Africa
Nigeriens face harsh sanctions as former European colonial powers punish coup leaders
August 1, 2023Niger is already the world’s third-poorest country, but the economic situation is about to get a lot worse.
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Coup: Niger president detained by military, vows democracy will prevail
July 27, 2023President Mohamed Bazoum was elected in 2021 in Niger's first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since its independence from France.
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Zimbabwean women fight for sexual freedom; challenge law banning sex toys as ‘obscene’
June 28, 2023Sexually liberated women frighten the men who dominate Zimbabwe’s political, social, and cultural spaces.
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Ramaphosa says South Africa will not be dragged into U.S.-Russia proxy war
May 30, 2023Leader declares South Africa will stick to independent and non-aligned foreign policy.
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Sudan at a crossroads: Proxy war or revolution?
April 26, 2023The popular resistance and revolution of 2019 have been subverted by two warring military factions supported from abroad. It is time for Sudan to return to civilian rule.
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