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The story of how a U.S. tip helped Yemeni counter terror officials intercept a shipment tied to the Yemeni businessman Fares al-Muayyad. What was inside exposed a trail of Chinese commercial goods used by the Houthis for ballistic missiles and drones.
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A Covid-cautious lesbian bar in Western MA made customers wear KN-95s. When management decided to relax the mandate a few weeks ago, all hell broke loose.
The community they worked so hard to build turned on them — calling them ableist, racist, even eugenicist.
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Breaking news: South African journalist Micah Reddy is free and safe. He was deported from Djibouti, according to his brother Niall Reddy.
Authorities claim he did not have proper media accreditation. He will return to Johannesburg soon. His fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, is apparently released without charge. More details to follow
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Un journaliste sud-africain et son fixeur portés disparus à Djibouti l.jeuneafrique.com/Kow
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Het @ICIJorg maakt zich ernstige zorgen over de verdwijning van onze collega Micah Reddy, de Afrika-coördinator van het ICIJ, en zijn fixer Kooki Mahmoud.
Wij roepen de regering van Djibouti op onmiddellijk duidelijkheid te verschaffen over de verblijfplaats van onze collega's!
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#Djibouti : le journaliste d’investigation sud-africain Roshan Micah Reddy et son fixeur Kooki Mahmoud sont introuvables depuis ́le 19/09. RSF s’inquiète de cette disparition et demande aux autorités d’ouvrir une enquête afin d’en établir les circonstances et de les retrouver.
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Daily Maverick joins colleagues around the world in expressing our deep concern over the disappearance of South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy dailymaverick.co.za/article/…
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‼️ 8am Eastern Time Update on Micah Reddy & Kooki Mahmoud missing in 🇩🇯:
“The Committee to Protect Journalists is increasingly alarmed that South African journalist Micah Reddy and his fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, have been unreachable in Djibouti for more than 24 hours. Their families and colleagues urgently need answers. CPJ understands their reporting was not focused on Djibouti and urges Djiboutian authorities to establish their whereabouts, credibly confirm their safety, and promptly release them if detained,” Angela Quintal, CPJ Africa Director.
Un journaliste sud-africain @RedMicah est porté disparu alors qu’il se trouvait à Djibouti, a annoncé à l’AFP dimanche 20 septembre sa famille, qui l’a signalé à plusieurs autorités. ouest-france.fr/monde/afriqu…
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Our colleague Micah Reddy (@RedMicah) from @ICIJorg and his local fixer Kooki Mahmoud are missing in Djibouti.
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SA journalist Micah Reddy, ‘local fixer’ go missing in Djibouti
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AmaBhungane is deeply concerned by reports that our former colleague, South African journalist Micah Reddy, and his local fixer, Kooki Mahmoud, are missing in Djibouti.
Micah is a former amaBhungane journalist and a valued member of the investigative journalism community in South Africa and across the continent.
We join the Committee to Protect Journalists in calling on the Djiboutian authorities to urgently clarify Micah and Kooki’s whereabouts and ensure their safety.
We call for their immediate safe return.
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CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that South African journalist Micah Reddy and his local fixer Kooki Mahmoud are missing in Djibouti and urges authorities to immediately clarify their whereabouts and ensure their safety.
Ethiopia risks sliding into another civil war after Fano militias took control of several towns and cities in the Amhara region, prompting Addis to send in the army and declare a state of emergency. Western diplomats say Fano may have Eritrea's backing. buff.ly/44s3Syd
The African Development Bank has admitted that a $55mn integrity fund launched with great fanfare seven years ago has still not been put into operation and has not disbursed any money on its stated anti-corruption purpose. buff.ly/45pri87
Niger's coup was launched after senior officials restarted investigations into the country's biggest ever procurement scandal, which diverted nearly half the defence budget, @Africa_Conf reports. Military leaders may have struck to pre-empt a fresh probe. buff.ly/3OUtFuo
We reported on the scandal three years ago for @OCCRP. A confidential Nigerien government audit into arms purchases from Russian, Ukrainian, and Chinese state-owned defence companies found the country lost at least $137 million to corruption. buff.ly/39ZXJP3
The UAE has sent dozens of covert arms shipment to support Hemedti's forces in Sudan, the @WSJ reports. Abu Dhabi is likely betting on the RSF leader to protect their interests in the country, which include a stake in a planned $6bn port on the Red Sea. buff.ly/45o8beM
Nigeria's broad political opposition to military intervention in Niger has complicated President Bola Tinubu's efforts to find a way out of the unfolding crisis and re-establish his country as a regional force. buff.ly/3qqum53
Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum calls on the US and the intl community to “help us restore our constitutional order”. A successful coup will have a devastating impact on the entire central Sahel region, which could fall to Russian influence, he says. buff.ly/45cR0wr