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Mexico
Mayor’s Murder in Guerrero State
The mayor of a state capital in southwestern Mexico who had been in office less than a week was killed and found beheaded on Sunday, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians in the country. Alejandro Arcos Catalán’s murder was the third death within days in Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state, and possibly the most gruesome killing of a Mexican politician since the inauguration of President Claudia Sheinbaum last week. A total of 41 aspirants to public office were killed this past June, making it one of the most deadly election cycles in Mexico’s recent history. Government data shows that so far in October, an average of 81 people have been killed per day across the country. President Sheinbaum is set to announce her national security plan today, and is expected to continue the military strategies of her predecessor President Lopez Obrador while expanding intelligence networks.
This map depicts cartel territories in Mexico as well as municipalities with the highest homicide rates. Click on the map to learn more.
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Democratic Republic of Congo
Unabated Rise in Mining Violence
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report showing how reporting on the use of minerals mined in conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has done little to stop the violence in the region. In 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) established a rule requiring companies to report on their use of minerals including tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold. Further investigation by the UN’s mission in Congo found 15% of the world’s supply of tantalum, a vital mineral for high-end electronics, comes from mines in eastern DRC’s Rubaya area, controlled by the M23 rebel group. M23 is allegedly supported by the government of neighboring Rwanda. Over 120 armed groups are vying for control of eastern DRC and driving one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises in the process.
This map depicts the locations of mining sites in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (purple dots), and the routes through which the minerals are smuggled through territory controlled by the rebel group M23 (shaded in red). Click on the map to learn more.
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Rwanda
CDC Testing for Marburg Virus
Starting the week of October 14, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will test anyone who has been in Rwanda in the past 21 days for the Marburg Virus. As of Monday, 56 cases of the Marburg virus have been confirmed in Rwanda. 36 people have been isolated, and the disease has caused 12 deaths. The CDC also escalated their travel warnings to Rwanda, saying Americans should “reconsider nonessential travel”. Officials say individuals should seek care immediately if they notice symptoms such as body and back aches, severe headaches, and sudden fever. So far, no Americans have been infected with the virus and there is a trial vaccine that recently arrived in Rwanda.
This map depicts the locations and dates marking the spread of the Marburg Virus. Click on the map to learn more.
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Q: What river forms the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico?
A: Rio Grande
The Rio Grande in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico, also known as P’osoge in Tewa and Tó Ba’áadi in Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The Rio Grande, with its fertile valley, along with its tributaries, is a vital water source for seven US and Mexican states, and flows primarily through arid and semi-arid lands. After traversing the length of New Mexico, the Rio Grande becomes the Mexico–United States border, between the U.S. state of Texas and the northern Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. A short segment of the Rio Grande is a partial state-boundary between the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas.
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Q: In Roman times, what forest was named Silva Marciana (from the Germanic word marka, “border”) because it marked an imperial boundary?
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