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African juntas' defense pact makes mockery of US policy
Africa

African juntas' defense pact makes mockery of US policy

Lectures from Washington about democracy and Russia fell on deaf ears in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso

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Africa

Dim prospects for democratic reform and stability in the Sahel

Washington will have to differentiate itself from France, which is becoming singularly loathed in the region.

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Africa

Western paternalism in Africa reaches its limits

Decades of failed policy, including US and French counterterrorism programs, have some African leaders looking for alternatives.

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Military Industrial Complex

Pentagon doesn't know if it trained Burkina Faso coup leader

Capt. Ibrahim Traore deposed the last guy who overthrew the government — Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba — who did extensive training with the Americans.

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Africa

Burkina Faso coup: another example of the West's military-first failures

The situation in the Sahel lurches from bad to worse and everyone loses except for the narrow ruling cliques that hold top offices.

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Africa

US shouldn't normalize post-coup military juntas in West Africa

As caretaker governments become semi-permanent, Washington must work diplomatically toward quicker transitions to civilian rule.