Declan Walsh
@declanwalsh
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Chief Africa correspondent, @nytimes Ex-Cairo and Islamabad. Author, THE NINE LIVES OF PAKISTAN. U.S. https://t.co/5PjyqeNO43 UK: https://t.co/x9no69KauB Tips: https://t.co/QwfvR4yUG4
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined February 2009
RT @farnazfassihi: Scoop: For weeks, fires and explosions have erupted in Iran almost daily. Officials say they suspect sabotage & have tra….
nytimes.com
For weeks, fires and explosions have been reported almost daily in Iran. Officials are investigating what they think is a coordinated campaign.
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RT @AlexCrawfordSky: Shocking statement about how the journalists the world has been relying on for images and reports about what’s going o….
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RT @OrlaGuerin: AFP warning its Gaza reporters are at risk of literally starving to death - having risked their lives for so long to tell t….
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"Qatar is a rich country with a poor man’s mindset, a powerful country with a weak one’s vigilance." - @NesrineMalik on how tiny yet wealthy Qatar become a cornerstone of global diplomacy.
theguardian.com
The long read: The tiny, astonishingly wealthy country has become a major player on the world stage, trying to solve some of the most intractable conflicts. What’s driving this project?
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RT @SanamMahoozi: Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks With France, Germany and U.K. After Sanctions Threat 👇🏼. Read our latest @nytimes https://t….
nytimes.com
Iranian representatives will meet with negotiators from Britain, France and Germany on Friday, days after they threatened to restore economic restrictions.
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RT @khoureld: The last fight for Sudan's capital. Families desperate to escape. An influx of new fighters, drugged up and fleeing defeat. A….
washingtonpost.com
At least 31 people were massacred on April 27 in Salha, a neighborhood south of Khartoum, survivors said. The Post has reconstructed the events of that day.
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RT @_hudsonc: My latest take on Sudan: "The challenge for Boulos will be to simultaneously address the regional and internal dimensions of….
foreignpolicy.com
A concerted diplomatic push is needed to allay a deepening humanitarian catastrophe.
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Three Aid Workers Were ‘Intentionally Killed’ in Ethiopia, M.S.F. Says - with @eveksampson .
nytimes.com
The group accused Ethiopia’s government of failing to properly investigate the deaths, which took place in the Tigray region.
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RT @AdHaque110: Powerful new essay by Omer Bartov. On Nov. 10, 2023, Omer warned:. "There is still time to stop Israel from letting its ac….
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RT @ishaantharoor: If the president of a country in the developing world did an interview like this with his daughter-in-law and then tried….
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Now Boeing, which has admitted responsibility for the crash, has settled with the man, Paul Njoroge, on the eve of a trial in Chicago. “I was not there to help them," he said earlier. "I couldn’t save them.” .
apnews.com
Boeing has reached a settlement with a man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 plane crash in Ethiopia.
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"My heart is on fire" - six years ago I met with the family of a Kenyan-born man who lost his wife and three children in a plane crash that killed 157 people. (1/2)
nytimes.com
Five family members spanning three generations were among those who illustrated the nation’s growth and ambitious integration into the world economy.
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An Arabic translation of our story on Sheikh Mansour, soccer and the war in Sudan, courtesy of the inestimable @AminSikka.
منصور بن زايد .من الهيمنة على كرة القدم إلى دعم أمراء الحرب.تقرير: ديكلان والش نيويرك تايمز. ترجمة: محمد امين .
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RT @EpiscoParish: Sudan: A Nation in Crisis - Examining the Global Inaction.Tues., 7/15 @ 3PM ET.Excited to have Manal Taha, @TomPerriello,….
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RT @MarksSimon: 1. The UAE in Africa: Power, Influence and Conflict. The Gulf nation has built a logistical network to project power in cou….
bloomberg.com
The Gulf nation has built a logistical network to project power in countries surrounding Sudan that includes field hospitals and airstrips, according to regional diplomats, analysts and officials.
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RT @asoueif: Good morning. Here are 3 of the people Israel killed yesterday: Ismail Abu Hatab, film-maker, Amina al-Salmi, visual artist, a….
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RT @declanwalsh: The Emirati sheikh is best known as the owner of a top British soccer team. But behind the scenes, he is the “handler” gui….
nytimes.com
The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City, a top English soccer team. Behind the scenes, he has been described as the “handler” guiding his country’s secret foreign...
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