John Aerni-Flessner
@LesothoJohn
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Assoc Prof, African History, MSU, RCAH Dreams for Lesotho: https://t.co/7PSlVMOg2k Historical Dictionary: https://t.co/yHcEw5sqdV Views my own
Michigan, USA
Joined June 2011
Really excited that Dr. Chitja Twala and I have a new article in the @JAH_editors Journal of African History entitled: '#Lesotho and the QwaQwa Ski Resort, 1975-82' Deals with Borders, Bantustans, guerillas, and the Conquered Territory (open access)
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@carteblanchetv @MasaKekana The number of different #Sesotho names for paper-less crossers suggests the range of strategies people employ: Paqama (those who crawl under [the fence]) Lirurubele (butterflies, the ones who help ppl cross) Litsiroane (those who are assisted across) And more...
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RT @GwenLister1: My first time as a young journo meeting with then Swapo President-in-exile, Sam Nujoma, in Paris, 1983, and, before and af…
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RT @CyrilRamaphosa: As neighbours and compatriots, South Africa is united in grief with Namibians who have lost the leader of the Namibian…
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RT @geoffreyyork: Trump claims to be helping a "persecuted minority" in South Africa by offering asylum to them; their main lobby group res…
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RT @Roads_LS: KHOKAHANO E TLA BOELA SETLOAELING KORO-KORO Khaho ea borokho ba likoloi e ntseng e tsoelapele nokeng ea Koro-Koro, Maser…
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RT @kevindonovan: it's here! Money, Value, and the State: Sovereignty and Citizenship in East Africa my book has arrived. a brief 🧵 h…
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RT @NthabelengSeit1: Lekala la Mesebetsi ea Sechaba le Lipalangoang le nehelana ka masokoana a 10 le Liphaphamatsi (Life Jackets) tse 30…
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@LotionDolphin @JoshJunker2 They did, except they built it across the river and called it the Kentucky Twist!
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RT @mininghistory: The hubris of the tech sector reminds me more and more of mining engineers from a century ago, and their claim that tech…
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RT @Atul_Gawande: This is shameful. And the utter indifference to loss of life, our people abroad, America's standing, and American securit…
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RT @Atul_Gawande: These people worked selflessly for their country in some of earth's most impoverished or dangerous places under GOP and D…
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RT @Atul_Gawande: Communications in one mission overseas: "I'm sorry to say that all of us will be on administrative leave -- perhaps even…
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RT @Atul_Gawande: We already see the shutdown's cost. Kids with drug-resistant TB, turned away from clinics, are not just dying - they're s…
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RT @Atul_Gawande: Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communi…
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RT @nyamundat: This was a great special issue of South Africa Historical Journal to be a part of. Some very good papers produced. #1922rhod…
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RT @USEmbassyMaseru: The Fulbright Program 2026 is accepting applications! Lesotho citizens aged 25-40 can apply for fully funded scholarsh…
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