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Alex Thurston

Bassirou Diomaye Faye
Africa

Senegal and Chad just sent the French military packing. Why?

Washington should learn a lesson and ditch the counterterrorism lens now

Kenya
Africa

Like Biden, don't expect Trump to pay much attention to Africa

The US tends to view the continent through a counterterrorism lens and that likely won't change come Jan. 21, 2025

mali
Africa

How the US should respond to Mali’s descent into chaos

An al-Qaida linked group’s recent attacks punt stability further down the road

Wagner's Africa momentum tested by deadly clash with Mali rebels
Africa

Wagner's Africa momentum tested by deadly clash with Mali rebels

The loss at Tinzaouaten suggests that Russia’s path to power here is not as simple as pumping in men and money

Senegal's new president is anything but a lackey for the West
Africa

Senegal's new president is anything but a lackey for the West

Bassirou Diomaye Faye's rhetoric has much in common with junta leaders in other parts of the Sahel