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1 month ago | 
seattletimes.com | Amanda Taub |Abdi Dahir
The Trump administration is trying to deport a group of eight migrants to South Sudan, a country on the brink of civil war. The men, who are from countries including Vietnam, Cuba and Mexico, are currently believed to be held at an American military base in the East African nation of Djibouti, after a federal judge ordered the administration not to turn them over to the government of South Sudan.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Justin Scheck |Abdi Dahir
NowThe AGOA framework that saw African countries export duty free to the US is as good as dead, experts say. United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs announcement on most trading partners, including several in Africa, will affect businesses and people across the continent and likely force more …
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Mar 16, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Justin Scheck |Abdi Dahir
In most countries, working as a housekeeper or nanny is a relatively safe profession. Yet as we traveled across Kenya and Uganda, from crowded and poor urban neighborhoods to far-flung farming villages, we heard many variations on the same horror story: Young, healthy women set off for domestic jobs in Saudi Arabia, only to return beaten, scarred or in coffins. At least 274 Kenyans, nearly all of them women, have died in Saudi Arabia in the past five years.
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Mar 16, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Abdi Dahir |Justin Scheck
13 hours agoThe US has launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen, President Donald Trump has said, citing the armed group's attacks on shipping in the Red Sea as the reason. "Funded by Iran, the Houthi thugs have fired missiles at US aircraft, and targeted our Troops and …
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Abdi Dahir |Stephanie Nolen
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda has worsened significantly, and the country's ability to contain the spread has been severely weakened by the Trump administration's freeze on foreign assistance, American officials said this week. The officials, representing a variety of health and security agencies, made the assessment during a meeting with U.S. Embassy staff in Kampala, the Ugandan capital, on Wednesday. An audio recording of the session was obtained by The New York Times.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Abdi Dahir |Laura Boushnak
The business owners arrived one by one, but all were united in their mission on a chilly December morning: Salvage anything from the pulverized market in this hillside city in southern Lebanon. A photo studio operator and his son trudged through debris and twisted metal to recover dust-coated negatives and camera lenses. A clothes shop proprietor dragged a garbage bag holding leggings, retrieved from under mangled rebar.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Abdi Dahir
A fragile cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has largely held for a month now, halting the deadliest war in years between the two sides and injecting a measure of calm into a region in turmoil. The 60-day truce went into effect on Nov. 27 and has remained in place even as Hezbollah and Israel have traded attacks and exchanged accusations of violations. But a month on, there are concerns that the deal is not being implemented by either side in a timely manner.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Abdi Dahir |Elian Peltier
In his first term, Donald Trump denigrated African nations, but leaders there are hopeful his return will bring more investment and less pressure to uphold democracy and human rights. President-elect Donald J. Trump's impending return to the White House has raised hopes among some African leaders, who expect it could lead to more investment, more trade deals and less lecturing on issues like democracy and human rights.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | Abdi Dahir
The roommate of a prominent gay activist in Kenya was convicted on Wednesday of murdering him, almost two years after the grisly killing shocked the East African nation and spread chilling fear among its gay community. The activist, Edwin Chiloba, was found dead and stuffed into a metal box by the roadside in Uasin Gishu County in the country's west in January 2023, an episode that prompted international calls from activists and rights groups for Kenya to better protect its L.G.B.T.Q. community.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
news.nestia.com | David Pierson |Mujib Mashal |Abdi Dahir |Patrick Kingsley
What a Trump Presidency Means for the World What a Trump Presidency Means for the World China By David Pierson Bracing for a coming trade war India By Mujib Mashal Finding solid footing for a second Trump term Africa By Abdi Latif Dahir Expectations of a transactional relationship Israel and Gaza By Patrick Kingsley Celebration among the right wing Mexico By Natalie Kitroeff Fears of intense disruption Russia and Ukraine By Anton Troianovski …… Read full article on The New York Times-World...
