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Could two of Sweden's top oil bosses go to jail for crimes that occured in Sudan between 1999 and 2003. @jacoblorinc and I spent months investigating the allegations and uncovered cases of threats made against witnesses in the landmark trail.
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Is the UAE-owned @ManCity going down? The Premier League’s rules provide a wide range of possible sanctions that include an unlimited fine, a points deduction, suspension and expulsion from the competition, which could cause relegation. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Claims of hundreds of deaths. Forces affiliated with the TPLF have taken control of several airports including in Mekele and fighting in Lalibela led to the city’s airport being closed. Ethiopia is back at war. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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The Houthis are importing commercial goods from China that can also be used to assemble missiles, drones and other weapons. An important new report by @veenaalikhan1 and @MarksSimon on how these supply chains are helping sustain the Houthis’ military capabilities.
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The story of how a U.S. tip helped Yemeni counter terror officials intercept a shipment tied to the Yemeni businessman Fares al-Muayyad. What was inside exposed a trail of Chinese commercial goods used by the Houthis for ballistic missiles and drones.
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2: This investigation with @veenaalikhan1 examined cargo seized en-route to the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeida and exposed how the Houthis are now able to manufacture weapons inside Yemen, giving the group the kind of autonomy and military power it’s never previously enjoyed.
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The Houthis are using commercial supply chains with China to assemble missiles, drones and other weapons by themselves.
New @business Big Take investigation with @MarksSimon edited by @neiLmunshi.
Read a🎁link here
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More dangerous signs Ethiopia is heading back to war as 7 armed opponents to Abiy Ahmed’s government form an alliance. The pressure cooker had been gaining steam for months now.
It has happened.
TPLF, Fano, OLA, ONLF and a bunch of other opposition groups have united to form a grand rebel coalition in Ethiopia 🇪🇹
Expect the conflict to intensify in the coming months.
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As the Houthis gain ground in Yemen and strike Saudi Arabia, the kingdom faces a stark choice: escalate a military campaign that’s for years failed or tolerate greater rebel leverage over the Red Sea. With @veenaalikhan1 @PeterMartin_PCM
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The Houthis advanced toward Red Sea coastal areas bordering the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, as fighting between the militant group and Saudi-backed forces intensifies. In particular, they’ve gained ground in seizing Mokha near the southern end of the Red Sea.
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Here we go! Uganda’s army chief, Muhoozi Kainerugaba and the son of long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni, said he plans to run for the presidency in 2031, when the country next holds elections.
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“There is no alert system, so people sleep in what they hope to be a safe corner of their home. Young children all talk about drones. It’s become part of everyday life.” How drones are reshaping the soundscape of war.
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Our documentary into the real life impacts of USAID shutting down is now available on @YouTube. Watch it here:
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Eighteen months after the Trump administration shut down USAID, a painstaking Bloomberg investigation into abandoned water projects in Kenya using interviews, satellite imagery and data analysis has revealed the stark consequences of that decision.
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When Donald Trump dismantled the US Agency for International Development, experts warned millions of lives would be lost. Bloomberg Investigates traveled all over Kenya to examine the policy’s consequences.
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⏰Using satellite imagery, internal records, engineering documents and on-the-ground reporting in Kenya, Bloomberg reconstructed how an unfinished USAID water project was followed by flooding, crop losses and a rise in waterborne disease. With @irencs
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New investigation shows how Libya has become a weapons trafficking and training hub for the RSF, who are committing horrific acts in Sudan, with the backing of the UAE.
Extremely important work by @JCSteers @LHreports @sudanwarmonitor and Evident Media.
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A fascinating and compelling read from @MarksSimon and @jacoblorinc
A landmark trial tests whether corporate leaders can be held criminally liable for dealings with a government accused of atrocities bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Could two of Sweden's top oil bosses go to jail for crimes that occured in Sudan between 1999 and 2003. @jacoblorinc and I spent months investigating the allegations and uncovered cases of threats made against witnesses in the landmark trail.
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The plight of the population in what is now South Sudan's Block 5A is unfathomable. First the atorcities that occured when Sweden's Lundin Oil were present. Then a massive health fallout after @Petronas took over, which we reported on last year: bloomberg.com/features/2025-…
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Efforts are building to expose the networks accused of fueling Sudan’s war, the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Legislation currently going through Congress urges the US to identify countries backing the army or the RSF through military supplies.
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