Podcast appearances and mentions of Sierra Leone

En RD Congo, se rapproche-t-on de la signature d'un accord de paix entre la RDC et le Rwanda ? Les experts congolais et rwandais, réunis à Washington, ont paraphé un texte provisoire sur un accord de paix, sous l'égide des États-Unis. Il prévoit notamment la fin des hostilités dans l'est de la RDC.

In this episode of Face2Face, David Peck sits down with development expert and author Ian Smillie to explore his latest memoir, Under Development: A Journey Without Maps. With wit, wisdom, and decades of global experience, Smillie reflects on what he's learned—and unlearned—about international aid, poverty, and the complexity of change. From Sierra Leone to Bangladesh, from the frontlines of the blood diamond trade to the halls of global policy, this thoughtful conversation challenges conventional thinking and offers honest, hopeful insights about what it really means to make a difference.Get a copy of Under Development here.Bio:Ian Smillie is a leading Canadian voice in international development, humanitarian aid, and ethical resource extraction. With over five decades of experience, his work has taken him from teaching in Sierra Leone to advising governments and international organizations on poverty reduction, conflict prevention, and sustainable development. He played a central role in creating the Kimberley Process, an international certification scheme to halt the trade in conflict diamonds, and later chaired the Diamond Development Initiative, promoting fair labor practices for artisanal miners.A gifted storyteller and respected policy thinker, Ian has written extensively on the challenges and contradictions of foreign aid and global development. His books include Blood on the Stone, Freedom From Want, The Alms Bazaar, and Mastering the Machine. His latest memoir, Under Development: A Journey Without Maps, is a deeply personal reflection on the promise and pitfalls of a life spent working for change.Recognized as a Member of the Order of Canada, Ian has served on expert panels for the UN Security Council and taught at leading universities. His sharp insight, global experience, and unwavering moral compass continue to shape conversations about justice, equity, and the role of compassion in international affairs.F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission.For more information about David Peck's podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here.With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens if the Amazon rainforest stops absorbing carbon and starts releasing it? Do we need geoengineering to help us cool an overheating planet? And how can developing countries balance environmental preservation with economic development?This week on Cleaning Up, Baroness Bryony Worthington sits down with Thelma Krug, a renowned Brazilian scientist and mathematician, and former vice chair of the IPCC, to explore these critical questions.Krug offers an insider's perspective, drawing from her decades of experience monitoring the Amazon rainforest and participating in international climate negotiations.The conversation ranges from the alarming transformation of the Amazon from a carbon sink to a potential carbon source, to the controversial realm of solar radiation management. As it prepares to host COP30 in Belem in November, Krug provides nuanced insights into Brazil's challenges, the complexities of global climate policy, and the potential for innovative solutions like biofuels and international collaboration.Leadership Circle:Cleaning Up is supported by the Leadership Circle, and its founding members: Actis, Alcazar Energy, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP of Portugal, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information on the Leadership Circle, please visit https://www.cleaningup.live.Discover more:• Sierra Leone special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5QjSfy2SM• COP30 website: https://cop30.br/en• Degrees Global Forum: https://degreesglobalforum.org• Episode 168 with Anand Gopal: https://youtu.be/33QiMC4nG1k

In this episode of Digital Coffee Marketing Brew, host Brett Deister interviews Angela Bettencourt, a global communication professional with over 20 years of experience. Angela shares her insights on how businesses should prepare for and handle PR crises, the importance of adapting messaging for diverse markets, and the role of storytelling in rebuilding public trust. She recounts her experiences, including organizing Sierra Leone's first-ever renewable energy conference, and discusses the impact of AI on global communications and crisis management. Tune in to learn practical tips on leveraging technology, embracing strategic communication, and maintaining organizational values during challenging times.3 Fun Facts:Angela Betancourt is a scuba diving enthusiast—her LinkedIn banner is a scuba diving photo!During a major conference in Sierra Leone, Angela and her team had to invite 149 Paramount Chiefs by texting each one individually on a flip phone because most didn't have internet access.Angela brews very strong coffee at home with a percolator and prefers trying unique, local coffee shops when traveling.Key Themes:Crisis communication planning and responseAdapting messaging for diverse global audiencesLeveraging technology and AI for researchChallenges of international campaigns and logisticsStorytelling to rebuild and maintain trustNavigating tariffs and international market entryImportance of organizational values during crises

Today, we highlight Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Glorious Lord in the Church around the world. Thank you all for listening. We are looking at the earthly conversations Jesus had, as recorded in the gospels, to see if we are able to glean anything useful for our prayer lives. Our latest segment comes from John chapter 2 and the wedding party at Cana. We find not only is He the God of the impossible, but He can accomplish multiple things through one prayer.The prayer of Mary, "They have no wine." Began a miracle, at least 180 gallons of good wine. Although the miracle was a "quiet one," it accomplished all Mary had prayed, but it set the beginning of the evangelist team God would use to turn the world upside down. "This beginning of His signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and manifested His glory, and His disciples believed in Him." John 2:11Our So What?When we cast our prayers to the heart of our God, we scarce know how those prayers may be used in the plan of the Almighty. Therefore, we heed then the exhortations of E.M. Bounds and the apostle Paul:"Nothing is well done without prayer for the simple reason that it leaves God out of the account." " Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31Brethren, let's pray for one another. "What a man is on his knees before God, that he is and nothing more." Robert Murray M'CheyneeDonation link:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=G9JGGR5W97D64Or go to www.freerangepreacheronprayer.com and use the Donations tab.Assistant Editor: Seven Jefferson Gossard.www.freerangepreacheronprayer.comfreerangeprayer@gmail.comFacebook - Free Range Preacher MinistriesInstagram: freerangeministriesAll our Scripture quotes are drawn from the NASB 1977 edition.For access to the Voice Over services of Richard Durrington, please visit RichardDurrington.com or email him at Durringtonr@gmail.comOur podcast art was designed by @sammmmmmmmm23 InstagramSeason 007Episode 048

Zeina Mourtada har en av Sveriges största matbloggar och allt började med ett Facebookinlägg. I P4 Extra gästen berättar hon om den omtumlande resan till Sierra Leone och om kärleken till katten Messi, som trots sin namne helt saknar bollsinne. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.

Irene Horejs im Gespräch mit Flavio Del Ponte und Maurizio CardiHUMANITÄRE HILFE- HOFFNUNG IN FINSTEREN ZEITEN?Kambodscha, Vietnam, Sahara, Afghanistan, Somalia Ruanda – vierzig Jahre lang war Flavio del Ponte als Chirurg weltweit mit dem Leid des Krieges konfrontiert. Er war als Ausbilder für Kriegschirurgen im Einsatz, unter anderem im Auftrag des Internationalen Komitees vom Roten Kreuz (IKRK) und der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO), als Chief Medical Officer einer UNO-Mission in Afrika oder als Medical Advisor beim UN-Generalsekretariat der UNO in New York. Für die Schweiz war er u.a. als ärztlicher Experte für die internationalen Dossiers der Landminen-Bekämpfung (Ottawa-Konvention) und des Bioterrorismus verantwortlich. In seinem im Westend-Verlag erschienen Buch „Dissonanzen“ erzählt er über sein Leben im Dienste des Humanitären.Im Bruno Kreisky Forum spricht Irene Horejs mit Flavio del Ponte und seinem italienischen Chirurgen-Kollegen Maurizio Cardi, der für die Hilfsorganisation Emergency viele Jahre in Afghanistan im Einsatz war, über ihre Erfahrungen in der internationalen humanitären Hilfe, über ihre Arbeit in Konfliktregionen, in denen die Gesundheitsversorgung zusammengebrochen ist und die unter Krieg und Verfolgung leidende Bevölkerung auf internationale Unterstützung angewiesen ist.Begrüßung:Manuel Irman, Stv. Missionschef der Schweizerischen Botschaft in ÖsterreichPodiumsgespräch:Flavio del Ponte, Schweizer Chirurg und AutorMaurizio Cardi, Italienischer Chirurg, seit 2007 in Einsätzen für die Hilfsorganisation EMERGENCY, die sich seit drei Jahrzehnten für kostenlose und qualitativ hochwertige medizinische Versorgung für die Opfer von Krieg und Armut einsetzt – u.a. in Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Gaza, dem Irak, der Ukraine – und mit dem Rettungsschiff Life Support im Mittelmeer tätig ist Moderation:Irene Horejs, ehem EU Botschafterin u.a. in Niger und Mali, war auch Direktorin für Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika im Europäischen Amt für Katastrophenschutz und humanitäre Hilfe ECHO In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Westend Verlag und Emergency Austria

Started the week with the latest updates in the Iran-Israel war, and then talked about the terrible plane crash in India with a lone survivor. Plus, S. Korea warms towards N. Korea, Austria school shooting, Los Angeles immigration riots, Sierra Leone monkeypox outbreak, and a guy in New Zealand swept up in a child porn case videoed himself committing incest with his 80 year old grandfather. Music: The Beach Boys/"Sloop John B"

