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Africa

What Trump should know before going 'guns-a-blazing' into Nigeria

The country is riven with horrific violence — but anti-Christianity is not the driving force and perpetrators are not all the same

Sudan al-Fashir El Fasher
Africa

Sudan's bloody war is immune to Trump's art of the deal

El Fasher's fall exposes the failure of Washington’s reliance on regional power brokers — many who are directly involved — to end the conflict

Congo DRC M23
Africa

No, Trump did not 'end' the war in the Congo. It's as bloody as ever.

The president boasted this week that he personally brought peace to eight global conflicts. This wasn't one of them.

Assimi Goita Mali
Africa

Mali in crisis: When the junta has no one left to blame but itself

The Russians are the only external forces left trying to keep the al-Qaeda linked JNIM militants at bay and it's looking grim

Donald Trump Africa trade
Africa

Trump's surprising swing in favor of sweeping 'duty free' Africa trade

The president wants to renew the popular AGOA act for one year, sparking new confidence in his commitment to the continent

Nigeria
Africa

US arming Nigeria is becoming a crime against humanity

Washington breaking its own laws as report after report show the African regime committing atrocities while benefiting from American aid