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Despite US troops and killer drones, Islamic State terrorizing Nigeria

Nearly $2B in arms sales in past decade can’t fix overstretched military or corrupt governance

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Africa

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

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Africa

Trump's Christmas Day strikes on Nigeria beg question: Why Sokoto?

The US hit a majority Muslim area where ISIS has a questionable foothold and Christians are not being killed

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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

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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

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Nigeria’s war on Boko Haram has more than a USAID problem

Officials' foreign aid grievances should not distract from their failure to address the insurgency's resilience