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Publishing on the Web is a fairly iterative process. ...NYT The problem is that everyone has a different heroic truth-teller, because we’re all preoccupied by different bullshit. William Davies, Guardian ...Not too long ago, reporters were the guardians of scarce facts delivered at an appointed time to a passive audience. Today we are the managers of an overabundance of information and content, discovered, verified and delivered in partnership with active communities. summer 2012 issue of Nieman Reports from Harvard, --- THE FIX by Chris Cillizza, WAPO blogger, quoting Matt Drudge: “We have entered an era vibrating with the din of small voices,” he said in the speech. “Every citizen can be a reporter.” Later, he added: “The Net gives as much voice to a 13 year old computer geek like me as to a CEO or Speaker of the House. " Martin Gurri I’m not quite that pessimistic. You can find all kinds of wonderful stuff being written about practically every aspect of society today by people who are seeing things clearly and sanely. But yeah, they’re surrounded by a mountain of viral crap. And yet we’re in the early days of this transformation. We have no idea how this is going to play out.

Niger:Chris Maier, Gen. Ekman there…PM says U.S. did nothing against militants

Posted on May 17, 2024 by huecri

https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-nigeria-open-skies-air-transport-agreement-enters-into-force/ [May 15 2024 ] Chris Maier, assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, and Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, who oversees force development on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff, arrived Tuesday in Niamey, Niger’s capital, and were set … Continue reading →

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Sudan: Ali Yagoub Gibril, Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed sanctioned by U.S.

Posted on May 16, 2024 by huecri

The Treasury Department said it was freezing any U.S. assets and criminalizing transactions with Ali Yagoub Gibril, Central Darfur commander of the Rapid Support Forces, and an RSF major general involved in operational planning, Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed [December 9 … Continue reading →

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Benin blocks Niger oil pipeline – china unblocks

Posted on May 16, 2024 by huecri

China has now apparently been able to successfully mediate in the conflict. China maintains good relations with both countries and has a vital interest in protecting investments in the region. “China built the oil pipeline. And it is also Chinese … Continue reading →

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Sudan: Military beats back RSF in el-Fasher, Darfur

Posted on May 12, 2024 by huecri

Local media reported heavy clashes in parts of the city including its power planet. The RSF and their allies launched the attack on el-Fasher’s eastern side early Friday and clashed with military forces and other armed groups defending the city. … Continue reading →

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Niger: orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S troops

Posted on May 10, 2024 by huecri

The Defense Department directed the roughly 1,000 U.S. troops in Niger to leave the country over the next several months Deputy Secretary of State Molly Phee, along with senior leaders at the Department of State, Department of Defense, U.S. Africa … Continue reading →

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Niger: American drones and intelligence assets

Posted on May 10, 2024 by huecri

Note: CTP calculated the alternative ranges using the 1,150-mile range of the MQ9 Reaper drones that US forces use in Niger. CTP centered the range rings on airfields in Benin and Ghana that the Wall Street Journal reported on January … Continue reading →

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Chad: Interim President elected by 61%

Posted on May 10, 2024 by huecri

N’DJAMENA (Reuters) -Chad’s state election body said on Thursday interim President Mahamat Idriss Deby had won the May 6 presidential election outright with over 61% of the vote. Communications Minister Abderaman Koulamallah said that Yaya Dillo had died on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Somalia asks U.N. body to leave

Posted on May 9, 2024 by huecri

NAIROBI, May 9 (Reuters) – Somalia’s government has requested the termination of a U.N. political mission that has advised it on peace-building, security reforms and democracy for over a decade, according to a letter the foreign minister wrote to the … Continue reading →

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Niger: Russians using a separate hanger at Airbase 101

Posted on May 5, 2024 by huecri

There are between 60 and 100 Russians in Niamey, said the first DOD official. U.S. military has about 650 troops and another several hundred support personnel still in Niger. [March 4 2024 ] U.S. will continue to watch the situation … Continue reading →

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Yemen: attacks expected to last until the end of the year

Posted on May 2, 2024 by huecri

Beyond going after ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Houthis, as part of Iran’s broader proxy network that spans the region, have also launched missiles at Israel. The rebels, for instance, participated in Tehran’s massive and … Continue reading →

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