Gauthier Marchais
@gauthiermarchais.bsky.social
Researcher at the Institute of Development studies. Views are my own. ‘Seule la route connaît le secret’
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Zohran #Mamdani élu maire de #NewYork : le portrait de Sylvain Cypel @orientxxi.bsky.social ⤵️
#USA #Ouganda
#USA #Ouganda
Né en Ouganda et musulman de gauche : Zohran Mamdani élu maire de New York - Portrait
Malgré les attaques convergentes dont il fait l’objet, Zohran Mamdani devient le premier maire musulman de la ville étatsunienne après sa victoire ce 4 novembre. Sa campagne, marquée par une (…)
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November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Zohran #Mamdani élu maire de #NewYork : le portrait de Sylvain Cypel @orientxxi.bsky.social ⤵️
#USA #Ouganda
#USA #Ouganda
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New article 'Looking for the local: The Politics of Humanitarian Recruitment in DRC' reveals how aid agencies can fuel social tensions when the 'local' aid category interacts with existing discourses around belonging, authority, and territory muse.jhu.edu/pub/35/artic...
Project MUSE - Looking for the Local: The Politics of Humanitarian Recruitment in DRC
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October 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
New article 'Looking for the local: The Politics of Humanitarian Recruitment in DRC' reveals how aid agencies can fuel social tensions when the 'local' aid category interacts with existing discourses around belonging, authority, and territory muse.jhu.edu/pub/35/artic...
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We're still very much in shock here at the @iobua.bsky.social: the Flemish government decided to cut all of our our core-funding, with only 3 months of financing left (and after a particularly positive evaluation of our institute) #saveIOB blog.uantwerpen.be/iob/iob-unde...
September 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We're still very much in shock here at the @iobua.bsky.social: the Flemish government decided to cut all of our our core-funding, with only 3 months of financing left (and after a particularly positive evaluation of our institute) #saveIOB blog.uantwerpen.be/iob/iob-unde...
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Starting today, the journal will publish on Substack. This new platform allows our authors to share short articles inspired by their work in the journal. Our debut post features Dr Anne Irfan’s piece.
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Israel’s Displacement/Immobility Nexus in Palestine
This post is authored by Dr. Anne Irfan, Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender, and Postcolonial Studies at UCL and the author of 'A Short History of the Gaza Strip'.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Starting today, the journal will publish on Substack. This new platform allows our authors to share short articles inspired by their work in the journal. Our debut post features Dr Anne Irfan’s piece.
open.substack.com/pub/journalg...
open.substack.com/pub/journalg...
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Une synthèse de mes résultats de recherche sur les relations entre les communautés touarègues et l'autorité centrale au Niger ? La voici dans @theconversation.com. Dans la suite d'auteurs que j'admire, comme @yguichaoua.bsky.social
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Niger : comment les Touaregs ont trouvé le chemin du dialogue avec l’État
La paix actuelle avec les Touaregs est réelle mais fragile. Elle ne repose pas sur un oubli des conflits passés, mais sur une vigilance partagée.
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September 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Une synthèse de mes résultats de recherche sur les relations entre les communautés touarègues et l'autorité centrale au Niger ? La voici dans @theconversation.com. Dans la suite d'auteurs que j'admire, comme @yguichaoua.bsky.social
theconversation.com/niger-commen...
theconversation.com/niger-commen...
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Reminder: next Tuesday there's Mich Thill's book presentation on the Congolese police - online, so feel free to join!
📅 30 Sept, 12:30h (online) | Join the launch of our 2025–26 GLAC Seminar series! Michel Thill presents The Police, the State & the Congo Cop, with discussant Kristof Titeca. Register 👉 https://loom.ly/ggUXyVw
#GLACSeminar
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September 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Reminder: next Tuesday there's Mich Thill's book presentation on the Congolese police - online, so feel free to join!
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"Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds"
The UN joins other experts including the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Holocaust historians, and multitudes of lawyers in concluding this is genocide.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
The UN joins other experts including the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Holocaust historians, and multitudes of lawyers in concluding this is genocide.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds
GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds"
The UN joins other experts including the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Holocaust historians, and multitudes of lawyers in concluding this is genocide.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
The UN joins other experts including the International Association of Genocide Scholars, Holocaust historians, and multitudes of lawyers in concluding this is genocide.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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We’re at the post WWII inflection point: the state created for survivors of the most notorious genocide in history itself commits genocide. At the same time, 100,000 Britons march for fascism in London.
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:08 AM
We’re at the post WWII inflection point: the state created for survivors of the most notorious genocide in history itself commits genocide. At the same time, 100,000 Britons march for fascism in London.
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says www.bbc.com/news/article...
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British doctor comes back from Gaza and confirms two things we knew: 1- the Israelis *specifically* confiscate formula feed to starve children 2- there is a clear pattern in gun shot wounds pointing to the fact that IDF soldiers are playing games hunting humans.
