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New Update | CrisisWatch
⚡ Four conflict risks in June
↘️ Twelve conflict deteriorations in May
❗ Country in focus: #Pakistan 🇵🇰
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⚡ Four conflict risks in June
↘️ Twelve conflict deteriorations in May
❗ Country in focus: #Pakistan 🇵🇰
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⚡ Conflict Risk Alert | #Sudan
Hostilities escalated between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, notably in Darfur region, where the growing involvement of tribal militias and armed groups threatens all-out civil war.
Hostilities escalated between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, notably in Darfur region, where the growing involvement of tribal militias and armed groups threatens all-out civil war.
⚡ Conflict Risk Alert | #Somaliland
Fighting between government forces and Dhulbahante clan militias spread in the Sool region.
As parties recruit new fighters, the conflict could ripple into other parts of Somaliland.
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Fighting between government forces and Dhulbahante clan militias spread in the Sool region.
As parties recruit new fighters, the conflict could ripple into other parts of Somaliland.
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🌳 The W, Arly and Pendjari national parks, or the WAP complex, is an area of natural reserves.
Its location along multiple borders and cover by forests have made it a critical space for non-state armed groups feeding political instability in the Sahel.
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Its location along multiple borders and cover by forests have made it a critical space for non-state armed groups feeding political instability in the Sahel.
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🇧🇯 There has been a sharp rise in violent attacks in the areas skirting the WAP complex in #Benin since late 2021.
🔴 The areas have become important for the region’s two main armed groups - Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (#JNIM) and Islamic State Sahel Province (#ISSP).
🔴 The areas have become important for the region’s two main armed groups - Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (#JNIM) and Islamic State Sahel Province (#ISSP).
🚨 In the WAP complex, the principal aim of #JNIM in engaging with #illiciteconomies is to further their governance agenda.
🏞️ The park serves as a relatively safe route for small bands of #smugglers to transport fuel and consumer goods across borders
🏞️ The park serves as a relatively safe route for small bands of #smugglers to transport fuel and consumer goods across borders
Breaking: The return #AFCON 2024 qualifier between the @AmavubiStars and #Benin’s Cheetahs, scheduled for Monday 27th March, hangs in the balance, over a venue dispute. 
@RChipenda, @CAF_Online’s Development Director, told @FERWAFA that as a result of inadequate facilities at the venue chosen in Rwanda for the return leg, the Amavubi will have to play their return leg game in Cotonou on Monday.
But rather than wait in Cotonou to play the return leg, as @CAF_Online instructed, the @AmavubiStars returned to Kigali, after the 1-1 draw in the first game played.
Il est normal que la livraison d'armes de la #CIV225 à son voisin le #Burkina 🇧🇫 suscite des débats dans ces 2 pays et ailleurs. J'ai vu certains dire qu'il faut remercier @AOuattara_PRCI. D'autres disent que c'est tout simplement faux ou même que c'est un cadeau empoisonné. 1/7
Evidemment chacun est libre de juger comme bon lui semble. Mais pour ma part, il nous faut aller au delà des questions de personnes. En vrai je me fiche complètement des personnes d'Alassane Ouattara ou d'Ibrahim Traoré. Nos pays ont existé avant et existeront après eux . 2/7
C'est pourquoi je trouve que cette livraison d'armes n'est qu'un geste de solidarité d'un pays frère (pas des dirigeants). Cette solidarité a toujours existé et existera entre les peuples, n'en déplaise aux chauvins Ivoiriens et Burkinabè. 3/7
Benin journalist Virgile Ahouansè held for 2 days, charged with spreading false news
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#Benin: An officer with the police criminal brigade called internet radio station Crystal News' Virgile Ahouansè & asked him to appear at a police station in Porto-Novo. When Ahouansè arrived at the station, officers arrested him & held him for 48 hours.
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#Benin: Virgile Ahouansè was released on bail on Dec. 22, & is due to appear in court on Feb. 13 to face charges of spreading false news aimed at disturbing the peace. If convicted, he faces up to six months in prison & a fine under Benin’s digital code.
