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South Sudan’s Vice President Machar Arrested, Party Says

South Sudan’s Vice President Machar Arrested, Party Says

South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar has been arrested, according to his party, amid escalating tensions in the world’s youngest country that the United Nations warned could blow up a fragile peace deal and has pushed the country back to the brink of civil war. Mr. Machar was detained late on Wednesday by the National […]

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How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

How South Sudan Returned to the Brink of War

The world’s youngest nation faces the threat of war yet again. This month, a United Nations helicopter was attacked during an evacuation mission in a remote area in South Sudan, with one member of its crew killed and two others seriously injured. The flight was rescuing wounded government soldiers who had clashed with an armed

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Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia

Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Domestic Worker Abuse in Saudi Arabia

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

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East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia

East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia

Feith Shimila Murunga says her boss groped, beat and raped her. Mary Wanjiru Nyambura says she was thrown from a balcony. Winfridah Kwamboka never even made it back home. East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers. By Abdi Latif Dahir and Justin Scheck Photographs

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The Impact of Shrinking Resources in Uganda, Seen Through a Reporter’s Eyes

The Impact of Shrinking Resources in Uganda, Seen Through a Reporter’s Eyes

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. Across East Africa, American aid is a lifeline. Every year, the region receives billions of dollars in funding that delivers food in Sudan, supplies malaria treatment in Kenya and supports communities caught at the nexus

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Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’

Where Being Gay Is Punishable by Death, Aid Cuts Are ‘Heartbreaking’

In the weeks since President Trump signed an executive order dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development, Andrea Minaj Casablanca’s phone has been inundated with desperate pleas for help. A counselor who works with nonprofits catering to members of Uganda’s embattled L.G.B.T.Q. population, she has fielded urgent requests from people seeking H.I.V. medications, therapy sessions

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