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Preeti Jha

London

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

Editor at Semafor

Freelance journalist: editing @semafor + writing longreads. Earlier @BBCNewsAsia, @AFP's SE Asia correspondent via BBC London + @IndianExpress in New Delhi.

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  • Somaliland dismisses ‘misguided’ offer to hand over ports to US

    3 weeks ago | semafor.com | Preeti Jha

    Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland dismissed a plan by Mogadishu to hand the US control of two ports on the Gulf of Aden as “desperate and misguided.” The comments by Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adan, posted on X, came shortly after Semafor first reported the Somali government’s offer to Washington on Friday.

  • Somaliland dismisses 'misguided' offer to hand over ports to US

    3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Preeti Jha

    The NewsSomalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland dismissed a plan by Mogadishu to hand the US control of two ports on the Gulf of Aden as “desperate and misguided.”The comments by Somaliland’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Dahir Adan, posted on X, came shortly after Semafor first reported the Somali government’s offer to Washington on Friday.

  • Mounting calls to free Niger’s deposed president

    3 weeks ago | semafor.com | Preeti Jha

    Niger’s democratically elected former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife Hadiza have spent more than 20 months in detention by a military that seized power in 2023 and this week cemented its grip on power.

  • Namibia inaugurates first female president

    1 month ago | semafor.com | Preeti Jha

    Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was inaugurated as president of Namibia on Friday, making history as the country’s first female head of state. The 72-year-old former vice president, sworn in on the nation’s 35th Independence Day, joins an exclusive club: The only other serving female president on the continent is Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan. And Nandi-Ndaitwah is one of only five women in Africa that have risen to presidential power through direct election.

  • AI Skews Beautiful. What Is That Doing to Us?

    1 month ago | thepersistent.com | Ruchi Kumar |Gabriella Griffith |Preeti Jha |Emma Haslett

    Technology — 12 min read In recent months, my social media feeds have been filled with videos like this: A woman stands on a stage in a floaty blue dress. She is very beautiful. She holds a peacock. Cut to the British TV talent show judge Cheryl Tweedy. She is dubious. Cut back to the woman. She wiggles her hips. Now she is the peacock! Or, her head is the head of a peacock—her body still that of a sexy woman. Cut back to Tweedy.

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Preeti Jha
Preeti Jha @PreetiJha
4 Nov 24

My latest longread, in @prospect_uk magazine, explores the role restorative justice can play in cases of sexual violence. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories and insights: https://t.co/09mM4gntaS

Preeti Jha
Preeti Jha @PreetiJha
19 Nov 23

Not the headline we wanted but my old paper, @IndianExpress, says it best: https://t.co/Vpy2FbDczI

Preeti Jha
Preeti Jha @PreetiJha
29 Aug 23

A win for clean air today: Thrilled Ulez (Ultra Low Emission Zone) has expanded to cover almost all of London. As a @Breathe_London community member, directing anyone invested in improving our city's air quality to a key resource filling in the data gaps: https://t.co/EFxckZ0Cjy