19/08/2023

North African affairs: Analysis on the state of Libya

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  No summer holiday for me this year, working, working, working, including this weekend. Here is my latest piece: Spike in violence shows Li...
14/08/2023

Little Bristol visit - in pictures

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13/08/2023

More music writing

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  The American singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez went from oblivion to a career renaissance after his music developed a cult following in So...
09/08/2023

Feeling blue... wondering about the meaning of "what we can and cannot control"...

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   Hello there, Feeling blue tonight, after a few nice productive days. Since the killing of Nahel in Nanterre, so near to us, I've been...
07/08/2023

Latest news from Niger and West Africa

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  Monday 7 August2023, 13:51 paris time A source close to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said this Monday that an im...
04/08/2023

Newsletter: Summer of Fires, Warmongers, and Angers

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  Latest post on my newsletter: Summer of Fires, Warmongers, and Angers News from a global world, and questions over the Euro-centric treat...

More on the situation in Niger: interview with an expert

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  Latest:  Niger: What to expect from the military men that led the coup?  The West African economic bloc ECOWAS gave Niger's putschist...
03/08/2023

Following up on the situation in the Sahel

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  More soon, latest piece: West African bloc meets to discuss Niger coup, saying a military intervention would be "last resort" ...

Tunisie: Reshuffling in times of economic and political crisis

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  My latest article on the country:    Tunisia's President replaces his Prime Minister amid stark economic difficulties Tunisian Pre...
31/07/2023

On the road... via London, with Carrie Mae Weems

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Little stop by the Barbican centre, one of my favourite places in the world...  ART & DESIGN Carrie Mae Weems: Reflections for Now Explo...