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All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 219 of The Continent

Protests, an internet blackout, and deadly force marked Tanzania’s Election Day. Once online again, 37 readers shared what they witnessed.

Read their stories: bit.ly/219_TC
The cover of The Continent, dated 8 November 2025 (Issue 219), bears the headline “Tanzania’s darkest week” and features a striking political cartoon by Gado that echoes Honoré Daumier’s 1831 caricature Gargantua. At the top, the masthead appears in bold black letters on a beige background. Below it, the illustration dominates the page. It shows a woman seated on a throne-like chair, drawn to resemble Tanzania’s leader. Her mouth is open wide, and a long wooden ramp extends from her mouth, down which small, faceless figures carry large sacks labeled “Corruption,” “Incompetence,” “Fear,” and “Election Fraud.” They march upward to feed these vices into her mouth, while behind them, a long line of weary people stretches toward the horizon, waiting their turn. To the left stands a sign reading “Abductions”, beside a huge pile of skulls — a chilling symbol of death and repression. Below, masked soldiers with rifles shoot civilians on a blood-spattered ground, surrounded by the bodies of the fallen. The entire scene conveys chaos, violence, and fear. The image is a nod to Daumier’s Gargantua, which depicted France’s King Louis-Philippe as a grotesque giant devouring the people’s wealth while rewarding his cronies. Here, that 19th-century metaphor of gluttonous tyranny is adapted to Tanzania’s present moment — portraying a leader who consumes corruption, fear, and human lives themselves.
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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PR firm 'planted story' about Iran funding Palestine Action in media, report says

Head of CMS Strategic, which works for Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems, was allegedly heard by witness saying she placed story in The Times before group's proscription

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PR firm 'planted story' about Iran funding Palestine Action in media, report says
Head of CMS Strategic, which works for Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems, was allegedly heard by witness saying she placed story in The Times before group's proscription
www.middleeasteye.net
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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‘British police arrested us for carrying signs on pizza boxes’

Two young Irish men feel they’re being treated “akin to ISIS” after being arrested for carrying pizza boxes emblazoned with a Palestine Action and anti-genocide slogan in London

Lift The Ban

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‘British police arrested us for carrying signs on pizza boxes’ – Irish men facing charges under terrorism legislation
Two young Irish men feel they’re being treated “akin to ISIS” after being arrested for carrying pizza boxes emblazoned with a Palestine Action (PA) and anti-genocide slogan in London.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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'We Will Not Be Silenced': Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over UK's 'Complicity in Genocide'

Remand-held activists against Elbit Systems launch open-ended hunger strike for bail, fair trials, and deproscription of Palestine Action

Search: Prisoners for Palestine

www.ibtimes.co.uk/imprisoned-u...
Pro-Palestine Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike Over UK's 'Complicity in Genocide'
Three UK activists jailed over anti-Elbit protests launch a hunger strike on the Balfour Declaration anniversary, demanding bail, fair trials, and an end to Britain's arms trade with Israel.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Atar on fall of al-Fashir, #Darfur. RSF took city with new drone systems, Colombian mercenaries, killings of food smugglers. People fleeing chaotically to non-aligned areas in Jebel Marra, massacre and torture en route. Emergency rooms closed in mourning.

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سقوط الفاشر: حصار 550 يوماً انتهَى بمَقْتلةٍ دموية - أتر
«أنا عزّة أمين محمد صالح، خرجنا من الفاشر يوم السبت الماضي عند الساعة الثانية صباحاً، واستغرقت الرحلة يومين ونصف. كان الطريق إلى «طويلة» ممتلئاً بالمعاناة؛ وقد رأينا فظائع وعجائب، من اعتقالاتٍ وتفتيشٍ...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Extremely alarming violence and malnutrition in North Darfur
As attacking forces advance into El Fasher, Sudan, MSF teams in nearby Tawila are receiving people fleeing with gunshot wounds and severe malnutrition.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Fighters from the Rapid Support Forces have filmed themselves committing mass killings in Darfur’s El Fasher – even as their leaders sat in US-sponsored peace talks.

The city’s fall marks a new horror in Sudan’s war, reports journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Gouja. ⬇️
An atrocity foretold: How the RSF siege of El Fasher turned into genocidal slaughter
Communication networks are down but a deluge of shocking videos point to mass killings on a devastating scale.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Fourth anniversary of Sudan's most recent coup, organized by the RSF and SAF together. Great article by Lutz Oette and Nada Ali remembering how the coup pushed Sudan towards this terrible war

sudantransparency.org/remembering-...
Remembering Sudan’s Coup d’État four years on – Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker
By Lutz Oette and Nada Ali If anyone is under the illusion that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah Al Burhan is fighting for the libera
sudantransparency.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Death toll from Israel's overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 81. Hospital officials expect that number to go up.

