Gerbert van der Aa

Journalist, main focus on the Sahara and surroundings. Author of book on the Tuareg

[Gerbert van der Aa @gvdaa]

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[Rich Tedd 🛰 ✈️ @AfriMEOSINT]

UAE govt-linked Invicta Air IL-76 cargo aircraft (reg. TL-ATB) flew today from Al Reef Airbase, Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪, to Nevatim Airbase, Israel 🇮🇱.

Israel 🇮🇱 has reportedly deployed troops and Iron Dome air defence systems in the UAE 🇦🇪 to counter Iranian attacks.

[Bridges from Bamako @BridgesFromBKO]

"Mali has tested logics of the violent political marketplace to their limits and shown that they cannot work": Analysis by Alex de Waal
https://t.co/o0m27K5ajP

[Wassim Nasr @SimNasr]

#Mali generals promised peace and never delivered. Quoted in this @nytimes piece about the escalation of jihadi attacks in frequency and scope https://t.co/rv56R1IehE

[Wassim Nasr @SimNasr]

#Mali source propre «des drones ont procédé à des largages de munitions alors que d’autres ont été utilisé pour régler/guider les tirs de mortiers». vu les dispositifs, il est clair que les défenseurs de la base de Sévaré n’étaient pas préparés à cette évolution militaire du JNIM

[Gerbert van der Aa @gvdaa]

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[Gerbert van der Aa @gvdaa]

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[Wassim Nasr @SimNasr]

بعض الذكريات من إدلب عندما كانت وحيدة ومنسيّة وعندما كان الكلام مع ناسها وقياداتها فيه مسؤولية ويعرض للذم والتشهير من القريب قبل البعيد، وبعض الأفكار لمستقبل مناطق بعيدة عن سوريا وللدور الذي قد يمكن ان تلعبه دمشق في حل النزاعات @Levant_24_ https://t.co/HPRBUmgNxs

[Matthew Martin @MattMartin128]

Saudi’s NEOM faces $16 billion bill to cancel NEOM contracts https://t.co/0eG2BcfHtL

[Hassan Berkia @HassanAhmedBerk]

The #British media company Sky has ended its joint news venture with the UAE-based Sky News #Arabia following widespread controversy over the channel’s #coverage of events in #Sudan , according to a report by the British newspaper The #Guardian .
(Ultra Sudan)
#KeepEyesOnSudan

[Gerbert van der Aa @gvdaa]

Mijn nieuwste reportage in EW. Over hoe ontwikkelingshulp corruptie en opportunisme stimuleerde in Sierra Leone. Bolle Jos plukt er nu de vruchten van

[EW @ewmagazinenl]

Internationaal is er nog maar weinig geloof in ontwikkelingshulp. Die heeft een zo beperkt effect, dat recent stevig op budgetten is gekort. Wat is er misgegaan?

https://t.co/X9IwlKjDEP

[Beɣdad ⵣ @Baghdad_Mes]

Op sociale media maken #Marokkanen commotie over de Amazigh traditie Bilmawen of zoals zij dat noemen Boujloud en noemen dit shirk. De meesten weten niet waar ze het over hebben. Nu dit stuk voor de duidelijkheid. Baccix spreek je uit als Bashikh!
#Rif #Amazigh

[Peer Schouten @peer_schouten]

The politics of checkpoints — roadblocks, tollgates, isbaaro — are finally getting the scholarly attention they deserve. A new special issue (Development & Change) maps the emerging field of the 'politics of passage'. Hop on and let's go on a journey:

[Emadeddin Badi @emad_badi]

This @hrw report on Colombian mercenaries deployed by the UAE to Sudan shows that they not only transited through the UAE, but also received training at at least two military facilities in Abu Dhabi before being deployed to fight in Sudan.

https://t.co/0sjDIxjSGb

[AG AHMEDOU MOHAMED. @AmakanessAg]

#Mali : derrière la fracture Nord-Sud, la faillite d’un État capturé par ses élites https://t.co/X1vnFeANbk

@GoitaAssimi @aliounetine16 @benja_roger @elghassimw @secretdifa3 @SahelAlerte @Abidjanpost225 @SimNasr @sergedanielinfo @AG_ADAGH_515 @Akli77722531278 @attayoub

[Gerbert van der Aa @gvdaa]

@vankaas Skretting zie ik. Die maken voer voor kweekzalm, onder meer door sardines fijn te malen

[Gerbert van der Aa @gvdaa]

@vankaas Alleen vis? Of ook kunstmest?

[Vincent Foucher @VincentFoucher]

Dans @AfriqueXXI, extraordinaire papier sur le point où se croisent Niger, Tchad et Libye - chercheurs d'or, commerçants de carburant, troupes libyennes du maréchal Haftar, soldats tchadiens, rebelles des trois pays, bandits https://t.co/qBQonhETU1

[قناة الجزيرة @AJArabic]

كيف تحولت تمبكتو إلى مدينة جامعية في قلب الصحراء ومنارة ثقافية وصل شعاعها من المغرب إلى أعماق إفريقيا؟
#شاهد فيلم "مالي.. الرمال المتحركة" على منصات #الجزيرة الرقمية

[Sean Mathews @SeanPmathews]

See the full piece with @JMJalel_H , @JasonPackLibya , and @ricfabiani among others

https://t.co/f6hcqG2dRe