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Michele Gonnelli

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Crisis Group @crisisgroup.org · 30/09/2026
“This is a moment that calls for very active, serious, preventive diplomacy. Otherwise, you could have a region-wide conflagration.” Our Africa Director speaks with @cnn.com to talk about ways out of the dangerous escalation in northern Ethiopia.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Would be better to try him here.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 29/09/2026
Marwan Barghouti "has been established in our minds, in our collective memory, as the father of the Palestinian nation, as our own Nelson Mandela," says Palestinian analyst Muhammad Shehada.
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♟️ @zakeriye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Tigray forces seize three towns in #Ethiopia's Afar region: Reports.
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Tigray forces seize 3 towns in Ethiopia's Afar region: Reports - Africa - World
Tigray forces took control of three towns in the neighbouring Afar region on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported, as fighting in northern Ethiopia between federal forces and their allies on one side, and Tigr...
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♟️ @zakeriye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Ethiopia accuses #Eritrea & #Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes.
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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes
Ethiopia’s army chief accused Eritrea and Sudan on Sunday of backing armed groups fighting federal troops, as clashes with Tigrayan rebels intensified. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front said it was...
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♟️ @zakeriye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#Somalia: Heavy fighting erupts in Baydhabo city as rival forces clash.
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GAROWE ONLINE (@GaroweOnline) on X
#Somalia: Heavy Fighting Erupts in Baidoa City as Rival Forces Clash Read More: https://t.co/A65Os9d1BA
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 24/09/2026
Ahead of Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations, hundreds of demonstrators led by Jewish Voice for Peace staged a sit-in protest in New York City on Thursday, stopping traffic for over an hour just three blocks away from the U.N.’s headquarters. Over 100 protesters were arrested.
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
What gets missed when we understand humanitarianism mainly through formal aid systems? A special issue of @AfricaSpectrum explores #Somali #diaspora humanitarianism, guest edited by Nauja Kleist and RVI Executive Director Mark Bradbury. Read more: tinyurl.com/mtrenxhr 🧵 1/2
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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and the Radicalization of a Tech Idealist" by Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app Watch the interview and then preorder the book! www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U...
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Deep Unlearning
Timnit Gebru, one of the fiercest voices in the world speaking truth to power, chronicles her journey as a refugee and Black woman in STEM—deliveri...
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026
🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U....
Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist. 

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 07/08/2026
Our full 2026 control map report for #Somalia is still a ways out, but subscribers can now see an April 15 version of the map: www.polgeonow.com/2026/07/soma... #HornOfAfrica #conflicttracking #geopolitics #map #mapping #cartography #Somaliland #Puntland #AlShabaab #AlQaeda #Africa #geography
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Map Only: Somalia in April 2026 (Subscription)
SSC-Khatumo is now North East state. See what areas it controls in the northern zone disputed with Somaliland.
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Ray Padgett @raypadgett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Four and a half new minutes of Tom Waits shittalking a bug? PLUG IT STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS
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Tom Waits - "The Fly" (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Tom Waits
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Makes a whole lot more sense than voting for him undrugged
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
So facing criticism that it was obscuring US casualties in Trump’s war Hegseth’s pentagon further obscured US casualties in Trump’s war.
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 20/07/2026
Hearing a lot about the #Houthis in #Yemen and wondering what parts of the country they currently control? Very little has changed since we published our February map: www.polgeonow.com/2026/02/yeme... #IranWar #geopolitics #GulfOfAden #MiddleEast #chokepoints #RedSea #geography #maps MENAsky
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Yemen Control Map & Report: Collapse of Separatist Control - Feb. 8, 2026 (Subscription)
Just weeks after appearing victorious, Yemen's southern separatists lost almost all their territory, including what they'd controlled for years prior.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
he posted this while Hegseth was telling the senate today that the Iran war (he called it a war repeatedly) has been going on for 47 years with thousands of Americans killed
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Gerrit Kurtz @gerritkurtz.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Now out in English: Why the current tensions between the TPLf in #Tigray and the federal government of #Ethiopia should not be treated as a purely local conflict, as they may escalate in the region, and how Europe can contribute to conflict #prevention. www.swp-berlin.org/en/publicati...
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The Tigray Region in the Grey Zone between War and Peace
The Conflict Between the TPLF and the Ethiopian Government Has the Potential to Escalate beyond the Country’s Borders
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Q: If the city council passes this pay raise bill, you've said you won't accept it. Why? Mayor Mamdani: I will not accept a pay raise. I haven't knocked on anyone's door in New York City and they've said their concern is that the mayor makes too little.
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Lawrence Freedman @ldfreedman.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Latest post looks at the end of the ceasefire in the Iran War. Both sides seek to control the Strait of Hormuz but neither can do so. The economic risks for both are growing as long as it stays closed. (£/free trail), open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
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Trump's War Won’t Go Away
Why has the fight over the Strait of Hormuz restarted? Can a permanent resolution be found?
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Catch @newamerica.org’s Peter Bergen discussing our forthcoming book “All the Presidents’ Wars” and insights on the failures of recent U.S. wars and strategy on NPR. www.npr.org/2026/07/15/n...
