#sahel rose

[sarahalainn]

映画 「花束」

2024.10.06 上映会

ご来場ありがと��ございました💐

泣いて。笑って。

色々な愛の形はある。

共に寄り添い、

共に花を咲かせて行きたい。

〜音楽の花束〜

2024.10.06 セトリ

💐Silent Night (Hanataba vers.)

💐すべての人の心に花を〜The Rose

💐You Raise Me Up

1.

映画で流れる一曲。アレンジさせて頂きました。

サヘル監督からは「和」を取り入れたアレンジにしたいとのこと。お琴2台、エレキギター、キーボード、そして歌とヴァイオリンというユニークな編成で聖歌を表現。トークショーでサヘル監督がクリスマスへの思いについて語られました。施設でもクリスマスをお祝い。でも、親がサンタになるクリスマスは体験できない。他者との差を感じられる、クリスマス。

私はオーストラリアで育ったので、サーフィンするサンタさんと真夏のクリスマスのイメージがあるかもしれませ��。実際は、私にとって最も孤独な時期でした。お店は空いてない、ツリーも飾れない、プレゼントもない、友達と会えない。クリスチャン、カソリックにとって大事なクリスマスとかけ離れたところにいました。憧れなのか、昔から教会音楽が大好きで、サヘル監督と同様、クリスマスソングが好き。

そんな、クリスマスへの憧れと孤独さをアレンジで表現してみました。子供達が奏でられる、温もり溢れる音。どこかで切ない、冷たい音色。映画ではお芝居だけではなく、楽器も演奏されたキャスト。すごい！としか言えない。Bravi!

2.

6日は、いつもライブに来られるサポーターさんの姿も見られました。そんな皆さんにとっても、初めて聞く歌と演奏をお届け。「花束」に因んだ、お花をテーマにした選曲。喜納昌吉さんの名曲「花」と洋楽「The Rose」を一つにしたカリンバと歌のアレンジ。

「すべての人の心に花を」。平和の祭典にインスパイアされた、人生を語る一曲。そして、サヘル・ローズ監督に因んだ薔薇の歌。愛とは、色々な形と感じ方がある。でも、私にとっては愛は薔薇であり、あなたはその唯一の種である。心の冬はやってくる。でも、凍った土の下には、種が眠っている。いずれ、春は来る。

カリンバはアフリカにルーツがある楽器です。サヘル監督が演奏後、感想をシェアして下さいました。子守唄のような、子供の頃を思い出す懐かしい音色。カリンバのキラキラした音が、赤ん��がゆりかごから見上げる、ピカピカな飾りのように見えて、そんな赤ちゃんでありたかった、憧れだという。思わずウルッとしてしまいました…

3.

一人では何もできない、と仰るサヘル監督。大分一人で色々やられていますが！そんな彼女でも、人の支えについて語られる。「人」という漢字も、支え合ってますよね。最後は、そんな誰かの支えによって自分を超えることができる、感謝の歌を、マイクなしのヴァイオリンと歌で、素の音でお届けしたいと思いました。

暖かい眼差しと、色々な感情の子供達の花束に囲まれて、素直に表現ができました。

泣いたり、笑ったりした、そんな一夜でした。

チーム花束、サヘル・ローズ監督

感謝を込めて🌹

[biophonies]

new thing for new business cards: some lush future Africa, de colon1zed & self determined, where the great green wall has grown thick and steady & date palms & mango trees could maybe share canopies, adapting to the new weather patterns & all hope is not lost

(see more things from me via my newsletter, patreon, or bluesky)

[hy-borea]

Swallowing Sand in the Sahel

Havent posted here in a while so my art style has changed alot haha anyways have some oc worldbuilding ive been cooking up! "Sahel!, Sahel, Sahel... Sahel! Saheliland!" "The White Rose spins around the arid dune."

[heifercatmoon]

This orature legend of the birth of the Soninke bardic art chronicles the fall of Wagadou, the Soninke/Mande empire more popularly known as Ghana (not present day Ghana the country, which is named after this historical Mauritanian-Senegalese-Malian region empire).

Follow Gassire the warrior prince, who turns away from nobility to become his people's first diari (griot: bard).

