France hands over first base in Chad during withdrawal from former colony
Chad’s army chief says French troops left in vehicles from base in the north of the country for the capital, N’Djamena.
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Mitch McConnell warns Trump to avoid ‘isolationist’ foreign policy in second term
Republicans’ outgoing US Senate leader takes issue with foreign policy thinking in party’s Maga movement Mitch McConnell, the Republicans’ outgoing leader in the US Senate, has called on Donald Trump to avoid an “isolationist” foreign policy during his looming second presidency – and urged him to back up a surge in American “hard power” by…
Strategy of Recruiting Cheap Militiamen Backfires in Africa
By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, the military in Burkina Faso has brought the West African nation to the brink of civil war.
Kenyan police in Haiti submit resignations over pay delays — Reuters
Kenyan police in Haiti submit resignations over pay delays Reuters Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back The Associated Press UN Force Faces Relentless Gang Violence in Haiti’s Capital Newsweek Haiti’s multinational police mission denies reports of unpaid wages Al Jazeera English Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in…
What to Know About Ghana’s Election
Ghanaians voting on Saturday are confronted with a choice familiar to Americans: Return a one-term former president to office, or promote the vice president, at a time when anger over the economy is widespread.
Bahamas rejects Trump proposal to take in deported third-country migrants
Countries across the Americas are bracing for US president-elect’s plan to carry out a mass deportation operation.
Joe Biden addresses America’s ‘original sin’ of slavery on Angola visit
US president remembers ‘stolen men and women and children brought to our shores’ and lauds American investment in country Joe Biden addressed America’s history of enslavement in a speech on Tuesday at Angola’s National Museum of Slavery, calling it “our nation’s original sin” during a trip in which he also lauded recent US investment in…
East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks | AP News
Rwandan President Paul Kagame left shortly after the closed-door meeting in Arusha. There was no official explanation for Congolese President Felix …
Global rates of HIV infections and deaths fall sharply
Africa leads decline but cases must fall faster to meet target of ending designation of Aids as public health threat by 2030
Young African Voters Reject Liberation-Era Political Parties
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters.