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We need 🇪🇺 friends. Prime Minister @MarkJCarney, Canada is one of them. Since CETA was applied, EU-Canada trade has grown by 80%, with 700,000 European jobs depending on 🇨🇦 exports. Trade is more than markets. It builds a world where Europe is not alone, based on mutual respect. https://t.co/A7PoSilqcj #CETA #EUCanada #TradeRelations #EU #CA #EU

AFRICA DAILY REPORT — 16 SEPTEMBER 2026 Coverage: key developments reported during the previous 24 hours 1. DR CONGO — Ebola outbreak remains severe despite signs of progress Importance: 10/10 — Critical The UN says there are encouraging signs in the fight against the Ebola outbreak, but it is still too early to declare that the epidemic has peaked. More than 7,200 confirmed cases and 3,510 deaths have been recorded across seven provinces. Daily infections have declined from around 120 at the mid-August peak to roughly 80, but North Kivu remains particularly alarming, with 555 new cases reported there in the past 21 days. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/un-says-ebola-epidemic-still-huge-growing-2026-09-15/ 2. DR CONGO — Protests and clashes over proposed constitutional changes Importance: 9/10 — Very High Police used tear gas and warning shots as opposition protests spread across Kinshasa and other cities against proposed constitutional changes. Opponents fear the changes could open the way for President Félix Tshisekedi to seek a third term. The political confrontation adds another layer of instability while the country simultaneously faces the Ebola epidemic and conflict in the east. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/722684d7da7ffe1d49c44dd03db82904 3. SOUTH AFRICA / UNITED STATES — Washington imposes new visa restrictions Importance: 9/10 — Very High U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a new visa-restriction policy targeting certain foreign nationals from South Africa. Washington says the measures concern people linked to uncompensated land seizures, racial discrimination or violence against ethnic minorities. The move marks another deterioration in U.S.–South African relations following disputes over land reform, racial policy and Pretoria's foreign policy. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-announces-visa-curbs-some-foreign-nationals-south-africa-2026-09-15/ 4. EGYPT / RED SEA — Sisi and Saudi crown prince focus on security of strategic shipping routes Importance: 9/10 — Very High Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed the need to protect freedom and security of navigation through the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. The talks come amid escalating Houthi military activity and growing threats to one of the world's most important maritime corridors. Egypt has a particularly strong economic interest because disruption of Red Sea traffic directly affects Suez Canal revenues. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypts-sisi-saudi-crown-prince-stress-need-security-red-sea-navigation-2026-09-15/ 5. DJIBOUTI — Yemen conflict drives growing refugee pressure across the Red Sea Importance: 8/10 — High Escalating fighting in Yemen is pushing more civilians toward Djibouti. More than 2,000 Yemenis are already there, while nearly 94,000 people have been displaced inside Yemen. A fuel shortage is temporarily slowing sea crossings, but the International Organization for Migration expects more people to attempt the journey once fuel becomes available. Djibouti's capacity to absorb additional arrivals could come under increasing pressure. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/djibouti-yemen-red-sea-houthis-0382bf63a25d98e87477bf7f13b9577a 6. SOUTH AFRICA — Seven women's deaths trigger major investigation and national concern Importance: 8/10 — High South African police are investigating the deaths of seven women whose bodies have been discovered over the past two months in and around Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg. Authorities have not yet established whether the killings are linked to a single perpetrator. President Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a thorough investigation. The case is intensifying public concern over South Africa's exceptionally high levels of violent crime and gender-based violence. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-police-probe-killings-seven-women-ramaphosa-vows-action-2026-09-15/ 7. NIGERIA — Industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory dismantled Importance: 7/10 — High Nigeria's anti-drug agency dismantled an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a Mexican national while he was attempting to leave the country. Authorities say the operation followed a months-long investigation into a wider criminal network. The case is significant because West and Central Africa are increasingly being used not only as drug-transit corridors but also as production hubs for synthetic narcotics. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/d5ba984a98c27fba6c9694b12b9acfd8 8. SOUTH AFRICA — Rand weakens as oil-price surge increases inflation pressure Importance: 7/10 — High The South African rand weakened against the U.S. dollar as high global energy prices, a stronger dollar and weaker precious-metals prices increased concerns about inflation and South Africa's import bill. As a major oil importer, South Africa is particularly exposed to the current energy shock, which could feed through into fuel prices, transport costs and monetary-policy decisions. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/south-african-rand-slides-oil-price-surge-pressures-emerging-market-currencies-2026-09-15/ 9. KENYA — Nairobi awarded 2029 World Athletics Championships in historic African first Importance: 6/10 — Significant Nairobi will host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, making Kenya the first African country to stage the event. The championships will take place at Kasarani Stadium. Beyond the sporting significance, the decision represents a major international-profile opportunity for Kenya and is likely to accelerate investment in stadium, transport and visitor infrastructure. Source: Reuters, 15 Sep 2026 https://www.reuters.com/sports/nairobi-host-2029-world-athletics-championships-african-first-2026-09-15/ 10. ESWATINI / UNITED STATES — Two U.S. government personnel accidentally shot by Eswatini soldiers Importance: 6/10 — Significant Eswatini's government confirmed that soldiers accidentally shot two U.S. government personnel during an anti-smuggling operation in the country's northeast. The Americans sustained minor injuries. Both governments are investigating the incident, which Eswatini's military acknowledged has a diplomatic dimension. Source: Associated Press, 15 Sep 2026 https://apnews.com/article/284210c69a3c67fdb491c77093977803 #Africa #AfricaNews #TopNewsOfAfrica #SouthAfrica #UnitedStates #USSouthAfrica #Diplomacy #VisaRestrictions #ForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #Rand #SouthAfricanRand #AfricanMarkets #EmergingMarkets #OilPrices #EnergyShock #Inflation #Economy #RedSea #Egypt #SaudiArabia #BabElMandeb #MaritimeSecurity #ShippingSecurity #SuezCanal #GlobalTrade #HornOfAfrica #Security #AfricaToday #wrldorg

