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The author proposed repeating what they described as the 1952 lesson of alliance and dialogue, saying Greece and Türkiye joined NATO together on 18 February 1952, strengthening the alliance’s southern flank and creating a shared security framework between historic rivals. They proposed a new strategic opening involving Israel. https://t.co/DGdTYJoExq #NATO #Greece #Türkiye #GR #TR #IL

Africa Daily Report — 30 September 2026 Major developments reported during the previous 24 hours. 1. Morocco — Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri appointed first woman prime minister. King Mohammed VI appointed El Mansouri following the September 23 parliamentary election. Her Authenticity and Modernity Party won the largest number of seats, and she now has to form a coalition. The appointment is historic, while the next government will also inherit major economic reforms and preparations for the 2030 World Cup. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-pm-following-sept-23-election-2026-09-29/ 2. Ethiopia — Fighting intensifies around Tigray amid wider regional accusations. Fighting between federal and Tigrayan forces has escalated, with territorial shifts and concern that the conflict could again spread across northern Ethiopia. Ethiopian officials have accused regional rivals of supporting armed groups, while communications disruptions and displacement are complicating independent assessment and humanitarian access. The renewed conflict threatens the fragile post-2022 settlement. Direct source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/fighting-in-ethiopia-intensifies-whats-the-latest 3. Somalia/Puntland — Five tanker crew members killed in piracy incident. Puntland authorities said Somali pirates killed five crew members of the petroleum-products tanker MT Honour 25 before security forces rescued the hijacked vessel. The incident is a serious reminder that piracy remains an operational security threat off the Horn of Africa despite years of international maritime-security efforts. Importance: HIGH — maritime security and Red Sea/Indian Ocean trade routes. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somali-pirates-killed-5-crew-members-hijacked-tanker-before-rescue-mission-2026-09-29/ 4. Kenya/Nigeria — Dangote advances $16 billion Lamu refinery. Dangote is moving ahead with the planned 700,000-barrel-per-day refinery at Lamu. The project is intended to reduce East Africa's dependence on imported refined fuels and could generate more than 50,000 jobs, but it faces infrastructure, environmental and land-rights challenges. A Kenyan court dispute could restrict some site activity pending an October 14 hearing. Importance: VERY HIGH — potentially transformative for East African energy supply, fuel imports, logistics and industrial development. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/dangote-begin-construction-16-billion-east-africa-refinery-kenya-2026-09-30/ 5. South Africa — Foreign direct investment more than doubles in Q2. South Africa's central bank reported FDI inflows of 49.8 billion rand in the second quarter, up from 20.3 billion rand in Q1. The increase is an encouraging investment signal, although it needs to be considered alongside the country's broader growth, fiscal and structural indicators. Importance: HIGH — investment flows are a key indicator for Africa's most industrialised economy. Direct source: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-africas-foreign-direct-investment-inflows-pick-up-q2-2026-09-29/ 6. Ghana — Environmental regulator intensifies mining-sector enforcement. Ghana's Environmental Protection Authority issued a pre-closure notice to Chinese-owned Cardinal Namdini Mining over an alleged unreported incident and is reviewing an inspection of Gold Fields' Tarkwa operation. The regulator says it is moving from periodic inspections toward continuous monitoring and enforcement as Ghana seeks stronger environmental compliance, state revenue and local participation in its gold industry. Importance: HIGH — regulatory tightening can materially affect major international mining investors and Ghana's gold industry. Direct source: https://kfgo.com/2026/09/29/exclusive-ghanas-environmental-authority-targets-chinese-owned-cardinal-and-others-in-mining-crackdown/ 7. DR Congo — Annual audits of major miners planned from 2027. The DRC plans annual audits of major mining companies' subcontracting practices and compliance with local-content requirements beginning in 2027. The world's largest cobalt producer and Africa's leading copper producer is tightening oversight to direct more procurement and contracts toward Congolese-owned businesses. Importance: HIGH — potentially significant for global copper/cobalt supply chains and mining contractors operating in DRC. Direct source: https://ca.marketscreener.com/news/congo-to-audit-major-miners-annually-from-2027-as-part-of-local-content-drive-regulator-says-ce785adddc81f221 8. Tunisia/Mediterranean — Migrant shipwreck leaves at least two dead. Sea-Watch said it rescued 28 people after a shipwreck off Tunisia and recovered two bodies, including a child. Survivors reported at least six people missing, including three children. More than 1,970 people have died or gone missing attempting Mediterranean crossings in 2026, according to Sea-Watch, even as arrivals in Italy have fallen sharply from 2025. Importance: HIGH — migration, humanitarian protection and EU–North Africa policy remain closely linked. Direct source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/migrant-shipwreck-off-tunisia-leaves-at-least-two-dead-six-reported-missing 9. Guinea-Bissau — Ousted president plans return ahead of December election. Former president Umaro Sissoco Embalo, removed in the November 2025 coup, plans to return on October 4 and seek the presidency in elections scheduled for December 6, according to a source cited by Reuters. A recently approved constitutional residency requirement could become relevant to his eligibility. The military-led authorities have reportedly said he is welcome to return. Direct source: https://kfgo.com/2026/09/29/ousted-guinea-bissau-leader-to-run-in-december-election-source-says/ 10. Sudan — Currency collapse brings fuel queues back to Khartoum. Long fuel queues have returned in Khartoum and several other areas as the Sudanese pound reportedly weakened beyond 8,000 to the US dollar on the parallel market. The currency deterioration is adding to transport and commodity pressures in an economy already devastated by war and disrupted production and trade. Importance: VERY HIGH — the currency/fuel shock compounds Sudan's humanitarian and economic crisis. Direct source: https://sudantribune.com/article/319408 #TopNewsOfAfrica #Africa #AfricaNews #AfricaDaily #Morocco #FatimaEzzahraElMansouri #WomenInLeadership #FirstWomanPrimeMinister #MoroccanPolitics #NorthAfrica #Kenya #Nigeria #Dangote #LamuRefinery #EastAfrica #EnergySecurity #RefineryProject #IndustrialDevelopment #Infrastructure #Investment #Somalia #Puntland #Piracy #MaritimeSecurity #HornOfAfrica #ShippingSecurity #IndianOcean #RedSea #AfricanEconomy #AfricanSecurity #Geopolitics #wrldorg

