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[l] at 2/7/25 2:36am
The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for territory across the northeast African nation.

[Category: Sudan, Darfur (Sudan), al-Burhan, Abdel Fattah, Hamdan, Mohamed (Hemeti), El Fasher (Sudan), Khartoum (Sudan), War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Rapid Support Forces (Sudan)]

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[l] at 2/6/25 12:47pm
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

[Category: Research, Medicine and Health, Clinical Trials, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Ethics and Official Misconduct, Foreign Aid, United States Agency for International Development, Trump, Donald J, South Africa, Executive Orders and Memorandums, Preventive Medicine, Drug Resistance (Microbial), Birth Control and Family Planning, Shutdowns (Institutional)]

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[l] at 2/5/25 4:25pm
She was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, in Indochina and Algeria. She was also the first Frenchwoman to become an army general.

[Category: Andre, Valerie (1922-2025), Deaths (Obituaries), Helicopters, Defense and Military Forces, Pilots, Rescues, Doctors, Women and Girls, Southeast Asia, Algeria, France]

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[l] at 2/5/25 3:22pm
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the Central African country in decades.

[Category: Tshisekedi, Felix, March 23 Movement, War and Armed Conflicts, Humanitarian Aid, Cemeteries, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, International Relations, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), Rwanda, vis-photo]

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[l] at 2/5/25 1:54pm
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.

[Category: your-feed-science, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Foreign Aid, Disease Rates, Homosexuality and Bisexuality, United States International Relations, Humanitarian Aid, Human Rights and Human Rights Violations, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, United States Agency for International Development, Africa, Uganda, United States, your-feed-health, South Africa, Developing Countries]

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[l] at 2/3/25 2:55am
Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebels, known as M23, say they are protecting ethnic Tutsis, the minority group massacred in a 1994 genocide. But experts say the real reason is Congo’s rare minerals, which power our phones and devices. Ruth Maclean, New York Times West Africa bureau chief, explains how the rebels and their patrons in Rwanda are profiting from the conflict.

[Category: War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Minorities, March 23 Movement, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Africa, Rwanda]

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[l] at 2/1/25 9:18pm
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

[Category: Foreign Aid, Medicine and Health, Malaria, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Developing Countries, Research, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Clinical Trials, Shutdowns (Institutional), Government Contracts and Procurement, Trump, Donald J, United States International Relations, Medical Devices, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)]

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[l] at 2/1/25 7:49am
For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.

[Category: vis-photo, War and Armed Conflicts, Defense and Military Forces, Politics and Government, Civilian Casualties, Food, Water, Shortages, March 23 Movement, Tshisekedi, Felix, Nangaa, Corneille, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), Rwanda]

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[l] at 1/31/25 1:37pm
A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after decades of fighting.

[Category: Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), March 23 Movement, Rwanda, Refugees and Displaced Persons, Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), International Relations]

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[l] at 1/31/25 12:10pm
When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him.

[Category: Hyenas, Egypt, Africa, Conservation of Resources, Mammalia (Journal), your-feed-science]

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[l] at 1/31/25 3:00am
On the fringes of an African game park, an ambitious project brings together tourists, local communities and white rhinos, emerging from the brink of extinction.

[Category: Rhinoceroses, Endangered and Extinct Species, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Nature Reserves, National Parks, Monuments and Seashores, Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe), Travel and Vacations]

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[l] at 1/31/25 3:00am
Kenya’s “Boda Girls” are turning a male-dominated industry upside down. Their favored customers are pregnant women needing rides to the hospital.

[Category: vis-photo, Women and Girls, Taxicabs and Taxicab Drivers, Labor and Jobs, Motorcycles, Motor Bikes and Motorscooters, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Self-Defense, Philanthropy, Kenya, Africa]

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[l] at 1/30/25 5:43am
Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.

[Category: Trump, Donald J, Foreign Aid, President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, United States International Relations, Bush, George W, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Health Care Workers, Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa]

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[l] at 1/29/25 4:01pm
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military juntas. Negotiations failed to change their minds.

[Category: Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, International Trade and World Market, Defense and Military Forces, International Relations]

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[l] at 1/28/25 4:46pm
Many blame the United States, France and other allies for allowing neighboring Rwanda to fuel a conflict in the country’s east.

[Category: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, United States International Relations, March 23 Movement, Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa)]

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[l] at 1/28/25 1:31pm
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.

[Category: Rwanda, Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), Congo, Democratic Republic of (Congo-Kinshasa), War and Armed Conflicts, March 23 Movement, Kagame, Paul, Tshisekedi, Felix, Africa, Politics and Government, International Relations, Defense and Military Forces, Humanitarian Aid, United States International Relations, War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity]

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[l] at 1/28/25 12:19pm
The Italian prime minister announced the investigation on social media, saying, “I cannot be blackmailed.”

[Category: War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, International Relations, Politics and Government, Meloni, Giorgia (1977- ), Njeem, Osama Elmasry, International Criminal Court, Libya, Italy]

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[l] at 1/28/25 6:38am
One doctor is showing nurses, teachers and parents how to spot eye problems, many of which can be easily treated. Surgery, and even just glasses, can be life-changing, and keep kids in school.

[Category: Eyes and Eyesight, Children and Childhood, Mozambique, Doctors, Light for the World, Dr. Isaac Vasco da Gama, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, your-feed-photojournalism, Content Type: Personal Profile]

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[l] at 1/27/25 5:00pm
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.

[Category: International Relations, Refugees and Displaced Persons, War and Armed Conflicts, Africa, Goma (Congo, Democratic Republic of), Rwanda]

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[l] at 1/27/25 3:01am
Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art.

[Category: Museums, Appointments and Executive Changes, Africa Center, Kimani, Martin]

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[l] at 1/25/25 2:39pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s orders could force many groups working on global aid to stop their programs. And the White House has approved sending more 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.

[Category: United States International Relations, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Egypt, Gaza Strip, Israel, Foreign Aid, Humanitarian Aid, Arms Trade]

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