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'Bonapartism' infects, leads to military coups in Africa
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'Bonapartism' infects, leads to military coups in Africa

Is the US doing enough to ensure that security assistance isn’t making the problem worse?

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Africa

Why Algeria wants to prevent war in Niger

Algiers is shopping a plan to restore democracy after the coup in Niamey and stave off a foreign military intervention

Niger's crisis began in Libya
Africa

Niger's crisis began in Libya

More than a decade after NATO’s intervention, people across the Sahel are still left picking up the pieces.

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Africa

US moves from counterterrorism to great power rivalry in the Sahel

Washington is falling back on the same old Cold War/War on Terror mindset that propped up authoritarians at the expense of local populations.

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Africa

Symposium: Have US military programs made African countries less safe?

As Biden hosts dozens of African leaders this week, security will be on the menu. We asked experts if it was time for real change.

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Africa

Junta’s massacre of protesters in Chad reveals sordid Western blind eye

The first thing the US should do is yank military aid — but it likely won't, having largely ignored such abuses before.