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Katharine Houreld

@khoureld

Muckraker, traveler, adventuress. Ex Bureau Chief for the Washington Post. Email: katharine.houreld at washpost.com
Also @khoureld.bsky.social
Kenya Joined December 2009
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Katharine Houreld @khoureld
My piece on the Colombian mercenaries - and their paymasters in the Emirates - is out as the cover story of the Financial Times magazine today. It's the culmination of months of interviews and data tracking with @just1nlynch ft.com/content/32592a…
www.ft.com The mercenaries fighting in Africa’s forgotten war Hundreds of Colombian fighters were brought to Sudan by a shadow network. At the end of the journey lay a city of corpses
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Katharine Houreld @khoureld
The UAE has entered the race to lead the U.N.

Some crucial context here, on military support for Sudan's RSF militia: ft.com/content/32592a…
and what that militia did to healthcare workers in El Fashir
economist.com/interactive/18…
Both free to read if you register with your email.
www.ft.com The mercenaries fighting in Africa’s forgotten war Hundreds of Colombian fighters were brought to Sudan by a shadow network. At the end of the journey lay a city of corpses
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Katharine Houreld @khoureld
In four days, it will be a year since the siege of Sudan's El Fashir ended in a bloodbath. This is the story of a group of young doctors, nurses and volunteers who stayed at the last functioning hospital until the very end. With @hafiz54472061 economist.com/interactive/18…
www.economist.com A genocidal militia was coming for his city. He was one of the last doctors left The untold story of the last hospital in el-Fasher
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As conflict in Ethiopia threatens to spread to the Horn of Africa very timely and rare report from inside the secretive nation of Eritrea by @giuliaparavicin, with lucious pictures by @monicahmwangi reuters.com/investigates/s…
www.reuters.com As Iran war smolders, shunned Eritrea looks to come in from the cold A rare journey into Eritrea, one of the most secluded and regimented societies on Earth, as the Red Sea nation gains new global clout amid the Iran war.