«Ognuno di noi è diverso – riflette il portiere - e ognuno di noi cancella le ferite in modo diverso. Io il mancato Mondiale l’ho subito tanto, mi sono portato dietro per molto tempo quella sconfitta. L’estate è stata molto lunga, ma c’è tanta voglia di rivalsa e di riportare l’Italia dove merita. Daremo tutto per riuscirsi con mister e i nuovi giovani, che sono il futuro della Nazionale».Donnarumma: “La ferita Mondiale fa male, ora c’è tanta voglia di rivalsa” #NazionaleItalia #Mancini #NationsLeague

Otkriće Neptuna 23. rujna 1846. godine nije samo označilo važan trenutak u povijesti astronomije zahvaljujući preciznim matematičkim izračunima, već je također izazvalo značajne kontroverze i rivalstvo između francuskih i britanskih astronoma zbog zasluga za otkriće. #Neptun #astronomija #otkriće

Est-ce que les joueurs Console peuvent vraiment rivaliser avec les joueurs PC ? 🤔 On va bientôt avoir la réponse, puisqu’on organise avec le @CreditAgricole un tournoi un peu spécial : PLATFORM RIVALS 🏆 Le format est simple : deux qualifications ouvertes à tous, une sur PC et une sur Console. À l’issue des qualifications, les 15 meilleurs duos PC et les 35 meilleurs duos Console décrochent leur place pour la grande Finale ! 🎮 Qualifications le 19/09 🎖️ Finale le 20/09 💰 1000$ de cashprize Pour tenter votre chance lors des qualifications, rejoignez le discord de Shortcut : tout se passera là-bas ! 🤩 À votre avis, est-ce qu’un duo Console peut créer l’exploit ? 👀 https://t.co/JjFxEKZrtK Collaboration commerciale #Esport #JeuxVidéo #Tournoi

Five Lessons on Aggression and Dominance “There is a point in the history of society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that… it sides even with those who harm it.” Friedrich Nietzsche wrote this nearly 140 years ago, yet it still sounds contemporary. In *Chimpanzee Politics*, Frans de Waal shows that dominance, aggression, hierarchy and confrontation—often dismissed in humans as “toxic masculinity”—also appear in our closest relatives. These behaviors may reflect deep-rooted drives, not merely social constructs. **1. The threat of violence can keep the peace** Most chimp confrontations are displays, not fights. Only about 0.4% of male confrontations become physical. Rank depends on strength, alliances, displays and recognition. Violence matters partly because it is rare: conflict must be allowed to resolve before it escalates. **2. When respect disappears, violence rises** Chimpanzees maintain hierarchy through formal greetings, including bowing. At Arnhem, 22 of 37 serious male fights occurred when males had stopped greeting one another—even though such periods made up less than a quarter of observation time. Violence was nearly five times more likely when recognition rituals broke down. **3. Power requires alliances** Before challenging the dominant male, a chimp often grooms females and plays with their young. Like Machiavelli’s political challengers, he builds support before attempting to seize power. **4. Influence can replace force** Female chimps sometimes recruit males to attack rivals, signaling distress and flattering the enforcer while avoiding the fight. Power can operate through alliances and influence, not just strength. **5. Concentrated resources create conflict** Chimpanzees normally forage for scattered food, limiting competition. When humans provide concentrated food, aggression rises. Larger groups are also harder to govern because familiarity declines and hierarchies become unstable. Stable societies may require hierarchy, respect, controlled confrontation and distributed power. Suppressing every expression of dominance may not eliminate conflict; it may remove mechanisms that keep conflict contained.