Dans le supplément de ce samedi, en première partie, l'océan. Vient de s'achever à Nice, en France, la 3è conférence des Nations unies sur l'océan alors que le changement climatique rend plus difficiles les nombreux défis à relever dans cet espace qui représente tout de même 70% de la planète. À l'ordre du jour, entre autres, les menaces sur la pêche nourricière. Exemple, en Afrique de l'Ouest, où les communautés de pêcheurs ont été très fragilisées ces dernières années. Plusieurs de nos reporters sont partis recueillir des témoignages de pêcheurs sur les rivages ouest-africains. En deuxième partie, nous traitons de l'immigration venue d'Afrique à destination de l'Europe. La Tunisie est un point de passage privilégié avant la très risquée traversée de la Méditerranée, et les autorités tunisiennes sont engagées dans un processus d'endiguement de cette migration Sud-Nord.  Communautés de pêcheurs ouest-africaines, menace sur la ressource Toute cette semaine, la ville de Nice dans le sud de la France accueille la troisième conférence des Nations unies sur l'océan. L'océan, qui occupe 70% de notre planète, est sous pression du changement climatique et malmené par l'activité humaine. Au point, parfois, de ne plus offrir aux populations des littoraux les ressources nécessaires. C'est le cas en Afrique de l'Ouest, où les communautés de pêcheurs ont été très fragilisées ces dernières années. Plusieurs reporters de RFI sont allés à leur rencontre en Guinée, en Sierra Leone, au Ghana et au Sénégal. Un Grand reportage de Laurent Correau. Avec Lizza Fabbian, Léa-Lisa Westerhoff, Juliette Dubois, Kpénahi Traoré, Tangi Bihan, Victor Cariou. Entretien avec Jacques Allix.   Tunisie : une lutte contre l'immigration, au bénéfice de l'Europe La Tunisie refuse d'être un pays d'accueil et de transit pour les migrants subsahariens. Une politique martelée par les autorités depuis 2023, dans la foulée des propos polémiques du président Kaïs Saïed sur le risque d'un changement démographique de la Tunisie à cause de l'immigration. Depuis, les contrôles des migrants en situation irrégulière se sont accentués. Leur vie est devenue quasi-impossible. La gestion de ce flux migratoire venu du Sud fait polémique en Tunisie, mais reçoit le soutien implicite des puissances européennes, soucieuses d'endiguer les nombreuses arrivées à leurs frontières. Un Grand reportage de Lilia Blaise qui s'entretient avec Jacques Allix.

La Sierra Leone est l'un des pays les plus exposés à l'érosion côtière au monde. Près de 2 millions de personnes établies le long des côtes encourent aujourd'hui le risque de perdre leur habitation et leurs moyens de subsistance. De nombreuses familles ont par exemple déjà dû quitter l'île Plantain, située à plusieurs heures de bateau de la capitale, Freetown. L'île, qui comptait autrefois 5 000 habitants, s'est dépeuplée face à la montée rapide du niveau de la mer. Les plus pauvres n'ont de toute façon nulle part où aller. L'histoire de l'île Plantain, en Sierra Leone, semble sur le point d'être effacée. Une partie des vestiges de cet ancien comptoir commercial portugais a déjà été engloutie par l'océan. « Je dirais qu'à peu près deux tiers de l'île ont disparu. Dans les années 1970, les gens cultivaient la terre ici, mais ces champs n'existent plus. À l'époque, ils pouvaient aussi chasser les gros rongeurs, mais ces animaux ont, eux aussi, disparus », se souvient Charles Barlay, officier de la marine sierra-leonaise. Il vit à Shengue, la bourgade qui fait face à l'île de plantain, sur la côte. « Je dirais que presque 200 maisons ont disparu dans la mer. Il y avait trois mosquées ici, mais il n'en reste qu'une seule. La FAO avait fait construire des bandas pour sécher le poisson. Ça aussi, c'est parti », se remémore-t-il. Difficile de dire combien d'habitants vivent encore ici. Quelques milliers, peut-être même seulement quelques centaines. À la pointe de l'île Plantain, une fine langue de sable permet de rejoindre les grandes huttes dans lesquelles le poisson est fumé. Hafsatu dort dans l'un de ces bandas depuis qu'elle a perdu sa maison. « Il était minuit, toute la famille dormait, quinze personnes en tout, quand une grosse vague est entrée d'un coup dans notre maison et a tout emporté. Nous aimerions partir d'ici, car la terre rétrécit et nous avons peur. Si j'avais de l'argent, je le ferais, mais je n'ai aucune économie. Sinon j'aimerais m'installer à Tombo, le gros port de pêche sur le continent », raconte-t-elle. Malgré le déclin de l'île, la plupart des jeunes continuent à devenir pêcheurs comme leurs pères, faute d'alternative. C'est le cas de Mohammed Dangoa : « J'ai étudié jusqu'au lycée, mais maintenant, je vais en mer. Pourtant, il y a moins de poissons, car certains pêcheurs ont raclé les fonds avec leurs filets jusqu'à ce qu'il ne reste plus rien. Donc, nous sommes obligés d'aller très loin pour trouver du poisson ! Certains de mes amis qui le pouvaient sont partis, pour essayer de trouver un meilleur travail ailleurs dans le pays, parce qu'ici, il n'y a rien. » Et les effets du changement climatique sur la vie quotidienne des pêcheurs ne sont pas toujours visibles à l'œil nu, rappelle Henry David Bayo, qui travaille pour l'Agence de protection de l'environnement. « Avec l'érosion, l'eau salée s'est infiltrée et s'est mélangée à l'eau des nappes phréatiques. Même trouver de l'eau potable sur l'île est devenu difficile. Ce qui a des implications sur la santé des habitants. On observe aussi des changements dans les courants marins, ce qui a des conséquences sur la pêche. Et puis le plancton par exemple ne survit pas à la hausse de la température de l'eau », explique-t-il. Un projet de restauration des mangroves est notamment à l'étude pour tenter de sauver ce qui reste de l'île plantain, avant que l'océan ne l'avale entièrement. À lire aussiSierra Leone: le désarroi des habitants de l'île Plantain, menacée par la montée des eaux [1/2]

La Sierra Leone est l'un des pays au monde les plus exposés à l'érosion côtière. Près de deux millions de personnes établies le long des côtes encourraient le risque de perdre leur habitation et leurs moyens de subsistance. La montée des eaux est particulièrement inquiétante pour ceux qui vivent sur les îles au large des côtes sierra-leonaises. Ainsi, sur l'île Plantain, située au sud de la capitale Freetown, des dizaines de bâtiments ont déjà disparu, la terre se réduisant chaque jour un peu plus. La terre sablonneuse semble avoir fondu à force d'être léchée par les vagues. Le rivage s'enfonce maintenant à pic dans l'océan. L'érosion de la côte a déjà emporté une partie de l'école de Plantain Island, en Sierra Leone. L'extrémité du bâtiment est détruite et frôle le vide. Le professeur Ibrahim Tarawally se remémore son arrivée sur place, il y a presque vingt ans : « Beaucoup d'entre nous sont venus ici depuis le nord, pendant la guerre civile. Maintenant, cette île est en train de disparaître, à cause de l'érosion et des intempéries. Oui, j'ai peur ! Regardez cette école... une salle de classe et le bureau du principal sont tombés dans la mer. Graduellement, l'île rétrécit de plus en plus. Et quand elle disparaîtra, il faudra bien partir. » La population était initialement de plus de 5 000 personnes, il n'en resterait que quelques centaines. En contrebas, les vagues turquoises viennent se briser à quelques mètres seulement d'une petite mosquée bleue. Autrefois, ce bâtiment se trouvait au centre du village. « Une partie des murs s'est déjà effondrée, donc les gens viennent encore prier, mais ils ont peur. Alors quand la marée est haute, les fidèles prient vite, vite, le plus vite possible avant de repartir », témoigne l'imam Djibril Alhaji Kamara, qui continue d'y diriger la prière. Une voisine s'approche. Kadiatou Diallo porte un long voile noir qui recouvre son corps sec. La vieille femme originaire de Côte d'Ivoire pointe la surface lisse qui a fait disparaître de nombreuses maisons. « Avant, on pouvait marcher jusqu'à la petite île, tout là-bas. Il y avait une route, des maisons et une autre mosquée, mais tout a disparu. Juste là, c'était ma maison. Nous vivions de manière très confortable. En fait, on ne pouvait même pas entendre les vagues quand on dormait. Il y a des années, on ne pouvait même pas deviner qu'on vivait sur une île quand on se tenait ici ! On ne voyait même pas la mer », se souvient-elle. L'agence pour la protection de l'environnement en Sierra Leone et l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations ont mené récemment une étude pour voir comment améliorer la vie des habitants sur place. « Pour ceux qui veulent rester sur l'île, il y a un besoin de prendre des mesures de protection. Par exemple, on réfléchit à la manière dont on pourrait restaurer les mangroves qui entourent l'île, car cette végétation permet de ralentir l'érosion et de protéger la côte », explique Henry David Bayo, consultant pour l'agence gouvernementale. Une bonne partie des habitants de l'île Plantain n'ont tout simple nulle part d'autre où aller, ni même les moyens de quitter leur habitat en plein déclin. À écouter aussi8 milliards de voisins: les villes côtières du continent face à l'érosion

As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, we check-in with Professor Trudie Lang to understand the implications of the continuing spread of the disease and what progress is being made in responding to the outbreak. In a breakthrough for HIV research, scientists have used mRNA to reveal the virus hiding in white blood cells. For now, it is only in a laboratory setting, but they hope this could lead to future treatment pathways that clear HIV from the body. Also on the show we take a look at healthy ageing; from the role of power in living longer, to reducing the risk of dementia in younger generations, and even the influence of daily cups of coffee on our health as we get older. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producers: Katie Tomsett and Louise Orchard Studio Managers: Dyfan Rose and Sue Maillot

What will it take to finally wean Europe off Russian gas? Can renewables help with grid stability? And is the EU making a mistake subsidising hydrogen? This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich sits down with EU Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen to dissect the continent's energy transformation. In this wide ranging interview recorded at the Berlaymont building in Brussels — the home of the European Commission — Liebreich and Jørgensen delve into critical topics including reducing dependency on Russian energy, the economics of renewable technologies, the role of nuclear power, and the contentious economics of green hydrogen. Jørgensen defends the EU's ambitious climate goals while addressing concerns about cost, competitiveness, and political pushback against the green transition. Leadership Circle:Cleaning Up is supported by the Leadership Circle, and its founding members: Actis, Alcazar Energy, Davidson Kempner, EcoPragma Capital, EDP of Portugal, Eurelectric, the Gilardini Foundation, KKR, National Grid, Octopus Energy, Quadrature Climate Foundation, SDCL and Wärtsilä. For more information on the Leadership Circle, please visit https://www.cleaningup.live. Discover more:Sierra Leone special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5QjSfy2SMDecarbonizing the last few percent: https://mliebreich.substack.com/p/decarbonizing-the-last-few-percentLessons from Spain: https://mliebreich.substack.com/p/lessons-from-spainEU Hydrogen Strategy: https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/eus-energy-system/hydrogen_en  

