A USAID official escaped violence in Congo. He returned home to a different crisis
USAID staffer Kenneth Bledsoe and his family had to be evacuated to safety from the Congo -- only to return home to find Elon Musk leading the dismantling of the agency.
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US aid cuts are hurting Africa's ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent's ...
South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo
African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...
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The real reason the West backs the wrong side in the DR Congo conflict.
In 1965, there were killings and discrimination targeting Congolese Banyarwanda in North Kivu. As I am writing this, Congolese Tutsi are being brutally massacred in Uvira under the orders of Justin ...
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Little Amal team to present latest puppetry experience at MIF
The team behind Little Amal will present its latest work as part of Low Kee Hong’s inaugural Manchester International ...
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A boat capsizes in Congo and 25 are dead, many of them soccer players
A boat has capsized in southwestern Congo and killed 25 people, many of them soccer players, authorities said Monday. The players were returning from a match in Mushie city ...
How a refugee became a role model serving and protecting the country that helped him
A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo escaped amid tragedy and violence to build a new life in the U.S.
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Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east.
I’m the Congo-born NBA player who just played in three games in less than 24 hours
In an era of load management, meet the man who never rests. Meet Oscar Tshiebwe. The Utah Jazz big man just finished playing in three professional basketball games in a span of 24 hours. On ...
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Andrée Blouin, forgotten icon of Africa’s anti‑colonial movement
In the late 1950s Pan-African activist Andrée Blouin contributed to Sékou Touré’s campaign for independence in Guinea, then ...
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How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?
Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...
10 Deadliest snake spots in the world featuring king cobra, Indian cobra, and other venomous snake species
The article describes the world's top 10 dangerous snake habitats. It highlights the Amazon Rainforest, Australia's Outback, ...