Here is a song named for the Soninke

https://open.spotify.com/track/55YdtD6BbmJ7NsDW4Z1Dpo?si=2Ogi-U2QQkuHoSZef_-PXw

Wagadou rose between the 1st-3rd century and fell in the 13th century, after being conquered by Sosso and submitting to the later Malian empire. Wagadou was preceded by Dhar Tichitt (1600 BC) and Djenne-Djenno, the ruins of which can be seen today. It was followed by Mali and Songhay, 2 of the most powerful kingdoms in the old Sahel.

Ghana means "warrior chief," and Wagadou (the Soninke name) could be named for the Wague (name for the nobility of the region) or named after the Soninke goddess. Legend says that when the 2 sons of the Kaya Maghan (king of gold, 800 Dinga Cisse, princes Khine and Dyabe fought over who should take the throne. Khine was victorious, continuing the Cisse Tounkara dynasty. However, Dyabe in humiliation, made a deal with the seven headed snake Bida, who promised victory over his brother in exchange for sacrificing a beautiful virgin every year. It was believed that the prosperity and gold that granted that prosperity was a result of these sacrifices, and so they continued until the brave fiance Maadi of the beauty Sia Yatabere was the first to rebel, slaying the snake and cutting its heads. Bida cursed Wagadu to drought and ruin, and sure enough, Wagadou fell, and the Soninke had to migrate southwards to find fertile land.

The now rare film Sia, Le Réve du Python, is based on this legend.

The capital of Ghana/Wagadou is believed to be Koumbi-Saleh. Here is an ambient instrumental piece paying homage to this ancient city:

https://open.spotify.com/track/4SRL7gOHRxrSb4TyvrBnvq?si=sNF5NePgQYqGOIsCbsdSCg

Vintage video of Soninke girls singing and flute player

https://youtu.be/bQm2aIVHakw?si=Rf3oYrcOsGnEAXTS

Soninke traditional drum dance

https://youtu.be/8FmiE_kdda0?si=7PQPVdYE0gNAJ4et

[warningsine]

Fighting in Sudan has continued for nearly two weeks since it began on April 15, when violence broke out between the country's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces.

The two are engaged in a power struggle over who gets to run the resource-rich nation that sits at the crossroads between North Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.

Previously the warring factions were allies who united after a massive people-power revolution in 2019 to overthrow longtime Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir. They promised a transition to democracy — but instead toppled the country's transitional civilian government in a second coup in 2021.

Since then, they have been at odds over plans for a new transition and the integration of the RSF into the regular army. Their fight this month has led to more than 400 deaths and turned the capital's once-quiet residential streets into a disaster zone.

"This is a power projection between Sudan's two most powerful armed forces," says Ahmed Soliman, Horn of Africa researcher at British think tank Chatham House.

Here are some key things to know about the conflict and its likely impact on the region — and beyond.

Who are the generals fighting each other?

Leading the opposing forces are the Sudanese Army's Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and the RSF's Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known by his nickname, Hemedti.

Both served under Bashir and played key roles in the counterinsurgency that began in Sudan's Darfur region in 2003.

Burhan received military training in both Jordan and Egypt. He became the de facto ruler of Sudan as head of the Sovereign Council, a civilian-military partnership created after the popular uprising that deposed Bashir in 2019.

Dagalo rose through the ranks of the notorious Sudanese Arab Janjaweed militia, which is accused of committing atrocities during the 16-year war in Darfur.

He went on to lead Bashir's private militia, but after the mass uprising in 2019, joined Burhan in deposing his former boss.

"The clashes that we're seeing ... are in part the result of these two autocratic leaders' actions, who not only are in charge of vast armies and control much of the state's economy, but which have also been emboldened over the last three years by being key stakeholders in the political process," says Soliman.

They have, he says, "framed themselves as reformers, protectors of Sudan and guardians of its democratic transition and its revolution — falsely so."

What's the humanitarian situation?

The fighting has caused a humanitarian crisis, as people have been forced to remain largely in their homes, only occasionally able to use a pause in the battles to stock up — if they can — on essential supplies like water, food and medicine. While Khartoum has borne the brunt of the fighting, there has also been unrest in other areas, and there are concerns it could awaken conflict in Darfur.