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July 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
British doctor comes back from Gaza and confirms two things we knew: 1- the Israelis *specifically* confiscate formula feed to starve children 2- there is a clear pattern in gun shot wounds pointing to the fact that IDF soldiers are playing games hunting humans.
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www.instagram.com/reel/DMm03Kp...
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"This tragedy must end now – immediately and decisively. Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war."
Rare to see an @icrc.org statement like this.
Rare to see an @icrc.org statement like this.
July 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"This tragedy must end now – immediately and decisively. Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war."
Rare to see an @icrc.org statement like this.
Rare to see an @icrc.org statement like this.
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Good news - and biggest impact (surprisingly) is on child poverty.
But still small compared to the two-child benefit cap - remains essential to remove that if government is to be serious about child poverty
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But still small compared to the two-child benefit cap - remains essential to remove that if government is to be serious about child poverty
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Welfare bill will now lift 50,000 out of poverty after U-turns, assessment finds
Revised bill passed after UK government rowed back on cuts will mean fewer rather than more people in relative poverty in 2030
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good news - and biggest impact (surprisingly) is on child poverty.
But still small compared to the two-child benefit cap - remains essential to remove that if government is to be serious about child poverty
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But still small compared to the two-child benefit cap - remains essential to remove that if government is to be serious about child poverty
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
July 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read:
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
“I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.”
According to Starmer’s new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
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@camillelefebvre.bsky.social et Ari Awagana me semblent avoir fait un travail extraordinaire d'édition des textes en Kanouri (Borno).
Aujourd’hui nous republions l’ensemble de ces textes en kanouri (chansons, proverbes, lettres, textes historiques) dans une double transcription celle du XIXe siècle et une lisible par les locuteurs contemporains et nous les traduisons en français pour les faire connaitre au plus grand nombre.
June 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
@camillelefebvre.bsky.social et Ari Awagana me semblent avoir fait un travail extraordinaire d'édition des textes en Kanouri (Borno).
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MASSIVE ATTACK x PSC
Limited Edition solidarity T.
Massive Attack have created a Palestine Solidarity T Shirt, with all profits donated to @pscupdates.bsky.social
Sign up for presale here: mailchi.mp/palestinecam...
Limited Edition solidarity T.
Massive Attack have created a Palestine Solidarity T Shirt, with all profits donated to @pscupdates.bsky.social
Sign up for presale here: mailchi.mp/palestinecam...
June 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
MASSIVE ATTACK x PSC
Limited Edition solidarity T.
Massive Attack have created a Palestine Solidarity T Shirt, with all profits donated to @pscupdates.bsky.social
Sign up for presale here: mailchi.mp/palestinecam...
Limited Edition solidarity T.
Massive Attack have created a Palestine Solidarity T Shirt, with all profits donated to @pscupdates.bsky.social
Sign up for presale here: mailchi.mp/palestinecam...
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«Ce que j’ai vu, je dois le raconter»: parole d'Olivier Dubois, reporter captif d'Al-Qaïda au Sahel | Nouvelle belle collaboration de @auposte.fr et @afriquexxi.bsky.social
«Ce que j’ai vu, je dois le raconter»: parole d'Olivier Dubois, reporter captif d'Al-Qaïda au Sahel | Au Poste, média indépendant 100% Live & Libre
Horizons XXI | Pendant presque deux ans, le journaliste Olivier Dubois (Libération, Jeune Afrique, Le Point…) a été l'otage de Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, une filiale d'Al-Qaïda au Sahel. Da...
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June 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
«Ce que j’ai vu, je dois le raconter»: parole d'Olivier Dubois, reporter captif d'Al-Qaïda au Sahel | Nouvelle belle collaboration de @auposte.fr et @afriquexxi.bsky.social
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Day after day, the Israeli government continues its project of the physical elimination of the population of Gaza.
The world does nothing.
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The world does nothing.
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At least 12 Palestinians killed waiting for aid in Gaza, say medics
It is the latest in almost daily shootings near aid sites in Gaza, which have left hundreds dead overall.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Day after day, the Israeli government continues its project of the physical elimination of the population of Gaza.
The world does nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The world does nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dozens killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid sites, Hamas-run ministry says
The UN human rights chief said Israel's
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June 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Every day. Deliberate massacres of unarmed, starving civilians. The world does nothing. A shame on all of us.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🔴 Lancement d’une grande #MarchepourGaza de Paris à Bruxelles pour dire STOP au #génocide & demander aux autorités européennes d’agir ! Soyons nombreux-ses au départ ce 15 juin, 17h à Paris-Villette ! @fidh-francais.bsky.social @cgt.fr @afps06.bsky.social @solidaires.org @fsu-nationale.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🔴 Lancement d’une grande #MarchepourGaza de Paris à Bruxelles pour dire STOP au #génocide & demander aux autorités européennes d’agir ! Soyons nombreux-ses au départ ce 15 juin, 17h à Paris-Villette ! @fidh-francais.bsky.social @cgt.fr @afps06.bsky.social @solidaires.org @fsu-nationale.bsky.social
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Made some friends in Boyle Heights and DTLA yesterday. #DefendLA #WhatBetterPlaceThanHereWhatBetterTimeThanNow
June 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Made some friends in Boyle Heights and DTLA yesterday. #DefendLA #WhatBetterPlaceThanHereWhatBetterTimeThanNow
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"When the legal threshold for genocide is met, we must call it genocide – and act accordingly."
