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Jeffrey Gettleman

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Ivory Poachers in Central Africa are Hunting Elephants with Heavy Artillery

Conflict & Justice

Jeffrey Gettleman, East Africa Bureau Chief for The New York Times, wrote that the poaching of elephants for the illegal ivory trade has gotten out of control in Central Africa, and has become increasingly militarized.

Mogadishu Approaches a ‘Tipping Point’

Lifestyle & Belief

A Reporter on Covering Famine in Somalia

Outsourcing the Battle Against Somali Islamists

Conflict & Justice

Delivering Aid to Famine Victims Proves Difficult in Somalia

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The Lord’s Resistance Army in Congo

Global Politics

One of Africa’s most brutal rebel groups, the Lords Resistance Army, reportedly killed hundreds of villagers in the DRC last December. Today, a spokesman for the group denied the report. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jeffrey Gettleman.

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