Toute cette semaine, la ville de Nice dans le sud de la France accueille la troisième conférence des Nations unies sur l'océan. L'océan, qui occupe 70 % de notre planète, est sous pression du changement climatique et malmené par l'activité humaine. Au point, parfois, de ne plus offrir aux populations des littoraux les ressources nécessaires. C'est le cas en Afrique de l'Ouest, où les communautés de pêcheurs ont été très fragilisées ces dernières années. Plusieurs reporters de RFI sont allés à leur rencontre en Guinée, en Sierra Leone, au Ghana et au Sénégal.  La lourde embarcation, poussée, tirée, glisse sur cette plage. Les cris des pêcheurs en plein effort percent le grondement des vagues. Les pirogues qui partent et reviennent ont cousu ensemble, au fil des siècles, l'histoire de la communauté Lébou et l'océan. L'océan est tellement au cœur de la vie Lébou qu'une confrérie soufie, tournée vers les flots, est née ici : les Layènes.Yoff. Une commune de Dakar, Sénégal. Le vendredi, un haut-parleur diffuse dans les rues, à 100 mètres de la plage, la prière du vendredi. Face à l'océan, Seydina Diop, un érudit layène, évoque l'histoire du fondateur de la confrérie, Seydina Limamou Laye (1843-1909). Et son lien avec la mer. « C'est, explique-t-il, comme si l'océan avait signé un pacte avec Seydina Limamou Laye et sa famille. Tôt après la prière du matin, il s'est dirigé vers la mer en compagnie de ceux qui priaient derrière lui. Arrivé à la mer, il lui intime l'ordre de reculer. Et la mer recule comme une natte sur plusieurs dizaines de mètres. Il a dit, "j'espère que ça suffit ici pour installer ma maison ici". Et s'adressant à ses compagnons : "Vous, vous ne me connaissez pas, mais la mer me connaît, connaît ma dimension et respectera mes ordres". » Depuis l'époque du fondateur, les vagues ont épargné le sanctuaire Layène. Mais Seydina Diop en convient, ailleurs dans le pays, l'océan n'est plus tout à fait le même. « C'est comme si effectivement la mer était en colère. Cette côte va passer par le village de Kayar, une zone poissonneuse, et les gens sont très inquiets. Vous continuez à Thiaroye c'est la même situation, vous continuez à Mbao c'est la même situation. Donc pourquoi ? »De plus en plus loin pour trouver du poissonKayar, aux eaux réputées poissonneuses… Le quai de pêche est bondé de monde, mais la localité, située à une soixantaine de kilomètres de Dakar, se nourrit de plus en plus difficilement de l'océan. Les sécheuses de poisson se plaignent d'attendre de plus en plus longtemps l'arrivée de la matière première : « Comme vous le voyez, nous sommes assises ici à discuter, explique l'une d'elles, Khoudia Touré, installée sous un parasol. Cela veut dire qu'il n'y a pas de poissons ; il arrive parfois que nous passons des journées entières sans aucune activité parce qu'il n'y a pas de poisson, alors que c'est notre matière première et qu'on a des commandes à honorer. Quand les pêcheurs partent en mer, ils restent plusieurs jours d'affilée, car il n'y plus rien. »À lire aussiDix choses à savoir sur la surpêche, fléau des océans au fil des sièclesLes conséquences se font également sentir au Ghana, à Tema, le plus gros marché de pêche artisanale du pays. Une femme, vendeuse depuis 28 ans, regrette les bacs de poisson qu'elle vendait par le passé : « Quand j'ai commencé à travailler, dit-elle, les revenus étaient bons, mais aujourd'hui ce n'est plus le cas. On ne reçoit plus beaucoup de poissons. Quand on recevait beaucoup de poissons, nous avions de l'argent pour mettre nos enfants à l'école. Maintenant, vu que les pêcheurs n'en ramènent plus, nous n'avons plus grand-chose à vendre. Nous n'avons plus d'argent, nous sommes fatigués. »Même chose en Sierra Leone. Tombo, à une cinquantaine de la capitale, Freetown, était autrefois un port de pêche prospère. La ville est aujourd'hui en déclin. Les pêcheurs y sont de plus en plus nombreux, les poissons de plus en plus rares, et les conditions de travail de plus en plus difficiles. « Nous avons beaucoup de soucis aujourd'hui, confie Chernor Bah, le capitaine du port de Tombo. Mais surtout, il n'y a plus de poisson et nous avons du mal à survivre. Maintenant, pour trouver du poisson, on est obligé de brûler beaucoup d'essence. On part tôt le matin, mais ce n'est pas avant 10 heures ou 11 heures qu'on arrive à trouver un endroit avec du poisson... Autrefois, on dépensait peut-être 20 litres, 30 litres d'essence pour aller attraper du poisson... C'était possible de faire des affaires. Mais aujourd'hui, il faut peut-être utiliser 100 litres... 150 litres de carburant pour arriver au même résultat. » La raréfaction du poisson menace, selon certaines études, la sécurité alimentaire de la Sierra Leone. Les produits de la mer représentent en effet 80 % des apports en protéines dans le pays.Toute la région est concernée par l'épuisement de la ressource. Boulbinet est l'un des principaux ports de pêche artisanale de Conakry, la capitale guinéenne. Les prises sont versées à même le sol, sur des bâches tendues sur la digue. Les pêcheurs guinéens doivent, eux aussi, aller de plus en plus loin. Prendre de plus en plus de risques pour trouver le poisson. « Vous savez que cette pêche-là, ça représente un danger, indique Abdoulaye Camara, membre de l'Union des pêcheurs artisanaux, parce que, vous savez, la mer a sa façon de faire. Même le temps où il n'y a pas de pluie, la mer peut s'agiter elle-même. Au fur et à mesure que l'embarcation va très loin, c'est là qu'elle se retrouve en danger. Parce que la mer, c'est la mer. Cette méthode d'aller pêcher loin, c'est pas parce qu'ils veulent aller loin, mais le poisson est un peu éloigné maintenant. »Soumah Seny, alias « Tozo », a une cinquantaine d'années. Il est responsable de l'association des doradiers de Boulbinet. Avec la chute des prises, il explique que de nombreux pêcheurs connaissent une situation financière difficile : « Si vous sortez faire quatre à cinq, six jours, sixième jour vous rentrez. Si vous enlevez la dépense, tu peux te retrouver avec 50 000 dans ta main. Ça permet difficilement de pourvoir aux dépenses de la maison ! Les pêcheurs ne gagnent pas beaucoup d'argent. On peut faire un an sans acheter de viande, parce qu'on n'a pas d'argent pour en acheter. Le prix d'un sac de riz, quand tu reviens de la mer, des fois, tu ne peux même pas gagner ça. » À lire aussiConférence de l'ONU sur l'océan 2025 : l'Afrique particulièrement concernée par ses enjeuxEffondrement de la ressourceCette raréfaction de la ressource, constatée en mer par les pêcheurs, a été documentée par des recherches de l'IRD, l'Institut de recherche pour le développement. « On a étudié un peu les quantités débarquées dans chaque pays au fil des années, explique Timothée Brochiet, chercheur à l'IRD. On s'est rendus compte que pour le Sénégal, les quantités maximales qui ont été débarquées étaient tombées en 2011. Et on s'est rendus compte qu'à partir de 2019, on tombe en dessous de 10 % de cette quantité-là. Et selon une définition qui a été donnée en halieutique, on peut parler d'un stock "écroulé" quand, après quatre années d'affilée, les quantités débarquées sont inférieures à 10 % du maximum. » La situation est à ce point alarmante qu'une mobilisation se met en place pour propager la voix des communautés menacées.Ce jour-là, à Ngor au Sénégal, il s'agit de faire entendre le cœur de l'océan aux jeunes générations, grâce à un enregistrement sous-marin, réalisé avec un hydrophone. Fabrice Monteiro, photographe engagé, participe ce jour-là à l'animation. « Ça m'évoque le pouls de la planète, qu'on partage tous un monde commun et que même sous l'eau, il y a toute une vie, il y a des échanges, il y a des tas de choses auxquelles on pense pas parce qu'on nous a expliqué qu'on pouvait disposer de tout et que finalement la vie comptait pour très peu si ce n'est la nôtre. » Pour cet artiste, l'humanité doit « changer de logiciel ». Et le photographe dit vouloir utiliser ses images pour participer à cette conversation.Comment expliquer ces difficultés croissantes à trouver du poisson ? Les pêcheurs artisanaux mettent régulièrement en cause la pêche industrielle. Une critique partagée par le chercheur sierra-léonais Salieu Kabba Sankho : « Quand nous avons commencé la lutte contre la pêche illégale, de nombreux navires sont venus s'enregistrer. Mais cela a fait augmenter de manière conséquente le nombre de bateaux de pêche industriels. Ces navires achètent un permis qui