OPEC OUT OF VIENNA — GCC INTO A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH EUROPE. 🇪🇺🤝🇸🇦🇦🇪🇶🇦🇰🇼🇧🇭🇴🇲 I call for Austria to end Vienna’s role as the headquarters of OPEC. OPEC’s Secretariat is based in Vienna, while Russia cooperates with OPEC through the OPEC+ framework and Iran remains part of OPEC. https://t.co/wRhkn03F4w #OPEC #GCC #EUpartnership #EU #SA #AE #QA #KW #BH #OM #AT #RU #IR

Donald Trump does not have the conventional politician’s instinct to bob and weave when in tricky political territory. He tends to speak his mind based on instinct rather than analysis. While this is an unprecedented development, I don’t think it represents a threat to the GFA, #Trump #Politics #GFA #US

LLMs are still based on predicting the most probable words, not on a logical understanding / a model of the world. This is why they still need to be "grounded" by humans pointing out basic facts of the bigger picture which they miss quite often. #LLM #AIethics #MachineLearning #Nospecificcountrycodesarementionedinthetweet.

🇸🇾 EX-SYRIA: 5 DEMOCRATIC STATES — A NEW FUTURE FOR THE SYRIAN PEOPLE Syria in its present form has produced dictatorship, war, foreign occupation, ethnic tension, terrorism and millions of refugees. I propose a serious debate about a new political order based on five https://t.co/JFzIeMTrP5 #Syria #Democracy #NewFuture #SY

Growth (debt/bonds) based economic model is incompatible with a world ravaged by energy wars and energy infrastructure destruction. Central banks are out of options in staglationary environment - rate hikes will accelerate the collapse. #EconomicCollapse #Stagflation #EnergyCrisis #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedinthetweet.

Menšina motoristů na Smetaňáku zase šikanuje většinu! 🙂 Při průměrné obsazenosti 1,3 člověka na auto je v téhle koloně na fotce asi 18 lidí. Kdyby se Praha řídila smart a data-based, tak tohle prostě nevychází. Negativní externality jako hluk, prach a zpustošený veřejný prostor jsou neúměrné tomu, jak málo lidí se tu autem reálně přepraví. Protože věděli jste, že touhle oblastí projde 5x víc lidí pěšky? 👍🏻 #Praha #Doprava #ŽivotníProstředí

Britain is now halfway into a fiscal crisis. The Bank of England announced that it is reversing its Quantitative Tightening program. So they are effectively holding QE-based monetisation in place to stop interest rates rising as the economy goes into an inflationary spiral. 🇬🇧🙈 https://t.co/Etcja0UDEF #FiscalCrisis #BankOfEngland #Inflation #GB

🚨 Rodri: “Saying NO to Real Madrid was not easy, especially since they treated me so well”. “I made my decision based on sporting aspects, on what excited me more and where I felt I could win and grow the most as a player”, told @mundodeportivo. https://t.co/gkwK0gK5gD #Rodri #RealMadrid #FootballChoice #ES #GB

Meta-analysis: AI chatbots are good for mental health, especially when no human butts in. Mental health disorders impose a substantial global burden, while access to care remains constrained. AI-based chatbots have emerged as scalable digital interventions, yet #MentalHealth #AIChatbots #DigitalIntervention #Therearenospecificcountriesmentionedinthetweet.Therefore #nocountrycodescanbereturned.

