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A Thin Rope Holds the Line Against Ebola on Uganda’s Border

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By Matthew Bigg Verified, Stuart Tibaweswa
| The New York Times Verified
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A rope stretched across a bridge. That was all Uganda needed to show that its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo was closed. Until recently, the bridge over the Lamia river bustled with activity. Ugandan farmers crossed to tend their crops in Congo, where land is cheaper.
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Man Sought in Minnesota Fraud Case Returned From Somalia

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By Ernesto Londono Verified, Matthew Bigg Verified
| Hiiraan Online
By Ernesto Londoño and Matthew Mpoke Bigg Saturday July 18, 2026 Abdikerm Eidleh, whom the authorities sought for nearly four years, faces charges in the state’s sprawling social services fraud case, which has drawn the Trump administration’s attention. A man prosecutors describe as a central figure in a sprawling fraud case in Minnesota was extradited to the state this week, nearly four years after officials began seeking him.
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7 Americans are kept at a Kenya Ebola site as Trump travel ban issued

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By Apoorva Mandavilli Verified, Matthew Bigg Verified
| The Seattle Times Verified
NAIROBI, Kenya — Seven American aid workers are being quarantined at a recently built U.S. facility on an air base in Kenya, their employer said Friday. They are the first Americans to be monitored at the site, and arrived at the facility even as the Trump administration announced a new Ebola-related travel ban this week.
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