correspond à la taille du bateau, pas au nombre de poissons qu'ils pêchent. Cela va peut-être couter 15 ou 20 000 euros par an, pour un permis qui permet de pêcher 365 jours sur une année et autant de poissons que vous pouvez en attraper. C'est comme un chèque en blanc pour les industriels. Il y a un gros risque de surpêche et d'effondrement des réserves de poissons. »À lire aussiConférence sur l'Océan : « L'Afrique s'attend à » avoir « plus de poids dans la discussion », dit Foga AgbetossouTrop de bateaux de pêche ?Mais le problème semble aller au-delà de la pêche industrielle : trop de bateaux cherchent désormais à puiser les ressources de l'océan. Cette surexploitation a conduit à une véritable bataille du poisson entre pêcheurs industriels et artisanaux, mais aussi entre pêcheurs artisanaux de nationalités différentes. « Les pêcheurs industriels, comme les pêcheurs artisanaux, sont coresponsables de la baisse des réserves de poissons, indique Thomas Turay, le président d'un syndicat de pêcheurs sierra-léonais qui essaie de promouvoir des pratiques plus respectueuses de l'océan. Il y a vingt ans, ici même, dans ce bureau, on avait 75 000 pêcheurs enregistrés et maintenant, on compte 150 000 personnes qui dépendent de la pêche... Il y a beaucoup de chômage, donc les gens viennent ici pour devenir pêcheurs. La fermeture des mines a aussi joué un rôle. Avant, on voyait des "mango fish", c'est-à-dire des espèces de poissons qui apparaissaient au début de la saison des mangues, qui précède la saison des pluies. Mais aujourd'hui, on ne voit plus ça. C'est quand il pleut seulement qu'on comprend que c'est le début de la saison des pluies. »Dans ce contexte de compétition, les règles sont de moins en moins respectées. « Il y a le problème des chalutiers, poursuit Thomas Turay, qui viennent pêcher jusque dans la Zone d'exclusion côtière, qui nous est réservée, plutôt que d'aller au large, dans la Zone économique exclusive où ils sont autorisés à pêcher. Et puis, il y a des braconniers ! Et notre marine n'est pas équipée pour surveiller la mer pendant toute une journée. Donc, dès que la marine s'en va, les braconniers viennent depuis la Guinée ou le Sénégal. À cela s'ajoute la corruption. Des étrangers viennent et enregistrent leurs bateaux comme s'ils étaient des Sierra-Léonais. Ils paient une commission, c'est tout. »À cette compétition pour la ressource s'ajoute le dérèglement climatique, qui provoque le réchauffement des océans. Ces changements de températures provoquent la migration de certaines espèces vers des eaux plus froides. Le chercheur ghanéen John Kusimi, professeur associé de géographie physique au département de géographie et développement des ressources à l'Université du Ghana, a travaillé sur le phénomène. « Au cours des dernières décennies, indique-t-il, la température à la surface de la mer dans le golfe de Guinée a augmenté de 0,2 à 0,4 degré Celsius. Cette augmentation de la température a poussé les petits poissons pélagiques, ceux que pêchent les pêcheurs artisanaux, à migrer des eaux tropicales vers des mers plus tempérées, où l'eau est plus froide. Cela a également eu pour effet de pousser ces poissons, qui ont le sang-froid, à plonger dans les profondeurs des mers tropicales pour réguler leur chaleur corporelle, les rendant souvent inaccessibles aux pêcheurs traditionnels. Donc tout cela, en ajoutant d'autres facteurs humains, a provoqué un déclin de 60 à 80 % de la population de poissons pélagiques depuis les années 90 jusqu'à aujourd'hui. »Un phénomène chimique menace également la biodiversité de l'océan : son acidification, le fait que sa composition chimique devienne de plus en plus acide. Les premières mesures ont été faites au large des côtes californiennes, mais le professeur Malick Diouf, de biologie animale à l'université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, craint que le phénomène n'en vienne à se répandre : « S'il y a acidité, ça veut dire que tous ceux qui ont une coquille calcaire ont leur vie qui va être hypothéquée, parce que le calcaire est attaqué par l'acide. Et si on regarde les animaux qui ont un test calcaire, aussi bien unicellulaires que pluricellulaires, il y en a des masses. On va vers une perte drastique de la biodiversité. »À écouter aussiSommet des océans à Nice : l'acidification de l'eau menace la biodiversité marineMieux contrôler qui pêche quoiQue faire face à l'effondrement en cours et aux menaces futures ? Depuis ses bureaux de Dakar, l'ONG Greenpeace appelle les autorités à mieux contrôler qui pêche quoi… Le Dr Aliou Ba est responsable de la campagne « Océans » pour Greenpeace Afrique. « La majeure partie de nos pêcheries sont en situation d'accès libre. L'accès libre conduit à la surpêche, à la surexploitation des ressources. Donc, pour parer à cela, il faudrait que l'on contrôle la capacité de pêche dans ces pêcheries, mais aussi accentuer la surveillance pour baisser vraiment ce qu'on appelle la pêche INLA. » Greenpeace essaie aussi d'obtenir une régulation des usines de farine de poisson qui sont à terre et qui sont en concurrence avec le marché local.Reprendre le contrôle ? Les gouvernements de la région disent qu'ils ne cherchent pas autre chose. Le ministère des Ressources maritimes et de la Pêche sierra-léonais est installé au Youyi building, le grand immeuble gouvernemental de la capitale, Freetown. Sheku Sei reçoit à la sortie d'un entretien avec la ministre. Il est responsable de l'aquaculture et de la pêche artisanale au ministère : « Nous avons en tant que pays commencé à mettre en place un système de "saison fermée", durant laquelle les pêcheurs artisanaux ne peuvent plus aller en mer – et au mois d'avril, nous faisons la même chose pour la pêche industrielle. L'idée, c'est qu'il y ait une période de repos biologique pour que les poissons puissent grossir et que la population cesse de décliner, comme ça, on aura plus de poissons dans nos eaux et on pourra produire plus de nourriture. Car un des objectifs, c'est de garantir la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition. Donc, la fermeture saisonnière de la pêche, les aires marines protégées, mais aussi, nous aimerions avoir plus de fonds pour opérer des patrouilles de surveillance de nos côtes. Donc, nous allons prendre des contacts pendant la conférence de Nice. Nous allons aussi voir si l'on peut améliorer notre système de surveillance à distance, le moderniser, pour pouvoir suivre les opérations des navires en mer, sans avoir à nous déplacer. »À écouter aussiPourquoi les forêts de mangrove sont importantes pour la biodiversité ? Certaines solutions dorment également aux portes de l'océan, dans ces zones charnière que constituent les mangroves. Malmenées par les exploitants miniers, surexploitées par les communautés locales, elles sont pourtant essentielles. En Guinée, des associations s'activent pour les défendre, comme Guinée écologie. Aboubacar Soumah, l'un de ses cadres, guide le visiteur sur un débarcadère de Dubreka. Ici, les communautés pratiquent la pêche artisanale, mais également la riziculture, et elles mènent des activités de reboisement de la mangrove.Aboubacar Soumah longe la digue d'une aire de riziculture abandonnée. À gauche, des terres en friche. À droite, les terres en cours de restauration. Les jeunes pousses de mangrove pointent déjà vers le ciel et le militant écologiste espère que, d'ici à quelques années, cet espace redeviendra propice pour la reproduction des poissons. À marée basse, l'eau s'engouffre dans un petit chenal. Quand la marée monte, l'océan inonde la mangrove et emmène avec lui les poissons, qui y trouvent un milieu favorable pour se reproduire. « Restaurer la mangrove, dit Aboubacar Soumah, ça a beaucoup d'avantages. C'est un espace vital pour les poissons juvéniles. C'est dans ces milieux, dans les zones de mangrove, les zones ombragées, que les gros poissons viennent pondre les œufs. C'est dans cet espace aussi que les juvéniles grandissent jusqu'à atteindre un certain stade de maturité avant de migrer en mer. »Les mangroves grouillent encore de vie, de crabes et d'insectes, dans des sols riches de nutriments et de minéraux charriés depuis l'amont, un écosystème fixé par les racines des palétuviers. Les mangroves sont de véritables incubateurs de vie marine. Leur restauration, explique Aboubacar Soumah, est indispensable pour protéger l'avenir des communautés de pêcheurs.À écouter aussiEn Gambie, des pêcheurs dans une mauvaise passe

