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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

2/ The Atlas is a monthly publication from @codastory.com and @thecontinent.org. We live in the same world. Let's read from the same page. Get your copy delivered every month — for free. If this resonates with you, help it travel.

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The Atlas

Navigate the new world order with The Atlas. Published by Coda Story and The Continent. Free for humans.

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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What shall we pray to, if Silicon Valley evangelists team up with the Vatican and promote coexistence with AI? Find out more in the latest issue of The Atlas — fresh off the press and sent directly to your inbox today.

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Nate Bowling @natebowling.com · 19/09/2026

What I appreciate the most about @thecontinent.org is that it tells stories from Africa in a voice actually from there

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Always read and share The Continent but especially when the cover story is about Mauritania's iron ore train.

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 18/09/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 254 of The Continent. Social media made Mauritania’s iron ore train a daredevil adventure. Our photo essay captures the beauty of ordinary life. bit.ly/254_TC

A black-and-white photograph fills the cover of The Continent. It shows a long passenger train travelling through a vast, pale desert landscape in Mauritania. The photograph is taken from alongside the train, looking backwards along its left side. In the foreground, an arm extends through an open train window towards the landscape, with the hand and fingers reaching out into the open air. Another passenger is partly visible leaning from a window further ahead.

The railway tracks run diagonally from the lower centre of the image towards the distant horizon. The surrounding desert is largely flat and barren, with low dunes, scattered shrubs and rocky patches stretching into the distance.

At the top, a yellow-orange strip reads: “AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 | ISSUE 254.” Beneath it, in large white lettering, is the title “The Continent.”

On the right side of the photograph, large dark-grey text reads: “Beyond the spectacle of Mauritania’s iron train.” Below the headline is the photo credit: “FETHI SAHRAOUI / THE CONTINENT.”

The overall cover is stark and minimalist, contrasting the dark train and reaching arm with the almost white expanse of the desert.

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Roman Gautam @romangtm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Out now! A new @himalsouthasian.bsky.social investigation by @artcrimeprof.bsky.social on how Mary Slusser, a renowned US scholar, made her name as an expert on Nepal’s heritage while illicitly buying sacred artefacts and smuggling them out to the United States. www.himalmag.com/mary-slusser...

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Mary Slusser’s secret loot of Nepal’s sacred art and heritage

A US scholar made her name as an expert on Nepal’s cultural heritage – while illicitly buying sacred artefacts and smuggling them out to the United States

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

Have we discussed "AI" doomsday cults + Epstein? “parachuting humanity into a different evolutionary era...even obsoleting the human race as we know it...is a running theme in the Epstein files, and...tech evangelists...“It’s eugenics all the way down” www.codastory.com/authoritaria...

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"All my fundees have blue eyes." Epstein and the tech world's dark ideology - Coda Story

The Epstein files reveal beliefs about race, eugenics, and engineering humans that run to the heart of Silicon Valley.

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 11/09/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 253 of The Continent Three years before 9/11, Al-Qaeda carried out its first major attack in Africa. Twenty-five years later, the continent is living with the consequences of a war on terror. bit.ly/253_TC

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My favourite thing about this announcement might be @louigi.bsky.social's banner image, which I have spent too much time trying to decipher. (It also hints at what must be a fascinating back story behind the launch of the AHM).

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Louigi Addario-Berry @louigi.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'm proud to announce the creation of the Association for Human Mathematics. We aim to protect mathematics as a human endeavour against the threat of AI and to maintain the independence of the mathematical community from corporate interests. www.ahmath.org

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Joshua Grochow @joshuagrochow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And you have to ask yourself: why was it worth $22M to them? Because to them math is just their most successful PR bid, (since the claims of AGI aren't sticking). They are betting that the (false) claim "We solved math, so we can solve everything" will gain them way more than $22M in market share.

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What's happening in the world of higher mathematics right now - and how mathematicians are responding - is one of the most fascinating stories on the planet. And no, OpenAI is not having it all its own way. www.codastory.com/authoritaria...

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As mathematicians grapple with AI, divisions are multiplying - Coda Story

Mathematics has long been considered – not least by mathematicians – to be the foundation of human knowledge. Now large language models are getting better at solving some puzzles. Mathematicians must ...

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 04/09/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 252 of The Continent Egyptians were using the characters of SpongeBob and his friends to talk about their real lives in a Facebook group. In 2 weeks it gained almost two million members. Then it was shut down. bit.ly/252_TC

The cover of The Continent, Issue 252, dated 5 September 2026, is a colourful underwater cartoon.

At the top, on a yellow strip, it reads “AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 5 SEPTEMBER 2026 | ISSUE 252”. Beneath it, the newspaper’s name, “The Continent”, appears in large white letters against a bright turquoise-blue sea.

