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Barbara Plett Usher

@BBCBarbaraPlett

BBC Africa Correspondent

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No rage here...says the guy whose research was
(mis) used

What Liberals Get Wrong About ‘White Rural Rage’ — Almost Everything politi.co/3VQnT0v via POLITICO

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“Trump is not the first president to compare himself to Jesus Christ”

March 30, 2024 open.substack.com/pub/heathercox…

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The new US envoy told me that fear of Islamist extremism taking root in a potentially 'failed' state was focusing the minds of regional players bbc.com/news/av/world-…

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denies reports it signed a military cooperation agreement with this week. Says what's happened is Moscow recently begun to revive a decades old initiative for such an accord.

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Today I was informed that the Sudanese Government would facilitate humanitarian access from Chad through the Tina border crossing.

We are now liaising with relevant authorities and parties so that we can get our humanitarian convoys back on the road.

There is no time to lose.

Today I was informed that the Sudanese Government would facilitate humanitarian access from Chad through the Tina border crossing. We are now liaising with relevant authorities and parties so that we can get our humanitarian convoys back on the road. There is no time to lose.
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During my trip to the region last week, I spoke with aid workers who recently returned from Gaza. They described two things:

▪️ Human suffering that is worse than anything they've ever seen.

▪️ The need for Israel to do much more to get aid to those who desperately need it.

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MSF briefing on Gaza to UN Security Council
'The humanitarian response in Gaza today is an illusion. A convenient illusion that perpetuates a narrative that this war is being waged in line with international laws.'
msf.org/msf-briefing-g… via @msf

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“The Houthis have a long track record of ignoring Iranian advice, so I don’t think there is a way for Iran to rein them in,” says Mr. Vaez...they might take actions that Iran might not even be aware of, but end up paying the price for.”
csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…

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UN report on (not yet released) details RSF takeover of : says its military victories are due to its new weapons supply lines, financial networks & local Arab support

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''In this kind of a fight the center of gravity is the civilian population. And if you drive them into the arms of the enemy you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat.'

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