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#ISIS has released an infographic detailing its operations during 2022. The group claimed 2058 attack across 22 countries, with #Iraq receiving the lion’s share of the attacks (484 attacks). As a number of us have consistently underscored, ISIS sees Iraq as its center of gravity.
#ISIS launched 25 suicide attacks and 579 IED/VBIED during 2025, destroyed over 700 military vehicles and over 150 thermal cameras, and burned and destroyed over 2,300 homes and churches.
#Syria and #Nigeria came in second and third place respectively, and #Afghanistan in 4th place. Again, this rating is all based on number of attacks and not casualties.
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En 2021, quelque 12.749 #Senegal-ais ont demandé le visa auprès de la #France ou de ses intermédiaires commerciaux. Quelque 7.064 d'entre eux ont obtenu le sésame Schengen et 3.166 dossiers ont été rejetés, soit un taux de rejet de 30,95%
En 2021, quelque 12.749 #Senegal-ais ont demandé le visa auprès de la #France ou de ses intermédiaires commerciaux. Quelque 7.064 d'entre eux ont obtenu le sésame Schengen et 3.166 dossiers ont été rejetés, soit un taux de rejet de 30,95%
Sur la base d'un visa qui coûte 80 euros (hors frais connexes), la #France aura donc encaissé 669,3 millions de FCFA. En se basant sur le Code communautaire des visas de l'UE (notamment son article 16), la France indique les visas ne sont pas remboursables.
La confusion des requérants vient du fait que seuls les frais de visa d'un dossier non reçu sont remboursables. Autrement dit, l'ambassade (ou les consulats) aussi bien que ses intermédiaires commerciaux s'assurent que votre dossier soit recevable.
On #FreshlyPressed981 with @SopeMartins and @monsieurceee this morning, we'll be asking how the NNPC came to the conclusion that petrol will sell for ₦462/litre without the subsidy.
@Smooth981FM in 15 minutes...
@Smooth981FM in 15 minutes...
The NNPC is just involved in unnecessary fear-mongering.
Our neighbours, who are poorer, pay a lot more than we do for petrol. What I see in all this is people committed to maintaining their cushy subsidy scam going on.
Our neighbours, who are poorer, pay a lot more than we do for petrol. What I see in all this is people committed to maintaining their cushy subsidy scam going on.
Conférence des ambassadeurs "Défendre un métier, n'est pas défendre un corps [de métier]... @francediplo sera le chef de fil de l'action ministérielle à l'international... pour que notre diplomatie soit encore plus agile..." @EmmanuelMacron
"L'ordre économique libéral qui a permis des millions de gens de sortir de la pauvreté... est déréglé... il n'est plus soutenable depuis les crises financières et la pandémie qui a fracturé les chaines de productions et démondialisé" @EmmanuelMacron
"La capacité d'imposer le libéralisme politique comme finalité politique de l'humanité n'est plus [...] la géopolitique se structure autour d'une compétition entre la #Chine et les US [...] une compétition d'universalisme [...] la capacité de l'ordre int à réagir est affaiblie"
[#LeZOOM] | « La réussite de la Fédération du #Mali devrait marquer le début d’une Fédération en Afrique de l’Ouest et dans toute l’Afrique. Nous avons échoué. Toute la balkanisation de l’#Afrique 🌍 vient de là » rappelait Assane Seck.
Pourquoi cet échec, on vous raconte 👇
Pourquoi cet échec, on vous raconte 👇
Le Congrès de #Bamako (Soudan français) du 29 au 30 décembre 1958 a permis de poser les bases de la création de la Fédération du Mali.👇
La Fédération passe de 4 à 2 avec le retrait du #Dahomey (actuel #Bénin 🇧🇯) et la Haute-Volta (actuel #BurkinaFaso 🇧🇫) sous la pression conjointe de la #France 🇫🇷 et de la Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮. 👇
#WestAfrica: THREAD - "Militarized Border Security Will Not Stop the Spread of Extremism into Coastal States."