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Am vergangenen Mittwoch, am 4. Juni 2025, lag im UN-Sicherheitsrat ein Resolutionsentwurf vor, mit dem ein sofortiger und anhaltender Waffenstillstand für Gaza gefordert wurde. Der Text war von den zehn nicht-ständigen, gewählten (E 10, elected 10) Sicherheitsratsmitgliedern – Algerien, Dänemark, Griechenland, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, Republik Korea (Südkorea), Sierra Leone, Slovenien and Somalia – ausgearbeitet undWeiterlesen

It's Friday, June 6th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Nigerian Muslims killed 9 Christians On June 1st and 2nd, Fulani Muslim herdsmen killed at least nine Christians in Plateau State, Nigeria, following the slaughter of 27 others days before, reports Morning Star News. The attacks took place in Bokkos County in predominantly Christian communities. Emmanuel Auta, a local resident, said, “Christians [are] being butchered.” Another resident, Lilian Madaki, said, “Among some of the Christian victims that I know is a 14-year-old Christian teenager who was shot and wounded and is currently being treated at a hospital.” And, in a text to Christian Daily International, Yakubu Kefas wrote,  “The attackers, who we believe are Fulani terrorists, are carrying out indiscriminate shootings, killings, and large-scale arson, resulting in widespread terror, Christian casualties, and destruction of property.” Please pray for our suffering brothers and sisters in Christ in Plateau State, Nigeria. Proverbs 21:15 says, “When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.” Trump bans new visas for foreign nationals from 12 countries On June 4, President Donald Trump issued a full suspension on new visas for foreign nationals from a dozen countries applying for entry to the United States and a partial suspension on nationals from another seven, reports TheEpochTimes.com. The proclamation is set to go into effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on June 9. A full suspension will go into effect for nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. A partial suspension will affect nationals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. This executive action comes after the Secretary of State and assistant to the president on Homeland Security filed a report on April 9 identifying countries with such deficient vetting and screening information that a full or partial suspension of entry for their nationals was warranted. ‘60 Minutes' anchor Scott Pelley ripped for "angry, unhinged" speech criticizing Trump Outraged critics blasted longtime CBS “60 Minutes” anchor Scott Pelley as “angry” and “unhinged” after he delivered a fear-baced tirade against President Donald Trump during a commencement speech in North Carolina, reports the New York Post. The CBS newscaster warned Wake Forest University's graduating class on May 19 that “insidious fear” has infiltrated schools, businesses, and homes across the nation — leaving America in a state of “peril.” Listen. PELLEY:  “In this moment, our sacred rule of law is under attack. Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack, and insidious fear is reaching through our schools, our businesses, our homes.” Scott Jennings, the conservative commentator on CNN, called Pelley out for such a ridiculous statement. JENNINGS: “On the free speech issue, I don't know what America Scott Pelley is living in. We have more speech now than ever. There is no problem with free speech in America. What we do have a problem with are people who don't speak truthfully, who are interested more in narratives than truth, and who are using what used to be journalism for activism. We do have a problem with that.” Jennings asserted that 60 Minutes on CBS is a platform that is more interested in a leftist narrative than the truth. JENNINGS: “If you've watched 60 Minutes for five minutes over the last several years, you would know it's not fair. This is one of the shows, this is one of the outlets that conservatives would point to most often to say: ‘This is the state of American journalism. It's only here to try to hurt Republicans, hurt conservatives, hurt Donald Trump.'” Painting of Jesus returned to prominent location at naval academy U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has announced that he is restoring an historic painting of Jesus Christ to its place of prominence at the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, after it had been taken down by Biden-era officials, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Known as “Christ on the water,” the painting depicts Jesus walking on the water in stormy seas toward merchant seamen adrift in a lifeboat, presumably after being torpedoed.  DUFFY: “We are moving Jesus out of the basement. To all the great midshipmen at the Merchant Marine Academy, you let me know how important this painting was to all of you. Now, we all know it was taken out of a place of prominence and put it down in the basement. “I worked with the Academy, and because this is such a historic painting, I'm announcing that through that work with the Academy, this painting is going to go from the basement back to its place of prominence. It'll be a moment to celebrate.” It was painted by Lieutenant Hunter Wood in 1944 as a tribute to all merchant seamen who had been torpedoed during World War II. Actor Kevin Sorbo champions U.S. Christian heritage in new movie In the new docudrama called The American Miracle, historian Paul Kengor, one of 14 historians, captures how pivotal the Declaration of Independence and the subsequent American Revolution was for the world. KENGOR: “America in 1776: This is a watershed event in history. If you were to pick something over the last 450 years, four and a half centuries or so, that truly transformed humanity and the full scope of history, it was 1776.” The American Miracle movie will hit 1,000 screens across America on three days only – Monday, June 9th, Tuesday, June 10th, and Wednesday, June 11th. The actor who plays Benjamin Franklin – Barry Stevens -- is spot on in terms of appearance and disposition alike. FRANKLIN: “We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings, that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.” Kevin Sorbo, who portrays the younger Thomas Jefferson, is an enthusiastic advocate that Americans know their own history. SORBO: “I think there's not enough history being taught in America anymore. I think people forget about what our Founding Fathers did for this country. Documentaries like this, I think, can help heal a nation, as corny as that sounds. I really do think it's important to learn history.” And Pastor Darnell Harper of New Covenant Temple, who screened The American Miracle before its June 9th national release, was amazed to witness God's divine intervention in America. HARPER: “I went to history class. I did not learn that God was in the middle of everything that was going on with the birth of our nation, the Constitution, and it just showed the handiwork of God and how God was establishing the United States of America.” Acts 17:26 says, “From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole Earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.” Go to https://americanmiraclemovie.com/, watch the trailer, click on the Tickets tab, and type in your zipcode to purchase tickets at a movie theater near you to see it on June 9, 10 or 11. Pennsylvania Worldview listener wants to pray for persecuted believers Gayle in Stewartstown, Pennsylvania wrote me at Adam@TheWorldview.com and said, “I listen to The Worldview every day and continue to give monthly because I feel that the news is truthful and factual and not slanted.  I'm grateful to learn about the different countries where preachers and citizens are being persecuted for their faith in Christ.  It reminds me to pray daily for the persecuted church around the world.  May the Lord continue to bless The Worldview in 5 Minutes.” If you'd like to share what this newscast has meant to you, please include your full name, city and state. 12 Worldview listeners gave $4,575 to fund our annual budget Toward this week's $30,875 goal to fund one-fourth of The Worldview newscast's annual budget by tonight at 12 midnight, June 6th, 12 listeners stepped up to the plate on Thursday by 7:35pm Central last night.  Our thanks to Paul in Brush, Colorado and Ben in Eureka, California — both of whom gave $25 as well as Kevin in Freeport, New York and Robin in Wellington, Florida -- both of whom gave $50. 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Send us a textThe global movement to transition children from orphanages to families is gaining momentum, but significant challenges remain. In this thought-provoking episode, David Titus Moussa hosts a conversation with Stephen Usembe, a care leaver and founder of Kenya Society of Care Leavers, and Phil Aspergren, executive director of Casa Viva in Costa Rica, as they unpack key insights from the recent Rising Tide Conference.Stephen shares his unique perspective as someone who grew up in institutional care, emphasizing the critical need for research and data to drive meaningful policy change. "When we know better, we have a responsibility to do better," he reminds us, highlighting how institutions isolate while families embrace. The experts discuss how poverty, misguided funding models, and entrenched attitudes continue to separate vulnerable children from families that could care for them with proper support.Phil recounts a powerful story of transformation: when 26 adolescents in a well-run children's home were asked what they wanted most, every single one answered, "I want to live in a family." This led to a complete transition from institutional care to family placements for all 26 youth—proving that change is possible even in challenging circumstances. He challenges listeners who support orphanages not to withdraw funding, but instead to use their influence to ask important questions and encourage transition toward family-based solutions.The conversation explores practical strategies for redire________Travel on International Mission, meet local leadership and work alongside them. Exchange knowledge, learn from one another and be open to personal transformation. Step into a 25 year long story of change for children in some of the poorest regions on Earth.https://www.helpingchildrenworldwide.org/mission-trips.html****** _____A bible study for groups and individuals, One Twenty-Seven: The Widow and the Orphan by Dr Andrea Siegel explores the themes of the first chapter of James, and in particular, 1:27. In James, we learn of our duty to the vulnerable in the historical context of the author. Order here or digital download ___________Family Empowerment Advocates support the work of family empowerment experts at the Child Reintegration Centre, Sierra Leone. Your small monthly donation, prayers, attention & caring is essential. You advocate for their work to help families bring themselves out of poverty, changing the course of children's lives and lifting up communities. join ____Organize a Rooted in Reality mission experience for your service club, church group, worship team, young adult or adult study. No travel required. Step into the shoes of people in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Helping Children Worldwide takes you into a world where families are facing impossible choices every day.Contact support@helpingchildrenworldwide.org to discuss how. ____________________Become an episode or show sponsor or an Optimistic Affiliate. Contact us at OVP@helpingchildrenworldwide.orgOr simply support the show with a paid subscription! Use the link below, subscribe and access Paid Subscriber Perks!Support the showHelpingchildrenworldwide.org

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On today's podcast: 1) President Trump signs a travel ban for 12 countries. The president is reinstating one of the most controversial measures from his first term after an attack in Colorado that targeted an event supporting Israeli hostages. The travel ban announced Wednesday covers Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The measure also partially limits entry of people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. 2) Elon Musk goes after the president's tax bill after losing out on electric vehicle credits. Musk has taken to social media to urge Americans to contact their lawmakers to "KILL" the legislation, citing its $2.4 trillion price tag and warning that "Bankrupting America is NOT ok!" 3) Democratic candidates for New York City mayor square off in their first debate. Former NY Governor Andrew Cuomo staved off attacks from progressive rivals Zohran Mamdani, Adrienne Adams, and others as the NYC mayoral race heats up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The devil will find out.    “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”  - 1 Timothy 6:6 (KJV) 

Previously Editor-in-Chief for GQ Middle East and currently for Dazed MENA, Ahmed Swaid has had an extensive career in media. He joins us to talk about his multicultural upbringing, from the UK, Syria and Lebanon, to Sierra Leone, and explores how his diverse background helps shape his unique vantage points in the media landscape. We discuss the challenges and insights of working in different media settings, the importance of representing various voices in the region, and Swaid's personal journey in creative industries. With engaging anecdotes and thoughtful reflections, this episode dives into the intricacies of cultural perspectives, identity, and the evolving content game in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). 00:00 Introduction00:33 Swaid's Multicultural Background03:58 Early Influences and Pop Culture09:08 Career Beginnings and Media Journey12:02 Content Creation in Different Regions16:53 Challenges in Media and Storytelling24:11 Creativity in the Age of Chaos31:43 Exploring the Meaning of "Dazed" 32:26 Cultural Significance and Global Reach36:10 Casting and Featuring Diverse Talent39:00 Challenges and Strategies in Media Representation45:12 Pop Culture in the Arab World52:56 Rapid Fire QuestionsAhmad Swaid is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Dazed MENA and previously EIC of GQ Middle East. He has led content for Dazed, AnOther Magazine, and Nowness, championing underrepresented voices and regional talent. Raised across London, Beirut, Freetown, and Aleppo, he brings a global perspective to his work, focusing on authentic storytelling from the Middle East and North Africa. He co-founded Creatives for Lebanon to support artists after the 2020 Beirut explosion and mentors young designers through the QASIMI RISING Talent Incubator. Connect with Swaid

