John Aerni-Flessner

@lesothojohn.bsky.social

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Prof African History MSU White Gold: https://tinyurl.com/ymt64kfz Dreams for Lesotho: http://undpress.nd.edu/9780 Publications here: https://tinyurl.com/ynvwp6c5 MSU FS Chair 2026-27 Lesotho, development, borders, running, Michigan Views my own

A picture of me holding copies of the new book 'White Gold and Thirsty Communities'
Book cover showing a reservoir in the mountains with the title: "White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project"
400 meter men's championship results from the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships showing runners from Botswana taking 1st, 3rd, and 8th in the finals
A book jacket with a picture of mountains and a reservoir. The title reads: White Gold and Thirsty Communities: The Cold War, Apartheid, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Call for papers--special issue of Anthropology Southern Africa on "Thinking Through the Legacy of James Ferguson"
South African announcement that Basotho passport holders can now get a 90 day visa at South African border posts
A map of colonial railroads in Africa, almost all of them leading directly from a mine or area of resource extractions directly to the coast. Very few are interconnected, even when they are close to each other
Orange "River Closed Ahead Danger" sign hanging from a bridge over a slow-moving brown-water footbridge
In Lesotho, Prof. Nqosa Mahao has been fired as Minister of Energy