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  1. Tsapiky!

    amf.didiermary.fr/tsapiky/

    “Tsapiky! Modern Music From Southwest Madagascar” is a compilation of music recorded live on location in various parts of the island.

    In Toliara and its surrounding region, funerals, weddings, circumcisions and other rites of passage have been celebrated for decades in ceremonies called mandriampototse. During these celebrations – which last between three and seven days […]

    #IndianOcean #Madagascar

  2. The #NIC is composed of veteran analysts who produce classified assessments meant to represent the collective wisdom of Washington’s 18 #intelligence agencies.
    The #CIA referred questions to the #ODNI [#TulsiGabbard], which declined to comment. The White House did not say if #Trump was briefed on this assessment before approving the #military operation, which has quickly expanded east to include submarine warfare in the #IndianOcean & west to counter-missile showdowns near #NATO member #Turkey.​

  3. *#China deploys stealth destroyers... *

    (3/n)

    ....Those exercises focused on #MaritimeSecurity, counter #Piracy operations, and coordinated #naval maneuvers in the #Gulf of #Oman."1)

    "The jamming system is so powerful that it can jam low orbital satellites, crippling the enemy's GPS system.

    #China built it in such a way so it can take on blue water missions to the #MiddleEast, #IndianOcean and far away from home. The #Destroyer is also equipped with #Antisubmarine #Warfare systems,...

  4. "It's only a few hundred miles long, but when a natural #disaster strikes near the #Malacca #Strait, the consequences could be #global.

    Every year, approximately 90,000 ships pass through the narrow sea lane of the #MalaccaStrait, which links the #IndianOcean to the #Pacific. Their cargo – grain, crude oil, and every other commodity under the Sun – comprises an estimated 40% of global trade. Above these ships is one of the busiest air routes in... cont."

    #volcano

    bbc.com/future/article/2023011