Triple
T8370084
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Kel Tagelmust |
E197430
|
entity |
| Predicate | culturalRegion |
P1968
|
FINISHED |
| Object | northern Niger |
E247318
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: northern Niger | Statement: [Kel Tagelmust, culturalRegion, northern Niger]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: northern Niger Context triple: [Kel Tagelmust, culturalRegion, northern Niger]
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A.
Northern Niger
chosen
Northern Niger is a sparsely populated Saharan region characterized by desert landscapes, nomadic communities, and a history of Tuareg insurgencies.
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B.
Southern Niger
Southern Niger is a predominantly Hausa-inhabited region of Niger known for its dense population, agricultural activity, and role as a cultural and economic heartland of the country.
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C.
Sahel
The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
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D.
Liptako-Gourma region
The Liptako-Gourma region is a tri-border Sahelian area spanning parts of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, known for its security crises, jihadist insurgencies, and significant but underdeveloped natural resources.
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E.
eastern Mali
Eastern Mali is a sparsely populated Sahelian region of Mali that includes the historic trading city of Gao along the Niger River and is known for its desert landscapes and security challenges.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca82f56730819080cec5d991c76f4c |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb80a400888190bef114052f3c4f76 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cde7d0a6d081909ffe138f80605992 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:51 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:01 p.m.