My latest with @lmcsanders and Jordon Moss for @PolicyCenterNS where we provide some suggestions to avoid/limit the spread to #Benin #Togo #IvoryCoast and #Ghana 1/
My latest with @lmcsanders and Jordon Moss for @PolicyCenterNS where we provide some suggestions to avoid/limit the spread to #Benin #Togo #IvoryCoast and #Ghana 1/
#WestAfrica: Border strategies must enable trade, communication, and travel. Increasing the burden
of legitimate behaviors will make communities more vulnerable, alienate essential allies, and
lead people to see border officers as the enemy. 2/
of legitimate behaviors will make communities more vulnerable, alienate essential allies, and
lead people to see border officers as the enemy. 2/
#WestAfrica: Border security must serve & engage border communities and their leaders. Those who
live in border zones understand local dynamics better than external forces. They have critical information of what is changing, and have the most to lose from extremist influence. 3/
live in border zones understand local dynamics better than external forces. They have critical information of what is changing, and have the most to lose from extremist influence. 3/
#FunFact
Dans sa com sur le "bilan africain" du 1er quinquennat Macron, l'@Elysee mettait en avant un ambassadeur missionné au sujet des #restitutions de patrimoine. Le même qui est aujourd'hui mis en examen "dans une affaire de trafic d'antiquités"🤭
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Dans sa com sur le "bilan africain" du 1er quinquennat Macron, l'@Elysee mettait en avant un ambassadeur missionné au sujet des #restitutions de patrimoine. Le même qui est aujourd'hui mis en examen "dans une affaire de trafic d'antiquités"🤭
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D'ailleurs @EmmanuelMacron l'avait mentionné lors de la restitution des 26 statuettes au #Benin
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Pour en savoir plus sur cette com sur le bilan africain de Macron, rappel👇
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In #Mali, #MINUSMA is increasingly exposed as Bko furthers its international isolation following dissolution of previous stabilization frameworks:
1) EUTM suspension
2) end of existing international & regional counterterror frameworks (Barkhane+G5).
🧵on events of last week(s)
1) EUTM suspension
2) end of existing international & regional counterterror frameworks (Barkhane+G5).
🧵on events of last week(s)
2/ #Benin announcing its pulling out its troops from #MINUSMA at end of ‘22 & ‘23 respectively, as its facing an increasing insurgency on its own territory. This concerns 250 troops and +130 police units. reuters.com/world/africa/u…
3/ This follows news from March this year that Sweden would also pull out its approx. 200 troops earlier than envisioned already in ’23 reuters.com/world/africa/s…
#UkraineWar #EU #US #West #Democracy
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Lionel #Zinsou former president of #Benin
"Now all we hear about is this crisis, anti-Russian sanctions, oil, gas..... And do you realise what this #crisis means for #Africa, for example?
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Lionel #Zinsou former president of #Benin
"Now all we hear about is this crisis, anti-Russian sanctions, oil, gas..... And do you realise what this #crisis means for #Africa, for example?
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#Russia supplies us with grain and corn. All the logistics go through the Black Sea. And the African world is frozen in horror at what is happening. Terrified of what the #US and the #EU are doing.
#Russia supplies us with grain and corn. All the logistics go through the Black Sea. And the African world is frozen in horror at what is happening. Terrified of what the #US and the #EU are doing.
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You can't buy Africans with tales of democracy. They are only your tales for domestic consumption. Most of the African elite were formed in the Soviet Union - doctors, engineers, pilots, teachers, scientists.
You can't buy Africans with tales of democracy. They are only your tales for domestic consumption. Most of the African elite were formed in the Soviet Union - doctors, engineers, pilots, teachers, scientists.
A couple of maps of the latest developments in #Ukraine. Not much advance yesterday and #Russia announced a ceasefire and safe corridors in many cities, allowing diplomacy and civilians evacuation.
