Journalist and commentator. Past: EP The Stream / Digital Editor Al Jazeera English / Reuters in Africa and Middle East. Jackeen.https://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mww7iago3k2wAn average of seven children a day are dying of Ebola in DR Congo. It’s criminal that this is not getting more attention. But watch it explode into the international headlines if a white person gets it. https://www.proximities.news/p/dr-congo-gaza-south-korea02 Oct 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mww7iago3k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mwtnocpk3s2fToday in Proximities: - Explosions heard in Ethiopian capital, Eritrean diplomats expelled - Israel committed war crimes in southern Lebanon: report - Algeria imposes death penalty for forest arson As always, you can read in under two mins https://www.proximities.news/p/ethiopia-lebanon-algeria01 Oct 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtnocpk3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mwrl4i7yqc2tToday in Proximities: - Israel kills 8 in Gaza in latest breach of "ceasefire" - U.S. peace plan could lead to "de facto partitioning" of Sudan - Iraqis celebrate withdrawal of anti-ISIS U.S. forces As always, you can read in under two minutes. https://www.proximities.news/p/gaza-sudan-iraq01 Oct 2026 00:12 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwrl4i7yqc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mw7jwp5gpk2iToday in Proximities: - Fighting erupts in Ethiopia amid fears of all-out war - Female prisoners in Myanmar tortured and sexually abused: report - "Say our name," Naoero's President David Adeang tells UN As always, you can read in under two mins. https://www.proximities.news/p/ethiopia-myanmar-naoero23 Sep 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7jwp5gpk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mvnyb6h4fs2cLooking forward to this! Come along if you're in London. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnyb6h4fs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mvkws5pe2s27Today in Proximities: - 'Some progress' reported in battle against Ebola in Congo - 'No respect for the dead' as Israel bulldozes Gaza rubble: UN - South Africa police issue warning amid serial killer fears As always, you can read it in under two mins https://www.proximities.news/p/dr-congo-gaza-south-africa15 Sep 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkws5pe2s27https://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mviy6qmg422vLibyan authorities have seized 100,000 ecstasy pills imprinted with the face of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. That (insane) story and more in Proximities today. https://www.proximities.news/p/philippines-niger-libya14 Sep 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviy6qmg422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mtlttdmnvk2oToday in Proximities: - DRC Ebola outbreak growing "exponentially" - Pakistan's Khan won't confront military if freed, aide says - "No decision" made on Bangladesh PM visit to India As always, you can read it in under two mins https://www.proximities.news/p/dr-congo-pakistan-bangladesh-28921 Aug 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlttdmnvk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mtjwzsjlcc23Today in Proximities: - Former minister shot dead in raid on Zambian opposition leader's house - Israel and Turkey trade barbs over Syria attack - DR Congo to trial vaccine as Ebola deaths near 2,500 As usual, you can read in under two mins. https://substack.com/home/post/p-21199072120 Aug 2026 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjwzsjlcc23https://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mthnggrkh22cToday in Proximities: - More than 100 killed in CAR mine collapse - North Korea rubbishes Zelensky claim of 50,000 more troops to Russia - Ten killed in latest Israeli ceasefire violation in Gaza As always, you can read it in under two mins. https://substack.com/home/post/p-21189920319 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthnggrkh22chttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3msjcehwovc2jToday in Proximities: - Israel targeted and killed journalist Amal Khalil - South Korean ministers publicly fall out over North - Ebola cases pass a shocking 4,000 in DRC's under-reported outbreak As always, you can read in under two mins. https://www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-the-koreas-dr-congo07 Aug 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjcehwovc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mqf6lyxfts2khttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9IA--khn94&t=132s11 Jul 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqf6lyxfts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mnxpfj43qs2uOn hubris. https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/tony-blairs-latest-rare-intervention-reveals-man-who-learned-nothing-iraq10 Jun 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxpfj43qs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3ml47xiwc422dOn weaponisation and selective humanising. https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/golders-green-attacks-muslim-also-stabbed-not-youd-know05 May 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml47xiwc422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mkan43tqxs2xMe on selective Western empathy for victims of war. https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/americans-dont-want-iranians-killed-long-theyre-hipsters24 Apr 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkan43tqxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mj5n6ijggk2fToday in Proximities: - Israel bombed Gaza on 36 out of Iran war's 40 days - Mali backs Morocco's limited autonomy plan for Western Sahara - Djibouti's Omar Guelleh to extend 27 years in power As always, you can read in under two mins. https://www.proximities.news/p/gaza-western-sahara-djibouti10 Apr 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5n6ijggk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mitkeynatk2sToday in Proximities: - Almost 100 children dead in spiralling Bangladesh measles outbreak - Nigerian army rescues kidnapped Easter worshippers - South Korean spies say Kim's daughter chosen as heir As always, you can read it in under two mins. https://www.proximities.news/p/bangladesh-nigeria-north-korea06 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitkeynatk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mijv2fl2fs2zToday in Proximities: - Four toddlers killed in nursery school stabbing in Uganda - Libya’s Haftar reported to have Chinese and Turkish drones - Burkina Faso military accused of ethnic cleansing As always, you can read it in under two mins. https://www.proximities.news/p/uganda-burkina-faso-libya02 Apr 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijv2fl2fs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mgpxyphg6c2ehttps://www.proximities.news/p/the-world-should-know-mikaeils-name10 Mar 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpxyphg6c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/barrymalone.bsky.social/post/3mf7zdz4tms2wToday in Proximities: - Palestinian journalists beaten, tortured, raped in Israeli prisons - 500 children die from hunger in Afghanistan - Killings in Sudan's El-Fasher "bore hallmarks of genocide" As always, you can read it in under two mins. https://www.proximities.news/p/palestine-afghanistan-sudan19 Feb 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:redtgp7pwlp54fc4qu24jv2l/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7zdz4tms2w