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Defense Priorities cites New America’s data and my CTC article on Somalia strikes as part of an argument for reducing U.S. commitment to the war in Somalia. Whether or not one agrees, definitely a war that deserves public attention and debate. www.defensepriorities.org/explainers/e...
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Exiting Somalia's war: End U.S. military operations - Defense Priorities
Key points The United States has been deepening its role in Somalia’s civil war. Despite having pulled U.S. troops out […]
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Another Somalia strike. And still the lull in strikes against ISIS in Somalia continues. This strike aligns with a press release for Danab ops w 7 militants reported killed. Also AFRICOM confirms to me the 7/8 strike was the last before this new 7/13 strike. www.newamerica.org/insights/ame...
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Dan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Widely overlooked — the shaky truce that’s been in place in Yemen between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia since 2022 has looked like it might be in real jeopardy in the past two weeks
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Yemen’s Fragile Peace in Peril as Houthis Accuse Saudi Arabia of Bombing
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of striking Yemen’s main international airport in a dispute over an Iranian plane that tried to land in the capital, Sana.
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Michele Gonnelli @michelegonnelli.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
by @sagalashour.bsky.social 'For six months, #Somaliland looked unanimous.. On 29 June 2026, that stopped being true.. Six months of quiet doesn’t tell you what people think. It tells you what it currently costs them to say it.. Timur Kuran (1995) gave it a name: preference falsification' #Embassy
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
May 4th brought another strike in Somalia against ISIS. This is the 62nd declared strike this year and 63rd by our tally which includes one reported strike that AFRICOM has denied. www.newamerica.org/insights/ame...
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Episode 2 of the Beyond Series explores digital connection and mobility across conflict-affected borderlands. @petechonka.bsky.social reflects on how social media shapes migration dreams and risks for youth in Hargeisa. Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT2 More about this project: xcept.riftvalley.net
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 12/04/2026
Notice the #Puntland soldiers wearing prominent #Somalia flag patches. Despite not recognizing the federal govt in Mogadishu, Puntland still considers itself proudly part of Somalia. Last year we debunked misconceptions that it had declared #independence: www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/punt... #geography
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Somalia Supplement: Did Puntland Declare Independence?
Puntland state may act like an independent country, but claims that it declared independence in 2024 are misleading.
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 12/04/2026
Good video report from frontlines of still-ongoing #Puntland vs. #ISIS war in northern #Somalia by Bastien Renouil, @willswanson.bsky.social, and @artefr.bsky.social for @france24.com. (Apparently shot last Nov.) www.france24.com/en/somalia-i... #geopolitics #conflictzone #security #armedgroups
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Reporters - Somalia, the Islamic State group's new front line in Africa
Jihadists from the Islamic State (IS) group have established a stronghold in Somalia’s Puntland region, operating largely undisturbed across a vast mountainous area after setbacks in Iraq and Syria an...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
POTUS saying the quiet part out loud as he usurps Congress’s war powers to wage an unlawful and unnecessary conflict against Iran. Word games aside, congressional authorization was necessary and this war is flagrantly illegal.
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It was not hard to forecast this hybrid, very low-key wind of change — we predicted how her government was gonna be in this 2023 issue www.tandfonline.com/toc/rita20/1...
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Contemporary Italian Politics
Politics in Italy 2023. From Mario Draghi to Giorgia Meloni: Domestic Political Change and Management of International Crises. Volume 15, Issue 2 of Contemporary Italian Politics
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Dr Firehiwot Sintayehu reflects on how women in academia remain underrepresented and often excluded from key research and publishing spaces. As part of the lead-up to #SHECONF 2026, #EWNET is featuring voices from across the network. Conference details: riftvalley.net/events/sheco...
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 25/03/2026
Quillette magazine article stealing our Sudan control map. It's credited to avoid plagiarism, but using it without our permission is still (illegal) copyright violation, and a well-known publication should really know better. #Sudan #geopolitics #geography #copyright #iplaw #maps #mapping
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 25/03/2026
The original map and original accompanying article on our site: www.polgeonow.com/2024/06/suda...
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Sudan Control Map & Timeline: Former Rebels Join Fight - June 2024
Sudan: Who controls what in June 2024? The best Sudan war map online, thoroughly researched to accurately show both RSF and rebel control.
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David Sterman @davidsterman.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
AFRICOM has announced its 45th strike in Somalia of 2026. www.newamerica.org/insights/ame...
Chart of US strikes in Somalia by year and president.
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 27/02/2026
Nice piece from @newhumanitarian.bsky.social summarizing what's happened in #Tigray since 2022 ceasefire and what scenarios look likely in the near future among fears of renewed #Ethiopia-#Eritrea war. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... #HornOfAfrica #geopolitics #geography #conflict
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The growing threat of conflict in the Horn of Africa
With no sign yet of a diplomatic off-ramp, this analysis explores the conflict dynamics that could lead to war.
