@AlphonsoVM

Comms/Digital Storyteller/Journalist - into a bit of everything. Fmr. @CNN London, Joburg, Cairo, Istanbul, Atlanta, Nairobi. Fmr. @CBS London. Fmr. @ADB_HQ

 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
linkedin.com/in/alphonsovanmarsh/
Joined July 2013
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When an #Abidjan taxi driver asks me, the foreigner, for a ridiculous fare, I often take a dramatic look inside car, then reply in French, “Where is the buffet? A coffee [included]?” Today, a driver 👏🏽 back, pulled this from under a floor mat & said, “You get a yam!” 😆 #Africa – at Ivory Coast
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Meet some of the women innovating across agricultural value chains, strengthening food security and building more resilient food systems across Africa: bit.ly/4i5kunX #WorldFoodDay
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Christiane Amanpour
@amanpourOct 19
An update from me...
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#ICYMI: The @AfDB_Group Innovations Helping Africa’s Women Farmers Grow More Food, by #AfDB Directors @mfregene77 and @jemimah_njuki 👀↘️blogs.afdb.org/economic-grow… #WorldFoodDay
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It is the science-based story tied to "Whalefall" - a film about a diver swallowed by a whale - that needed to be written. "To be clear, there’s no documented evidence that a sperm whale has ever swallowed a human. But it’s not an impossibility." sciencefriday.com/segments/w…

Could a whale swallow a human, 'Whalefall' style?

In the new movie “Whalefall,” a scuba diver has a very bad day in the guts of a sperm whale. Could it actually happen?

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“The farmer grows, the co-op grows and our community grows.” In #Kenya, dairy farmer Keith Rerimoi is among 10,000 farmers connected to the internet, markets and financial services through @Microsoft, @KENAFF and @Mawingu under #MADEAllianceAfrica, co-chaired by @Mastercard, @AfDB_Group and @WorldBankGroup: bit.ly/MADE_Video #WorldFoodDay
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This #InternationalRuralWomenDay, meet Sara Bayo, a Tanzanian entrepreneur growing her agricultural input business with support from the @AfDB_Group’s Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism. A supplier credit line doubled her fertiliser stock and helped her open a second branch, which is empowering women agri-preneurs. ➡️ bit.ly/4jXnQMj 🔽 bit.ly/4yocwN8
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#ICYMI: Insights from @jemimah_njuki, @AfDB_Group Director for Gender, Women, and Civil Society -- "OPINION: We count Africa’s women farmers. Are we transforming their lives?" linkedin.com/pulse/opinion-w…

OPINION: We count Africa’s women farmers. Are we transforming their lives?

We count Africa’s women farmers. We rarely count the transformation in their lives.

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Simba Kundizeza
@S_S_KundizezaOct 13

Statement on The Atlantic article concerning “The Blue Fighter”

Article · @S_S_Kundizeza
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Wrapping up a strong awards season for one @AfDB_Group AFAWA comms campaign: 🏆SABRE Award 🏆Telly Award 🏆AVA Digital Award 📜debut at Cannes Lions Proud of the #AFAWA team and our Bank colleagues. Thanks to our partners for their support. The story: lnkd.in/p/dJt8AHAv
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This is such a Cal vibe: UC Berkeley Chancellor nonchalantly mentioning “another” @UCBerkeley alum winning a Nobel prize…(Go Bears!🐻)
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ROSALÍA: Reliquia (Live) on @nbcsnl last night. Wait for it. youtube.com/watch?v=62LCmh0-…

ROSALÍA: Reliquia (Live) - SNL

Musical guest ROSALÍA performs "Reliquia" on Saturday Night Live....

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Context about and reaction to Rosalía’s #SNL performances from @Variety 👀👇🏾
Variety
@VarietyOct 11
Rosalía Performs an Entire Number En Pointe on 'SNL,' Then Cools Off With a Nice Shower variety.com/2026/music/news/…

Rosalía Performs an Entire Number En Pointe on ‘SNL,’ Then Cools Off With a Nice Shower

Rosalia sang 'Reliquia' while standing en pointe on 'Saturday Night Live,' then followed it with a rain-drenched performance of 'Magnolias.'

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Christopher Ward
@modelstrangersOct 9
"I don't think I deserve this." 📸
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Al Jazeera English
@AJEnglishOct 4
Dramatic video shows a man in Egypt rushing to catch a child who fell from a second-floor window. The boy first hit a washing line, giving his rescuer a split second to catch him before he hit the ground.

Man’s miraculous catch saves child after balcony fall in Egypt

More on Aljazeera.com

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Chat GPT dragged for role in Egyptian debate about skin color, as Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin gets - literally - whitewashed. theguardian.com/global-devel…

Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin

Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about pharaohs’ origins

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Is @NBCNews headlining that the #FlyDubai pilot-turned-alleged attacker was an UAE official? Now that official is saying how he allegedly did it? 🤷🏽‍♂️ nbcnews.com/world/middle-eas…
NBC News
@NBCNewsOct 2
In his first public comments since the Flydubai incident, Capt. Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he “could sense that the aircraft was going down” as the plane plunged 14,000 feet in just 29 seconds, according to Flightradar24 data. nbcnews.com/world/middle-eas…

‘Couldn’t let all of them die’: Hero Indian pilot attacked midair speaks for first time

Capt. Smit Machchhar told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he had been badly injured during the attack.

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Larry Madowo
@LarryMadowoSep 30
Kenyan cabin crew attended to the stabbed pilot of the Flydubai plane to Tel Aviv, Israel. They can be heard speaking in Swahili. What a day at work for them!
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In a speech to the @NPBA_ng conference, @AfDB_Group Director @mfregene77 calls for stronger integration of plant breeding, agro-industrialization and private sector investment to further bring on Nigeria’s agricultural transformation. agronigeria.ng/afdb-calls-fo…

AfDB Calls for Stronger Integration of Plant Breeding, Agro-industrialisation, Private-sector...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for stronger integration of plant breeding, seed delivery systems, agro-industrialisation and private-sector investment to accelerate Nigeria’s agricu...

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The Olympic Games™
@OlympicsSep 26
Diving with a spectacular backdrop of the city of Barcelona. ✨ #Olympics
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“Prove it.” I’m digging this year’s #CommunicatorAwards theme. It fits my fairly direct approach to communications: ✅be creative ✅take a calculated risk ✅make the case ✅make sure the work can withstand scrutiny Proud to return as a @commawards juror: lnkd.in/p/eRMFJGxW
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