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Burkina Faso rights defender abducted as concerns grow over alleged clampdown on dissent
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA prominent human rights defender in Burkina Faso has been abducted by unknown individuals, rights...
Burkina Faso authorities say 70 people, mostly children and elderly, slain in village massacre
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAssailants in northern Burkina Faso killed about 70 people, most of them children and the elderly, in a village massacre earlier this month that remains under investigation, authorities said ...
In Niger, China's path to stability may diverge from Western security priorities
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoLess than two weeks after a military coup in the West African country of Niger, China is unlikely to...
What’s happening in Niger? And what does it mean for President Mohamed Bazoum?
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoNiger's President Mohamed Bazoum has made a defiant vow to protect "hard-won" democratic gains a day...
How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoProtesters wave Nigerien and Russian flags AFP via Getty Images Russia's deputy foreign minister,...
There were 13 military coups in Africa in recent years. Why does this keep happening?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA military coup this week in Niger, a land-locked former French colony, marked the 13th attempt − 10...
Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoElections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred...
How Many More Governments Will American-Trained Soldiers Overthrow?
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere have been at least seven coups led by soldiers who trained with Americans forces in Africa in...
The U.S. Is Losing Yet Another ‘War on Terror’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Pentagon last month quietly released a report revealing that — despite sending forces to at least 22 countries in Africa — the U.S. isn't reaching...
First Turkiye, next India? The curious process of changing the name of a country
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLast year the United Nations agreed to President Erdogan’s request that his country be known as...