Our team spent long hours reporting on and around Columbia’s campus on Thursday & Friday. I want to clear some stuff up. I didn’t see a single instance of violence or aggression on the lawn or at the student encampment. The student-led protest was peaceful and often very quiet…

I can confirm that even faculty IDs are deactivated at Columbia today, and that it is impossible to access the buildings without (possibly) security escort.

Worth reading. 'Xi Thinks China Can Slow Climate Change. What if He’s Right?'nytimes.com/2024/04/19/opi…

Not all refugees fleeing jihadist violence are being welcomed by Ghana – thousands of Burkinabé Fulani have been barred “for security” reasons. James Courtright explains.
thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…

Where is the World Bank's climate finance going in Senegal?

Refurbishment of a luxury resort, majority-owned by the Qatari government ✅

A fishing village just down the coast, whose beach is dissapearing❌

✍️: Jack Thompson Matteo Civillini

climatechangenews.com/2024/04/16/wor…

“We knew from the first moment that we were attacked by Israel… you know deep down that there will never be justice.” - AFP’s Christina Assi, who lost a leg & a close friend, Issam, in Oct 13 Israeli attack on journalists in Lebanon, talks to Ronnie Chatah at Aaliya's Books.

'In Nigeria, one product tested up to 6.8g .'

Meanwhile in major European markets there is no added sugar in formulas for kids.

Later, when people from these countries say they do not trust the West, it will be written off as ignorance and incidents like this will be ignored.

There are a million deaf Americans whose votes are up for grabs – if anyone would bother to campaign for them.

(and as for polling, there's hardly any research on partisan leanings or voting participation rates) france24.com/en/live-news/2…

This week, the UK will likely pass a law saying Rwanda is 'safe' to deport asylum seekers to. Meanwhile, I was recently denied boarding on a flight to Rwanda, presumably because of my journalism on the treatment of refugees there. (THREAD) 1/

The father of the Bedouin girl injured in the Iranian strike complains that Israel doesn't allow his community to build bomb shelters and shows the Israeli state's demolition order for his home: uk.news.yahoo.com/anger-among-is…

“Taking candy from a baby” … haven’t been doing that so much these days

Dit weekend in de de Volkskrant: een reportage vanuit Agadez🇳🇪, dat jarenlang een soort Europese grenspost was, midden in de woestijn. Eind vorig jaar kwam daar een einde aan. Hoe is het leven nu in de stad? Heel blij met deze mooie longread en prachtig beeld van Guy Peterson ⬇️

A ferry service between Senegal's capital and the isolated southern Casamance region has resumed, to the joy and relief of many who said its months-long suspension had cost them dearly u.afp.com/5Q8N

What happens at the Dangote Refinery?

HumAngle_ investigates the allegations of several human rights violations.

From firsthand accounts of allegations of abuse, lack of safety measures, and worker exploitation, here is what they found out. buff.ly/43ePlqz

lol

'Some people stood in awe in the bike and running paths, angering some cyclists and runners who felt no reason to change their exercise routines.' nytimes.com/live/2024/04/0…

'Bizarrerie' au coeur du Sahel, les fraises du Burkina envahissent les étals des marchés locaux, un 'or rouge' qui s'exporte désormais dans les pays voisins. #AFP la-croix.com/la-fraise-or-r…

And the US has said that anyone fleeing Haiti by boat will be sent back there.

what if suddenly in the wake of the earthquake writing becomes really really easy for me