Editors - Cedric Nairn-Smith, Melissa Lawson Cheung and Stephanie Filo ACE DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN editors Cedric, Melissa and Stephanie open up about their experiences and the unique challenges they faced while working to bring back Matt Murdock and his crime fighting alter ego under the Marvel Television banner.  Assembling this team of super editors happened through various means.  Stephanie credits her introduction to Marvel through a mentor, while Melissa explains how her work in Marvel's SECRET INVASION showcased her skills in creating grounded action sequences, helping to streamline both budgets and timelines. MOON KNIGHT veteran Cedric, on the other hand, found his way to the series through fortuitous timing during a project lull. DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN begins several years after the events of the Netflix-hosted DAREDEVIL (2015–2018) and a year after blind lawyer Matt Murdock stopped his activities as the masked vigilante Daredevil.  In the new series, Murdock continues his fight for justice as a lawyer while former crime boss Wilson Fisk is elected mayor of New York City, putting the pair on a collision course. CEDRIC NAIRN-SMITH In addition to his work on DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, Cedric is known for his work as an editor on; MOON KNIGHT (2022), LISEY'S STORY (2021), THE BOYS (2019-2020) and BATES MOTEL (2015-2017). STEPHANIE FILO, ACE Stephanie Filo, ACE is a four-time Emmy, as well as Peabody and ACE Eddie Award-winning Film/TV Editor and activist based in Los Angeles, CA and Sierra Leone, West Africa. She serves on the board for Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone, a social impact and feminist-based organization for Sierra Leonean girls aged 11-16. She is one of the co-founders of End Ebola Now, and organization created in 2014 to spread accurate information and awareness about the Ebola Virus and its impact through artistic community activism. MELISSA LAWSON CHEUNG Prior to her work on DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN, Melissa's work could be seen in shows such as MR. ROBOT (2015) and OUTLANDER (2016-2017), as well as features like MILE 22 (2018). The Credits Visit ExtremeMusic for all your production audio needs Listen to Ced talk about THE BOYS and MOON KNIGHT Hear Stephanie discuss cutting A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW Check out what's new with Avid Media Composer Subscribe to The Rough Cut podcast and never miss an episode Visit The Rough Cut on YouTube

Kate Adie presents stories from the US, Canada, Mexico, Myanmar and the NetherlandsAn increasing number of Americans - especially young men - are converting to the Russian Orthodox Church, enticed by its embrace of unabashed masculinity and traditional family values. Lucy Ash met some recent converts in Texas.The diplomatic fallout between the US and Canada continues over Donald Trump's repeated desire to make Canada the 51st state. The issue was forefront in Canadian minds as King Charles visited Ottawa this week, with locals looking for signs of support for the country's sovereignty. Royal correspondent Sean Coughlan watched the King walk a diplomatic tightrope.Mexico will become the first country in the world to elect its entire judiciary by direct vote, following a controversial reform last year. Will Grant went to Ciudad Juarez to meet a candidate who has had doubts raised over her suitability as a judge after she once defended notorious drug lord, El Chapo.Chinese criminal gangs have established lucrative scam centres in Myanmar, staffed by workers lured from across the world with the promise of well-paid work. Once there, they face exploitation and no way home. Olivia Acland tells the story of one man from Sierra Leone, who was tricked into con trade.More than a quarter of journeys in the Netherlands are made by bike – which made it all the more maddening for correspondent Anna Holligan, when she recently had her bike stolen in The Hague. But the experience had an upside, as she discovered the softer side to the pragmatic Dutch, who understood the nature of her loss.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production Coordinators: Katie Morrison & Sophie Hill Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

“At home, mindfulness is an app, a tool to fight the noise. In the wild, peace and calm rule by default … Out in the open, my mind is released from the noise. It sways with the trees and flows with the rivers. It blows over snow tipped mountaintops and down into wide sunlit valleys expanding to fill its surroundings. The vistas are bigger, but there is less to know.” -        Jude Kriwald   Today, we are taking a journey to one of the most remote and underexplored places on the African continent. The Gola Rainforest straddles the border of Liberia and Sierra Leone, and is home to the Kissi, Mende and Gola tribes. To walk through it would be difficult. To try and a ride a bike, would be insane. Nonetheless that is exactly what adventurer Jude Kriwald decided to do.   At 20 years old Jude knew exactly what he wanted to do. He'd just returned from a 13-month trip cycling from England to India, and he wanted more. He wanted to be an adventurer and dedicate his life to pure joy of exploring the world. But slowly, inevitably, that dream faded as life, and career, took over. Ten years passed. His mental health deteriorated. He would lie awake at night wondering how he let is all slip away.  Until one day, he'd had enough. He flew to Senegal, got on his bike with the plan to spend three-months riding from there to Liberia. But things did not go to plan.    “Alone and in the wild, I am beautifully weird and joyously free. It's not that my rituals and quirks fit in better, they simply exist, unobserved. The road cares not and the sun shines equally on all. In nature I find reprieve. Alone I find myself.”   FIND OUT MORE Jude made a short documentary film about this journey, called Alone Across Gola. Find out more and connect with Jude on Instagram @judekriwald, You Tube @judekriwald,   FOLLOW US: Instagram: @armchairexplorerpodcast Facebook: @armchairexplorerpodcast Newsletter: armchair-explorer.com   CONNECT WITH US: If you enjoy the show, please subscribe on whatever podcast player you're reading this on right now. Go on, do it! It helps us grow the show and continue to bring this content to you.   Armchair Explorer is produced by Armchair Productions. Aaron Millar wrote and presented the show, Charles Tyrie did the audio editing and sound design. Jason Paton is our lead producer and our theme music is by the artist Sweet Chap.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A YOUNG British woman is in a Sri Lankan jail, accused of trying to smuggle a disturbing new drug called kush into the country.   Kush comes from West Africa, where it's reportedly the cause of about a dozen overdose deaths a week in Sierra Leone. It's made of synthetic cannabis, opioids—and, reportedly, ground human bone. The accused woman, 21-year-old Charlotte May of South London, was stopped at the airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka with 100 pounds of kush in her luggage with a street value of about $3.3 million. May claims she doesn't know how it got into her bags. We make no judgment on Ms. May; it's possible she was an unwitting drug mule. What's disturbing about this story is that human bones are reportedly incorporated into this drug, and that it's apparently being shipped around the world. We also discuss a recent case from South Africa, where a woman and two accomplices were sentenced to life in prison this week for selling her then-6-year-old daughter for $1,100 last year to a traditional healer who wanted to harvest the girl's skin and eyes—green, a relative rarity in South Africa—for ritual purposes. The world is returning to pre-Christian paganism at the same time it's drawing closer to World War 3. Early this week, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that the US, UK, and Germany has removed all restrictions on how weapons supplied to Ukraine can be used in NATO's proxy war with Russia. This has not been confirmed by the United States or United Kingdom, and even Germany's own Defense Ministry has not confirmed the change in how its missiles can be used. However, it seems that Europe's Big Three—Germany, France, and the UK—are bound and determined to provoke open war with Russia, and top drag the United States into it whether the American people want it or not.  In our view, this is the work of principalities and powers behind the scenes trying to set the stage for the emergence of a false savior, the Antichrist. Also: Emanuel Macron publicly emasculated by his wife; rewilding the Western US costing cattle ranchers; and happy birthday to Pat Boone and Clint Eastwood. Our new book The Gates of Hell is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible! Derek's new book Destination: Earth, co-authored with Donna Howell and Allie Anderson, is now available in paperback, Kindle, and as an audiobook at Audible! Sharon's niece, Sarah Sachleben, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and the medical bills are piling up. If you are led to help, please go to GilbertHouse.org/hopeforsarah. Follow us! X (formerly Twitter): @pidradio | @sharonkgilbert | @derekgilbert | @gilberthouse_tvTelegram: t.me/gilberthouse | t.me/sharonsroom | t.me/viewfromthebunkerSubstack: gilberthouse.substack.comYouTube: @GilbertHouse | @UnravelingRevelationFacebook.com/pidradio —————— JOIN US AND SPECIAL GUEST CARL TEICHRIB IN ISRAEL! We will tour the Holy Land October 19–30, 2025, with an optional three-day extension in Jordan. For more information, log on to GilbertHouse.org/travel. Thank you for making our Build Barn Better project a reality! Our 1,200 square foot pole barn has a new HVAC system, epoxy floor, 100-amp electric service, new windows, insulation, lights, and ceiling fans! If you are so led, you can help out by clicking here: gilberthouse.org/donate. Get our free app! It connects you to this podcast, our weekly Bible studies, and our weekly video programs Unraveling Revelation and A View from the Bunker. The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at pidradio.com/app. Video on demand of our best teachings! Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site: gilberthouse.org/video! Think better, feel better! Our partners at Simply Clean Foods offer freeze-dried, 100% GMO-free food and delicious, vacuum-packed fair trade coffee from Honduras. Find out more at GilbertHouse.org/store/.

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Padraic Scanlan. Padraic is an associate professor at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on the history of labor in Britain and the British empire. He's the author of three books, including Freedom's Debtors: British Antislavery in Sierra Leone in the Age of Revolutions and Slave Empire: How Slavery Made Modern Britain. His newest book, out this year, is called Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine, and it offers a reinterpretation of the Irish Great Famine of the mid-1800s that shows how massive income inequality, debt, housing prices, precarious employment and more contributed to the disaster. I spoke with Padraic about how he thinks about writing for a general audience, his work with a developmental editor and why he loves editors, and his writerly inspirations.

