Reporter at The Observer. Previously in šŖš¹
Joined October 2016
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Fred Harter retweeted
1 Dec 2025
Trump has raised expectations that he will attack Venezuela
The White House accuses NicolĆ”s Maduro of engaging in ānarcoterrorismā. It is a dubious claim, writes @FredHarter
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Fred Harter retweeted
4 Nov 2025
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Novi Sad, Serbiaās second biggest city, on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a train station disaster that killed 16 people.
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Fred Harter retweeted
3 Nov 2025
āThe road is full of deadā: Sudanese escape one hell and fall into another
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22 Jul 2025
The West Bank is witnessing the biggest displacement of Palestinians in 60 years.
"They burned down our homes, poisoned our sheep, attacked our school, students, and teachers," the displaced resident of a village near Jericho told me.
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Fred Harter retweeted
20 Jul 2025
Anatomy of a crisis: how Trump became caught up in the kind of conspiracy that he loves to cultivate. For @ObserverUK with @FredHarter
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14 Jul 2025
My obituary for Muhammadu Buhari, military dictator turned democratically-elected president, who forged a reputation for incorruptibility but failed to end insecurity and oversaw policies so ruinous that even his wife refused to endorse his re-election
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14 Jul 2025
Dozens of journalists at VOA, Radio Free Asia and others risk being sent back to their home countries, where they face imprisonment, persecution or worse for their reporting
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14 Jul 2025
Ethiopia has the biggest collection of hominin fossils in the world, and its scientists are at the forefront of efforts to trace humanity's origins.
Getting to see these fossils first-hand was one of the highlights of my time in Ethiopia.
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Fred Harter retweeted
9 Jul 2025
The medieval Knights of Ethiopia: a history of the Horse in the northern Horn of Africa (1000-1900CE)
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8 Jul 2025
Trump's aid cuts have raised a much-debated, fundamental question: does aid actually work?
No one doubts that emergency food, vaccines and other medical help save lives. But when it comes to hauling countries out of poverty, the jury is still out.
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30 Jun 2025
Kenya's protests are part of a trend of upheaval led by Africa's growing, digitally-savvy and politically assertive Gen Z, which is set to shape the continent for decades to come.
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27 Jun 2025
Rwanda and DR Congo are set to sign a Trump-brokered peace deal today, which could open up the Congo's mineral riches to US investors. But is it a sustainable solution to one of the world's worst crises or a PR-friendly deal that grabs headlines?
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12 Jun 2025
Trump says his new travel ban is about fighting terrorism and tackling visa overstays. Coming after his aid cuts, African officials see it as further proof that his administration doesn't care about the continent.
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12 Jun 2025
I loved writing about @cinziac33's stunning photos of Eritrean and Tigrayan women, taken over the last 8 years and including survivors of horrific sexual violence.
āWe are trying to build a collective, inclusive project,ā she said.
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Fred Harter retweeted
30 May 2025
Vast swathes of the English countryside are off-limits.
The public can access just 8 per cent of land and 3 per cent of rivers.
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Fred Harter retweeted
20 May 2025
Romania shows that liberal centrism isnāt dead yet.
In the face of an ascendant far-right, the middle is holding.
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Read more in today's Sensemaker: bit.ly/3ZnZNv0
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19 May 2025
I looked at how claims of "white genocide" moved from murky corners of the internet to the MAGA mainstream, leading to Trump welcoming 59 white South Africans to the US last week -- despite effectively banning all other refugees.
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Fred Harter retweeted
16 May 2025
The PKK disbanding could end one of the world's longest insurgencies.
The Kurdish militant group ended its conflict with Turkey last week, so will it bring peace to the region?
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Fred Harter retweeted
15 May 2025
Syria may have been given a future.
But US sanctions relief is only the first step in a long and dangerous journey.
@FredHarter | @chloehadj
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Fred Harter retweeted
14 May 2025
Trump wants to be a peacemaker.
Donald Trump began his four-day visit to the Middle East yesterday by securing a $600 billion investment commitment from Saudi Arabia.
The trouble is, quick deals tend not to last.
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