Cooper Inveen
@cinveen.bsky.social
@reuters.com senior producer for West and Central Africa. Here to have my heart broken all over again.
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Rwanda. (There's a bit of a gloss here over the details of "stopping the genocide," but its good to see this kind of attention to the police state nature of things.) www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
They fled in fear from a U.S. ally. So it went after their families.
Rwanda tries to silence critics abroad by targeting relatives back home, at times arresting and torturing them, say former officials and other exiled Rwandans.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Rwanda. (There's a bit of a gloss here over the details of "stopping the genocide," but its good to see this kind of attention to the police state nature of things.) www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...
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oh theyre trying it lol
Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects
Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects
Interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect’s background underscores research that the media covers white and Black perpetrators differently
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who allegedly shot and killed the United Healthcare CEO Brian…
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
oh theyre trying it lol
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#Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect
Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has said he will not abandon the country's $3 billion rescue package with the International Monetary Fund, but wants to review the deal to tackle wasteful state spending and upgrade the energy sector.
www.reuters.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:28 PM
#Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect - www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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It's that time of the year: the best pictures of 2024 from @reuters.com. Striking how often fires or floods provided the backdrop to powerful images.
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2024 in Reuters Pictures
Editors at Reuters present a curated selection of some of their top photos of the year from around the globe.
www.reuters.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:19 AM
It's that time of the year: the best pictures of 2024 from @reuters.com. Striking how often fires or floods provided the backdrop to powerful images.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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It is a wrap in #Ghana as #Mahama makes a comeback - Ghana's former President Mahama wins election - www.reuters.com/world/africa.... #GhanaDecides
Ghana's former president Mahama wins election
Ghana's former president John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nation's presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat on Sunday.
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December 8, 2024 at 1:47 PM
It is a wrap in #Ghana as #Mahama makes a comeback - Ghana's former President Mahama wins election - www.reuters.com/world/africa.... #GhanaDecides
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The prisons and the people bewildered upon their release some after decades are beyond devastating. Mabrook to the Syrians. We wish you solace in your reunions and returns. Inshallah the day will come for the Sudanese too.
December 8, 2024 at 12:26 PM
The prisons and the people bewildered upon their release some after decades are beyond devastating. Mabrook to the Syrians. We wish you solace in your reunions and returns. Inshallah the day will come for the Sudanese too.
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Some people who supported Palestinian freedom for the past 14 months seem upset about Syrians getting freedom from a dictator.
And a lot of people who spent the past 14 months opposing Palestinian freedom are now cheering Syrians getting freedom.
So much moral inconsistency.
And a lot of people who spent the past 14 months opposing Palestinian freedom are now cheering Syrians getting freedom.
So much moral inconsistency.
December 8, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Some people who supported Palestinian freedom for the past 14 months seem upset about Syrians getting freedom from a dictator.
And a lot of people who spent the past 14 months opposing Palestinian freedom are now cheering Syrians getting freedom.
So much moral inconsistency.
And a lot of people who spent the past 14 months opposing Palestinian freedom are now cheering Syrians getting freedom.
So much moral inconsistency.
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Ghana counts votes amid hopes for better times www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Ghana counts votes amid hopes for better times
Twelve candidates are vying to succeed President Nana Akufo-Addo.
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December 7, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Ghana counts votes amid hopes for better times www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫 Inquiétude chez les putschistes du Sahel. Si Assad tombe ça veut dire que Poutine ne peut pas nous sauver non plus. 😟
December 7, 2024 at 2:27 PM
🇳🇪🇲🇱🇧🇫 Inquiétude chez les putschistes du Sahel. Si Assad tombe ça veut dire que Poutine ne peut pas nous sauver non plus. 😟
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 185 of The Continent
France isn't having a great month. This week, its government collapsed. And last week, not one but two of its former African colonies told it to get lost. A lot of western analysts are blaming Russia. This misses the point.
bit.ly/TC185
Welcome to Issue 185 of The Continent
France isn't having a great month. This week, its government collapsed. And last week, not one but two of its former African colonies told it to get lost. A lot of western analysts are blaming Russia. This misses the point.
bit.ly/TC185
December 6, 2024 at 10:28 PM
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 185 of The Continent
France isn't having a great month. This week, its government collapsed. And last week, not one but two of its former African colonies told it to get lost. A lot of western analysts are blaming Russia. This misses the point.
bit.ly/TC185
Welcome to Issue 185 of The Continent
France isn't having a great month. This week, its government collapsed. And last week, not one but two of its former African colonies told it to get lost. A lot of western analysts are blaming Russia. This misses the point.
bit.ly/TC185
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December 7, 2024 at 4:49 AM
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Always a joy when @economist.com delivers a self-own so bad that people briefly remember that they are one of the worst rags in the business.
Would love if it stuck this time, but wouldn’t “bet” on it.
Would love if it stuck this time, but wouldn’t “bet” on it.
A craze for betting is sweeping over America. It should be celebrated, not feared econ.st/4fYTrIL
December 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Always a joy when @economist.com delivers a self-own so bad that people briefly remember that they are one of the worst rags in the business.
Would love if it stuck this time, but wouldn’t “bet” on it.
Would love if it stuck this time, but wouldn’t “bet” on it.
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are a crucial bloc in the Dec. 7 presidential election. Many of those voters are angry as their sector, hit by currency depreciation, continues to suffer a rapid production decline.
(Production: Ndiaga Thiam)
(Production: Ndiaga Thiam)
Why Ghana's election outcome could be determined by fertilizer | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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December 6, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are a crucial bloc in the Dec. 7 presidential election. Many of those voters are angry as their sector, hit by currency depreciation, continues to suffer a rapid production decline.
