme perfectly. On second thought, Megan Thee was maybe trying to commemorate how referring to women as "hos" has become ubiquitous in this country?