China’s Growing Influence in Africa: Implications for the United States
By Helina Daniel Introduction As the Trump administration indicated in its 2017 National Security Strategy, Africa is a continent of...
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Jan 23, 20101 min read
Pirates Bound to Kill U.K. Hostages
British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler are being held hostage by pirates for a ransom of $7 million. They were taken from their yacht...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
DOJ Charges 22 Over Bribery Involving Arms Sales to Africa
Twenty-two employees in the military and law enforcement industry have been indicted for engaging in schemes to bribe foreign government...
Jan 14, 20101 min read
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Jan 12, 20101 min read
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Jan 11, 20101 min read
Radical Muslim “Hate Preacher” goes back to Kenya–again.
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Jan 11, 20101 min read
Deadly Attacks on Togo’s Cup of Nations Team
A bus full of Togolese soccer players on their way to play for the Cup of Nations was attacked this week. After thirty minutes of...
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First US Company Named for Funding War in Congo
Niotan Inc., a mineral trading company based in Nevada, was featured in a UN report detailing how mineral exports from the DRC are being...
Nov 17, 20091 min read
Africa Turns Away U.S. Troops
In 2007 AfriCom, the US central command in Africa, was created in response to fears that Africa is a breeding ground for terrorists. Two...
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US calls for world community to put pressure on Mugabe
Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) opposition party, announced Friday...
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