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FID Nahost<p>New on <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Menadoc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Menadoc</span></a>: <br>MECAM Paper Number 15:<br>"Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa in Tunisia : A storm in a Teacup?" by Mohamed Amara <br>Arabic: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/118685" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">dx.doi.org/10.25673/118685</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>English: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.25673/118686" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dx.doi.org/10.25673/118686</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>French: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.25673/118687" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dx.doi.org/10.25673/118687</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/jobmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobmarket</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Tunesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunesia</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/subsaharanafrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subsaharanafrica</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>UC Santa Cruz: New strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa is a powerful tool for archaeology, forensics, and wildlife conservation. “The map will help archaeologists, conservation scientists, and forensics experts match artifacts and plant, animal, and human remains found at locations around the world back to their most likely region of origin within Africa… It is the first […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/07/uc-santa-cruz-new-strontium-isotope-map-of-sub-saharan-africa-is-a-powerful-tool-for-archaeology-forensics-and-wildlife-conservation/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/07/uc-santa-cruz-new-strontium-isotope-map-of-sub-saharan-africa-is-a-powerful-tool-for-archaeology-forensics-and-wildlife-conservation/</a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Climate change is driving sleep loss as nights get warmer <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/522761/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/522761/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/drought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drought</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HeatWaveDeaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeatWaveDeaths</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HighNighttimeTemperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HighNighttimeTemperatures</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/JeremyFarrar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeremyFarrar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lancet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lancet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LancetCountdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LancetCountdown</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LoughboroughUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoughboroughUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/overheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overheating</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SleepLoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SleepLoss</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TemperatureData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TemperatureData</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WorldHealthOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHealthOrganization</span></a></p>
The Max Planck Foundation<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HiringNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HiringNow</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@mpfpr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mpfpr</span></a></span> is looking for a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorkingStudent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingStudent</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StudentAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentAssistant</span></a> (f/m/d) to join the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a> team.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliticalScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ComparitiveConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComparitiveConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicInternationalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicInternationalLaw</span></a> </p><p>🗓️Deadline: 05 Nov<br>🔵Application and details⬇️<br><a href="https://www.mpfpr.de/job/working-students-student-assistants-f-m-d-for-sub-saharan-africa-projects/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mpfpr.de/job/working-students-</span><span class="invisible">student-assistants-f-m-d-for-sub-saharan-africa-projects/</span></a></p>
ECSPE<p>Christian communities in Sub-Saharan Africa are facing brutal attacks from jihadist terror groups, with violence intensifying each year. This in-depth analysis sheds light on the ongoing persecution, its causes, and the impact on countless innocent lives. 🔎 Uncover the truth behind these escalating attacks.</p><p>🔗 Read the full analysis: <a href="https://ecspe.org/violence-against-christian-communities-by-jihadist-terror-groups-in-sub-saharan-africa-a-detailed-analysis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ecspe.org/violence-against-chr</span><span class="invisible">istian-communities-by-jihadist-terror-groups-in-sub-saharan-africa-a-detailed-analysis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianPersecution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianPersecution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JihadistViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JihadistViolence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReligiousFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReligiousFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ECSPE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ECSPE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GlobalCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FaithUnderFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaithUnderFire</span></a></p>
EURACTIV Politics<p>Tunisia arrests 38 migrants after clashes with coastguards <a href="https://www.euractiv.com/section/migration/news/tunisia-arrests-38-migrants-after-clashes-with-coastguards/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">euractiv.com/section/migration</span><span class="invisible">/news/tunisia-arrests-38-migrants-after-clashes-with-coastguards/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUTunisiadeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EUTunisiadeal</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Tunisia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunisia</span></a></p>
Matt Potter<p>I’m writing a feature on Africa (especially sub-Saharan) as the world’s rising tech innovation hotspot. Any of you lovely people have recommendations of folks I should chat to? Deadline weekend. Many thanks!</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/journorequest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journorequest</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/journorequests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journorequests</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/subsaharanafrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subsaharanafrica</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/techinnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techinnovation</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ Rethreading…</p><p>A decade of steady progress by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>'s in its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BeltAndRoadInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeltAndRoadInitiative</span></a> while <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americans</span></a> continued to fight Americans in endless <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> policy battles.</p><p>They built, while we bickered.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BRI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BRI</span></a> is spread across all continents— highest concentration in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a>:</p><p>44 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a><br>34 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentralAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAsia</span></a><br>25 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EastAsia</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pacific" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pacific</span></a><br>22 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Caribbean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caribbean</span></a><br>19 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAfrica</span></a><br>6 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SouthEastAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthEastAsia</span></a>. </p><p>Includes 17 in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> and 8 of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/G20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>G20</span></a></p><p><a href="https://greenfdc.org/countries-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative-bri/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greenfdc.org/countries-of-the-</span><span class="invisible">belt-and-road-initiative-bri/</span></a></p>
demi7en 🎗🇪🇺<p>💯 A very informative and insightful review covering the <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a>, the various plays for power and influence and the hows and whys. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@beverly_ochieng" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>beverly_ochieng</span></a></span></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Addendae 3</p><p>60+ Migrants Dead After Boat Accident Off Cape Verde<br>Vessel carrying mostly Senegalese nationals found off the coast of West African archipelago. 38 people survived</p><p>* capsized after leaving Senegal 2023-07-10: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/migrant-boat-capsizes-off-cape-verde-over-60-feared-dead-senegal-ministry-2023-08-16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/africa/migra</span><span class="invisible">nt-boat-capsizes-off-cape-verde-over-60-feared-dead-senegal-ministry-2023-08-16</span></a><br>* smugglers piling migrants into poorly constructed/overcrowded boats to make crossing to Europe<br>* migrants take immense risks to escape war, poverty</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassMigration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MassDeath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MassDeath</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Senegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Sub-Saharan migrants are still stuck at Tunisia’s borders with Libya and Algeria, after the government expelled them and left them there. Here’s why research...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5g2hKh8f5U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tunisia ‘breaching international law’ over expulsion of migrants | Al Jazeera Newsfeed</a>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)We’ve been speaking to some of the refugees and asylum seekers from sub-Saharan Africa who’ve have been stranded for days without food or water after being e...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETfde-lwUcU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hear from migrants expelled from Tunisia and left at the border | Al Jazeera Newsfeed</a>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa say they are being expelled from Tunisia.Some have been brought to the border with Libya, but authorities are not letting th...<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjoXGKlsC_s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Migrants in Tunisia face dire conditions and mass expulsions</a>
Henri Horn<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/EEP_Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EEP_Africa</span></a> fund focuses on upstream financing for renewable energy entrepreneurs in <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/SubSaharanAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SubSaharanAfrica</span></a> and has tried to address the same issues. Ironically, developers often say there is no financing, while financiers complain there are no bankable projects.<br>With 250+ projects funded since 2010, including <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/GigawattGlobal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GigawattGlobal</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/Mobisol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mobisol</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/Devergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devergy</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.energy/tags/OffGridElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGridElectric</span></a>, ample information is available on awardees' track record for downstream financiers to support DD.<br><a href="https://eepafrica.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">eepafrica.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Mariana Llanos<p>That great intelectual adventure with Charlotte Heyl and the amazing authors that contributed to the special issue last year in Democratization is out as a book. We are so proud! <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/presidentialTermLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presidentialTermLimits</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ComparativePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComparativePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PoliticalInstitutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalInstitutions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/latinamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latinamerica</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/subsaharanafrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subsaharanafrica</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocratization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocratization</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democratization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democratization</span></a>
<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@GIGA_Institute" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GIGA_Institute</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/politicalscience" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politicalscience</span></a></span></p>