All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 242 of The Continent.
The conventional explanation for South Africa’s recurring waves of xenophobic violence is now familiar: a stagnant economy, high unemployment, and migrants cast as convenient scapegoats. But that’s not the whole story.
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 241 of The Continent
Africa loses $90bn a year to illicit financial flows. Cameroon officially exported just one suitcase worth of gold in 2023 — but records abroad showed more than 15 tonnes, mostly heading to the UAE.
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UAE steadfastly working double time to catch up with Europeans in being utterly rapacious in Africa.
Reminder too that they're deeply enmeshed in incredible genocidal horrors in Sudan due to gold too
Good reporting by @thecontinent.org ... Most Camerounians don't understand the scale of the plunder of their country's mineral resource. That gold traffic was news for me and everyone I know.
#infinitedetail
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In the inaugural issue: let's talk about the 24-millennium news cycle.
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent
The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials.
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Philippe Bocquier
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Jean-Marc Liotier
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Simon Allison
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 241 of The Continent
Africa loses $90bn a year to illicit financial flows. Cameroon officially exported just one suitcase worth of gold in 2023 — but records abroad showed more than 15 tonnes, mostly heading to the UAE.
bit.ly/241_TC
The Continent
The Atlas. A new global newspaper. By @thecontinent.org and @codastory.com.
In the inaugural issue: let's talk about the 24-millennium news cycle.
Download your copy here. No logins, no passwords, no fees.
www.theatlasnewspaper.org
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 240 of The Continent
The latest Ebola outbreak is the 17th in 50 years, with more than half occurring in the past 5 years. Mining-driven mobility and mistrust are fuelling the spread. Ironically, better containment has limited vaccine trials.
bit.ly/240_TC
The Continent
Simon Allison
The Continent
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 241 of The Continent
Africa loses $90bn a year to illicit financial flows. Cameroon officially exported just one suitcase worth of gold in 2023 — but records abroad showed more than 15 tonnes, mostly heading to the UAE.
bit.ly/241_TC
