Geoffrey York
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Canadian banker released from prison in Dubai after 10 months behind bars (opens the original)
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A Canadian banker, malnourished and suffering from several illnesses, has been released from a Dubai prison after more than 10 months behind bars on a disputed extradition request by South Sudan. Ryan O’Grady, former chief executive officer of South Sudan’s Kush Bank and a long-time development consultant in Africa’s non-profit sector, was arrested in Dubai last November after South Sudan requested his extradition on allegations of breach of trust. He was held in an overcrowded cell in Al Awir p
Canada seeking mediators to help rescue Ukrainian children (opens the original)
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The international campaign to rescue Ukrainian children from Russian control has been complicated by identity verification issues and the search for intermediaries to negotiate the return of the children, officials say. Canada, Ukraine and Norway led a conference in Toronto this week to seek progress on the return of the estimated 20,650 Ukrainian children in Russian hands in occupied Ukrainian territory or in Russia itself. But the effort will need to rely on countries with closer ties to Mosco
Why the surging conflict in northern Ethiopia could spill across borders (opens the original)
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Large-scale fighting has erupted in northern Ethiopia, sparking fears of a wider conflict that could spill across borders, just four years after the end of a war that killed an estimated 600,000 people in the same region. The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seized control of three airports in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, triggering a suspension of flights by state-owned Ethiopian Airlines. A new alliance of seven armed groups, including the TPLF, spearheaded the l
Ukraine discloses evidence of its military operations against Russia in Africa (opens the original)
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In the latest escalation of the shadow war between Russia and Ukraine in African battle zones, Kyiv is releasing photos of its security forces in Africa for the first time, sparking debate over the diplomatic risks posed by its military operations on the continent. The Ukrainian operatives are helping insurgent militias attack Russian troops in West Africa, a tactic that aligns with Kyiv’s global goals. But analysts warn that Ukraine could anger and alienate African governments by confirming its
Congo rolls out Canadian-developed vaccine to fight Ebola outbreak (opens the original)
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Congolese authorities have begun rolling out a Canadian-developed vaccine in an attempt to protect 20,000 health workers from a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak, but Ottawa could be doing more to develop vaccines that are effective against the current species of the virus, experts say. The vaccine, known as Ervebo and manufactured by Merck, was developed at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg and has been deployed in outbreaks of the most common Ebola species, known as the Zaire virus.
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