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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 @LarryMadowo: NEW: President Trump plans to skip the G20 Summit in Johannesburg & send a representative because he has “a lot of problem….
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RT @taggy_: Starvation ravages Zamzam, Abu Shouk, Nuba Mountains, Jebel Marra, across Darfur, El Gezira, Madani, the outskirts of Khartoum….
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RT @ThomasVLinge: 2025 is really the year of 80+ year old African presidents wanting to run for another term in office. 📍 Ivory Coast 🇨🇮.
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RT @KholoodKhair: The images coming out of Elfasher are appalling but not surprising. The RSF's seige and starvation campaign has seen so m….
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RT @martinplaut: 'How will we survive?' Lesotho factory that made Trump golf shirts hit hard by US tariffs
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The uncertainty around the paused tariffs has led to massive layoffs in Lesotho's textile industry.
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RT @BSonblast: Today's quick update [Jul 27]:. - North Darfur Governor sounds alarm on the critical humanitarian situation in Elfashir, ann….
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RT @adrianblomfield: At least two people were killed in today's protests at Kalobeyei settlement, according to witnesses -- the result of a….
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RT @MarkKersten: Oh, Canada. "Macron came up w a plan to have France, plus G7 allies Britain & Canada, recognize Palestinian statehood. ….
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French president's solo move came after UK, Canada nixed joint announcement over fear of retaliation from US and Israel, diplomats say: 'We could not wait to get partners on board'
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RT @Smith_JeffreyT: I spoke to @PenroseCarly at @IJFMedia about an important issue that deserves more attention: how authoritarian regimes….
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RT @qoga12: Situation in El-fasher no longer crisis -it’s a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, children starving amid a deepening nutriti….
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RT @TheEconomist: A growing number of observers fear Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, could fall to al-Shabab, al-Qaeda’s richest and most let….
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The West has all but given up on it
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RT @TheSentry_Org: 🇪🇷 Power and Plunder . Our new report reveals new layers to the devastating war in Tigray, including: .▪️ How the Eritre….
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Another rigged election in Cameroon. A key opposition leader has been "disqualified", easing the path for the 92-year-old autocrat Paul Biya to extend his rule by another 7 years.
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@KamtoOfficiel and 69 others disqualified from October 12 presidential election in #Cameroon. @elecamofficiel has retained just incumbent @PR_Paul_BIYA and 12 others from the list of 83 applicants for the top job. #CameroonVotes2025 #CameroonDecides2025
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RT @ChrisDHuggins: An inspirational story: "The International Court of Justice’s ruling that countries have a legal duty to curb climate ch….
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RT @AFP: Joint statement on Gaza from @AFP, @AP, @BBCWorld and @Reuters
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RT @BBCAfrica: At least five demonstrators have died while protesting a new constitution that has allowed Togo's long-time leader Faure Gna….
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RT @MSF_Sudan: In war-torn #Sudan, cholera is spreading fast. In Al Damazin, where waves of returnees and refugees from #SouthSudan continu….
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