Concrete algorithms for recursive self-improvement (RSI) date back to 1987. 1992-: gradient descent-based neural RSI. 1994-: RSI for reinforcement learning with self-modifying policies. 1997: RSI plus artificial curiosity and intrinsic motivation. 2002-: asymptotically optimal #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #ReinforcementLearning #Nocountrycodesarepresentinthetweet.

EXBRICS NOW. BRICS is not the future I want for the world. It is a bloc increasingly used to challenge the rules-based international order while Russia wages its war against Ukraine and authoritarian powers seek greater geopolitical leverage. My message is simple: countries https://t.co/oOsr4RMYRH #EXBRICS #Geopolitics #InternationalOrder #RU #UA

One thing I’ve learned: AI is incredibly powerful in medicine not only inside clinical tools, but in building them. Especially deterministic, guideline-based solutions: auditable, reproducible, predictable. AI helps build them fast - but the final product doesn’t need a https://t.co/reNa6amjR6 #AIinMedicine #HealthTech #Innovation #Nospecificcountriesarementionedinthetweet.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.

The comments by the US President today on the future of the island of Ireland show how much the conversation about a unified island is advancing at home & abroad. It shows the importance of political parties engaging in a constructive, informed & evidence based way. #Ireland #Unity #Politics #US #IE

🇬🇧🇺🇸 The British reaction to the US supporting the Falklands going to Argentina and Irish unification under the Republic is so fractious and discombobulated because the truth of the British-American relationship has been one based on deep denial and repression. In 1956 during #Falklands #IrishUnification #UKUSARelations #GB #US #AR #IE

The Erosion of Truth in Feminized Institutions Human beings developed the scientific process to observe reality and uncover fundamental truths about the universe. However, the increasing feminization of academia has, in some cases, shifted its priorities, with social equity taking precedence over truth. A study titled *“Taboos and Self-Censorship Among U.S. Psychology Professors”* asked professors whether they prioritized scientific truth or social equity when the two appeared to conflict. According to the study, 66.4% of male professors chose truth, compared with 43% of female professors—a 23.4-point gap. This suggests that some individuals are willing to set aside truth in favor of ideology. The study also found that professors feared social sanctions for expressing their empirical beliefs, while younger, more left-leaning, and female faculty members were more likely to oppose controversial scholarship. Psychology faculty are reportedly 56% women and 44% men. Based on the study’s figures, approximately 53.3% of professors would rank truth first. Women account for roughly 71–75% of newly awarded psychology doctorates. If the field reaches 73% women, only about 49.3% of psychologists would rank truth first. The broader implications are significant. As academic institutions increasingly prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion, research and data may be ignored when they conflict with political goals. Science influences education, medicine, human resources, therapy, the media, and nearly every other field concerned with human behavior. These studies shape legislation, psychological diagnoses, corporate policies, pharmaceutical prescriptions, and popular advice. Truth is not necessarily losing to lies. Rather, as institutions become increasingly feminized, they may gradually stop valuing truth itself.

Who Owned the Word “Socialism”? One of the great distortions of twentieth-century political history is the claim that because Nazis and fascists fought Marxists and communists, they must therefore have been their political opposites — and hence “right-wing.” That conclusion does not follow. Marxists, communists, fascists and National Socialists all described their movements in socialist or collectivist terms, though they understood socialism very differently. The Nazis called themselves National Socialists, while fascism emerged partly from the revolutionary socialist milieu and retained strong anti-liberal, anti-capitalist and collectivist elements. The crucial development was that Marxists and communists increasingly established themselves as the authoritative owners of the word “socialism.” As Marxism became the dominant form of revolutionary socialism, “socialist” increasingly came to mean specifically Marxist, class-based and internationalist socialism. Movements that rejected Marxism could therefore appear to be its political opposite simply because they fought Marxists. But political enemies are not necessarily ideological opposites. Nazis and fascists competed with communists and other socialists for overlapping constituencies — workers, lower-middle-class voters and people alienated by liberal capitalism and parliamentary politics. Their conflict was therefore not simply socialism versus its opposite, but also a struggle between rival forms of post-liberal collectivism. This is where Hayek and Mises matter. Neither claimed that communism, fascism and Nazism were identical. Their argument was that these movements belonged to a broader anti-liberal, collectivist tradition, despite their profound differences and mutual hostility. A socialist movement can fight another socialist movement. Communists and social democrats did precisely that. So the question cannot be settled by asking whom the Nazis and fascists persecuted. It must be settled by examining the principles and political objectives they themselves advocated. “They fought socialists, therefore they were right-wing” is not an argument. It is a conclusion disguised as one.