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Niger coup jeopardizes Western fight against Islamist militants
NBC News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNIAMEY, Niger — A military coup in Niger threatens to derail the Western fight against Islamist...
Iran's troubling move into Africa — and the war in Sudan you haven't noticed
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoal-Fasher Sudan fire bombardment RSF AFP via Getty Images Many Americans may understand that the...
Suspected Islamist militants abduct dozens in Nigeria
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSemafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Economist, International Crisis Group, and The Wall...
West Africa's ultimatum to Niger coup leaders nears deadline
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNIAMEY/ABUJA (Reuters) -West Africa's regional bloc was to determine on Friday a potential...
Niger crisis drives wedge between US and France
Semafor via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe News The wave of coups d’états sweeping Africa is fueling a rift between the world’s “oldest allies”: France and the U.S. The toppling in late July...
Sahel insurgency could 'engulf' West Africa, Ghana President says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGhana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday warned that a rampant Islamist insurgency in West...
Africa’s latest coup is a headache for the West and an opportunity for Russia
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe image of pro-coup protesters in Niger, gathered outside the French embassy in the capital city...
Analysis-West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal
Reuters via Yahoo News· 8 months agoFrance's decision to pull 1,500 troops from Niger leaves a gaping hole in Western efforts to counter...
US sanctions militant leaders over hostages in West Africa
Reuters via AOL· 1 month agoThe U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on leaders of militant groups over the taking of hostages, including Americans, in West Africa, the Treasury and State departments said. The sanctions on ...
Recent coups in West and Central Africa
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDAKAR (Reuters) -Niger's presidential guards were holding President Mohamed Bazoum inside his palace in the capital Niamey on Wednesday, in what the...