To stop buying oil from #Russia, #US no longer recognises Juan Guido as #Venezuela's President and visit @maduro_en to ask for the return of relationship and oil. It is also trying with #Iran for the same objective, after decades of sanctions on the people of Iran and Venezuela.
Feb 23 2022: "#WHO facilitates 194 member states to introduce digital #vaccination certificates... WHO will make it easier for its member states to introduce digital vaccination certificates in the future... It is intended to serve as a standard procedure..." #DigitalID
"#WHO is therefore supporting member states in building national & regional trust networks & verification technology. The WHO's gateway service also serves as a bridge between regional systems. It can also be used as part of future #vaccination campaigns..."
#Surveillance
#Surveillance
"Digitization keeps the world running. Digital #vaccination certificates like the EU's are key to this...The gateway will interact w/ other parts of the system already developed by WHO...This will also give hints for regional & national setups to be followed by the implementers."
@PriyamvadaGopal Hello Professor, thanks for your kind words about my forthcoming book, much appreciated! ☺️👍📔 #history #BeninBronzes #repatriation #reparations @HurstPublishers #books 🌳🍁🍂
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HISTORY OF IKWERRE PEOPLE
The majority of the Ikwerre settlements have their roots traceable from the old Benin Empire.” Iwhnurọhna people descended from the ancient Bini Kingdom.
The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka.
#Ikwerre #Benin
The majority of the Ikwerre settlements have their roots traceable from the old Benin Empire.” Iwhnurọhna people descended from the ancient Bini Kingdom.
The name of the grand ancestor is Akalaka.
#Ikwerre #Benin
Their relations in Rivers State are Ekpeye and Ogba people.
The reigning Oba of Benin when Akalaka, the ancestor of Ihruọha (later called Iwhnurọhna) fled was Oba Ewuare (Ogwaro).
Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled in the 13th century on allegation of plotting
The reigning Oba of Benin when Akalaka, the ancestor of Ihruọha (later called Iwhnurọhna) fled was Oba Ewuare (Ogwaro).
Akalaka, a member of the Benin royal family, fled in the 13th century on allegation of plotting
assassination of the Oba.
He died in 1462.
Iwhnurọhna his third son settled east of the Sombrero River by 1538 AD, as detailed below.
Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), a native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written historical
He died in 1462.
Iwhnurọhna his third son settled east of the Sombrero River by 1538 AD, as detailed below.
Chief N.M.T. Solomon (2004), a native of Ikodu Ubie in Ekpeyeland, in his narrative draws heavily from the now authenticated written historical
UGI'ODODUA. (UGIE ODODUA)
In old Benin, ugi’ododua was celebrated in the month of the Ẹdo lunar year, which corresponds to mid-March and early April of the Gregorian calendar.
@asemota @EdoSocials @0vienrioba @OyomwanO
#Thread #BeninBronzes #Benin
In old Benin, ugi’ododua was celebrated in the month of the Ẹdo lunar year, which corresponds to mid-March and early April of the Gregorian calendar.
@asemota @EdoSocials @0vienrioba @OyomwanO
#Thread #BeninBronzes #Benin
The ceremony was initially instituted by Ọmọ N’Ọba Ẹweka I in memory of his grandfather Ekaladerhan or Izoduwa. In the 16th century, Ọmọ N’Ọba Ẹsigie, added some rituals, probably Christian fasting rites, to the ceremony, then, in the 18th century,
Ọmọ N’Ọba Eresoyen further modified the festivity by adding other rites. Furthermore, he replaced the original masks worn by the Ododua masquerades, with brass ones modelled after the masks worn by the masquerades of Ọsa N'Uzalla, the deified hero of the people of Uzalla,
THREAD
In Africa there are 54 countries , each one of them with unique architecture and design that represent the cultural identity and history of the people.
54 days , 54 projects one for every African nation .
I’ll start with Morocco I’ll ended in western sahara.
Enjoy
In Africa there are 54 countries , each one of them with unique architecture and design that represent the cultural identity and history of the people.
