Biden says Trump threatens ‘sacred cause’ of US democracy
President launches re-election campaign on eve of third anniversary of January 6 2021 US Capitol attack
The World’s Biggest Risks for 2024 Are More Than Trump
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Cameroon Opposition Calls for Single Candidate to Face Biya in Next Election
https://gdb.voanews.com/091e0000-0a00-0242–8cf8-08dabdb62760_w800_h450.jpgYaounde, Cameroon — Leaders of Cameroon’s main opposition party say they are negotiating with more than 30 opposition leaders to present a single candidate in the next election, should 91-year-old President Paul Biya be incapacitated by ill health. The opposition reacted after Biya, who has ruled for more than four decades, made no mention of running…
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The Pentagon is Trying to Rebuild the Arsenal of Democracy
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What to Watch in Africa in 2024
https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cyril-ramaphosa-GettyImages-1443917176.jpgElections in South Africa, Senegal, and Ghana could reshape many of the continent’s long-standing democracies.
Congo’s president is declared winner of election that opposition wants redone
The results of the Dec. 20 election were announced amid calls from the opposition and civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to logistical problems they said had undermined the balloting. (Image credit: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP)
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French Departure From Niger Underscores Fading Influence
https://gdb.voanews.com/f83656b4-3034–4dec-bc4c-92d469468139_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_h450.jpgPARIS — France closes 2023 with a diminished presence in Africa’s restive Sahel region, after withdrawing troops from three once-staunch allied countries collectively fighting an Islamist insurgency, and seeing its influence increasingly replaced by other powers, including Russia. The last French soldiers left Niger earlier this month, with Paris taking the unusual step of closing its…
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Kenya Pushes Ahead With Anti-Counterfeit Phone Plan; Activists Fear Surveillance
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US presidential hopeful Haley fails to say slavery caused Civil War
The GOP presidential contender later amended her response to a question from an attendee at a campaign event.
Can Mexico alone curb the flow of migrants to the United States?
Every day thousands of people try to cross Mexico’s border to enter the United States.