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Opinion | U.S. Troops Kicked Out of Africa? Here’s What Washington Should Do.
New York Times· 15 hours agoMr. Hudson is a senior fellow in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International...
Mali Claims Death of Terrorist Who Helped Lead Deadly Ambush in Niger
New York Times· 3 days agoThe West African country said it killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander in an Islamic State affiliate who...
What Is Wagner Doing in Africa?
The Atlantic· 13 hours ago-desert outpost of Kidal. The troops belonged to the Wagner Group, the Russian mercenary outfit founded by Yevgeny Prigozhin a decade ago and best known...
Russians sent to Niger airbase occupied by US troops
BBC via AOL· 11 hours agoBut Paul Melly, West Africa analyst at the Chatham House think tank, says he sees no prospect of confrontation between the US and Russian...Niger had...
Mali Says It Killed Extremist Commander Who Took Part in One of Worst Attacks on US Forces in Africa
US News & World Report· 3 days agoAbu Huzeifa, known by the alias Higgo, was a commander in the group known as the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara. The State Department had announced a reward of up to $5 million for information ...
Mali: Mali Muddles Along
Strategy Page· 5 days agoJanuary 31, 2024: The West African nation of Mali faces another bad year in 2024. Mali is one of the top 20 gold producers. Politics ...
Mali forces kill senior figure in Islamic State affiliate
AOL· 4 days agoMalian forces killed Abu Huzeifa, a commander for a West African affiliate of Islamic State, during a large-scale operation in the northern region of Menaka, the Malian authorities ...
Undefeated Japanese Horse Aimed at Kentucky Derby Win
Grand Rapids Herald-Review· 3 hours agoForever Young, an undefeated Japanese racehorse, makes his U.S. debut in the Kentucky Derby,...
US losing ground to Russia in geopolitical battle over Africa
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe expected withdrawal of U.S. forces from Niger will endanger U.S. counter-terrorism operations...
Kenya Looks to Secure IMF Funding
Bloomberg· 2 days agoBloomberg News' Ondiro Oganga discusses Kenya's IMF funding and heavy flooding in Mali with Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East & Africa....