Niger crisis deepens as France plans evacuation and coup leaders gain support
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Two military-ruled West African nations vowed Monday to prevent military intervention in Niger as the new military junta attempts to consolidate power after the coup
Mass killing of civilians by security forces in Burkina Faso
Last Thursday, people in the town of Karma, in Yatenga province, awoke to a large group of armed men in military fatigues, driving motorcycles and armored pickup trucks and started indiscriminately killing people
In Ghana, Kamala Harris ‘excited about the future of Africa’
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The vice president is on a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen U.S. relationships amid global competition over the continent’s future
U.S. aid worker kidnapped in Niger released after six years
Jeffery Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, in October 2016 by men who ambushed and killed his guards
Malnutrition rises in pregnant women in 12 at-risk countries
Poor nutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women can lead to weak immunity and complications during pregnancy and birth
‘French army out!’: Moscow gains weight in West Africa as a new military ally
The jihadist advance in Burkina Faso and Mali has triggered a strong anti-colonial sentiment that is spreading throughout the Sahel region and being used by Russia