Numerous countries, including the U.S., have closed their embassies and evacuated their personnel. The United Nations has also moved most of its foreign staff out of the country, but the chief of mission has remained in place to push for an end to the fighting.

ombings and gun battles have been taking place in the heart of the capital Khartoum, in residential neighborhoods, with buildings badly damaged.

Alyona Synenko, Africa spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, says morgues have been filling up. "There have been dead bodies that were in the streets for days and also the morgues are full with the dead," she says. "We are looking at thousands of people who were wounded and the healthcare system in Sudan is on the verge of collapse, or I think we could safely say, collapsing."

There has been a mass prison break from one of the country's main jails, which housed former members of the Bashir regime responsible for rights abuses. And the World Health Organization says one of the warring parties has seized a laboratory which contains measles, polio and cholera isolates, creating a "high risk of biological hazard."

Some 70% of hospitals are not functioning, Dr. Attiya Abdullah, secretary of the Sudan Doctors Trade Union, tells NPR. Health staff have been killed and hospitals are out of electricity or water, with no fuel for generators, he says.

Soaring food and fuel prices are exacerbating problems for ordinary Sudanese.

Tens of thousands are trying to flee to safety, mainly to neighboring Chad and South Sudan, says Faith Kasina, regional spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency.

"At least 20,000 Sudanese have arrived in Chad and nearly 4,000 South Sudanese refugees have returned to South Sudan. ... These new arrivals are placing additional strain on these countries that already have public services and resources significantly overstretched," she says.

"The teams that we have at the border locations, in mainly South Sudan and Chad, tell us they're witnessing a very dire situation. That people are essentially coming in exhausted, coming in scared. The majority of those that are arriving are women and children... We're seeing cases where people are staying out in the open, under the trees."

What's at stake in the region and beyond?

International diplomats are struggling to bring Sudan back from the brink. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says he has spoken to both generals directly. The African Union is also involved in negotiations. But the U.N. head of mission, Volker Perthes, said this week neither side seemed serious about negotiating.

U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned on Tuesday the violence could spread to other countries in the region, saying: "It is lighting a fuse that could detonate across borders, causing immense suffering for years, and setting development back for decades."

Sudan is surrounded by a host of fragile states, either in conflict or emerging from it. Before the fall of Bashir, the U.S. long considered Sudan a state sponsor of terrorism.

"Having a stable Sudan that looks to the United States as a partner, as a core partner, that's incredibly strategic," says Susan Stigant, who runs the Africa programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace.

And it's not only Washington that wants to see an end to the fighting. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have financial interests in Sudan. Egypt shares a long border and a significant source of water — the Nile.

China and Sudan have long had a relationship stemming from the North African state's export of oil. Beijing is Sudan's second-biggest trading partner and has considerable investments in the country.

The Russian mercenary group Wagner, which has links to the Kremlin, also has a presence in Sudan, mainly involving guarding Russian-run mines as well as gold smuggling. The group denies any involvement in the conflict.

Russia also has other interests in the country, with Moscow planning to build a military base in Port Sudan on the Red Sea.

How might the current conflict play out?

Many analysts believe that Sudan is headed for a prolonged period of conflict, given that neither general is likely to relinquish power easily.

The many Sudanese who participated in the pro-democracy movement are devastated to see their hopes of a transition back to civilian rule imperiled, but members of the country's so-called resistance committees, which organized the 2019 and post-coup protests, say they're not giving up.

Despite multiple calls for an end to hostilities, several cease-fires have failed. The latest, announced earlier this week, has seen a lull in fighting but not a complete halt.

A number of countries have offered to mediate and get the two generals to the negotiating table. But given how far the leaders have gone in denouncing each other, it's believed they are unlikely to give up their struggle for power now.

Some analysts say this conflict has been long in the making.

Cameron Hudson, a former U.S. official who has worked on Sudan, thinks the U.S. miscalculated by putting too much trust in what the generals said about their commitment to restoring civilian control.

"To see it kind of fall apart now and the whole country kind of go up in flames, I think is, you know, is a real bad signal for the ability of the United States and its allies to help bring about these kinds of transitions, not only in Sudan but all across the region," says Hudson, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Mohamed Osman, a researcher on Sudan at Human Right Watch, says the world should have seen this coming.

