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Russian Mercenaries Hunt the African Warlord America Couldn’t Catch
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoParts of its operations have been rebranded as “Africa Corps,” but the Wagner name remains in common...
Unparalleled heat wave is upending life in Mali | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 7 days agoStreet vendors in Mali's capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West ...
US vs. Russia: Why the Biden strategy in Africa may be failing
Politico via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBoth officials were granted anonymity to speak about sensitive diplomatic negotiations. Countries...
Why Europe is rejecting African visa applications
Semafor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNearly a third of Africans applying for a visa to Europe’s Schengen area are rejected — the highest refusal rate of any region, according to a new...
Resetting U.S. West Africa Policy
The National Interest· 1 day agoThe United States’ defense strategy in North and West Africa seldom gets the media attention it deserves. A recent decision by Niger’s ruling military...
Malians struggle to cope after deadly heat wave
Phys.org· 6 days agoIn Mali's capital Bamako, Aboubacar Pamateck runs a scarf under a trickle of water and wraps it around his head to cope with the West African nation's...
US to withdraw troops from Chad in wake of Niger exit
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 day agoChad has played a growing role in Western security strategy in the region since neighbouring Niger...
US to withdraw troops from Chad, dealing another blow to Africa policy - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 2 days agoThe departure of US military advisers in both countries comes as Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are...
Brazilian authorities bury deceased migrants who drifted in African boat to the Amazon
Associated Press via AOL· 2 days agoThe bodies of nine migrants found on an African boat off the northern coast of Brazil’s Amazon...
US sanctions militant leaders over hostages in West Africa
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWest African countries have been destabilized in recent years by Islamist insurgencies that took root in Mali in 2012 and spread across the Sahel region ...
