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I did some #aidmegeddon #dataviz for development finance analyst Lydia Poole Read more: www.linkedin.com/posts/lydia-...

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USAID-themed comedy gig coming soon in Juba.

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In Kenya’s Kakuma camp, refugees protested reduced rations. Police responded with live fire. This is just the beginning.

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Nyiragongo volcano in Congo. Image taken by Sentinel-2 on Feb. 20, 2025.

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Aid groups in South Sudan with US funding terminations, a thread: #southsudan #usaid

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Let’s buy it

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US proposes a draft text for the UN General Assembly to vote on Feb. 24 marking 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The US draft is competing with extensive EU-Ukraine text calling for the war to end this year

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How South Sudan’s Murle people have changed their body markings to incorporate new notions, symbols, and images: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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I thought you might like to know a bit about my new morning routine, which consists of avoiding looking at the news, then 30 minutes later taking a little peek, then spending about an hour in a state of burning rage as I read about the continuing exploits of literally the worst humans in the world

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Trump redefined mainstream aid policy. Netherlands: “…support for various programmes will stop, including gender equality, vocational and higher education, sport and culture. In addition, less money goes to climate, civil society and UN organizations.” www.rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieu...

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Same! Found out today :(

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Voice cloning used to impersonate Italy's defence minister in a scam targeting a number of rich people under the pretext of raising millions for a fake ransom for journalists. At least one businessman transferred €1 million. www.ft.com/content/8e91...

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Now that Skype has stopped pay-as-you-go credit to call landlines and phones, what’s the best alternative ? www.theverge.com/2024/12/13/2...

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Ever wondered how snake antivenom is made? Did you know that horses are used as part of the process? 👇

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🔵 Corruption remains a global challenge, impacting billions in countries where it destroys lives and undermines human rights. Check out our analysis ⬇️ #CPI2024

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USAID watchdog fired after issuing report on current risks edition.cnn.com/2025/02/11/p...

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AND WE'RE HATCHED! ROOST launches at the #ParisAIActionSummit, bringing together tech companies and philanthropies to deliver free, open-source safety tools. Join us 👉 roost.tools

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A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s exit plan for government employees until Monday.

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The fate of two million people now rates a wrinkle.

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@Telegraph: 🔴 Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump’s pledge to resettle them in “far safer and more beautiful” communities Find out more ⬇️ https://t.co/TKZzwdzTgg

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In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever vaccine trial for Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial in an emergency.🧵

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U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans purchased as food aid.

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Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer

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Elon says 90% of US aid never reaches communities. He confuses USAID's 90% reliance on intermediaries -- US companies delivering HIV drugs, WFP delivering food aid -- with waste. Comical if not so dangerous. @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social & I break down where aid goes: www.cgdev.org/blog/no-90-p...

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“On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST) all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs…” web.archive.org/web/20250205...

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@AFP: #UPDATE At least 40 people were killed Monday and 70 others wounded by artillery shelling in Sudan's south, two medical sources said, accusing a rebel group. The sources at the main hospital in the South Kordofan state capital of Kadugli said that the shelling was carried out by a faction of

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The paradox of USAID claiming to have helped to end apartheid in South Africa while the US state department kept Nelson Mandela on their terror watchlist until 2007.

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This is a good overview article about the USAID cuts. But the apparent defiance in the lead is qualified… “ In spite of the order, they will keep their facilities open for as long as they can, according to three people… They said it’s a matter of days, not weeks, before they run out.”

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Significant dimension in partial USAID restart of giant HIV/AIDS project: Big Pharma benefits from PEPFAR. “Now drug manufacturers stand to lose those doses, unless someone else steps in and offers to pay for it. “

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"$1.54 billion worth of drones, missiles and shoulder-fired missiles" is quite a lot of oil money for Haftar to have sought to spend between 2019 and 2023 (even if most of these deals probably never went through) globalnews.ca/news/1097601...

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Over 280 Romanian mercenaries seized in Goma and given passage by DRC’s M23 rebels arrive at Rwanda’s Rubavu at the DRC-Rwanda border. They will be flown out of Kigali airport today.

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@irwinloy.bsky.social has spotted backtracking from US NGO grouping InterAction, which edited a controversial statement that said they work to advance US interests…

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The Trump foreign aid freeze chaos puts cat among the pigeons but this is also opportunity for recipients to reflect, review and reform their programmes. Even without Trump, business as usual was not getting anywhere fast. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/newsletter/2... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

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