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Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan
Africa

Israel, a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in Sudan

Of the many foreign powers influencing this bloody conflict, Tel Aviv could help claw it back — if it wanted to.

US troops heading back to Chad?
QiOSK

US troops heading back to Chad?

After less than four months, the troubled African country wants us back. Washington should think twice.

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Africa

How the US should respond to Mali’s descent into chaos

An al-Qaida linked group’s recent attacks punt stability further down the road

Is Nigeria using Russia as an excuse for bloody crackdown?
Africa

Is Nigeria using Russia as an excuse for bloody crackdown?

Moscow has benefitted from a series of coups and instability in the region but that shouldn't be a default justification

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

Senegal's new president is anything but a lackey for the West
Africa

Senegal's new president is anything but a lackey for the West

Bassirou Diomaye Faye's rhetoric has much in common with junta leaders in other parts of the Sahel