Zecharias Zelalem

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Zecharias Zelalem
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Researcher and award-winning journalist with an eye on the Horn of Africa. Visiting Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. Human rights, drones, migration, #OSINT. Contact: zechariaszelalem@gmail.com Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/author/zecharias-zelalem Thomson Reuters: https://www.context.news/profile/zecharias-zelalem
If you missed it, the African Union's communiqué in response to the invasion of Venezuela by US forces. For all the many shortcomings of the AU, on the 🇻🇪 issue, it has certainly proven to be a far more robust defender of the rules based order and even international law than many EU states. Some start to 2026!
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Selam! Wanted to hear opinions from (but not limited to) our American friends here: So Semafor reported that both the Washington Post and NY Times were leaked info about the Caracas raid and planned Maduro abduction prior to it happening, but chose not to publish it. Apparently, it's a US media tradition meant to avoid compromising the safety of US troops. Qs: is withholding such info consistent with journo practice? And beyond journalism, how do you feel about the decision?