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C'est d'ailleurs assez fou qu'en France tu puisses finir ton secondaire ou lire plein de manuels de licence sur l'histoire de France au XIXe sans que la question de l'exception française à la transition démographique (probablement unique dans l'histoire) soit jamais posée.

'The Continent' 248, 8 août 2026: -La malaria va migrer avec le changement climatique. -Gaza: témoignages, manipulations de l'information (réseaux sociaux), économie du Maroc et chômage des jeunes, enjeux Trump v. Espagne et UE. -L'économiste Grieve Chelwa : refuser de s'endetter. #Afrique

The Continent@thecontinent.org · last wk.

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.

1896. The Venezuelan "Miranda" Map issue, and a Venezuelan territorial claim over British Guiana via postage stamp. For a broader perspective...this territorial dispute began in the early 1800's. And before that...The British response to France during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

Venezuela, 1896 (S.C. #138) ...a rather complex map for a postage stamp....but will follow with a map that helps explain.

Des tirs de mortiers d’artifice sur le toit du commissariat déclenchent un incendie. Les auteurs ? Des policiers. En compagnie d’anciens de la BAC sous contrôle judiciaire interdits de se trouver là. Présomption de légitime usage des mortiers ? www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

Au commissariat de Saint-Denis, un pot de départ finit en grosse gueule de bois

Alors que la brigade anticriminalité fêtait la mutation d’un de ses membres, fin juillet, des policiers ont déclenché un incendie sur le toit en tirant des mortiers. Deux fonctionnaires ont aussi été…

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Call me paranoid, but last week Elon Musk fired a rocket at the moon. This week, the moon is blocking out the sun and thousands of meteors will rain down on earth. We're at war with the moon people aren't we?

This Tuesday is Census Day 2026 in Australia, so here is a special double-barrelled Census edition of Slogan Shorts. In this history we highlight the only two Census campaigns promoted through Australian slogan cancellations: 1966 and 1976. tinyurl.com/aa8b8fm7 #philately

Every Person Counts

This Tuesday is Census Day 2026 in Australia, so here is a special double-barrelled Census Day edition of Slogan Shorts. In this history we highlight the only two Census campaigns promoted through Aus...

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La Corée du Sud connaît une vague de chaleur inédite. Ce pays *fort climatisé* atteint ses limites... Déjà en place : jeux d'eau publics, peu enclin au bronzage. Défauts : le mix énergétique notamment. * La ligne 1 du métro de Seoul est accusée par les habitants eux-mêmes d'être un congélateur.

Korea Pro@koreapro.bsky.social · last wk.

South Korea's record 42.5C heat exposed a gap: emergency response has outpaced adaptation of homes, workplaces and power systems. Heat illness cases hit 4,460 in 2025 despite expanded alerts and shelters. The 2027 budget will show whether adaptation gets durable funding.

'The Continent' 247, 1/8/2026: -Dakar, 1er hôte de J.O. en #Afrique. -Ouganda: ménage national, sans traitement en aval. -Enquête: Comment le Rwanda manipule réseaux sociaux face à son rôle en RDC, jusqu'à UE & ONU. -Blog:'An Africanist Perspective' de Ken Opalo. -Fin:Réparer la mosquée de Sankoré.

The Continent@thecontinent.org · 2w ago

All Protocol Observed Welcome to Issue 247 of The Continent Be aware of your sharing permissions. We got the spreadsheet for how Rwanda pays influencers to craft its shiny image. bit.ly/247_TC

This is the cover of Issue 247 of The Continent. It is dominated by a giant puppet master's hand reaching in from the top right. The sleeve bears the Rwandan flag, representing the Rwandan state. Four strings hang from its fingers, controlling four people below like marionettes.

Each person is absorbed in a smartphone. They are shown in different poses: one slouches while scrolling, another sits smiling at her screen, a third walks with head bowed over a phone, and a fourth hunches over a device. None appears aware that they are being manipulated.

The blue background resembles a digital network filled with faint social media logos and online symbols, including WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram, X, email icons, hashtags and AI graphics. Scattered among them are slogans and usernames such as #VisitRwanda, #RwandaSafe, @Manzi_Patriotic and @harerimana_tittu, suggesting an organised online influence campaign.

The headline reads: "Rwanda: Like, follow, share." The words mimic the familiar prompts used on social media but, paired with the puppet strings, imply that online support for Rwanda is being directed or orchestrated rather than arising organically.

The cover is illustrated by Gado.