(Production: Ndiaga Thiam)
(Production: Ndiaga Thiam)
South African authorities say they have retrieved six bodies of illegal miners in the past 24 hours from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped underground.
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Production: Siyabonga Sishi
Six dead as illegal miners' standoff drags on in South Africa | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
youtu.be
December 6, 2024 at 10:08 AM
South African authorities say they have retrieved six bodies of illegal miners in the past 24 hours from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein. Hundreds are still believed to be trapped underground.
Production: Siyabonga Sishi
Production: Siyabonga Sishi
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I have had some major career things finally come to fruition this past week. My birthday tweet could focus on those. But really, all I want for my birthday is for this verified fundraiser for a Palestinian family in Gaza to reach its goal.
chuffed.org/project/1159...
chuffed.org/project/1159...
A Home for Hiba
Hiba is a 10-year-old girl, born in Gaza during the final days of the 2014 war. Up until now, Hiba has lived through six wars and military escalations, and now—over the past year—she has been living i...
chuffed.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:42 PM
I have had some major career things finally come to fruition this past week. My birthday tweet could focus on those. But really, all I want for my birthday is for this verified fundraiser for a Palestinian family in Gaza to reach its goal.
chuffed.org/project/1159...
chuffed.org/project/1159...
A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional toll, the government said.
Production: Mahezabin Syed, Angela Ukomadu & myself
Production: Mahezabin Syed, Angela Ukomadu & myself
Dozens feared dead in Guinea soccer crowd crush | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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December 3, 2024 at 9:23 AM
A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional toll, the government said.
Production: Mahezabin Syed, Angela Ukomadu & myself
Production: Mahezabin Syed, Angela Ukomadu & myself
After more than three decades in Ghana's police force, Emmanuel Amey-Wemegah was confident he had kept aside enough for a comfortable retirement. But a domestic debt restructuring has derailed his plans.
Production: Ndiaga Thiam
Production: Ndiaga Thiam
Ghana election: an economic crisis looms large | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
youtu.be
December 2, 2024 at 11:05 PM
After more than three decades in Ghana's police force, Emmanuel Amey-Wemegah was confident he had kept aside enough for a comfortable retirement. But a domestic debt restructuring has derailed his plans.
Production: Ndiaga Thiam
Production: Ndiaga Thiam
A landslide in eastern Uganda has killed at least 17 people with rescue operations underway to try and find the 100 people who may be trapped in the deep mud that engulfed the area.
Production: Justin Dralaze, Mukelwa Hlatshwayo
Production: Justin Dralaze, Mukelwa Hlatshwayo
Uganda landslide kills 17; over 100 people missing | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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December 1, 2024 at 11:49 AM
A landslide in eastern Uganda has killed at least 17 people with rescue operations underway to try and find the 100 people who may be trapped in the deep mud that engulfed the area.
Production: Justin Dralaze, Mukelwa Hlatshwayo
Production: Justin Dralaze, Mukelwa Hlatshwayo
Chad, a key Western ally in the fight against Islamic militants, abruptly ended its defense cooperation pact with France, miffed over the latter's plans to reduce military presence in West Africa.
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(Production: Mahamat Ramadane, Ngouda Dione)
Chad ends defense cooperation agreement with France | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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November 30, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Chad, a key Western ally in the fight against Islamic militants, abruptly ended its defense cooperation pact with France, miffed over the latter's plans to reduce military presence in West Africa.
(Production: Mahamat Ramadane, Ngouda Dione)
(Production: Mahamat Ramadane, Ngouda Dione)
Take note #coffeesky .
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 184 of The Continent
Coup de latte: The trouble Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is brewing.
Get your copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
Welcome to Issue 184 of The Continent
Coup de latte: The trouble Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is brewing.
Get your copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
November 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Take note #coffeesky .
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She won! 🥳🥳🥳
Meet the new BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: the fantastic Barbara Banda.
You deserve this award. Congratulations, Copper Queens! We are proud of you, and Africa is proud of you.
It's Barbara Banda, y'all!
Help me with sure I congratulations 🎉 🎉 👏🏾 👏🏾
#AfricanWomeninsports
November 30, 2024 at 11:16 AM
She won! 🥳🥳🥳
Meet the new BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: the fantastic Barbara Banda.
You deserve this award. Congratulations, Copper Queens! We are proud of you, and Africa is proud of you.
It's Barbara Banda, y'all!
Help me with sure I congratulations 🎉 🎉 👏🏾 👏🏾
#AfricanWomeninsports
Residents of Mali's Tinzaouaten, embroiled in a battle between Tuareg rebels and an army supported by Russian mercenaries, now grapple with disease outbreaks and drone strikes, causing many to seek refuge in Algeria.
(Production: Abdollah Ag Mohamed, Cooper Inveen)
(Production: Abdollah Ag Mohamed, Cooper Inveen)
Mali town at heart of July battle hit by disease and drone strikes | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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November 29, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Residents of Mali's Tinzaouaten, embroiled in a battle between Tuareg rebels and an army supported by Russian mercenaries, now grapple with disease outbreaks and drone strikes, causing many to seek refuge in Algeria.
(Production: Abdollah Ag Mohamed, Cooper Inveen)
(Production: Abdollah Ag Mohamed, Cooper Inveen)
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Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Note for the upcoming holiday season,,, some of us are on a sobriety journey and mocktails or non-alcoholic beer options make a big difference 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
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The greatest film ever made about the closure of a Moroccan bar premiered 82 years ago today.
November 27, 2024 at 3:59 AM
The greatest film ever made about the closure of a Moroccan bar premiered 82 years ago today.