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Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Africa

Peace hopes dashed as Sudan's warring factions blow off talks

Geneva negotiations will continue but outside guns and lack of food are making this a real tinderbox

Senegal dodges crisis as authorities certify opposition victory
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Senegal dodges crisis as authorities certify opposition victory

The results assuage fears that outgoing President Macky Sall would threaten Dakar’s democracy

West Africa continues slide toward instability
Africa

West Africa continues slide toward instability

Washington has too easily embraced a surface-level status quo in the region

Video: Why is the US training African coup leaders?
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Video: Why is the US training African coup leaders?

Evidence suggests Washington is doing more harm than good with its counter-terror strategy in the Sahel.

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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.

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Africa

Tigray faces a new onslaught by Eritrean-Ethiopian forces

The US and EU must act urgently in support of Kenyatta to avert a possible genocide.