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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Elian Peltier |Ruth Maclean
The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have called for a cease-fire in eastern Congo in a bid to end the latest deadly chapter in a three-decade conflict. Presidents Félix Tshisekedi of Congo and Paul Kagame of Rwanda committed to an "immediate and unconditional cease-fire," according to a joint statement issued with Qatar, where the two leaders gathered for an unannounced meeting on Tuesday. They did not say how the cease-fire would be carried out or monitored.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Ruth Maclean |Saikou Jammeh
The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other region - except for 2022 and 2023, when the United States came to Ukraine's aid after the Russian invasion.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | Ruth Maclean |Guerchom Ndebo
Its soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursing their own interests. And successive presidents are said to have kept it weak for fear of a coup. The Democratic Republic of Congo's army has appeared too weak and dysfunctional to stop a militia that has swept through the eastern part of the country in recent weeks. The militia, called M23, has seized two major cities, two strategic airports and large stretches of Congolese territory.
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Nov 21, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Ruth Maclean |Elian Peltier |Saikou Jammeh
The ruling junta of Mali appointed its spokesman as the country's new prime minister on Thursday, after his civilian predecessor was fired for criticizing the administration. The spokesman, Col.
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Oct 27, 2024 |
nytimes.com | Ruth Maclean |Ismail Alfa |Fati Abubakar
For years, villagers who lived near the Alau dam in northeastern Nigeria had told government officials that the structure was broken and the reservoir behind it too full. But in early September, after heavy rains, a half-dozen officials stood overlooking the brimming reservoir, their feet squelching in the mud as they tried to reassure Nigerians that the dam was in good condition. "The dam is not broken," Alhaji Bukar Tijani, the government official leading the delegation, said that day.
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