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This is the worst draft agreement I've ever seen

Annotated: the full text of Donald Trump’s 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan

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' Privately, diplomats and other officials in Europe confess they are deeply concerned by the trend of reducing diplomatic capacity while military budgets soar.

“We should all be worried about this,” one said. '

The West’s new arms race: Selling peace to buy war Military spending is rising faster than at any time since the end of the Cold War, but the retreat from diplomacy and foreign aid will come at a price.

"The erosion of diplomatic instinct is showing up not just in rhetoric but in budgets. The industrialized West is rapidly scaling back investment in soft power — slashing foreign aid and shrinking diplomatic networks — even as it diverts resources to defense."

www.politico.eu/article/arms...

Post-Election Crackdown Deepens in Tanzania with More Arrests as Treason Charges Mount - The Chanzo The detentions are part of a sweeping government crackdown following the most significant protests in the nation’s history, which erupted on election day, October 29, 2025.

A wave of arrests targeting senior opposition leaders has intensified across Tanzania

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@Netblocks.org: Live metrics show widespread restrictions to multiple social media and messaging platforms as #Tanzania comes back online after a five-day internet shutdown; the incident continues to limit election transparency and the free flow of information

@amnesty.org: We are alarmed by reports that amidst internet and electricity blackouts, security forces have used excessive force to suppress and disperse ongoing post-election protests, resulting in the deaths and injuries of protesters.

Mali: UAE hostages freed amid JNIM threat to Bamako • FRANCE 24 English YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

Mali is JNIM on the verge of taking over Bamako, what is the objective of the blocade & how did the UAE free two of its citizen abducted on the outskirts of the Malian capital

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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to be sworn today morning in Dodoma with no public allowed to attend.

Tanzania elections from Kenya

🇬🇧 The #UnitedKingdom now advises against all travel to 🇲🇱 #Mali, including Bamako.

🚩 The new advisory makes direct reference to JNIM's ongoing blockade on "key routes throughout Southern and Western Mali, including the capital city of Bamako".

Elections in Tanzania were neither free not fair, said MEPs.

Public Servants Directed to Work from Home Amid Security Alert in Tanzania - The Chanzo Dar es Salaam. The Government of Tanzania has announced that all public servants will work from home on October 30, 2025, following a security alert issued by the Tanzania Police Force. Government Spo...

The Government of Tanzania has announced that all public servants will work from home on October 30, 2025, following a security alert issued by the Tanzania Police Force.

thechanzo.com/2025/10/30/p...

#Tanzania remains offline ~8 hours after a national blackout on election day, as news emerges that a curfew is now in place; the measure marks a significant decline in the country's internet freedom, threatening the transparency and credibility of the election process
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Violent protests erupt as Tanzanian president nears election victory Government critics abducted, killed or arrested in run-up to vote as global monitor records internet blackout

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Tanzania polls: Easy pickings for CCM as Samia’s rivals out of picture Pundits predict an easy win for President Samia after a ruthless crackdown on opposition and dissent.

Tanzania Presidential Elections: easy coronation for CCM as for President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s rivals are out of picture.

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Diarra will comply. This is the power of embargoes: not just an instrument of warfare but also a massively effective instrument of governance. We have a major bus company accepting the ruling of a jihadist group, making wonder who governs Mali

A full house at our Geneva Peace Week workshop with @cmioffice & @CyberpeaceInst
We explored how #AI can both risk and reinforce #peacebuilding: from echo chambers & bias to early warning & conflict analysis

@gpplatform.ch

Geneva Peace Week is coming! 🗓️
We’re hosting a session on responsible AI in peacebuilding:
🤖 Opportunities & boundaries
⚖️ Ethics & inclusion
🌍 Co-creating a practical Code of Conduct

📅 15 Oct | 13:00–14:30 | C2, Pétale 5
More info: www.genevapeaceweek.ch/en/programme...

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#NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina #Machado
a courageous defender of freedom by peaceful means, who truly deserves this prize!

This year, the #NobelPeacePrize sheds light on the opposition in Venezuela, highlighting a politician who stands against the militarisation of society.

Who will win the #NobelPeacePrize 2025?

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be announced on Friday, 10 October at 11 CET.

There is a high number of candidates nominated this year: 338.
My prediction? A grassroots name far from the wars in Palestine and Ukraine.

Join us in Geneva next week!

On Sept 21, at Cinema Modernissimo in Bologna, we gathered for a screening of Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić, a powerful, Oscar-nominated film on the #Srebrenica tragedy, 30 years on.
A night of remembrance, dialogue & the start of our 10th anniversary journey

Trump all'Onu, un esempio lampante di peace-washing (di B. Venturi) Il big man o meglio, il bullo, secondo cui basta essere potenti per fermare le guerre. La realtà degli ultimi mesi racconta invece che le guerre proseguono, co…

Il peace-washing svuota di ogni significato il termine pace, lo riduce a slogan, a dichiarazioni o imposizioni invece che mediazione.

www.huffingtonpost.it/blog/2025/09...

@peaceagency.bsky.social

🎬 Il 21 settembre, Giornata della Pace, vi invitiamo
alla proiezione di “Quo Vadis, Aida?”, alla Cineteca di Bologna, per ricorddare i 30 anni da Srebrenica.

Una serata di memoria e riflessione che apre le celebrazioni dei 10 anni di @peaceagency.bsky.social

🎟️ Biglietti: shorturl.at/5tfR5

A timely and insightful report from the Timbuktu Institute on the security situation in #Mali.

In #Kayes and in other areas, JNIM adopts an "economic jihad" through blockades.

The road Dakar-Bamako through Kayes accounts for 30% of Mali's imports by land.

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Il Sahel nella stretta tra violenza jihadista e autoritarismo - Affarinternazionali La situazione securitaria nel Sahel è in continuo deterioramento. Nell’ultimo decennio, ogni anno è segnato da maggiori episodi di violenza ad opera di gruppi

Mia analisi per Affari Internazionali @iaionline.bsky.social sull'avanzata dei gruppi jihadisti e la crescita dell'autoritarismo nel #Sahel

www.affarinternazionali.it/il-sahel-nel...

Bombing a mediation meeting in a sovereign country is a signal of the will to elevate total war as a one-fit-all solution.