Israel’s military has since said the ceasefire is back on.

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Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 81
The death toll in Gaza from overnight Israeli strikes has climbed to 81. Previously, at least 60 people, including many children, were reported killed.
apnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Sudan is the latest govt to get the deportation bug. Deportations won't solve the permacrises in Europe or the US, and they won't bring peace or prosperity to Sudan.
sudantribune.com/article/306192
Khartoum takes action against nearly 20,000 foreigners - Sudan Tribune
October 20, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – Sudanese authorities in Khartoum state have taken measures against nearly 20,000 foreigners, including trials and deportations, as part of a security campaign that follow...
sudantribune.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Why are Sudanese gun-trucks called Thatchers? Why is the Janjaweed named after the Heckler and Koch G3 rifle. Because Euro arms deals are always needed for for genocide. Yet another incredible must-read from @romandeckert.bsky.social
www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...
Germany’s Hand in Sudan’s War - Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung
How German rifles, Cold War politics, and Gulf partnerships shaped, and still fuel, Sudan’s tragedy
www.rosalux.de
September 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Now’s a great time to pick up Alaa’s book, folks. It is perfectly titled: you have not yet been defeated

Alaa was not defeated!
YOU HAVE NOT YET BEEN DEFEATED ALAA ABD EL-FATTAH
September 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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علاء علي الاسفلت!!!!

Alaa is HOME and FREE!!!
September 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Did we just get a Banksy?

New Banksy showing judge hitting protester with gavel appears on High Court.

metro.co.uk/2025/09/08/n...
'New Banksy' showing judge hitting protester with gavel appears on High Court
It's already been boarded up.
metro.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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📷 Two Ottoman Youth Both Named Yusuf in Antalya: An #Arab from Beirut and an #African from Antalya, December 21, 1882 (Southern Türkiye)
August 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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"Around 2.5% of all global marine fish caught are used to feed Norwegian salmon farms" - wtf!!!
nealhaddaway.bsky.social Neal Haddaway @nealhaddaway.bsky.social · Aug 25
Norwegian salmon 🐟 + Spanish tomatoes 🍅

Both look ordinary on our supermarket shelves, but both fuel broken food chains: overfishing in West Africa, dangerous migration, and exploited labour in Europe.

Read my latest photojournalism article 👉 europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/how-eur...
How Europe's salmon and tomatoes fuel a broken food chain | The European Correspondent
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August 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Orphans - 1882 #artbots #vangogh
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/12469
August 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Read this book! First major study of S Sudan's climate catastrophe. Written by maths PhD who can explain and critique climate stats - AND integrates evidence from documentary/oral history + songs. Optimistic about S Sudanese capacity for climate adaptation + justice. x.com/jongethon/st...
x.com
August 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it
Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it
I would happily publish this statement in a UK newspaper – but that would now be illegal
www.irishtimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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In a world of John Boynes, be a Sally Rooney.
marcdefaoite.bsky.social Marc de Faoite @marcdefaoite.bsky.social · Aug 16
Sally Rooney putting her money where her mouth is (figuratively of course). Bravo.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
August 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Sally Rooney: I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
August 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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thecontinent.org
We asked Sudanese people to explain what the war is about. What emerges is clear: there is no such thing as a war about nothing. continent.substack.com/p/is-the-sud...
August 16, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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thecontinent.org
All Protocol Observed

Welcome to Issue 209 of The Continent

The war in Sudan is more than numbers and labels — it’s a war about everything. Five Sudanese writers share stories from the ground, revealing its real contours and what it’s truly about.

Get your copy here: bit.ly/TC_209
This cover of The Continent (16 August 2025, Issue 209) has a headline that reads: “The war about everything in Sudan” in dark grey text on the left side. The artwork filling most of the page is an abstract, cubist-style drawing of a human face made up of many geometric patterns and shapes. The face is black and grey with sections of checkerboard, stripes, and intricate line designs. The lips are deep red. The figure has two large pointed ear-like shapes on top of the head, long dark arms raised upward on either side, and several eyes scattered within the fragmented face design. At the top, the page “The Continent” is printed in large, dark blue letters with a small red circle (like a sun) above the head in the middle. A gold strip runs along the top edge with the text: African Journalism | 16 August 2025 | Issue 209. The artist is Khalid Shatta.
August 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Also, from yesterday:

"What matters more than your aversion to calling Israel’s actions “genocide” is the fact that a genocide is happening. Stop verbalizing your moral impulses out of existence by hemming and hawing about whether a genocide is a genocide."
Refusing to name the Final Solution in Gaza
The ancestors demand justice for the living.
news.chanda.science
August 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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- UNOCHA: more than 60 people, primarily women and children, died of malnutrition in a single week in besieged Elfashir.

#KeepEyesOnSudan
August 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM