Robbie Corey-Boulet
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West and Central Africa bureau chief, Reuters. Author of Love Falls On Us: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/love-falls-on-us-9781786995179/. [email protected]. Ex-AFP, WPR. Previously in Riyadh, Addis, Abidjan, elsewhere. 5x marathoner
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Our story from northern Cameroon -- a malaria hotspot and longtime beneficiary of US aid that has now, with Trump's cuts, been stripped of funding for community health workers and drugs.

"We may get to a point where all the gains against malaria are reversed."
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Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.
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Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership.

Barrick has lost control of the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine complex and had 3 metric tons of gold seized by the military govt.
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Exclusive: Mali mining dispute proved last straw for Barrick's 'Mercurial Mark' Bristow, sources say
Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick Mining's flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership, according to four people familiar with the development.
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Internal meeting notes seen by Reuters highlight long-standing disagreements that have complicated efforts to make peace.

The two sides fought over Rwanda's relationship to M23, the size of the FDLR and who is responsible for neutralizing it.

Mediators had to intervene repeatedly.
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Reuters is hiring a correspondent to be based in Dakar who would lead coverage of DRC and contribute to our broader file (23 countries in total).

The job would involve frequent travel to Congo, always a major story: thomsonreuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/pt-BR/Extern...
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Congo's army and M23 are dispatching hundreds of men to frontline towns and blaming each other for flouting agreements in an escalation that risks reigniting a conflict Trump claims to have ended.

Our latest on the complicated attempt to make peace: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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This week in democratic transitions:

Chad MPs back removing presidential term limits: m/world/africa/chad-votes-allow-president-run-unlimited-times-2025-09-16/

Guinea to vote Sunday on a new constitution that would let Doumbouya run for office: www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route.

One of the migrants told Reuters the group was from Gambia and had been at sea for five days. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Senegal intercepts pirogue carrying 112 migrants attempting Atlantic crossing
Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of Dakar on Tuesday as they attempted to reach Europe via a perilous Atlantic Ocean route, officials said.
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- One deportee, a bisexual man, has been sent back to Gambia and is in hiding
- Four others have been held in an open-air detention facility in Ghana
- Opposition MPs say the deal "risks our country being perceived as aligning itself with the US govt's current immigration enforcement regime"
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The complaint said:

- Five of the deportees were taken from a Louisiana immigration detention center, shackled and put on a US military plane without being told their destination
- Several were placed in straitjackets for 16 hours
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M23's advance in eastern Congo allowed new arrivals, including some from Rwanda, to seize coveted land earlier this year.

The resulting disputes pose yet another hurdle for the Trump administration as it seeks to end the conflict and lure Western investments.
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Land quarrels in rebel-occupied Congo threaten Trump peace deal
Returning to land they fled during a violent advance by M23 rebels, some farmers in eastern Congo have had an unwelcome surprise: Their fields of cauliflower and cabbage have been taken over by newcomers, including Rwandans.
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"Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels" - a Reuters investigation into the operations of Rubaya, which produces 15% of the world's coltan.

Some US entrepreneurs have set their sights on Rubaya as Trump seeks to broker a peace deal. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Inside the mine that feeds the tech world - and funds Congo’s rebels
M23 insurgents control one of the planet's largest sources of coltan, a mineral prized by high-tech industries. Dislodging them is a focus of peace talks. It won't be easy.
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Al Jazeera said Al Sharif had left a social media message to be posted in the event of his death that read, "...I never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or misrepresentation, hoping that God would witness those who remained silent." www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza
Rights advocates said Anas Al Sharif had been targeted for his frontline reporting on the Gaza war and Israel's claim lacked evidence.
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Boston Consulting Group consultants modelled relocating Palestinians to Somalia and Somaliland during a project on postwar Gaza, according to people familiar with the work.
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BCG consultants modelled relocating Gazans to Somalia
Cost estimates of moving Palestinians to five destinations were included in project on postwar plans
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"After the Roman empire stopped functioning, many people went on deferring to the distant emperor, acting as if he still mattered; in Sudan, I found similar nostalgia for the interest and engagement that once came from Washington." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth
Sudan’s devastating civil war shows what will replace the liberal order: anarchy and greed.
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Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's decision to seek re-election in October means the world's top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his promise to pass the baton to a new generation of political leaders.

Our first look at his fourth-term bid:
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Ivory Coast President Ouattara in pole position for fourth term
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's decision to seek re-election in October means the world's top cocoa-producing nation will again have to wait on his promise to pass the baton to a new generation of political leaders.
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