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Libya's warlord is tightening his grip, with a US imprimatur
Africa

Libya's warlord is tightening his grip, with a US imprimatur

The one-time CIA asset's son sat next to an American general at this year's Flintlock exercises in Sirte

After 3 years of fighting, Sudan's civil war is only getting worse
Africa

After 3 years of fighting, Sudan's civil war is only getting worse

A new ministerial conference could draw attention to the conflict, but it likely won't bring peace

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Vastly dependent on imports, Africans scramble amid oil crisis

The US-Israeli war in Iran puts in stark relief the extent of the continent's reliance on other regions for its energy

Trump's Sahel reset banks on 'sovereignty,' guns + minerals deals
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Trump's Sahel reset banks on 'sovereignty,' guns + minerals deals

Washington’s strategy is clear but it it has a lot of competition now from other countries who want to do the same

Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war
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Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war

A security presence in the Horn of Africa could draw an already fragile region into Middle East war.

Trump's 'commercial diplomacy' runs into violent reality
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Trump's 'commercial diplomacy' runs into violent reality

In Congo and Venezuela, decades-long local conflicts threaten US plans to deepen economic engagement