The main headline, in large white type, reads: “Egypt finds trouble at the bottom of the sea.”

The illustration is a playful underwater scene featuring characters from SpongeBob SquarePants. SpongeBob and Squidward are standing on the seabed with bows and arrows, shooting yellow-tipped arrows towards a large structure on the right.

The structure looks like a giant underwater display or board, with arrows pointing towards labels including “UNEMPLOYMENT”, “COST OF LIVING”, “MIGRATION”, “POOR HEALTH CARE”, “POWER SHORTAGE” and “POWER SHORTAGE” again. It appears to represent Egypt’s social and economic problems.

Behind the board is a large “MINISTRY OF INTERIOR EGYPT” box, with a stern-looking Egyptian official sitting behind a desk and apparently operating or controlling the board.

The seabed contains coral, seaweed and familiar cartoon underwater buildings, including SpongeBob’s pineapple house. The overall image is bright, humorous and deliberately absurd, using the SpongeBob world to satirise Egypt’s domestic troubles. At the bottom left is the credit: “ILLUSTRATION: YEMSRACH YETNEBERK.”

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

What do visas have to do with basketball? Well, Senegal came third in Afrobasket and qualified for the qualification tournament in Mexico. This is how that went for them:

growingthegame10 SENEGAL'S PLAYERS DESERVE BETTER.
The Lionesses' trip to Mexico for the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament was a disaster from start to finish and it all started before they even played.
Before the Tournament:
Some players arrived less than 24 hours before the competition due to visa issues. Others had no luggage and had to buy clothes just to get by.
After the Tournament:
While most of the delegation left Mexico, four players were stranded and reportedly needed help just to eat. One player used her own money to buy food for her teammates. The federation sent 50,000 FCFA via Wave but they couldn't use Wave in Mexico.
And Now:
Reports say the team was forced to sleep on the floor during a stop in Morocco while representing their country.
These issues raise serious questions about how Senegalese players are being treated. Proper travel, accommodation, and basic support shouldn't be optional they should be the minimum.
Federations get resources to take care of their teams. When they fail, someone must be held accountable.
#growingthegame #basketballafrica #africahoopstalk

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Aprotim @aprotim.com · 01/09/2026

Somebody was really pleased with themselves about this headline.

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Coda Story @codastory.com · 01/09/2026

1/ Mathematics has long been considered the foundation of human knowledge. Now large language models are getting better at solving some puzzles. Mathematicians must decide if, and how, they will work with this new technology.

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As mathematicians grapple with AI, divisions are multiplying - Coda Story

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riwoche རི་བོ་ཆེ་ @riwoche.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Indeed, they are under huge pressure — especially from greedy publishers inappropriately monetizing eBooks acquired by libraries as well as from the rapacious US recording industry. Having met Brewster Kahle and toured several times I can highly recommend everyone donate to @archive.org

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Inside the $621 Million Legal Battle for the 'Soul of the Internet'

Major record labels have sued the Internet Archive for $621 million over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past?

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“All the news is paywalled. All the lies are free”.

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I have no doubt that this is a very well reported story. @sallyhayd.bsky.social is one of the best. I would love to read it. But the walls we are building around high-quality journalism are as high, and as dangerous, as the walls we build around our countries.

Screenshot showing the paywall box for the Irish Times

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Joshua Grochow @joshuagrochow.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#MathSky So much AI press is just buying into the hype and giving AI companies free advertising. Here is at least a more-balanced piece on what's happening with AI in math. (Full disclosure: with quotes from yours truly, among others.)

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matthew du plessis @mattduplessis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In this week’s edition of The Atlas, a… #kdrama review? via @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There is a lot going on in the world of higher mathematics right now.

Promotional poster for The Atlas newspaper, Issue 4. The poster shows the newspaper masthead, and an illustration of mathematician Terence Tao and various mathematical instruments against a vivid green background.

Text reads:

Hot off the press! Get the latest edition of The Atlas newspaper on theatlasnewspaper.org. We live in the same world, let’s read from the same page.

On the cover: Recent AI advances have shaken the foundations of the mathematics world. Some mathematicians are fighting back.

Also in this issue: We’re traveling to a bookshop in Delhi, a shawarma joint in the West Bank, and along the loneliest stretches of Peru’s Interoceanic Highway.

To tell someone about The Atlas, save or screenshot this poster – and share it with them directly, on whatever platform you use to communicate with people you trust. All issues and subscription information at theatlasnewspaper.org. No logins, no passwords, no fees.

