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Reporter at Large @BloombergAfrica | Previously @nytimes + @Politico | [email protected] | Follow me on https://t.co/770BuWeV3K

Kenya Katılım Nisan 2011
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For years, the Malaysian oil giant Petronas has known its S Sudan oil wells may be causing congenital disease. Mercedes-Benz, partner in its F1 team, arranged meetings to press for answers. Over a decade later, children are still being born deformed. bloomberg.com/features/2025-…
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Everywhere you look alleged proxies deny involvement in Sudan’s three year civil war. Yet the UN just recorded 880 civilian deaths from drone attacks since the beginning of the year. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Sudan’s war flares on the border with Ethiopia as the Sudanese Armed Forces openly call out Ethiopia and the UAE for backing RSF paramilitaries via bases in Bahir Dar and Assosa. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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New food security report finds 73,000 people facing starvation, death in South Sudan - a stark deterioration & damning indictment of the human cost of the country's warring parties' actions including ongoing deliberate aid blocks. New @hrw hrw.org/news/2026/05/0…
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Turkey is taking a significant step toward joining the global military elite by testing an intercontinental ballistic missile in Somalia later this year that would put much of Europe and the Middle East within reach. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Sudan and Ethiopia traded accusations after a drone attack on the war-torn nation’s capital, Khartoum, that’s ratcheted up tensions between the African neighbors. Sudan has also recalled its ambassador. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The Iran war is keeping thousands of tons of food aid locked out of famine-hit Sudan and other countries as the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz roils global shipping. Ships in Oman and Kenya destined for Sudan are 50 days behind schedule. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Delighted to see “The Hidden Cost of South Sudan’s Oil Boom,” which exposed how some communities living near oil fields allege polluted water is causing birth defects and miscarriages, has been nominated for an Emmy. bloombergmedia.com/press/bloomber…
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2: Oman, Qatar and Ethiopia also received more gold from Sudan, an interesting trend even if smuggled/illicit gold still makes its way to the UAE in large volumes, according to Sudan's government.
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Amid a bitter standoff between Sudan and the UAE, official Sudanese gold exports to the Gulf nation plunged last year -- to about 8.2 metric tons, down from 22.2 tons in 2024. The bullion was exported elsewhere, including to Egypt, which received 4.9 tons. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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If you missed it, check out the last @business Next Africa podcast on why Somaliland is strategically important to to Israel, what Israeli military presence on the horn of Africa could look like, and what impact it could have across the region. bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…
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Israeli intelligence agents have been visiting Somaliland for months and quietly planning for a potential operation at the mouth of the Red Sea that would allow it to target one of Tehran’s last-remaining proxies. @business bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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As many as 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine, the leader of the East African country’s National Assembly said bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“Due to our enemies’ plot, keeping Ethiopia a geographic prisoner for so long is not right,” Abiy Ahmed said recently. Now large numbers of Ethiopian troops have deployed close to the regional border with Tigray through the northern town of Bahir Dar. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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One million people in Somalia are under threat of severe hunger amid a lack of funding to tackle disasters, according to a leading domestic charity bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Read here how the chairman and CEO of logistics giant DP World — one of Dubai’s most powerful executives — swapped messages with Epstein before and for more than a decade after his jail sentence on charges that included procuring a minor for prostitution.
Jason Leopold@JasonLeopold

NEW: One of Dubai’s Most Powerful Executives Discussed Sex, Business With Epstein Emails show Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem corresponded with Epstein for more than a decade after Epstein was first jailed in 2008 for procuring a minor for prostitution 🎁 bloomberg.com/news/features/…

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You’re a force of nature @khoureld. I learned so much watching you in action in Ethiopia when I first arrived in the region and I can’t wait to see what the other side looks like. ❤️
Katharine Houreld@khoureld

To those kind, strong, determined, courageous people I interviewed or worked with over the years: you will always inspire me. To every stranger who helped: thank you. To the arms dealers, liars, thieves, killers of children: I’m keeping my files. See you all on the other side.

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The intensive-care unit was in critical condition. Bedside monitors couldn’t read blood pressure or oxygen levels. A portable X-ray machine broke down. So did a ventilator during surgery. The 3rd story in a series about World Bank investments in hospitals. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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