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Geoffrey York

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Africa correspondent for The Globe and Mail (Canada). Based in Johannesburg; formerly in Moscow & Beijing. Email: [email protected] Bluesky: same user name

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The Garima Gospels, one of the world's oldest surviving Christian manuscripts, is among the irreplaceable cultural treasures whose fate is unknown as the Tigray war rages on. Other historic manuscripts have been looted, and scholars are deeply worried.
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After surviving 1,500 years of human history in a remote monastery, the Garima Gospels are now facing their most severe threat
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RT @michelawrong: After a very, very long delay, the UN Group of Experts has finally published their eagerly-awaited report on the situatio….
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RT @cwjroberts: From initially funny to a farce: over 80 (!?!) presidential nomination packages submitted to #ELECAM for Oct 12th president….
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RT @cwjroberts: Why might hundreds of millions of ballot papers have to be printed for 8 million registered Cameroonians to elect one presi….
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RT @ZohranKMamdani: Good morning! I'm in Uganda to visit family and friends. But depending on your perspective, don't worry or I'm sorry:….
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RT @zenaidamz: 3 of the best portuguese speaking stand-up comedians were detained at Maputo airport on Sunday & could not perform in a full….
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RT @WFP: WFP Statement | #Gaza. On the morning of 20 July, a 25 truck WFP convoy carrying vital food assistance crossed the Zikim border po….
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RT @michelawrong: Boniface Mwangi's arrest is just the latest in a pattern of escalating state repression across East Africa. https://t.co/….
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DCI detectives cite terrorism and arson as the reasons for the arrest.
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RT @martinplaut: Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets….
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Withdrawal of USAID funds threatens decades of progress, say experts, with cuts to research and shortage of mosquito nets putting thousands at risk across the country
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RT @LaurenBinDC: Prominent Kenyan political activist @bonifacemwangi has been arrested:.
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The flaw in the latest Congo peace agreement: the Rwanda-backed M23 militia is planning to perpetuate its occupation of eastern Congo.
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Additionally,.head of the #M23 delegation in #Doha stated that “The M23 will not withdraw, not even by a single meter. We are staying where we are. ” .
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RT @HRL_YaleSPH: 🚨New Sudan 🇸🇩 Report 🚨 . Destruction consistent with arson is visible in satellite imagery from 14 July 2025, corroboratin….
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RT @LaurenBinDC: UNHCR reports on the impact of aid cuts on its operations:
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RT @NRC_EAY: In admiration of the brave local responders in Al Fasher in #Sudan; despite the ongoing shelling, blocked aid, and threats to….
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Latest xenophobic attack on African migrants in South Africa:.
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The vigilante group Operation Dudula blocks babies from getting vaccines despite a 2023 court ruling that mothers and babies are entitled to life saving healthcare regardless of their nationality or immigration status.
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RT @RefugeesIntl: 🚨BREAKING: Almost 200 former senior-level U.S. government officials released a letter to Congressional leaders today call….
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These actions leave the U.S. government without any meaningful operational or diplomatic tools to address displacement and humanitarian crises overseas.
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RT @EugeneSeniorNDI: In the latest extreme example of the gerontocracy that dominates many #African countries, #Cameroon’s 92-year-old @PR_….
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RT @NickKristof: As a child dies of hunger about once every 15 seconds somewhere in the world, the Trump administration is spending money t….
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RT @LaurenBinDC: "Enhancement," lol. Aka bribe.
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