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Militants Take Cover Amid Elephants, Lions in West Africa’s National Parks
The U.S. and its allies battle al Qaeda and Islamic State fighters at a bloody crossroads of wildlife, insurgency, geopolitics and military coups.
November 19, 2023
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The Militia at the Center of the Darfur Genocide Kills Hundreds in Sudan
A paramilitary group that grew from the infamous Janjaweed militia has been blamed for the killing of about 800 people, mostly boys and men, in a Darfur refugee camp.
November 11, 2023
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Ignoring U.S. Calls for Peace, Egypt Delivered Drones to Sudan’s Military
Egypt sent drones to Sudan’s military to bolster its fight against a powerful warlord, a potentially dangerous escalation of a conflict that is drawing in more regional players.
October 14, 2023
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U.S. Says Niger Uprising Was a Coup, Limiting Aid to Counterterrorism Ally
The Biden administration had hoped to avoid a formal coup designation to preserve its strategy to combat al Qaeda and Islamic State.
October 10, 2023
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Libya Floods Wiped Out Entire Family Trees
Clans in the port city of Derna that can trace their bloodlines back centuries lost scores of relatives in the catastrophe.
September 27, 2023
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