U.S. Embassy in Niger Threatens a Pesky American Journalist and Then Backs Down
In Niger, going to jail is often a death sentence, especially if you’re an activist or a journalist.
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After Two Decades of U.S. Military Support, Terror Attacks Are Worse Than Ever in Niger
Gunmen on motorbikes terrorize the African nation despite — or perhaps because of — a beefed-up U.S. presence that includes drone bases.
U.S.-Trained Officers Have Led Numerous Coups in Africa
U.S. involvement in recent years has only further destabilized the continent.
Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings
Exclusive witness interviews and archival documents detail killings of hundreds of Cambodian civilians.
How a Rare Effort to Compensate Iraqi Airstrike Victims Failed
Seven years after a U.S.-planned airstrike on Hawija killed at least 85 civilians, a token of compensation has delivered little or no help to survivors.
Biden to Pentagon: Keep the War Machine Running
The Biden administration released its first Global Posture Review, with the continuation of a Cold War stance toward China and Russia.
Pentagon Undercounts and Ignores Military Sexual Assault in Africa
New documents on sexual assault in the U.S. military reveal failures in leadership and accountability at bases in Africa.
In Just Months, the Coronavirus Has Killed More Americans Than 20 Years of War in Vietnam
An appalling milestone of death has been reached in the Covid-19 pandemic that Donald Trump has downplayed over and over again.
In West African Coronavirus Hot Spot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed
Burkina Faso has endured poverty, drought, hunger, and coups. Now experts fear that Covid-19 could decimate entire settlements of the country's displaced.
Why Closing the Congo-Rwanda Border Could Spread Ebola
Closing borders in the face of Ebola, experts say, is the worst possible response and only encourages unauthorized border crossings.