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Soldiers in Gabon Declare Coup After President Wins Reelection for 3rd Term
A group of soldiers declared a coup d'état in Gabon on Wednesday, claiming to have seized power from…
August 31, 2023
About 500 Children Have Died from Hunger in Sudan Since Fighting Erupted in April, Charity Says
About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan — including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage…
August 23, 2023
Leaders of China, Russia, India Gather for BRICS Summit Sans Putin
The leaders of China, Russia, India and Brazil gathered with dozens of dignitaries in South Africa for a…
August 23, 2023
Russian Mercenary Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin Said to Be Recruiting Wagner ‘Strongmen’ for Africa
Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday published his first recruitment video for the Wagner Group since organizing…
August 22, 2023
ECOWAS to Finalize Niger Deployment Plans this Week
The defense chiefs of more than a dozen West African nations will meet this week to finalize plans…
August 18, 2023
First Major Jihadi Attack Since Coup Kills 17 and Wounds Dozens in Niger, Fueling Western Fears
Insurgents killed 17 soldiers and wounded nearly 24 in the first major attack in half a year against…
August 17, 2023
U.N. Again Calls for End of Sudan Fighting as Crisis ‘Spirals Out of Control’
Global humanitarian leaders have again called on Sudan's warring sides to cease their fighting that they say has…
August 17, 2023
Militia Clashes in Libyan Capital Have Killed 45, in City’s Most Intense Bout of Violence This Year
The death toll in this week’s clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital rose to 45 on Wednesday…
August 17, 2023
Niger’s Junta Gains the Upper Hand Over the Regional Bloc Threatening Military Force, Analysts Say
One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or…
August 14, 2023
Western Officials: Niger Junta Warned They’d Kill Deposed President After Any Military Intervention
Niger’s junta told a top U.S. diplomat that they would kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if neighboring countries…
August 11, 2023