If you think you can trust that your local newspaper or television station keeps you up to date with the major events in the world, ask yourself if it reported on the expulsion of 150,000 Arabs from Niger with a notice of a few days.
One hundred and fifty thousand is the equivalent of a fairly big town. Imagine that everyone in your block and all the surrounding blocks, until you reach 150,000 persons, were asked to leave the country you live in within a few days. Would you think that was of no concern to the rest of the world?
The expulsion started 26 October, but the decision has since been withdrawn, and you can now forget about it. However, if your local news source did not mention this case of ethnic cleansing, when it was announced, don't forget that it sometimes leaves news out.
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