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina inayoangazia Walinda Amani wa Umoja wa Mataifa ikitupeleka nchini DRC, Sierra Leone na Ghana. Pia tunakuletea muhtasari wa habari na maana ya neno "MISHEMISHE.”Leo ni Siku ya Kimataifa ya Walinda Amani ambayo mwaka huu inajikita na maudhui ya “mustakabali wa ulinzi wa amani.”Katika ujumbe wake wa siku hii Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa amesema walinda amani wa Umoja wa Matafa wako katika changamoto kubwa “Leo hii, walinda amani wanakabiliwa na hali zinazozidi kuwa ngumu katika dunia inayozidi kuwa na changamoto, ikiwemo uugawanyika na kutofautiana kwa mitazamo duniani kunazidi kuongezeka, operesheni za ulinzi wa amani zinakabiliwa, hatari zaidi kutokana na wingi wa vitisho kama vile ugaidi na walinda amani kulengwa kwa makusudi kupitia taarifa potofu zenye madhara makubwa na changamoto zinazovuka mipaka kuanzia janga la mabadiliko ya tabianchi hadi uhalifu wa kimataifa.Kikosi cha 11 cha Tanzania kinachohudumu chini ya mpango wa Umoja wa Mataifa wa kulinda amani nchini Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo MONUSCO kimeungana na walinda amani wengine kuadhimisha Siku ya Walinda Amani Duniani. Maadhimisho hayo yamefanyika Mavivi, yakiongozwa na Brigedia Jenerali Diamond Meshack Madie, Mnadhimu Mkuu wa Vikosi vya MONUSCO.Shirika la Umja wa Mataifa la Mazingira UNEP limezindua mpango mpya wa dola milioni 15 kusaidia uwekezaji endelevu katika Bonde la Kongo – moja ya mifumo muhimu zaidi ya ikolojia duniani. Mpango huu unalenga kufungua fursa za biashara rafiki kwa mazingira kwa wajasiriamali wadogo na wa kati katika sekta za kijani. Msitu wa mvua wa Bonde la Kongo ni moja ya vyanzo vikubwa vya kaboni duniani na ni makazi ya watu zaidi ya milioni 75, wakiwemo jamii za asili.Na katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili mtaalam wetu leo ni Onni Sigalla, Mhariri Mwandamizi  Baraza la Kiswahili la Taifa nchini Tanzania, BAKITA anafafanua maana ya neno "MISHEMISHE.”Mwenyeji wako ni Anold Kayanda, karibu!

New Covid variant on the way… Macron Slapped by the wife… Diddy & Harvey trials start up again… Two Fugitives left from New Orleans jailbreak… Kush / synthetic drug with human bone dust?... Arrested in Sierra Leone for smuggling Kush?... Gutierrez-Reed released from prison... Email: ChewingTheFat@theblaze.com Top movies from weekend... Elevation movie… Fountain of Youth not so good… Shows, Spring Tide and Zero Day… www.blazetv.com/jeffy Promo code: Jeffy… Who Died Today: Phil Robertson 79 / Roger Nichols 84 / Jeff Margolis 78 / Uche Ojeh 45 / Charlie Rangel 94… Billy Joel diagnosed with brain disorder… Spelling Bee celebrates one hundred years... Joke of The Day… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TALK TO ME, TEXT ITEver had a long weekend feel like it stretched into a week? That post-Memorial Day time warp sets the stage for this reflective episode where personal downtime collides with truly bizarre news stories.After sharing details about a much-needed Bridget Jones marathon (all four movies, thank you very much) that brought unexpected emotional release, we dive into some truly shocking headlines that might have slipped under your radar. Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton's recent DUI arrest takes on added complexity when viewed against her life-threatening battle with pneumonia just months ago - a health crisis that revealed her financial struggles and required crowdfunding from supporters.But that's just the warm-up to the truly disturbing story of a 21-year-old former flight attendant caught smuggling 100 pounds of a deadly new drug called "Kush." This substance, which has a street value of $3.3 million and is killing approximately a dozen people weekly in Sierra Leone, contains a horrifying ingredient: human bones. The demand has become so great that grave robbers are now raiding cemeteries for materials. The young smuggler claims the drugs were planted in her luggage without her knowledge, but faces decades in prison if convicted.These stories raise fascinating questions about celebrity falls from grace, the increasingly bizarre drug trade, and the strange juxtapositions we all navigate between our mundane personal lives and the often incomprehensible world events unfolding around us. Have your own strange travel story? We'd love to hear it - because sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREE Thanks for listening! Liberty Line each week on Sunday, look for topics on my X file @americanistblog and submit your 1-3 audio opinions to anamericanistblog@gmail.com and you'll be featured on the podcast. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREESupport the showTip Jar for coffee $ - Thanks Music by Alehandro Vodnik from Pixabay Blog - AnAmericanist.comX - @americanistblog

Become a Client: https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply/ Get our free Weekly Rundown newsletter and be the first to hear about breaking news and offers: https://nomadcapitalist.com/email Join us for the next Nomad Capitalist Live event: https://nomadcapitalist.com/live/ Mr Henderson breaks down the most affordable citizenship by investment programs in 2025. From lesser-known options such as Sierra Leone and Nauru to popular Caribbean countries, he compares these donation-based programs by their pricing, speed, and travel benefits. He also explores key considerations such as hidden fees, resale value of real estate-based options, and the risk of chasing 'cheap' at the expense of practicality. Whether you're looking for a Plan B, family-friendly options, or long-term diversification, this overview sheds light on both transparent government-backed offerings and fast-track wildcards across the globe. Nomad Capitalist helps clients "go where you're treated best." We are the world's most sought-after firm for offshore tax planning, dual citizenship, international diversification, and asset protection. We use legal and ethical strategies and work exclusively with seven- and eight-figure entrepreneurs and investors. We create and execute holistic, multi-jurisdictional Plans that help clients keep more of their wealth, increase their personal freedom, and protect their families and wealth against threats in their home country. No other firm offers clients access to more potential options to relocate to, bank in, or become a citizen of. Because we do not focus only on one or a handful of countries, we can offer unbiased advice where others can't. Become Our Client: https://nomadcapitalist.com/apply/ Our Website: http://www.nomadcapitalist.com/ About Our Company: https://nomadcapitalist.com/about/ Buy Mr. Henderson's Book: https://nomadcapitalist.com/book/ DISCLAIMER: The information in this episode should not be considered tax, financial, investment, or any kind of professional advice. Only a professional diagnosis of your specific situation can determine which strategies are appropriate for your needs. Nomad Capitalist can and does not provide advice unless/until engaged by you.

Send us a textChild welfare is undergoing a profound transformation worldwide as organizations shift away from institutional orphanages toward family-based care models. But what does this transition actually look like on the ground? How can we redirect well-intentioned support toward solutions that truly serve children's needs?This eye-opening conversation brings together true pioneers in the global care reform movement. Stephen Ucembe draws from his lived experience growing up in a Kenyan orphanage to advocate for family care through Hope and Homes for Children and Transform Alliance Africa. Phil Aspegren shares his remarkable journey from orphanage founder to family care champion as Executive Director of Casa Viva, supporting transitions across Latin America. Together with host David Titus Musa of Sierra Leone, they unpack myths about orphanages that perpetuate family separation.The statistics are sobering: for every three months in an institution, a child loses approximately one month of development. Yet there's tremendous hope in the successful transitions happening worldwide. We hear about a Honduran children's home that reunified all 40 children with families, then redirected their resources to support 125 vulnerable families in the community, preventing separations before they happen.Whether you're a donor, volunteer, or simply care about vulnerable children, this conversation presents a compelling vision for reform. Family isn't just a nice option – it's essential.Family is the foundat________Travel on International Mission, meet local leadership and work alongside them. Exchange knowledge, learn from one another and be open to personal transformation. Step into a 25 year long story of change for children in some of the poorest regions on Earth.https://www.helpingchildrenworldwide.org/mission-trips.html****** _____A bible study for groups and individuals, One Twenty-Seven: The Widow and the Orphan by Dr Andrea Siegel explores the themes of the first chapter of James, and in particular, 1:27. In James, we learn of our duty to the vulnerable in the historical context of the author. Order here or digital download ___________Family Empowerment Advocates support the work of family empowerment experts at the Child Reintegration Centre, Sierra Leone. Your small monthly donation, prayers, attention & caring is essential. You advocate for their work to help families bring themselves out of poverty, changing the course of children's lives and lifting up communities. join ____Organize a Rooted in Reality mission experience for your service club, church group, worship team, young adult or adult study. No travel required. Step into the shoes of people in extreme poverty in Sierra Leone, West Africa, Helping Children Worldwide takes you into a world where families are facing impossible choices every day.Contact support@helpingchildrenworldwide.org to discuss how. ____________________Become an episode or show sponsor or an Optimistic Affiliate. Contact us at OVP@helpingchildrenworldwide.orgOr simply support the show with a paid subscription! Use the link below, subscribe and access Paid Subscriber Perks!Support the showHelpingchildrenworldwide.org

Preached at the Healing Jesus Campaign, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Day 1, 29th April 2025.

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Preached at the Healing Jesus Campaign, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Day 5, 3rd May 2025.

Preached at the Healing Jesus Campaign, Freetown, Sierra Leone, Day 1, 29th April 2025.