What Chairman Mao and Dolores Umbridge Have in Common In Harry Potter, Dolores Umbridge is a more realistic villain than Voldemort: she gains power through titles, loyalty, conformity, and paperwork, not competence. She weakens Defense Against the Dark Arts by replacing practical preparation with Ministry-approved theory—her real talent is playing the institutional game. This echoes Hannah Arendt’s “banality of evil,” where ordinary people advance by obeying and enforcing a system. When loyalty matters more than ability, institutions start selecting for mediocrity. The parallel with Maoist China is stark. During the Cultural Revolution, Zhang Tiesheng was celebrated for submitting a blank exam and attacking “bookworms.” Despite poor results, political loyalty earned him a seat in the National People’s Congress. Mao’s promotion rule was effectively “red and expert”: political reliability outweighed competence. The consequences were catastrophic. Honest reporting was punished, so officials produced what Mao wanted to hear. False harvest data drove unrealistic targets and helped fuel the Great Leap Forward famine, which killed tens of millions. Education was politicized too: the Gaokao was abolished in 1966, and when admissions resumed, scores were replaced by class background, manual labor experience, and Party recommendations; the national exam returned only in 1977. Totalitarian systems don’t just remove capable people—they select for those politically reliable and morally compliant. Mediocrity shields leaders from rivals; reduced conscience makes coercion easier. Psychologist Andrew Lobaczewski called this pathocracy: rule by the pathological disordered, where normal institutions lose their ability to distinguish honest from manipulative. The system keeps its name and stated purpose while serving something else. The lesson: tyranny doesn’t require everyone to become evil. It requires enough people to stop recognizing the pathological. Once that moral filter disappears, institutions become vulnerable to exploitation—how psychopaths take over a society.

▶️#RivalSudamericana | Jonathan Calleri se LESIONÓ el TOBILLO IZQUIERDO en SÃO PAULO y se hace estudios en estas horas para determinar la gravedad de la lesión y si llega a la ida vs #Boca en #LaBombonera en la semana del 8 al 10 de septiembre. https://t.co/mnYfoyZ2Jp #Fútbol #Lesiones #SaoPaulo

Neumann in una lettera a Jung del ‘34 scrive di temere che in Palestina verranno agiti gli impulsi rimossi del suo popolo, la rivalsa e brutalità. E che questo porterà verso il fascismo da qualunque parte esso nasca, e che gli ebrei stavano entrando in una civiltà terribile. #Neumann #Palestina #fascismo #IL #PS #DE #CH

GdS - Capitan #Lautaro si è presentato alla pinetina tiratissimo e con tanta voglia di rivalsa, Chivu da una parte predica cautela, dall’altra c’è la voglia del Toro di essere in campo già alla prima con il Monza, pronto a iniziare la sua 9ª stagione in nerazzurro, da titolare. https://t.co/ApMVhv4MlN #Inter #Lautaro #SerieA

Sir Alex Ferguson odrao je počast preminulom rivalu Kevinu Keeganu, istaknuvši njegovu ljubav prema igri i uspjehe u Newcastleu, gdje je stvorio jednu od najboljih momčadi u povijesti kluba, dok su njihova rivalstva donosila značajnu energiju i uzbuđenje nogometnom svijetu. #KevinKeegan #SirAlexFerguson #nogomet

U članku se analizira rastuće rivalstvo između Njemačke i Francuske u kontekstu europskih obrambenih projekata, što se ogleda u propasti megaprojekta FCAS (Future Combat Air System) i potrazi za novim oblicima suradnje usred prijetnji iz Rusije i sve većeg oslanjanja na američke obrambene resurse. #Europska obrana #Projekt FCAS #njemačka

Članek Evropski deja vu: Spet čakamo krizo? opozarja na trenutne gospodarske in trgovinske napetosti v Evropi, ki bi lahko vodile v novo krizo, pri čemer temelji na šibkem institucionalnem okviru EU in rivalstvu med ZDA in Kitajsko, kar dodatno ogroža stabilnost evropskih držav. #Gospodarstvo #Evropa #KibernetskaVarnost

Miglior marcatore della tua era come Ct dell’Argentina, l’unico che poteva anche avere una sorta di senso di rivalsa dal mondiale vinto 4 anni fa, colui che quando è entrato ti ha deciso la semifinale e aiutato nelle altre partite ad arrivare lì… 0 minuti in finale. Vergogna. https://t.co/ARCcIOLy48 #Argentina #Calcio #Mondiali