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'Bonapartism' infects, leads to military coups in Africa
Africa

'Bonapartism' infects, leads to military coups in Africa

Is the US doing enough to ensure that security assistance isn’t making the problem worse?

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Africa

Why Algeria wants to prevent war in Niger

Algiers is shopping a plan to restore democracy after the coup in Niamey and stave off a foreign military intervention

Niger's crisis began in Libya
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Niger's crisis began in Libya

More than a decade after NATO’s intervention, people across the Sahel are still left picking up the pieces.

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15 US-backed officers had hand in 12 West African coups

But the State Department doesn’t know anything about it — or doesn’t want to. Why?

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Case studies: US military assistance in Africa doesn't work

Authors of new report worry that Washington won't heed their warnings but double down in an era of Great Power Competition.

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As BRICS leaders gather, is Washington asleep at the wheel?

The novel mix of Washington's friends and rivals has major implications for multipolarity. How is American leadership responding?