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The New York Times

20 Years After Its Own Outbreak, an Ugandan Town Beats Back Ebola

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Stuart Tibaweswa

The Bundibugyo Ebola virus takes its name from this small town, where it was first discovered in 2007. Now, the species has returned to eastern Congo, halting life on a busy border.

The Post and Courier

A thin rope holds the line against Ebola on Uganda’s border

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

BUNDIBUGYO, Uganda — A rope stretched across a bridge. That was all Uganda needed to show that its border with Congo was closed.

The Star Online

The thin line against Ebola

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

A ROPE stretched across a bridge. That was all Uganda needed to show that its border with Congo was closed.

The New York Times

Will Sudan’s El Obeid Become the Next El Fasher? What to Know.

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Taking El Obeid would allow the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal.

One Sudanese City Is the Civil War's Latest Battleground

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Matthew Mpoke Bigg The New York Times Taking El Obeid would allow the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces to consolidate its hold on western Sudan, a significant strategic goal.

The New York Times

5 Americans and Ecuadorean Official Are Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kenya

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Ecuador’s director of national intelligence was also among those who died in the crash. The search and recovery efforts were being hampered by a fire at the site and the difficult terrain, officials said.

The Seattle Times

5 Americans are killed in helicopter crash in Kenya

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

A helicopter crashed on Wednesday at a tourist destination in northern Kenya, killing five Americans and a senior government official from Ecuador, authorities said.

The Seattle Times

The Business of Coffin Making in a City Ravaged by Ebola

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.

The New York Times

How a Driver’s Sudden Death Triggered Ebola Panic in Congo

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg, Arlette Bashizi

When a truck driver unexpectedly collapsed and died in a remote village, frontline medical staff scrambled to safely isolate his body, triggering a standoff.

The Daily Gazette

A Driver's Mysterious Final Hours Expose Congo's Deep Ebola Fears

By: Matthew Mpoke Bigg

MARABO, Congo -- The dead man lay in a pool of blood, a few yards from the truck that he had parked in the village of Marabo, Congo.