Africa

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U.S. Withdraws Most Forces From Nigeria After May Operation

The move signals a U.S. shift to niche intelligence support as Nigerian forces lead follow-up prosecutions.

Niger Begins Formal Exit From the International Criminal Court

Kenya Suspends U.S.-Backed Ebola Quarantine Project After Deadly Protests

Senegal’s Prime Minister Rejects Western Criticism and Defends Tough New Anti‑LGBTQ Law

U.S.–Nigeria Operation Kills Abu‑Bilal al‑Minuki, Senior ISIS Figure

U.S. and Nigeria Say Abu-Bilal al-Minuki Killed in Joint Operation

Trump Says Joint U.S.–Nigeria Operation Killed ISIS ‘No. 2’

U.S. Sanctions Ex-DRC President Joseph Kabila Over Alleged Rebel Support

Pope Leo XIV Condemns 'Tyrants' in Cameroon, Rebukes Political Use of Religion

Pan-African Influencer Kemi Seba Arrested in South Africa as Benin Seeks Extradition

Detained U.S. Pilot in Guinea Denounces Quiet U.S. Response

Uganda’s Military Chief Offers Israel Support Against Iran

ISWAP Fighters Overrun Borno Outposts, Kill at Least 20 and Abduct 100+

Congo Reports At Least 200 Dead in Rubaya Coltan Mine Collapse as M23 Rejects Toll

New Evidence Points to Covert Recruitment of Ugandans to Fight for Russia in Ukraine

Niger Junta Official Calls for ‘War With France’ as Paris Denies Any Intervention

Kenya Condemns Coercion of Its Nationals Into Russia’s War and Plans Moscow Visit

U.S. to Deploy About 200 Troops to Nigeria for Training and Intelligence Support

Kenya’s Foreign Minister Plans Moscow Trip to Halt Recruitment of Kenyans for Russia’s War in Ukraine

U.S. Confirms Small Military Team Operating in Nigeria to Support Counterterror Fight