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Rael Ombuor

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Lauren Weber @laurenweberhp.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

"U.S. foreign assistance to Congo has dropped sharply to about $21 million allocated for fiscal year 2026, down from $430 million in 2025 and $1.4 billion in 2024" How aid cuts left DRC dangerously under-resourced as Ebola erupts @raelombuor.bsky.social @rchason.bsky.social me @lenasun.bsky.social

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Fenit Nirappil @fenitn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The caliber and rigor of our international desk is breathtaking. @raelombuor.bsky.social & Katharine Houreld "uncovered an extensive clandestine pipeline stretching from Nairobi to the forests of eastern Ukraine" of Africans conscripted by Russia to fight in Ukraine wapo.st/4qnDnoA

While there have been isolated reports of Africans conscripted by Moscow to fight, The Washington Post uncovered an extensive clandestine pipeline stretching from Nairobi to the forests of eastern Ukraine. Russian recruitment in Kenya is more widespread, and more deadly, than previously reported, and the effort extends across the continent. The Post spoke to recruits or their family members in South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania and Nigeria, and it heard anecdotal accounts of fighters in Ukraine from eight other African countries, including Ghana, Zimbabwe and Cameroon — hidden victims of the largest European conflict since World War II.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 30/09/2025

Everyone should read this devastating report: Trump’s sabotage of USAID stranded lifesaving medicines — fueling chaos and leaving children to die. His policies are destroying our reputation and influence overseas and literally killing kids. No words.

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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.

USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

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Rael Ombuor @raelombuor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... In this story we illustrate the impact caused by the USAID cuts to malaria and HIV programs in Congo. What happened when the stop-work order hit, disrupting the pipeline for medication? A 5 year old girl and a 7 year old boy lost their lives

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Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting.

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