54 days , 54 projects one for every African nation .
I’ll start with Morocco I’ll ended in western sahara.
Enjoy
Day 1.
Morocco .
This 18th-Century Home renovated in the historical center of Essaouira it is an incredible example of traditional Moroccan architecture .
A traditional house renovated and decorated with a contemporary touch.
Between tradition and modernity.
Morocco .
This 18th-Century Home renovated in the historical center of Essaouira it is an incredible example of traditional Moroccan architecture .
A traditional house renovated and decorated with a contemporary touch.
Between tradition and modernity.
Designed by the French painter Jacques Majorelle the garden was created over the course of forty years, and consists of a labyrinth of crisscrossing alleyways on different levels and boldly-coloured buildings that blend both Art Deco and Moorish influences.
An hidden beauty
An hidden beauty
I was in #America for almost the whole of last month, and one of the places I visited was El Paso in Texas. El Paso is just a wall away from Juarez in Chihuahua, #Mexico.
Both were once the same town until the Texas Revolution in 1835. Then, they went their separate ways.
The contrast between both cities today is the result of the different economic systems they run, something I talk about in @FinancialNG
The contrast between both cities today is the result of the different economic systems they run, something I talk about in @FinancialNG
Divas africanas (1): @TiwaSavage @Tiwababyboo
@Angeles_Jurado @61chema @joantp @elenagomezdiaz @loretgutierrez @margaalfonso @david4soler @lulagomez @ArtAfricanUVa @EKEDIEDJENGUELE @Muanfulasi @AntOrteg @nandocruz32 @africapachanga
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@Angeles_Jurado @61chema @joantp @elenagomezdiaz @loretgutierrez @margaalfonso @david4soler @lulagomez @ArtAfricanUVa @EKEDIEDJENGUELE @Muanfulasi @AntOrteg @nandocruz32 @africapachanga
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@TiwaSavage @Tiwababyboo @Angeles_Jurado @61chema @joantp @elenagomezdiaz @loretgutierrez @margaalfonso @david4soler @lulagomez @ArtAfricanUVa @EKEDIEDJENGUELE @Muanfulasi @AntOrteg @nandocruz32 @africapachanga Divas africanas (2): CHARLOTTE DIPANDA (#Camerún)
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DIVAS AFRICANAS (3): MANAMBA KANTÉ #GuineaConakry @ManamBangs
@Angeles_Jurado @naranjo_p @africapachanga @AntOrteg @wiriko_org @margaalfonso @loretgutierrez
@caravinagre @davfernandez @afroKwanzaa @Culturafricana @imakazaga @Porfinenafrica @filippomricci
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@Angeles_Jurado @naranjo_p @africapachanga @AntOrteg @wiriko_org @margaalfonso @loretgutierrez
@caravinagre @davfernandez @afroKwanzaa @Culturafricana @imakazaga @Porfinenafrica @filippomricci
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My Crazy Thoughts On #Lekki
When the #EndSARS protests began, no one mentioned President @MBuhari
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When the #EndSARS protests began, no one mentioned President @MBuhari
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But, just like aides of Governor @senatorbenayade often find a way to make others opinions seem like direct attacks on their principal, apologists and handlers of the @NGRPresident did same.
Minister Lai Mohammed succeeded in selling the narrative to the press that protests were hijacked and it was bought hook, line and sinker! What a spin! That was to justify what will happen next especially as the seemingly facelessness of the protests made negotiations difficult!
PETROL PRICING: THE MYTH, THE PUBLIC PASSION & THE FACTS.
#THREAD
#EnoughIsEnough #MrPresident #Buhari #Nigerians #IFB
#THREAD
#EnoughIsEnough #MrPresident #Buhari #Nigerians #IFB
Petroleum pricing is a sensitive issue in Nigeria because the various past governments got it all wrong abinitio, and this has been because of the wrongly perceived and sustained notion that 'we are a rich nation'.
In truth, no government has any business selling or retailing petrol, diesel and kerosene to its citizens.