"Both forces come with a long legacy of abuse," he says. "The unfortunate part is that the former government, the transitional government, failed to address this legacy of abuse, failed to embark upon security sector reform, alike with the international actors who continued to prioritize politics of appeasement."

[thoughtlessarse]

Languages: Bulgarian

European governments are divided on how to respond to West Africa becoming the world’s terrorism hotspot, with European nations who receive most migrants favouring to keep communication with the juntas open. Having slipped undetected into Mali’s capital weeks ago, the jihadis struck just before dawn prayers. They killed dozens of students at an elite police training academy, stormed Bamako’s airport and set the presidential jet on fire. The 17 September attack was the most brazen since 2016 in a capital city in the Sahel, a vast arid region stretching across sub-Saharan Africa south of the Sahara Desert. It showed that jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda or Islamic State, whose largely rural insurgency has killed thousands of civilians and displaced millions in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, can also strike at the heart of power. Overshadowed by wars in Ukraine, the Middle East and Sudan, conflict in the Sahel rarely garners global headlines, yet it is contributing to a sharp rise in migration from the region towards Europe at a time when anti-immigrant far-right parties are on the rise and some EU states are tightening their borders. According to the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), the route to Europe with the steepest rise in numbers this year is via West African coastal nations to Spain’s Canary Islands. IOM data shows the number of migrants arriving in Europe from Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal) rose 62% to 17,300 in the first six months of 2024 from 10,700 a year earlier, a rise the UN and the IOM have blamed on conflict and climate change. Fifteen diplomats and experts told Reuters the swathes of territory under jihadist control also risk becoming training grounds and launchpads for more attacks on major cities such as Bamako, or neighbouring states and Western targets, in the region or beyond. Jihadi violence, especially the heavy toll it has taken on government troops, was a major factor in a wave of military coups since 2020 against Western-backed governments in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the countries at the heart of the Sahel. The military juntas that replaced them have since swapped French and US military assistance for Russians, mainly from Wagner’s mercenary outfit, but have continued to lose ground. “I don’t really see the regimes in Mali, Niger and Burkina holding on forever. Eventually one of them is going to fall or one of them is going to lose a substantial amount of territory, which Burkina Faso already has,” said Caleb Weiss, an editor at the Long War Journal and an expert on jihadist groups. “Then we’re dealing with a jihadi state or multiple jihadi states in the Sahel,” he said.

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[terrorismvictimsday]

Global Terrorism Index 2024.

Deaths from terrorism rose to 8,352 in 2023, a 22 per cent increase from the prior year. The number of terrorist attacks decreased to 3,350 in 2023, a reduction of 23 per cent from the 4,321 attacks in 2022. Terrorism deaths fell by 519 in Afghanistan in 2023, an 81 per cent improvement. This is the first year since 2019 that Afghanistan has not been the country most impacted by terrorism. Terrorism attacks became more deadly in 2023 with 2.5 deaths per attack compared to 1.6 in 2022. Iraq is no longer amongst the ten countries most impacted by terrorism, with total deaths falling 65 per cent in the past year. Prior to 2023, Iraq had been ranked in the top ten every year since the inception of the index. Burkina Faso became the country with the highest impact from terrorism for the first time, with deaths from terrorism increasing by 68 per cent to 1,907. A quarter of all terrorism deaths occurring globally were in Burkina Faso. Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the most impacted region by terrorism in 2023 followed by the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Within sub-Saharan Africa, the Sahel is the most affected region, accounting for almost half of all deaths from terrorism and 26 per cent of attacks in 2023. Five of the ten countries most impacted by terrorism are in the Sahel region. Israel had the largest increase in terrorism deaths, increasing from 24 to 1,210 deaths. The attack in Israel by Hamas was the single largest terrorist attack since the inception of the GTI, the biggest since 9/11 and one of the largest terrorist attacks in history. Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world’s deadliest terrorist group in 2023, despite deaths attributed to the group and its affiliates declining by 17 per cent from 1,963 to 1,636 deaths. The four terrorist groups responsible for the most deaths in 2023 were Islamic State (IS), Hamas, Jamaat Nusrat AlIslam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and Al-Shabaab. Of the 3,350 terrorist attacks recorded in 2023, 54 per cent were attributed to a group. This compares to 48 per cent in 2022 and 45 per cent in 2021. The countries with the highest number of attacks not attributed to a group were Myanmar, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Pakistan. IS in Syria is the most active it has been in ten years, with attacks rising by 4 per cent to 224 in 2023. Conflict remains the primary driver of terrorist activity. Over 90 per cent of terror attacks in 2023 occurred in conflict zones.

