South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Comoro Islands Azali Assoumani (who now holds the rotating presidency of the African Union) together with four African leaders plan an early June special working visit to meet
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On May 16, gunmen attacked an advance convoy of the United States mission in Nigeria as it traveled through a rural part of Anambra state in the country’s southeast. The gunmen killed four people—two Nigerians
Nigeria: How UK Special Forces Have Been Operating Secretly in Nigeria – Report
A report has revealed that the British Special Air Service and the European country’s other special forces have carried out operations clandestinely in Nigeria and 18 other nations for the past 12 years. This was
Slavery in America: The Montgomery Slave Trade
Introduction Beginning in the sixteenth century, millions of African people were kidnapped, enslaved, and shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas under horrific conditions that frequently resulted in starvation and death. Nearly two million people
Time for Somaliland and the Dhulbahante to Talk
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Sudan – Calling It a Fight Between the Generals Is Simplistic
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New EAC force commander assumes office in DRC
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Burkina: demonstration for “more security” after an attack
Several hundred people demonstrated Thursday in Nouna, a major city in western Burkina Faso, plagued by jihadist violence, to demand more security after the death of six residents on Tuesday, residents told AFP. “Hundreds of