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James Copnall
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Sudan correspondent, BBC World Service
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Religion, ConflictsInsecurity, Technology Disinformation, Terrorism Fact-checking, Insurgency
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By James Copnall Verified| BBC Verified The earthquake just over a week ago maimed a six-century-old mosque in one Amizmiz's oldest neighbourhoods, taking a bite out of the pinky brown minaret. A nearby row of shops appeared untouched - until I saw the vertical scar, as if a giant axeman had tried to cut two shops apart, nearly succeeding. The entrails of a nearby building were on show. "You should see the really bad ones round the corner," said Abdi, man outside the mosque. He was right.
By Ilhem Rachidi, James Copnall Verified| African Arguments Verified In the new logic of repression, all evidence of the 2019 uprising must be eliminated, the first targets being the journalists, writers and artists that used to gather at a literary café in Aokas. For over three decades, the literary café of Aokas, a town in the Kabylie region, has drawn artists, writers and actors. In 2017, as the gatherings became increasingly popular and voluble, local authorities started to restrict the meetings by withholding the necessary permits.
By James Copnall Verified| BBC Verified The earthquake just over a week ago maimed a six-century-old mosque in one Amizmiz's oldest neighbourhoods, taking a bite out of the pinky brown minaret. A nearby row of shops appeared untouched - until I saw the vertical scar, as if a giant axeman had tried to cut two shops apart, nearly succeeding. The entrails of a nearby building were on show. "You should see the really bad ones round the corner," said Abdi, man outside the mosque. He was right.
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BBC World Service