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Seeking stronger economic ties, Vladimir Putin wraps up a summit with African leaders

Friday, July 28, 2023

As Russia wraps up its high level summit with African countries Friday, just how much real influence does Russia have in the continent?

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A look at what's next for Niger a day after the coup

Thursday, July 27, 2023

The day after the coup — we look at what's next for U.S. ally Niger in West Africa. It is the ninth coup or attempted power grab in about three years in West and Central Africa.

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Niger's military announces coup

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Soldiers in Niger have announced a coup, imposing a curfew and closing borders in a country that is a key U.S. ally in West Africa.

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Niger's presidential guard has detained President Bazoum, raising fears of a coup

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Soldiers from Niger's presidential guard have blockaded the presidential palace, and regional African leaders condemned the move as an "attempted coup."

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Niger's president has been detained, prompting fears of another coup

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The president of Niger has been detained in his residence by his personal guards — prompting fears of another attempted coup in an unstable region of West Africa.

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The conflict in Sudan enters its fourth month with no sign of a peaceful resolution

Monday, July 17, 2023

There is no sign of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sudan. Millions of Sudanese civilians continue to be displaced as the country teeters on the brink of full-scale civil war.

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The conflict in Sudan enters its fourth month with no sign of a peaceful resolution

Monday, July 17, 2023

There is no sign of a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Sudan. Millions of Sudanese civilians continue to be displaced as the country teeters on the brink of full-scale civil war.

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Nigerians are rattled by prices that just keep going up. How are they coping?

Thursday, July 13, 2023

When the government ended its fuel subsidy in May, the cost of gas, food and public transport all jumped. On buses, customers double up in seats — "lapping' they call it — to split a fare.

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Fuel prices have tripled in Nigeria, squeezing millions who are already struggling

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

In Nigeria, fuel costs have tripled over the last month and are expected to rise even further, a major hit to millions of people who are struggling to get by already.

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In Sudan's Darfur, a rights group calls for an investigation into mounting atrocities

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Human Rights Watch is calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate attacks the rights group says amount to war crimes in West Darfur.

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Refugees fleeing fighting in Sudan are streaming into neighboring Chad

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The stories of those refugees crossing the border from Sudan to Chad, tell of horror, destruction and non stop fighting, in a dreadful deja vu of Darfur's genocidal past.

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Nigeria swears in a new president facing profound economic and security pressures

Monday, May 29, 2023

Bola Tinibu takes over as president of Africa's largest economy at a time when the country is facing unprecedented economic and security challenges.

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As Sudan enters its 5th week of conflict, thousands cross into neighboring Chad

Monday, May 15, 2023

Thousands of refugees are crossing Sudan's western border into Chad, fleeing escalating violence. Aid workers are hastily coordinating basic necessities as the rainy season approaches.

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Over 60,000 refugees from Sudan have fled the violence and entered Chad

Sunday, May 14, 2023

As the conflict in Sudan continues, more people are fleeing the violence to places like Chad, which shares a western border with Sudan's remote Darfur region.

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A single mother and her son are 2 of the hundreds of thousands fleeing Sudan

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

In Sudan's capital Khartoum, Muhjah Khatib survived the first 10 days of fighting between two generals and their armies. Now, she makes her painful exodus to another country.

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The longer fighting goes on in Sudan, the greater the humanitarian catastrophe

Thursday, May 04, 2023

A seven-day cease-fire is in place in Sudan, but will it hold and allow safe passage for desperately needed aid?

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Medical professionals in Sudan toil to keep health care system from collapsing

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Sudan's already fragile health care system has been shattered by conflict in the space of weeks. But there are many there who are working hard to fill the gaps in the system.

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A mother's diary: She and her son fled the fighting in Sudan's capital Khartoum

Thursday, April 27, 2023

The capital has been at the center of a vicious urban battle between rival armies for nearly two weeks. A doctor who lived through the fighting before escaping tells her story.

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Dozens of U.S. embassy staffers have been airlifted out of Sudan's capital

Monday, April 24, 2023

As Sudan enters a second week of fighting, the exodus of international diplomats from the capital continues. But what about the fate of those foreign nationals and millions of Sudanese left behind?

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The U.S. military has evacuated diplomats in Sudan as fighting continues

Sunday, April 23, 2023

The U.S. military has evacuated American diplomats from Sudan as violence continues there, but many Americans and thousands of Sudanese are left behind.

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