Martin Griffiths, former UN humanitarian chief, writes for IDS and calls for action to prevent genocide in #Gaza 👇
https://ac.pulse.ly/yuhzem0hlv
Martin Griffiths, former UN humanitarian chief, writes for IDS and calls for action to prevent genocide in #Gaza 👇
https://ac.pulse.ly/yuhzem0hlv
It is genocide: Humanitarian law must be enforced in Gaza - Institute of Development Studies
On 30 May 2025, IDS Honorary Associate and former UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths described the situation in Gaza as genocide. Alongside IDS Research Fellow Philip Proudfoot, here he calls for a decisive realignment of humanitarian law and humanitarian action to halt genocide and other atroci...
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June 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"When the legal threshold for genocide is met, we must call it genocide – and act accordingly."
Martin Griffiths, former UN humanitarian chief, writes for IDS and calls for action to prevent genocide in #Gaza 👇
https://ac.pulse.ly/yuhzem0hlv
Martin Griffiths, former UN humanitarian chief, writes for IDS and calls for action to prevent genocide in #Gaza 👇
https://ac.pulse.ly/yuhzem0hlv
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On #WorldOceanDay, new co-authored paper that calls for rethinking development in coastal spaces, away from extractive models toward approaches that respect local knowledge, ecological interdependence, & justice.
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June 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
On #WorldOceanDay, new co-authored paper that calls for rethinking development in coastal spaces, away from extractive models toward approaches that respect local knowledge, ecological interdependence, & justice.
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
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Read Karen Hao. Read her now.
"Silicon Valley's scale-at-all-costs approach to AI development … is causing a lot of social, labor and environmental harms," says technology reporter @karenhao.bsky.social, whose new book is "Empire of AI."
June 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Read Karen Hao. Read her now.
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Jean-Pierre Filiu a passé un mois à Gaza. Il publie « Un historien à Gaza », un récit qui mêle son témoignage, les voix des habitantes et habitants de Gaza et l’analyse de la guerre menée par Israël dans l’enclave. Il est l’invité d’« À l’air libre ».
Par À l’air libre
Par À l’air libre
« La guerre d’anéantissement d’Israël à Gaza est bien pire que la Nakba »
Jean-Pierre Filiu a passé un mois à Gaza. Il publie « Un historien à Gaza », un récit qui mêle son témoignage, les voix des habitantes et habitants de Gaza et l’analyse de la guerre menée par Israël dans l’enclave. Il est l’invité d’« À l’air libre ».
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June 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jean-Pierre Filiu a passé un mois à Gaza. Il publie « Un historien à Gaza », un récit qui mêle son témoignage, les voix des habitantes et habitants de Gaza et l’analyse de la guerre menée par Israël dans l’enclave. Il est l’invité d’« À l’air libre ».
Par À l’air libre
Par À l’air libre
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I hope this piece will receive the acclaim it deserves. It's a unique and essential systematic comparison between JNIM and IS-Sahel, from a doctrinal and governance perspective, based on primary data. Read!
Sahel. Les djihads concurrents d'Al-Qaida et de l'État islamique
Héritières du djihad à la fois local et global, les filiales sahéliennes d’Al-Qaida et de l’État islamique se disputent l’adhésion et la soumission des populations, au nom d’idéologies politiques (…)
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June 2, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I hope this piece will receive the acclaim it deserves. It's a unique and essential systematic comparison between JNIM and IS-Sahel, from a doctrinal and governance perspective, based on primary data. Read!
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Faute de percée décisive sur le front, les forces armées de Moscou lancent une quantité de drones jamais vue sur leur voisin. L’Ukraine réplique en tentant de frapper la machine militaire russe, qui préparerait une grande offensive d’été.
Par @justinebrabant.bsky.social
Par @justinebrabant.bsky.social
La Russie tente d’écraser l’Ukraine sous une pluie de drones kamikazes
Faute de percée décisive sur le front, les forces armées de Moscou lancent une quantité de drones jamais vue sur leur voisin. L’Ukraine réplique en tentant de frapper la machine militaire russe, qui préparerait une grande offensive d’été.
l.mediapart.fr
May 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Faute de percée décisive sur le front, les forces armées de Moscou lancent une quantité de drones jamais vue sur leur voisin. L’Ukraine réplique en tentant de frapper la machine militaire russe, qui préparerait une grande offensive d’été.
Par @justinebrabant.bsky.social
Par @justinebrabant.bsky.social