[thetulipchildren]

🦋Silimandé, jlaisse cette photo, elle m'intrigue dans mes sommeil, dernier rempart d'un puzzle de ma jeunesse...

A ma forêt d'hibiscus

Àu baobab sacré

Non loin du marée des curieux

Le lion garde la clé

Tel ma tour jumelle à Agadez

Merci biandagara

J'espère que c quelques mots

Vont me réveiller un souvenir

Autre que les jardins de ma demeure....

Hôtel tulipes

Clé nom de mon enfance

Cheval ailé

Rose de mes sommeils

Falaise qui porte ma vie

.

Juge incertain

De l'armée qui me décime

Sous un fléau que je ne connais

Moi caché dans une réserve

Qui abrite mes derniers éléphants

Du couché de soleil

Aux Cayman qui garde le lac et les fleuve

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Et où est mon banc de sable aux Sahel.....

....sous mon sommeil

.1986-1989

.

Moi qui critique tout les hôtels de ce monde

Comme métaphore d'une conscience et d'une économie sans roulement

Je reste bloqué par celui ci

L'odeur du fleuve sur c abord

quand je passe en moto

2015.....trop d'intrigues sensation de mon enfance

.

Es ce que mon âme n'a pas mangé ce souvenir

Il y avait des plaques de marbre

Que je confonds s'en doute avec l'hôtel indépendance

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La nuit de quelque chose de féroce et de paisible

Comme une distorsion

Imagé d'un passage paisible

Seul face un oublie

....je me souviens de toute ma jeunesse

Mais pas de ce truc...

Du rond point des nations unies

Métaphore du monde

Tulipes

Métaphore

De celui qui garde le lac

Ici une piscine

Mes amis

Lesquels

Les enfants des tulipes

Ma vie c'est écrit par un dessin animé que j'ai imaginé

Au sujet de l'Afrique

La vie est blessé

C la finalité

Le sens est comme une fougère qui perd sa douceur et ses couleurs humide

Contraste

...

J'doit être un dessin animé de mon imaginaire

C ce que cet hôtel m'impose

Pourtant j'existe à travers la métaphore

.............un monde qui voile la sensation de reprendre les souvenirs de ses jeunesse

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Je me souviens du sommeil de ma naissance

Shelo* .toi de tes larmes....

Je comprends que la tulipe c ton monde shelo

Tu abrite les enfants

Contre un voile sur la sensation

Après que d'autres souille lame des innocents par leur passage

🦋👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

Ce faire volé son âme

Y être souillé

Merci shelo*

Strophe en pépa

[konradnews]

World Refugee Day] "Another World Story to Tell You Now" with Sahel Rose ｜ News & Media

The number of people displaced by the ongoing humanitarian crises in Ukraine, Gaza, and other regions around the world continues to increase, They discussed the impact on children and women, challenges, and how support should be provided. The video and article are available here. (The article is based on the dialogue, with additions and rearrangements.) More than 100 million refugees and…

[argyrocratie]

"(...)

Similarly, in 2012, Captain Amadou Sanogo, who learned English in Texas, received infantry-officer basic training in Georgia, and underwent military intelligence schooling in Arizona, and overthrew Mali’s democratically elected government. “America is a great country with a fantastic army,” he said after the coup. “I tried to put all the things I learned there into practice here.” In 2008, the Pentagon-funded Stars and Stripes reported that Gen. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the leader of a coup against Mauritania’s elected president, had also “worked with U.S. forces.” 

Why did these officers who were trained by the United States to defend their governments topple them instead?

(...)"

personnaly i'm betting on the US training having an effect of providing a sort of social capital/confidence boost on ambitious officers

anyways

"(...)

