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Africa Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal. Send me an email (be nice) joe.parkinson@wsj.com

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  1. Nov 15

    The latest from Ethiopia and Eritrea as the war enters its third week and formally crosses its first border. Risks of a regional conflagration growing daily.

    Ethiopia’s conflict with its regional government of Tigray is spilling into the wider Horn of Africa region, after militias in the rebellious state fired rockets at strategic targets in the capital of neighboring Eritrea
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  2. Nov 13

    Great to have our investigative work recognised by the Loeb Awards. Congrats to all the winners.

    “HUAWEI STAFF HELP GOVERNMENTS TO SPY ON PEOPLE” – BY: AND FOR –
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  3. Nov 12

    Some 11,000 Ethiopians--mostly women & children--have fled across the border with Sudan, where authorities are bracing for 100,000 refugees. Read the latest on the escalating conflict between Ethiopia's government & the Tigrayan regional authorities:

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  4. Nov 12

    Wonderful thread on chess in the Soviet Union.

    I've loved 'The Queen's Gambit' for many reasons, one of which - the most important to me - being that it 'got' the romance of the Soviet game just right in its final episode. A shortish thread about what it was to be a chess fan growing up when the USSR ruled over 64 squares.
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  5. Nov 11

    Excellent thread.

    Winners and losers in the Second War. A thread. 🧵
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  6. Nov 11

    So many of us have lost loved ones this year... on Remembrance Day, watch this short film, “the empty chair” by

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  7. Nov 11

    The civil war at the top of the ANC is edging closer to a showdown as an arrest warrant is issued for Ace Magashule, leader of the faction close to former President Zuma. reports:

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  8. Nov 11

    📈🇹🇷☕️👍🏼

    Dr. Sahin said he and Dr. Türeci learned about efficacy data on Sunday night and marked the moment by brewing Turkish tea at home.
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  9. Nov 10

    A thread on how those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it

    1/20. Democracy is precious and exceptional.
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  10. Nov 10

    Worthwhile thread on Moscow’s calculus and the new balance of power in the South Caucasus.

    THREAD Today's agreement may turn another bloody page in the tragedy that is Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Setting emotions aside, here are couple of quick points on Russian calculus and handling of the issue - and some possible implications for 🇷🇺 standing in the Caucasus.
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  11. Nov 9

    Overnight, the map of the South Caucasus has been redrawn. Armenia has capitulated to Azerbaijan’s Turkish-backed offensive. A huge moment and neither the EU nor US has played a role.

    With Russia’s mediation, Armenia and Azerbaijan have reached an agreement to end their war for control of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post
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  12. Nov 9

    Great thread on the chaos erupting in Yerevan after the president signed the Karabakh peace deal.

    Walking to Republic Square in Yerevan. Huge convoys of cars heading there. Reports of protestors breaking into government buildings.
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  13. Nov 9

    Pour one out for the conspiracy theorists who will spontaneously combust as a vaccine announcement comes two days after Biden declares victory...

    A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech proved more than 90% effective in its latest human trials, a milestone in the race to get a shot approved
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  14. Nov 9

    Its been quite a week.

    A Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech proved more than 90% effective in its latest human trials, a milestone in the race to get a shot approved
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  15. Nov 8

    Huge news if true - the axiom is that whoever controls Shusha controls

    President Aliyev says Shusha is taken. Not many details.
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  16. Nov 7

    So... President Biden may be much less welcoming to Buhari; much more skeptical about selling weapons to Nigeria’s military and much more forthright in criticising any crackdown on protests. That’s why, despite the tweets, some at the top of the Buhari administration are nervous.

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  17. Nov 7

    The heady days of 2015 when Buhari was seen by Obama & Biden as the man who would fight a quick and victorious war against Boko Haram are long gone. The war has metastasised. Northeast Nigeria has become the base of one of Islamic State’s most successful regional franchises—ISWAP

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  18. Nov 7

    The Biden campaign released a statement two days before the Trump administration after the military crackdown at Lekki toll gate. It went much further, saying “The US must stand with Nigerians who are peacefully demonstrating.”

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  19. Nov 7

    That sale—while mostly paid for—is not yet complete. Ironically, senior State Department officials were staying at the Abuja Hilton in October to finalise the details while protesters were on the streets in Nigerian cities. And therein lies the problem for Buhari...

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  20. Nov 7

    It was the Trump administration—considerably less bothered by human rights issues—who agreed to sell Super Tucanos for $600m and later, attack helicopters, that Nigeria has long hoped would be the game changer in the fight against Boko Haram.

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