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How Russia is winning in Africa: Wave of military coups gains Putin new allies
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSoon after Prigozhin attempted rebellion against Putin, he was killed in a mysterious plane...
US troops’ Niger exit should spur better strategy
Stars and Stripes· 2 days agoU.S. troops are withdrawing from Niger, ending a decade of U.S. operations against local affiliates of al-Qaida and Islamic State. Niger is now turning...
U.S. threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoA crucial military relationship between the United States and its closest West African ally, the...
Biden's Latest Policy Failure: West Africa
Newsweek· 2 days agoLast-minute diplomatic attempts to reverse Niger's decision failed. On April 19, Biden's State Department acknowledged that the decision was final and...
Chad declares interim president Deby winner of disputed vote
Reuters via AOL· 7 days agoChad's junta has become the first of the coup-hit countries in West and Central Africa to stage a...
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election, while opposition disputes the result
WJTV Jackson· 7 days agoN’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this...
Armed groups are likely committing ethnic cleansings and atrocities in Darfur — again
Vox· 6 days agoTwenty years ago, American celebrities like George Clooney and Ryan Gosling urged us all to “Save...
An interview with Adekeye Adebajo - Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate· 2 days agoProject Syndicate: In December, highlighting efforts by Global South countries to “avoid becoming...
Blowback in the African Coup Belt
Ludwig von Mises Institute· 5 days agoStarting in 2020, things started to get strange in Africa for those who knew what to look for. As General Wesley Clark summarized, “We’re going to take...