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 28/08/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 251 of The Continent Zambia’s recent election was supposed to be a vote on extending the president’s mandate for a second term. The post-election crackdown has been unprecedented. bit.ly/251_TC

This is the cover for issue 251 of The Continent. This week’s cover image shows a supporter of Zambian president-elect Hakainde Hichilema wearing an election poster as a tie in Lusaka on 16 August 2021, after his first victory in his bid for the top job. The president was declared winner of the latest election last week, securing a second term, but things are tense. (Photo by Marco Longari/AFP)

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Matthieu Dugal @matthieudugal.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

J'aimerais porter à votre attention ce nouveau magazine publié par la toujours pertinente plateforme @codastory.com. C'est vraiment excellent. L'article à propos de l'IA chez les mathématiciens vaut le détour.

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matthew du plessis @mattduplessis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been and what I’ve been doing I’ve been here and I’ve been doing this. Check it out it’s rad

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I've been impressed with The Atlas so far. It's a new monthly magazine, written from the perspectives of the global south. The lead article on how AI has created an existential crisis within mathematics is a great read. So is @nanjala.bsky.social's Dolly Parton appreciation. Free to subscribe. 👇🏽

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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

1/ If mathematics is the foundation of human knowledge, mathematicians are its guardians — and they're having an existential crisis. Issue 004 of The Atlas goes inside the quiet revolution in mathematics, as AI gets better at solving problems that have stumped humans for years.

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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

1/ Mathematics has never just been about answers — it's the steps to get there. What happens to that skill when we start asking AI to skip straight to the end? Find out in The Atlas — Issue 004. Coming 27 August from @codastory.com and @thecontinent.org.

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@emilymbender.bsky.social Hi Emily, please could you follow me back if possible - I'd like to send you an interview request. Many thanks, Simon

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Zimbabwe has enough problems without hadedas @shonatiger.hararereview.com · 23/08/2026

Greatly privileged to have been on the team for Coffee with Professor Felwine Sarr, whom I deeply admire. Published in the latest @thecontinent.org, which you can access here: www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/287…

Parts from four pages of The Continent arranged in a grid.

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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Referring to intensified farming of cash crops reliant on commercial fertilizer and purchased seeds as a 'Green Revolution' seems to match Gates general way of working. And it isn't working.

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nî maina africana @barbarianatthegate.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In the magazine lies a story about the genocidal war in Sudan and the migration pressures it necessary brings about

An article on the migration caused by the humanitarian situation in Sudan by Mouttasem Albarodi

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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Two excellent articles in The Continent on how the "green revolution," pushed by the likes of the Gates Foundation, has hurt African farmers. Yields usually fail to increase, but indebtedness certainly does. (Subscriptions to Africa's best weekly news magazine are free. 👇🏽)

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 21/08/2026

All Protocol Observed. Welcome to issue 250 of The Continent. The green revolution has failed in Africa. Why are we extending it for another decade? bit.ly/TC_250_

The cover of The Continent, Issue 250, dated 22 August 2026, has a bright, illustrated style.

At the top, on a yellow-orange strip, the words “AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 22 AUGUST 2026 | ISSUE 250” appear in black. Below it, against a large deep-blue sky, the newspaper’s name, “The Continent”, is printed prominently in large white lettering.

The headline reads “A grim revolution” in large white type.

The main illustration shows three people standing around a large, unusual maize plant growing from dry, reddish-orange earth. The plant has money notes and cobs growing from or floating around its stalks.

On the left, a person dressed in a white protective suit, face mask, gloves and yellow boots carries a backpack sprayer and sprays the ground or plant. In the centre, a Black man in a dark suit stands with one hand raised, appearing to inspect or gesture towards the plant. On the right, a Black agricultural worker wearing blue work clothes, a wide-brimmed hat and rubber boots pours white seeds or fertiliser from a large white sack marked with green imagery.

Behind them is a dry, mountainous landscape, with pale pink and orange hills beneath the blue sky. The ground is parched and cracked-looking, reinforcing the sense of a harsh agricultural environment.

The illustration uses strong orange, blue, white, green and brown tones, with exaggerated, hand-drawn outlines. The headline “A grim revolution” gives the scene an ominous tone.

At the bottom, in small white text, it credits the illustration to Wynona Mutisi.

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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

1/ "Nothing on Earth is as sure as night following day." Issue 003 of The Atlas is still out there if you haven't read it: a company with plans to send 50,000 mirrors into orbit, astronomers sounding the alarm, and the fight over who gets to decide how dark our nights are.

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Nieman Reports @niemanreports.org · 20/08/2026

"The enduring legacy of a Nieman fellowship is the friendships you make. Mine helped create an entirely new kind of newspaper," writes @siphok.bsky.social, co-founder of @thecontinent.org. niemanreports.org/the-continen...

