What does the US hope to achieve from Blinken’s visit to Niger?
Antony Blinken is the first US secretary of state to visit the West African country.
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US Pledges Humanitarian, Economic, Security Aid to Niger
In a first for a U.S. secretary of state, Antony Blinken was in the African nation of Niger Thursday to offer humanitarian, economic and security aid. Blinken’s visit to Niger follows a stop earlier in the day in Ethiopia, a trip viewed by analysts as an effort to bolster U.S. relations in a part of the…
China Is Tweaking Its Propaganda for African Audiences
A concerted media campaign has not done much for Beijing’s image.
How the Iraq war altered US politics and led to the emergence of Trump
The drive to war was fueled by partisanship and served as an accelerant to the extremism that led to Trump and the Capitol riot Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order Twenty years ago, Lt Col Karen Kwiatkowski was working as a desk officer in the Pentagon, when she became aware of…
Ethiopia hopes Blinken’s visit will help the peace process
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in Ethiopia in an effort to support the peace process after a brutal two-year civil war.
Mali’s Constitutional Crisis
Coup leaders’ moves could imperil democratic transition and further strain ties between African states and the West.
New York court greenlights $2.7 billion suit against Fox News by election company Smartmatic
This story, plus NBC works to speed digital news launches, a look at changes coming to The Wall Street Journal under new top editor and more, all in today’s media headlines. Top Stories Mar 13, 2023Fox News braces for more turbulence as second defamation lawsuit advances Ed Pilkington / The Guardian Mar 13, 2023NBC works […]…
From the US to Africa: how China sees the world as Xi’s third term begins
Geopolitical relations China’s president will have to navigate as country reopens after three years of isolation As Xi Jinping starts his third term as China’s president, high on his agenda will be strengthening the country’s position on the world stage. After three years of isolation as Beijing tried to impose a harsh zero-Covid policy, China…
Months after a peace deal, the Tigray region is recovering from a brutal civil war
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Janti Soeripto, the CEO and president of Save the Children, who recently visited the Tigray region of Ethiopia, devastated by years of civil war.
Bola Tinubu’s Pyrrhic Victory
Nigeria’s new president will immediately face pressures from within his party, the opposition, and the majority of voters who didn’t back him.