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Nickocy Phillips, a youth activist and entrepreneur, grew up in Buccoo Point, Tobago. She pursued an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Pharmacy at the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT). She also obtained certifications in communication, micro-business, and entrepreneurship from the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP) Ltd. She became a notable dance choreographer and a skilled musician, playing the steel pan. Her commitment to youth advocacy led to her election as the youngest youth officer of the Buccoo Village Council. In 2015, Phillips gained national recognition by placing in the top ten of Trinidad and Tobago's first Youth Prime Minister Competition. This achievement laid the foundation for her role as an ambassador for the NGO TT Youths Will Rise (TTYR), which she co-founded, focusing on on community organization, education, and youth development, culminating in her representation of Trinidad and Tobago at the United Nations' 63rd Session on the Commission of the Status of Women in 2019. Phillips launched her political career as an independent candidate for the Tobago West seat in the August 2020 general elections. She founded the Unity of the People party, promoting transparency, equality, accountability, and unity for all. Nickocy emphasizes the need for self-governance, improved tourism, and better financial independence for Tobago. She pledged to represent all Tobagonians impartially and to address pressing issues such as the air and sea bridge services, local governance, and equitable distribution of resources. She has outspokenly criticized governmental policies, including mandatory vaccination initiatives, emphasizing individual rights and informed choices. Her background in pharmacy informs her advocacy in public health, urging proper education around vaccinations and health resources. Included in diplomatic discussions regarding bilateral agreements in Switzerland and Sierra Leone, Phillips continues to push for international collaboration to benefit young people in Tobago and Trinidad. Her initiatives include advocating for sustainable development projects aimed at creating job opportunities and enhancing the overall welfare of her community. She often conducts walkabouts to connect with residents. Her approach to politics eschews flashy presentations in favor of substantive conversations, aiming to gain a deeper understanding of her constituents' needs. Phillips believes in empowering the youth of Tobago, dedicating her time to orchestrating programs that address their challenges. She envisions establishing a comprehensive facility offering services to various demographics, including young people, single parents, and battered women. This initiative reflects her commitment to fostering a safe and supportive environment for vulnerable groups in Tobago. In summary, Nickocy Phillips embodies a blend of compassion, tenacity, and vision. Her journey reflects an unwavering commitment to uplifting her community, advocating for the rights of the marginalized, and fostering a more inclusive and equitable society. As her career unfolds, Phillips is poised to influence the political landscape of Tobago, driven by her dedication to service and community empowerment.Connect with Ambassador Nickocy Phillips: FB- Political Leader N Phillips

The Texture of Change: Dress, Self-Fashioning, and History in Western Africa, 1700 – 1850 (Ohio UP, 2024) examines historical change across a broad region of western Africa—from Saint Louis, Senegal, to Freetown, Sierra Leone—through the development of textile commerce, consumption, and dress. Indigo-dyed and printed cotton, wool, linen, and silk cloths constituted major trade items that linked African producers and consumers to exchange networks that were both regional and global. While much of the historiography of commerce in Africa in the eighteenth century has focused on the Atlantic slave trade and its impact, this study follows the global cloth trade to account for the broad extent and multiple modes of western Africa's engagement with Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Jody Benjamin analyzes a range of archival, visual, oral, and material sources drawn from three continents to illuminate entanglements between local textile industries and global commerce and between the politics of Islamic reform and encroaching European colonial power. The study highlights the roles of a diverse range of historical actors mentioned only glancingly in core-periphery or Atlantic-centered framings: women indigo dyers, maroon cotton farmers, petty traveling merchants, caravan guides, and African Diaspora settlers. It argues that their combined choices within a set of ecological, political, and economic constraints structured networks connecting the Atlantic and Indian Ocean perimeters. Jody Benjamin is a social and cultural historian of western Africa with expertise in the period between 1650 and 1850. His research is informed by a methodological concern to center the diverse experiences and perspectives of Africans in ways that transcend the limitations of the colonial archive. In broad terms, Prof. Benjamin's scholarship interrogates the multiple connections between west African, African diaspora and global histories through the lens of material culture, technology, labor, gender and race to reshape how historians think about western Africa's role in the history of global capitalism and its connections to contemporary questions of global inequality. Dr. Benjamin's work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the University of California Regents, University of California Humanities Research Initiative (UCHRI), the Hellman Fellows Fund, and the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. From 2022-2023, he was the Principal Investigator for a Mellon Sawyer Seminar, “Unarchiving Blackness,” exploring archival practices in African and African Diaspora Studies. Prior to Howard University, Dr. Benjamin taught at the University of California, Riverside. You can learn more about his work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musa Konneh's journey from a difficult childhood to becoming a passionate advocate for young mothers in Sierra Leone highlights the power of community care. With his work, he's helping young mothers gain education, employment, and dignity. His efforts aim to break down societal barriers and create a more inclusive society.00:12- About Musa KonnehMusa is a passionate advocate for human, women's, girls and children's rights in Sierra Leone.He serves as Continental Youth Director for the Ken G Morka Foundation Regional Impact Leader and Executive Coordinator Research To Empower National Director for Youth in Leadership Transformation Africa, and Programme Director of the Movement for Education and Advocacy Network Salone.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello wail about the attack on science within the US, cancellation of CDC's committee on infectious diseases, mpox in Sierra Leone, “bird flu” in cats, the ongoing measles outbreak globally, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, benefit of remedesivir, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center's long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, weight and distinct symptoms of long COVID and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! 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The Texture of Change: Dress, Self-Fashioning, and History in Western Africa, 1700 – 1850 (Ohio UP, 2024) examines historical change across a broad region of western Africa—from Saint Louis, Senegal, to Freetown, Sierra Leone—through the development of textile commerce, consumption, and dress. Indigo-dyed and printed cotton, wool, linen, and silk cloths constituted major trade items that linked African producers and consumers to exchange networks that were both regional and global. While much of the historiography of commerce in Africa in the eighteenth century has focused on the Atlantic slave trade and its impact, this study follows the global cloth trade to account for the broad extent and multiple modes of western Africa's engagement with Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Jody Benjamin analyzes a range of archival, visual, oral, and material sources drawn from three continents to illuminate entanglements between local textile industries and global commerce and between the politics of Islamic reform and encroaching European colonial power. The study highlights the roles of a diverse range of historical actors mentioned only glancingly in core-periphery or Atlantic-centered framings: women indigo dyers, maroon cotton farmers, petty traveling merchants, caravan guides, and African Diaspora settlers. It argues that their combined choices within a set of ecological, political, and economic constraints structured networks connecting the Atlantic and Indian Ocean perimeters. Jody Benjamin is a social and cultural historian of western Africa with expertise in the period between 1650 and 1850. His research is informed by a methodological concern to center the diverse experiences and perspectives of Africans in ways that transcend the limitations of the colonial archive. In broad terms, Prof. Benjamin's scholarship interrogates the multiple connections between west African, African diaspora and global histories through the lens of material culture, technology, labor, gender and race to reshape how historians think about western Africa's role in the history of global capitalism and its connections to contemporary questions of global inequality. Dr. Benjamin's work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the University of California Regents, University of California Humanities Research Initiative (UCHRI), the Hellman Fellows Fund, and the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. From 2022-2023, he was the Principal Investigator for a Mellon Sawyer Seminar, “Unarchiving Blackness,” exploring archival practices in African and African Diaspora Studies. Prior to Howard University, Dr. Benjamin taught at the University of California, Riverside. You can learn more about his work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Texture of Change: Dress, Self-Fashioning, and History in Western Africa, 1700 – 1850 (Ohio UP, 2024) examines historical change across a broad region of western Africa—from Saint Louis, Senegal, to Freetown, Sierra Leone—through the development of textile commerce, consumption, and dress. Indigo-dyed and printed cotton, wool, linen, and silk cloths constituted major trade items that linked African producers and consumers to exchange networks that were both regional and global. While much of the historiography of commerce in Africa in the eighteenth century has focused on the Atlantic slave trade and its impact, this study follows the global cloth trade to account for the broad extent and multiple modes of western Africa's engagement with Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Jody Benjamin analyzes a range of archival, visual, oral, and material sources drawn from three continents to illuminate entanglements between local textile industries and global commerce and between the politics of Islamic reform and encroaching European colonial power. The study highlights the roles of a diverse range of historical actors mentioned only glancingly in core-periphery or Atlantic-centered framings: women indigo dyers, maroon cotton farmers, petty traveling merchants, caravan guides, and African Diaspora settlers. It argues that their combined choices within a set of ecological, political, and economic constraints structured networks connecting the Atlantic and Indian Ocean perimeters. Jody Benjamin is a social and cultural historian of western Africa with expertise in the period between 1650 and 1850. His research is informed by a methodological concern to center the diverse experiences and perspectives of Africans in ways that transcend the limitations of the colonial archive. In broad terms, Prof. Benjamin's scholarship interrogates the multiple connections between west African, African diaspora and global histories through the lens of material culture, technology, labor, gender and race to reshape how historians think about western Africa's role in the history of global capitalism and its connections to contemporary questions of global inequality. Dr. Benjamin's work has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the University of California Regents, University of California Humanities Research Initiative (UCHRI), the Hellman Fellows Fund, and the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University. From 2022-2023, he was the Principal Investigator for a Mellon Sawyer Seminar, “Unarchiving Blackness,” exploring archival practices in African and African Diaspora Studies. Prior to Howard University, Dr. Benjamin taught at the University of California, Riverside. You can learn more about his work here. Afua Baafi Quarshie is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on mothering and childhood in post-independence Ghana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

Jess and Lauren are back from their Easter Break and it has been a very busy month. Lauren has been in Argentina and Jess has been in Sierra Leone so its gonna be a big catch up and a couple of book reccos thrown in, too!There is still time to sponsor Jess' half marathon raising money for Street Child and be entered to a bookish prize draw: https://givestar.io/gs/jess-takes-on-the-sierra-leone-half-marathonBooks Mentioned in this episode:Who Wants to Live Forever by Hanna Thomas UoseLucky Night by Eliza KennedyBook Reccos Website, Shop & newsletter:Don't forget to check out our website and checkout the Book Reccos shop to purchase your very own Book Reccos Reading Journal! And whilst you're there sign up to our newsletter to receive a monthly email from us to fill you in on our favourite reccos of the month. Head to www.bookreccos.comGet in Touch:Instagram: @bookreccosEmail: hello@bookreccos.comWebsite: www.bookreccos.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The UN says "a double crisis" is facing the DR Congo, as it suffers flooding and mass displacement caused by ongoing conflict.Why is Sierra Leone's largest diamond miner laying off more than 1,000 workers?And we visit churches in South Africa where polygamy is allowed.Presenter: Audrey Brown Producers: Richard Kagoe in Nairobi with Nyasha Michelle, Yvette Twagiramariya and Tom Kavanagh in London Technical Producer: Pat Sissons and Kane Morgan Senior Producer: Paul Bakibinga Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi