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A live-streamed attempted coup in Congo shakes the region
The Economist· 3 days agoFirst they attacked the home of Vital Kamerhe, a government minister. After a fruitless 40-minute...
Burkina Faso junta extends its transition term by 5 years - KVIA
ABC 7 El Paso· 1 day agoThe military junta ruling Burkina Faso has announced a five-year extension to its transition term after national consultations in the capital Ouagadougou ...
Professor jailed in Mali for criticising the junta
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoÉtienne Fakaba Sissoko was also ordered to pay a fine of 3m CFA francs ($4,900; £3,900). The 41-year-old academic, who has been in custody since March,...
US reaches agreement with Niger to withdraw military forces by September 15
CNN via AOL· 7 days agoThe US has reached an agreement with Niger to withdraw its military forces from the African nation...
US to pull troops out of Niger by mid-September: Pentagon
The Hill via AOL· 7 days agoThe U.S. military will pull all of its assets out of Niger by mid-September, the Pentagon announced...
US troops to leave Niger by mid-September
BBC via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe US has relied on Niger as its primary base for monitoring regional jihadist activity. The military junta which seized power last year has already...
The ripple effects of the coup in Niger
Washington Post· 1 day agoNiger has been a key U.S. ally in West Africa in the fight against growing threats from Islamist extremist groups. But a military coup last July soured that relationship. Now, the U.S. says it will withdraw from the country by mid-September.
UN sounds alarm over atrocities as rebels renew fighting with Myanmar’s military junta
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoReports of renewed violence and destruction “stoked by the military” in Myanmar are alarming, the UN...
Armies of young insurgents are changing the course of a forgotten war
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHere in Hpasang and across Karenni state, across much of the country, battles and stalemates have...
Young people leaving lives behind for secret jungle missions
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA revolutionary radio station, Federal FM, broadcasts from outside the town - using a mobile...