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Friendships Are What Will Save Journalism - Nieman Reports

The enduring legacy of a Nieman fellowship is the friendships you make. Mine helped create an entirely new kind of newspaper.

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 14/08/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 249 of The Continent São Tomé and Príncipe was ground zero for the transatlantic slave-plantation model. How do you memorialise that? bit.ly/249_TC

The cover of The Continent, Issue 249, dated 15 August 2026.

At the very top is a bright yellow horizontal strip with the text: “AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 15 AUGUST 2026 | ISSUE 249” in black.

Below it, against a pale cream background, the publication’s name, “The Continent”, appears in very large, bold black lettering.

The main headline reads “São Tomé and Príncipe: The difficult work of preserving colonial heritage”, set in large black type on the upper left.

The lower two-thirds of the cover is dominated by a photograph of an old, weathered colonial-era building. It is a large, grey stone or concrete structure with an ornate, symmetrical façade. A broad staircase rises to a central entrance, flanked by curved balustrades. The upper level has a rounded balcony supported by several slender columns, with arched openings behind it. The building appears badly weathered, with dark staining and crumbling surfaces.

There is green grass and tropical vegetation, including banana plants, around the building. A narrow dirt path leads from the foreground towards the staircase.

The photograph is credited to Inês Gonçalves in small white text at the bottom right.

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Philippe Bocquier @phbocquier.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Amazing picture in this new issue... as always!

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João Moreira da Silva @joaomoreiradasilva.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

this week, my piece on São Tomé’s roças is the cover story of @thecontinent.org , Africa’s most widely circulated newspaper. You can read it here: bit.ly/249_TC

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Coda Story @codastory.com · 14/08/2026

1/ Nothing on Earth is as sure as night following day. An American tech start-up with military backing wants to change that. Not everyone thinks a brighter future is such a good idea.

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Darkness is losing its war with the light - Coda Story

Nothing on Earth is as sure as night following day. An American tech start-up with military backing wants to change that. Not everyone thinks a brighter future is such a good idea.

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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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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is a lovely site which helps remind us of much of what we take for granted in material progress ordinaryabundance.com (HT @aveek18.bsky.social)

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Ordinary Abundance

A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"Day and night are the oldest shared space there is: belonging to no one, belonging to all, older than any language or nation." And yet - a private company, with US military backing, wants to carve up the darkness and sell it back to us. @sllwinters.bsky.social on the philosophical implications

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This quote from @kopalo.bsky.social has been whirring around my brain for the past few weeks. He argues that not all corruption is created equal - and that for economies to develop, they also have to move towards a more sophisticated form of corruption. Brown paper bags won't get us anywhere.

Quote from an interview with Ken Opalo in The Continent newspaper. Paraphrased, it argues that even when it comes to corruption, there are levels - and that more sophisticated systems of corruption can actually deliver better economic outcomes."

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 07/08/2026

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 248 of The Continent The world saw the images from Ceuta. We went looking for the stories behind them. What happens when local issues, geopolitics and algorithms collide? bit.ly/248_TC

Against a hazy grey-white background, a group of people appear only as black silhouettes. They stand and walk along what looks like a ridge or embankment at night, their individual features hidden by the backlighting. Some are alone, others seem to move together, creating a sense of uncertainty and motion.
At the top, a bright orange banner carries the publication details: "AFRICAN JOURNALISM | 8 AUGUST 2026 | ISSUE 248".

Beneath it, the newspaper's masthead, The Continent, appears in large white serif letters stretching across the width of the page.

The headline, positioned in the lower third, reads:

A tangled web in Ceuta

Below it, in smaller white text:

When local issues, geopolitics and algorithms collide

At the very bottom, in small type, is the photo credit: Photo: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP.

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atlasnewspaper.bsky.social @atlasnewspaper.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

2/ The Atlas is a monthly newspaper from @codastory.com and @thecontinent.org. We live in the same world. Let's read from the same page. Get your copy delivered every month - for free. If this resonates with you, help it travel.

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The Atlas

Navigate the new world order with The Atlas. Published by Coda Story and The Continent. Free for humans.

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Simon Allison @simonallison.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The "giant newspaper in space" vibe of this promo video accurately sums up our ambitions

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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Thank you, @simonallison.bsky.social for quoting me in your great article on the unbridled plans to turn the night sky into one light-polluting mess. As a society, we have a chance, for once, to do something differently. We only must wake up quickly this time.

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Tereza Pultarova @terezapultarova.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I agree. It is one of the most important stories on the planet. We let them poison our waters and soil with forever chemicals, and fill oceans with microplastics; it is making us all ill. We let them trigger a climate crisis. Do we have a chance to do it differently now?

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