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Boko Haram is Tracking and Assassinating Defectors in Nigeria’s North East. Here’s How
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L’Occident pousse le Mali vers une catastrophe humanitaire
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Whatever the true interest of America is, through strategic engagement, this can be negotiated and resolved to the mutual benefit of both parties. Sometime in 2004, reports emerged of plans by the US Navy to
Metal scrap sourced from Syria and Libya’s wars feeds Turkey’s steel industry
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Sudan’s Islamist General: How Al-Burhan’s Alliance with Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood Threatens U.S. and Israeli Security
While diplomats speak of ceasefires and “inclusive transitions,” Tehran is laying the groundwork for something far more dangerous: a military beachhead on the Red Sea, operated through its newest ally in Khartoum, General Abdel Fattah
All Die Na Die: At The Heart Of Nigeria’s Soot Problem
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Who are JNIM, the group menacing Bamako and probing Nigeria?
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