In fact, the Africa Center found violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in the Sahel jumped from 76 in 2016 to a projected 2,800 for 2022, a 3,600 percent increase. The spike in fatalities stemming from these attacks has been almost as extreme, rising from 223 to 7,052 over that same span. Despite this record of failure, America’s playbook for the region remains largely unaltered with the United States continuing to provide security assistance—just as it has for almost two decades—as terrorist violence escalated, deaths rose, insecurity increased, and coups proliferated. “So what we wanted to do in the countries that we’re working well with is talk about how we strengthen our support,” Nuland said. “In Burkina, in Niger, and in Mauritania, we are working very closely with those militaries, with their gendarmerie, with their counterterrorist forces to support them in their effort to push back and protect their populations from this poison in Mali.” 

Analyst Sarah Harrison sees this stay-the-course policy as a recipe for further disaster. “Throughout four presidential administrations, foreign policy officials have leaned heavily on these counterterrorism tools despite evidence that they’re not working—and in some cases, could be prolonging conflict or making the situation worse,” she told Rolling Stone. “In many unstable countries where the U.S. fixates on counterterrorism approaches, what the local population is really suffering from is a lack of resources. 

“It’s cliché to talk about ‘root causes’ in conflict prevention and mitigation, but that’s what it comes down to. What people are in need of is strong economies, healthcare, education, infrastructure —which depends on resources. More military training and transfers of weapons aren’t going to solve those problems.”

For decades, U.S.-trained officers —from Haiti’s Philippe Biamby and Romeo Vasquez of Honduras to Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq of Pakistan— have overthrown U.S.-allied governments all over the world. Rarely, however, have so many coups been so concentrated in a region over such a short period of time.   

Last fall, after returning from a trip, alongside other top State Department and Pentagon officials to the Sahelian states of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, Ambassador Victoria Nuland was upbeat. “We went to the region in force. We were looking, in particular, at how the U.S. strategy towards the Sahel is working. This is a strategy that we put in place about a year ago to try to bring more coherence to our efforts to support increased security,” she said during an October conference call with reporters.

After Rolling Stone pointed out that U.S.-trained military officers had conducted seven coups in these same countries—Burkina Faso, three times; Mali, three times; and Mauritania, one time—since 2008, Nuland was less sanguine. “Nick, that was a pretty loaded comment that you made,” she replied. “Some folks involved in these coups have received some U.S. training, but far from all of them.”

[sarahalainn]

Sleep in heavenly peace

Film « Hanataba »

𑁍 Directed by Sahel Rose

« Silent Night »

𑁍 Arranged by Sarah Àlainn

映画　「花束」

𑁍監督／サヘル・ローズ

「Silent Night」

𑁍編曲／サラ・オレイン

Bouquet of memories

思い出のブーケ

ついに出たね🎬

[kavyaorganicfarm08]

Secrets of Adenium Obesum: The Desert Rose Story

Title: Adenium Obesum: Unveiling the Enchanting Tale of the Desert Rose

In the arid landscapes of the African and Arabian deserts, where life seems to defy the harsh conditions, a resilient beauty emerges—the Adenium Obesum, commonly known as the Desert Rose. This captivating succulent has an intriguing story that spans centuries, intertwining with culture, survival, and the art of horticulture.

Origins in the Arid Wilderness: The Desert Rose, native to regions of the Sahel region, the Arabian Peninsula, and parts of East and West Africa, has adapted to thrive in conditions where other plants struggle to survive. Its journey begins in the vast stretches of sandy soils and rocky terrains, where extreme temperatures and scarce water make for a challenging environment.

Cultural Symbolism: Beyond its natural habitat, the Desert Rose holds cultural significance in various societies. In ancient Egyptian mythology, it was associated with the goddess Isis, symbolizing love and resurrection. Meanwhile, in Thai culture, the Adenium is considered a symbol of good luck and prosperity, often found in homes and businesses.

Survival Strategies: The Adenium Obesum has evolved unique adaptations to endure the harsh desert conditions. Its swollen, bulbous trunk not only stores water but also serves as a mechanism to survive extended periods of drought. The distinctive caudex, often likened to the shape of an elephant's foot, is a reservoir for nutrients and moisture, allowing the Desert Rose to endure months without rainfall.