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Michele Gonnelli @michelegonnelli.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
@fabrizio-coticchia.bsky.social & Mattia Mazziotti di Celso 'All’inizio del 2022, pochi giorni prima che la Russia invadesse l’Ucraina, il governo tedesco annunciò l’invio a Kiev di 5000 elmetti.' Poi la storia ha preso un'altra piega... www.ispionline.it/it/il-futuro...
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Il Futuro del Riarmo | ISPI
In un contesto di minacce maggiori e minori garanzie degli Stati Uniti, l’Europa sta trasformando profondamente le proprie politiche di difesa. Le risorse mobilitate per il riarmo europeo sono signifi...
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Michele Gonnelli @michelegonnelli.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
By Hiraal Institute #Somalia’s security situation & developments over the past 5 years: - a pre- & a post-2022 offensive periods - from urban terrorism to rural insurgency - surge in monthly attacks against SNA Special Forces - surge in civilian targeting more @ hiraalinstitute.org/somalia-secu...
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Somalia Security Situation (2020-2025) - Hiraal Institute
This report provides an in-depth analysis of Somalia's security landscape based on over 8,000 recorded incidents from January 2020 through September 2025. The assessment covers three interconnected di...
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Michele Gonnelli @michelegonnelli.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
By Faisal Ali How did a twelfth-century Sicilian cathedral [Cefalù] end up in Mogadishu? 'In this interview, I spoke with art historian Claire Dillon about her archival research into Mogadishu Cathedral and Italian colonial ambition in Somalia' open.substack.com/pub/somaliar...
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How did a twelfth-century Sicilian cathedral end up in Mogadishu?
In this interview, I spoke with art historian Claire Dillon about her archival research into Mogadishu Cathedral and Italian colonial ambition in Somalia.
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Who decides what counts as research? In Ep 5 of the Beyond Series @jasonmosley.bsky.social, Freddie Carver & David Deng examine how funding, power and global research systems shape whose knowledge is valued and whose voices are heard. Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT5 More: xcept.riftvalley.net
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 10/02/2026
New #Yemen control map report for subscribers brings our coverage up to the present, with #SouthYemen separatists having badly lost their gambit for #independence. More info: www.polgeonow.com/2026/02/yeme... #MiddleEast #maps #geopolitics #Saudi_Arabia #geography #defacto #map #politics #MENAsky
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Yemen Control Map & Report: Collapse of Separatist Control - Feb. 8, 2025 (Subscription)
Just weeks after appearing victorious, Yemen's southern separatists lost almost all their territory, including what they'd controlled for years prior.
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
How are #Somali experiences of mobility changing in contexts of displacement, violence and declining humanitarian support? The Somali Mobilities Forum brings together scholars and practitioners to explore these questions. Event details and full programme: tinyurl.com/SomaliMobili...
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
UPDATE Join EWNET for an online webinar on how #Ethiopia has been written into global knowledge and how Ethiopian thinkers have written the world from Ethiopia. Fri 30 Jan 2026 | 13:30 Cambridge | 16:30 EAT (corrected time) Register here: tinyurl.com/3kbm7xuj
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 24/01/2026
United States membership in the UN's World Health Organization officially ended a few days ago, at the end of the legally-required one-year waiting period from country's withdrawal announcement last year. #intergovernmental #geopolitics #geography #UnitedNation
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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
What does mobility look like in conflict-affected borderlands? Episode 2 of the Beyond Series reflects on digital connection, migration and survival across Somaliland, Puntland and South Sudan. Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT2 More about this project: xcept.riftvalley.net
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PolGeoNow @polgeonow.com · 17/01/2026
Major political geography event: #BBNJ aka " #HighSeasTreaty" takes effect today, meaning new laws governing environmental protection in intl. waters are now binding on 81 countries that have so far ratified it, including #Brazil, #China, #Japan, #France news.un.org/en/story/202... #geography #ocean
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Game-changing international ocean treaty comes into force
Almost two decades in the making, an international agreement to protect and sustainably use marine life in international waters and the international seabed is due to come into force on Saturday, mark...
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♟️ @zakeriye.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
#UPDATE Puntland and Jubaland regional states, along with the Somaliland administration, have rejected the federal government’s Sunday decision to cancel agreements with the UAE.
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♟️ @zakeriye.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
DP World says it will continue operations at Berbera despite the UAE–Somalia dispute.
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Dubai's DP World says operations at Somaliland's Berbera port unaffected by UAE-Somalia dispute
Dubai-owned ports and logistics company DP World said on Tuesday its operations at Berbera port in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland were continuing under existing agreements, amid regional ten...
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Michele Gonnelli @michelegonnelli.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
#Somalia (still Provisional) #Constitution 2012 Article 54. 'The #allocation of #powers and resources shall be negotiated and agreed upon by the [FGS] and the [FMS].. except in matters concerning: (A) Foreign Affairs; (B) National Defense; (C) Citizenship and Immigration; (D) Monetary Policy',
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alulapankhurst.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
sOFIES (Society of Friends of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies) lecture by Dr Heran Sereke Brhan, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art Deputy Director and presentation of the book "Ethiopian Devotions" edited by the late Prof Marilyn Heldman for the IES library Jan 8 2026
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