Somalia has become a surprising bright spot in the global battle pitting the U.S. and its allies against insurgents
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Somalia has become a surprising bright spot in the global battle pitting the U.S. and its allies against insurgents
Clans in Derna that can trace their bloodlines back centuries lost scores of relatives in the catastrophe
Biden administration had hoped to avoid formal coup designation to preserve strategy to combat al Qaeda, Islamic State The military junta behind the coup in Niger said they plan to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason. The junta has ignored international calls to reinstate Bazoum.
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West African leaders had threatened to use force to return Niger President Mohamed Bazoum to power. A deadline set by other West African countries for coup leaders in Niger to back down and liberate the nation’s elected president passed on Sunday without regional militaries launching the armed intervention they had threatened.
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The head of Niger’s presidential guard declared himself the country’s leader on Friday after soldiers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup. The army warned against foreign military interventions to reinstate Bazoum.
Several countries have ousted leaders, making it tougher for Washington to counter al Qaeda and Islamic State The head of Niger’s presidential guard declared himself the country’s leader on Friday after soldiers ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a coup. The army warned against foreign military interventions to reinstate Bazoum
Washington views West African nation as bulwark against Islamist terror, Russian advances in Sahel region
Agreement is seen as a blueprint for developing countries indebted to Beijing.
Manuel Chang was arraigned in New York after being extradited from South Africa.Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang, shown in a courtroom sketch, is accused of what prosecutors called a kickback scheme involving $2 billion in fraudulent loans.