The Art of Bonsai: The Desert Rose's intriguing form and ability to thrive in limited spaces have made it a favorite in the art of bonsai. Horticulturists and enthusiasts worldwide have embraced the challenge of miniaturizing this hardy succulent, creating living masterpieces that showcase the plant's natural beauty in a compact form. The process of shaping and pruning the Desert Rose into a bonsai requires patience and skill, reflecting the resilience of this extraordinary plant.

Blooms in the Desert: Contrary to its name, the Desert Rose doesn't only captivate with its unique structure; it also boasts stunning, trumpet-shaped flowers. These blooms come in a spectrum of colors, including shades of pink, red, and white, adding a burst of vibrancy to the arid landscapes. The Desert Rose's flowering period is often triggered by environmental cues, emphasizing its adaptability to changing conditions.

Cultivating the Desert Beauty: Growing an Adenium Obesum is a rewarding endeavor, but it demands an understanding of its specific needs. Well-draining soil, ample sunlight, and controlled watering are crucial elements in cultivating a healthy Desert Rose. Overwatering, in particular, can be detrimental, as the plant is prone to root rot. Striking the right balance is key to nurturing this resilient beauty.

Global Spread and Hybridization: The Desert Rose's allure has transcended its native regions, finding admirers and enthusiasts worldwide. As a result, horticulturists have engaged in hybridization efforts, creating new varieties with diverse colors, patterns, and forms. These hybrids have expanded the palette of options for those eager to incorporate the Desert Rose into their gardens or indoor plant collections.

Challenges and Conservation: While the Desert Rose has proven its ability to withstand harsh conditions, it faces challenges in the form of habitat loss, illegal harvesting, and climate change. Conservation efforts are underway to protect the natural populations of Adenium Obesum and ensure its continued existence for future generations to appreciate.

In unraveling the secrets of Adenium Obesum, we discover a plant that embodies the resilience of life in the desert. From its cultural symbolism to its adaptive strategies for survival, the Desert Rose has carved a place for itself in the hearts of plant enthusiasts around the world. As we cultivate and appreciate this remarkable succulent, we become part of a story that spans continents and centuries, celebrating the beauty that emerges from the harshest of environments.

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Duppy Echoes Side A: 03:19:23

This is my weekly Radio show humbly broadcasting from the American Midwest, courtesy of a sonic explorer and warrior hailing from central africa. Please check out my Tracklist and a link to my show and mixcloud below:

Hailu Mergia - Shilela

Francis Bebey - Sahel

Sun Ra - Night of the Purple Moon

Mach Hommy - Valisberg to Vaudeville

Vince Ash - 6 Feet

Son Palenque - Yo Me Voy

Artur Nunes - Belina

Jose Pratres - Nana

Jorge Ben - Mas Que Nada

Cesaria Evora - Sangue De Beirona

Jucas - Ni'galassa Lami

Orlan Divo - Beleza Nao Vai Embona

Hasna El Becharia - Koul

Side B: 03.19.23

Jay-Z/Memphis Bleek - Coming of age

Curtis Mayfield - Freak, Freak, Free

RH Factor/D'angelo - Bullshit

Archie Shepp - Invocation

Daphni - Cherry

Daphni - Crimson

Hagan - Kora Song

Hagan - Pray 4 Me

Tourist - Rose Rouge

Kode 9 - Time Patrol

Chene Noir - Le Train

Link to Radioshow on Cleveland State Universities

Link to Mixcloud

Show is every Sunday Midnight to 02:00am EST

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The rose-ringed parakeet's original native distribution was limited to the Indian subcontinent and the Sahel. However, due to their popularity as pets, there are very large, well established feral parakeet populations all over Europe (with the largest in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium), as well as smaller established populations in South Africa, MENA, and a few US states.

plant or animal with the weirdest geographic distribution: go

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Africa's "Great Green Wall" Shifts Focus to Hold Back Desert

The project called the Great Green Wall began in 2007 with a vision for the trees to extend like a belt across the vast Sahel region, from Senegal in the west to Djibouti in the east, by 2030. But as temperatures rose and rainfall diminished, millions of the planted trees died.

Efforts to rein in the desert continue in Senegal on a smaller scale. On the western end of the planned wall, Ibrahima Fall walks under the cool shade of dozens of lime trees, watering them with a hose as yellow chicks scurry around his feet. Just beyond the green orchard and a village is a desolate, arid landscape.

You may also want to see this article by Samir Fryatt in Impakter, "The Great Green Wall: Its Status, Impacts and Need for More Support." Of possible interest to U.S. readers this project has enjoyed support from both the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and from that fellow at Facebook.

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KHARTOUM, April 28 (Reuters) - Strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan's capital Khartoum and the adjacent city of Bahri on Friday, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour truce extension announced by the army and a rival paramilitary force.

Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in a power struggle between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted on April 15 and disabled an internationally backed transition toward democratic elections.

The fighting has also reawakened a two-decade-old conflict in the western Darfur region where scores have died this week.

In the Khartoum area, heavy gunfire and detonations rattled residential neighbourhoods. Plumes of smoke rose above Bahri.

"We hear the sounds of planes and explosions. We don't know when this hell will end," said Bahri resident Mahasin al-Awad, 65. "We're in a constant state of fear."

The army has been deploying jets or drones on RSF forces in neighbourhoods across the capital. Many residents are pinned down by urban warfare with scant food, fuel, water and power.

At least 512 people have been killed and close to 4,200 wounded, according to the United Nations, which believes the real toll is much higher. The Sudan Doctors Union said at least 387 civilians had been killed.

The RSF accused the army of violating a U.S.- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire with air strikes on its bases in Omdurman, Khartoum's sister city at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers, and Mount Awliya.

The army blamed the RSF for violations.

The ceasefire is supposed to last until Sunday at midnight.

A Turkish evacuation plane came under fire as it was landing at Wadi Seyidna airport in Omdurman on Friday but there were no injuries, Turkey's defence ministry said.

The violence has sent tens of thousands of refugees across Sudan's borders and threatens to compound instability across a volatile swathe of Africa between the Sahel and the Red Sea.

"From the war planes to the tanks and rockets, we had no other option than to leave," said Sudanese man Motaz Ahmed, who arrived in Egypt's capital Cairo after a five-day trip. "We left behind our homes, our work, our belongings, our vehicles, everything, so we can take our children and parents to safety."

DARFUR DEATHS

In Darfur, at least 96 people had died since Monday in inter-communal violence rekindled by the army-RSF conflict, U.N. human rights office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said.

Releases and escapes from at least eight jails, including five in Khartoum and two in Darfur, were compounding chaos, she added.

In El Geneina, capital of West Darfur, a major hospital supported by medical charity MSF was looted during a violent intrusion over the past two days, the group said.

"Many people are trapped in the midst of this deadly violence. They fear risking their safety and lives trying to reach the rare health facilities that are still functional and open," said Sylvain Perron, MSF's deputy operations manager for Sudan.

Relief agencies have been largely unable to distribute food to the needy in Africa's third-largest country, where a third of its 46 million people were already reliant on donations.

Among Sudan's neighbours, Egypt said it had taken in 16,000 people, while 20,000 had entered Chad and the U.N. refugee agency said over 14,000 had crossed into South Sudan, which won independence from Khartoum in 2011 after decades of civil war.

Some had walked from Khartoum to South Sudan's border, a distance of over 400 km (250 miles), a spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said. One of Africa's largest cities, Khartoum had long been untouched by Sudan's string of civil wars.

Despite global appeals for talks, army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told U.S. based Arabic language broadcaster Al Hurra it was unacceptable to sit down with RSF head Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo whom he called "the leader of the rebellion".

The army controlled all of Sudan, though the RSF kept a limited presence in some parts of Darfur, he said. Reuters could not independently verify both sides' territorial control.

Friction had been building for months between the army and RSF, whose joint 2021 coup toppled a civilian coalition government and came two years after a popular uprising ousted veteran Islamist autocrat Omar al-Bashir.

Both the army and RSF were required to cede power to civilian parties under a transition plan meant to be finalised earlier this month but the process foundered over timing issues, including when the RSF would be absorbed into army ranks.